Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. season 1 ) - wikipedia Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. season 1 ) Dancing with the Stars ( season 1 ) Country of origin United States No. of episodes 8 Release Original network ABC Original release June 1 -- July 6, 2005 Additional information Celebrity winner Kelly Monaco Professional winner Alec Mazo Season chronology Next → Season 2 The first season of Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. ) debuted on ABC on June 1, 2005. Six celebrities were paired with six professional ballroom dancers. Tom Bergeron and Lisa Canning were the hosts for this season. The judges were Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli. The premiere drew over 13 million viewers, the second biggest summer debut ever for an American reality series after Survivor. The second week climbed to 15 million viewers, and the show climbed to No. 1 in the summer 2005 TV season ratings, where it remained for the remainder of the season. The season finale aired July 6, 2005. Contents 1 Couples 2 Scoring chart 2.1 Average chart 2.2 Pro 's average chart 3 Highest and lowest scoring performances 4 Couples ' highest and lowest scoring performances 5 Weekly scores and songs 5.1 Week 1 5.2 Week 2 5.3 Week 3 5.4 Week 4 5.5 Week 5 5.6 Week 6 : Finale 5.7 Dance off 6 Dance chart 7 References 8 External links Couples This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( August 2015 ) The six professionals and celebrities that competed were : Celebrity Notability ( known for ) Professional partner Status Trista Sutter Reality television star Louis Van Amstel Eliminated 1st on June 8, 2005 Evander Holyfield Professional boxer Edyta Sliwinska Eliminated 2nd on June 15, 2005 Rachel Hunter Supermodel & actress Jonathan Roberts Eliminated 3rd on June 22, 2005 Joey McIntyre New Kids on the Block singer Ashly DelGrosso Third place on June 29, 2005 John O'Hurley Actor & game show host Charlotte Jorgensen Runner - up on July 6, 2005 Kelly Monaco Actress Alec Mazo Winner on July 6, 2005 † Kelly Monaco returned for the All - Stars season, where this time she was paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. They finished third. Scoring chart Couple Place 1 + 2 5 6 Kelly & Alec 13 17 30 21 26 22 + 25 = 47 25 + 30 = 55 John & Charlotte 20 26 46 24 21 27 + 27 = 54 27 + 27 = 54 Joey & Ashly 20 21 41 22 20 20 + 25 = 45 Rachel & Jonathan 20 24 44 26 25 Evander & Edyta 5 18 14 32 13 Trista & Louis 6 18 19 37 indicates the eliminated couple that week indicates the returning couple that was last to be called safe indicates the winning couple indicates the runner - up couple indicates the third place couple Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30 - point scale. Rank by average Place Couple Total Number of dances Average John & Charlotte 199 8 24.9 Rachel & Jonathan 95 23.8 Kelly & Alec 179 8 22.4 Joey & Ashly 128 6 21.3 5 6 Trista & Louis 37 18.5 6 5 Evander & Edyta 45 15.0 Pro 's average chart Rank by average Place Couple Average Charlotte Jorgensen 24.9 6 Louis van Amstel 21.8 Alec Mazo 20.6 Jonathan Roberts 19.4 5 5 Edyta Sliwinska 19.1 6 Ashly DelGrosso 16.7 Highest and lowest scoring performances Dance Celebrity Highest score Celebrity Lowest score Cha - cha - cha John O'Hurley Joey McIntyre 20 Evander Holyfield 18 Waltz Rachel Hunter 20 Kelly Monaco 13 Rumba Rachel Hunter 24 Kelly Monaco 17 Quickstep John O'Hurley 27 Evander Holyfield 14 Jive Joey McIntyre 22 Evander Holyfield 13 Tango Rachel Hunter 26 John O'Hurley 24 Samba Kelly Monaco 26 Joey McIntyre 20 Paso doble John O'Hurley 27 Kelly Monaco Joey McIntyre 25 Foxtrot John O'Hurley 27 Joey McIntyre 20 Freestyle Kelly Monaco 30 John O'Hurley 27 Trista Sutter is the only star to not land on this list Couples ' highest and lowest scoring performances According to the traditional 30 - point scale. Couples Highest Scoring Dances Lowest Scoring Dances Kelly & Alec Freestyle ( 30 ) Waltz ( 13 ) John & Charlotte Foxtrot, Paso doble, Quickstep & Freestyle ( 27 ) Cha - cha - cha ( 20 ) Joey & Ashly Paso doble ( 25 ) Cha - cha - cha, Samba and Foxtrot ( 20 ) Rachel & Jonathan Tango ( 26 ) Waltz ( 20 ) Evander & Edyta Cha - cha - cha ( 18 ) Jive ( 13 ) Trista & Louis Rumba ( 19 ) Waltz ( 18 ) Weekly scores and songs Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores given in the charts below ( given in parentheses ) are listed in this order from left to right : Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli. Week 1 Running order Couple Score Dance Music Joey & Ashly 20 ( 7, 7, 6 ) Cha - cha - cha `` Crazy in Love '' -- Beyoncé Rachel & Jonathan 20 ( 7, 6, 7 ) Waltz `` Three Times A Lady '' -- Lionel Richie Evander & Edyta 18 ( 5, 7, 6 ) Cha - cha - cha `` Respect '' -- Aretha Franklin Kelly & Alec 13 ( 5, 4, 4 ) Waltz `` I Have Nothing '' -- Whitney Houston John & Charlotte 20 ( 7, 7, 6 ) Cha - cha - cha `` September '' -- Earth, Wind & Fire Trista & Louis 18 ( 6, 6, 6 ) Waltz `` Come Away with Me '' -- Norah Jones Week 2 Running order Couple Score Dance Music Result Rachel & Jonathan 24 ( 8, 8, 8 ) Rumba `` I Do n't Wanna Miss a Thing '' -- Aerosmith from Armageddon Bottom two Joey & Ashly 21 ( 8, 7, 6 ) Quickstep `` You 're The One That I Want '' -- John Travolta and Olivia Newton - John Safe Trista & Louis 19 ( 6, 7, 6 ) Rumba `` Endless Love '' -- Diana Ross and Lionel Richie Eliminated John & Charlotte 26 ( 8, 9, 9 ) Quickstep `` Let 's Face The Music and Dance '' -- Irving Berlin Safe Kelly & Alec 17 ( 5, 6, 6 ) Rumba `` Hero '' -- Enrique Iglesias Safe Evander & Edyta 14 ( 5, 4, 5 ) Quickstep `` It Do n't Mean a Thing '' -- Duke Ellington Safe Week 3 Running order Couple Score Dance Music Result Evander & Edyta 13 ( 5, 4, 4 ) Jive `` Reet Petite '' -- Jackie Wilson Eliminated Rachel & Jonathan 26 ( 8, 9, 9 ) Tango `` Toxic '' -- Britney Spears Safe Kelly & Alec 21 ( 6, 7, 8 ) Jive `` Footloose '' -- Kenny Loggins Safe John & Charlotte 24 ( 9, 8, 7 ) Tango `` Dance with Me '' -- Debelah Morgan Safe Joey & Ashly 22 ( 7, 7, 8 ) Jive `` I 'm Still Standing '' -- Elton John Bottom two Week 4 Running order Couple Score Dance Music Result Joey & Ashly 20 ( 7, 6, 7 ) Samba `` Tequila '' -- The Champs Safe Rachel & Jonathan 25 ( 7, 9, 9 ) Samba `` Soul Bossa Nova '' -- Quincy Jones Eliminated John & Charlotte 21 ( 7, 8, 6 ) Samba `` Just The Two of Us '' -- Grover Washington, Jr. and Bill Withers Bottom two Kelly & Alec 26 ( 9, 9, 8 ) Samba `` Bailamos '' -- Enrique Iglesias Safe John & Charlotte Rachel & Jonathan Kelly & Alec Joey & Ashly N / A Viennese Waltz `` I Got You Babe '' -- Sonny & Cher Week 5 Running order Couple Score Dance Music Result John & Charlotte 27 ( 9, 9, 9 ) Foxtrot `` Let There Be Love '' -- Nat King Cole Safe 27 ( 9, 9, 9 ) Paso doble `` España cañí '' -- Mexicana Aleque la - Band Kelly & Alec 22 ( 8, 7, 7 ) Foxtrot `` Do n't Know Why '' -- Norah Jones Bottom two 25 ( 9, 8, 8 ) Paso doble `` Bamboleo '' -- Gipsy Kings Joey & Ashly 20 ( 8, 6, 6 ) Foxtrot `` Big Spender '' -- Shirley Bassey from Sweet Charity Third place 25 ( 9, 8, 8 ) Paso doble `` Eye of the Tiger '' -- Survivor Week 6 : Finale Running order Couple Score Dance Music Result John & Charlotte 27 ( 9, 9, 9 ) Quickstep `` Let 's Face The Music and Dance '' -- Irving Berlin Runner - up 27 ( 9, 9, 9 ) Freestyle `` I 'm So Excited '' -- The Pointer Sisters Kelly & Alec 25 ( 7, 9, 9 ) Samba `` Bailamos '' -- Enrique Iglesias Winner 30 ( 10, 10, 10 ) Freestyle `` Let 's Get Loud '' -- Jennifer Lopez Dance off Running order Couple Score Style Music Result Kelly & Alec 25 ( 7, 9, 9 ) Cha - cha - cha `` Lady Marmalade '' -- All Saints Runner - up 24 ( 9, 7, 8 ) Quickstep `` Diamonds are a Girl 's Best Friend '' -- Marilyn Monroe 25 ( 8, 8, 9 ) Freestyle `` Get The Party Started '' -- Pink John & Charlotte 22 ( 7, 8, 7 ) Rumba `` The Look of Love '' -- Anita Baker Winner 30 ( 10, 10, 10 ) Waltz `` You Light Up My Life '' -- Whitney Houston 25 ( 8, 8, 9 ) Freestyle `` I Am What I Am '' -- Gloria Gaynor Dance chart Highest scoring dance Lowest scoring dance Couple 5 6 Kelly and Alec Waltz Rumba Jive Samba Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Paso doble Samba Freestyle John and Charlotte Cha - cha - cha Quickstep Tango Samba Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Paso doble Quickstep Freestyle Joey and Ashly Cha - cha - cha Quickstep Jive Samba Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Paso doble Rachel and Jonathan Waltz Rumba Tango Samba Viennese Waltz Evander and Edyta Cha - cha - cha Quickstep Jive Trista and Louis Waltz Rumba References Jump up ^ Associated Press ( 2005 - 06 - 08 ). `` ' Dancing With the Stars ' Debuts in 2nd Place ''. FoxNews. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ Maynard, John ( 2005 - 07 - 13 ). `` ABC Cuts In : ' Dancing ' Racks Up No. 1 Summer Ratings ''. The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20050521021850/http://abc.go.com/primetime/dancing/bios/cast.html Jump up ^ `` Dancing with the Stars : Episode 101 ''. TV.com. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Dancing with the Stars : Episode 102 ''. TV.com. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Dancing with the Stars : Episode 103 ''. TV.com. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Dancing with the Stars : Episode 104 ''. TV.com. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Dancing with the Stars : Episode 105 ''. TV.com. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. Jump up ^ `` Dancing with the Stars : Episode 106 ''. TV.com. Retrieved 2009 - 05 - 06. External links Official website Dancing with the Stars ( U.S. TV series ) Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Participants List of competitors Winners Celebrity Kelly Monaco Drew Lachey Emmitt Smith Apolo Anton Ohno Hélio Castroneves Kristi Yamaguchi Brooke Burke Shawn Johnson Donny Osmond Nicole Scherzinger Jennifer Grey Hines Ward J.R. Martinez Donald Driver Melissa Rycroft Kellie Pickler Amber Riley Meryl Davis Alfonso Ribeiro Rumer Willis Bindi Irwin Nyle DiMarco Laurie Hernandez Rashad Jennings Jordan Fisher Professional Alec Mazo Cheryl Burke Julianne Hough Mark Ballas Derek Hough Kym Johnson Karina Smirnoff Peta Murgatroyd Tony Dovolani Maksim Chmerkovskiy Witney Carson Valentin Chmerkovskiy Emma Slater Lindsay Arnold Spin - off Dancing with the Stars Junior Games Dancing with the Stars We Dance ! 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Question: first season host of dancing with the stars
Answer: Tom Bergeron