# Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 3

Season three of Dancing With the Stars premiered on September 12, 2006, on the ABC network.
For this season, the scoring system was changed. Fan vote only counted for 25% of the total score and scoring was now translated directly from percentages rather than into ordinals. The judges scores were added up, and each performer was given points based on the percentage of the total points distributed among all performers. (For example, a team received a score of 25. A total of 207 points were awarded to all nine performers. The team received 12.08% of that total, so that team earned 12.08 points. The couple happens to be Sara & Tony.) The fan vote was handled the same way, with the points based on how much of the total fan vote the star received. (So, in the same example, if the team earned 15% of the total fan vote, their grand total is 27.08 points.)
On November 15, Dallas Cowboys running back Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke were crowned the champions, while actor Mario Lopez and Karina Smirnoff finished in second place, and actor Joey Lawrence and Edyta Śliwińska finished in third.

## Cast
### Couples

This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. On October 12, 2006, Sara Evans announced her withdrawal from the competition to be with her children after filing for divorce from her husband. In a "final appearance", a pre-taped interview with Evans about her decision was shown on October 17. Willa Ford stated on Headline News' Robin & Company that ABC had invited her to return to the competition, but she declined. At the end of the October 18 results show, it was revealed that there would be no elimination for the week due to Evans' departure. The scores from week 6 carried over to week 7.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Tucker Carlson | News anchor & commentator | Elena Grinenko | Eliminated 1st on September 13, 2006 |
| Shanna Moakler | Model, actress & reality television personality | Jesse DeSoto | Eliminated 2nd on September 20, 2006 |
| Harry Hamlin | Film & television actor | Ashly DelGrosso | Eliminated 3rd on September 27, 2006 |
| Vivica A. Fox | Film actress & producer | Nick Kosovich | Eliminated 4th on October 4, 2006 |
| Willa Ford | Pop singer & actress | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Eliminated 5th on October 11, 2006 |
| Sara Evans | Country music singer | Tony Dovolani | Withdrew on October 13, 2006 |
| Jerry Springer | Talk show host | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 6th on October 25, 2006 |
| Monique Coleman | High School Musical actress | Louis van Amstel | Eliminated 7th on November 1, 2006 |
| Joey Lawrence | Television actor | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 8th on November 8, 2006 |
| Mario Lopez | Television actor & host | Karina Smirnoff | Runners-up on November 15, 2006 |
| Emmitt Smith | NFL running back | Cheryl Burke | Winners on November 15, 2006 |

#### Future appearances

Emmitt Smith returned for the All-Stars season, where he was again paired with Cheryl Burke.

### Hosts and judges

Tom Bergeron and Samantha Harris returned as co-hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.

## Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Dancing with the Stars (season 3) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6+7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6+7 | 8 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 1st | 24 | 24 | 19‡ | 24 | 27† | 25 | 28+29=57† | 82 | 25+29=54 | 29+30=59† | 30+30=60† | +29=89† |
| Mario & Karina | 2nd | 26† | 21 | 22 | 29† | 27† | 28† | 29+27=56 | 84† | 28+29=57† | 30+29=59† | 29+30=59‡ | +30=89† |
| Joey & Edyta | 3rd | 21 | 29† | 22 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 29+28=57† | 81 | 28+26=54 | 29+30=59† | | |
| Monique & Louis | 4th | 19 | 26 | 27† | 24 | 27† | 23 | 27+27=54 | 77 | 24+29=53‡ | | | |
| Jerry & Kym | 5th | 16 | 19‡ | 21 | 22 | 24‡ | 18‡ | 24+22=46‡ | 64‡ | | | | |
| Sara & Tony | 6th | 15 | 21 | 25 | 20‡ | 24‡ | | | | | | | |
| Willa & Maks | 7th | 22 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 27† | | | | | | | |
| Vivica & Nick | 8th | 22 | 24 | 27† | 24 | | | | | | | | |
| Harry & Ashly | 9th | 17 | 21 | 22 | | | | | | | | | |
| Shanna & Jesse | 10th | 18 | 22 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tucker & Elena | 11th | 12‡ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 This couple was in the bottom two or three, but was not eliminated.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This couple was eliminated.
* ↑ This couple withdrew from the competition.

## Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores 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

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the foxtrot. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Joey & Edyta | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Like The Way (You Move)" — Body Rockers | Safe |
| Sara & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Mandy" — Barry Manilow | Safe |
| Tucker & Elena | 12 (5, 4, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dancing In The Street" — David Bowie & Mick Jagger | Eliminated |
| Monique & Louis | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Baby Love" — The Supremes | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Son of a Preacher Man" — Dusty Springfield | Safe |
| Willa & Maks | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "True" — Spandau Ballet | Bottom three |
| Mario & Karina | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Walkin' on the Sun" — Smash Mouth | Safe |
| Shanna & Jesse | 18 (7, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Saving All My Love For You" — Whitney Houston | Bottom three |
| Harry & Ashly | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Disco Inferno" — The Trammps | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "I Just Wanna Make Love to You" — Etta James | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Daddy" — Della Reese | Safe |

### Week 2

Each couple performed either the mambo or the quickstep. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Willa & Maks | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Mambo | "Get Busy" — Sean Paul | Bottom two |
| Harry & Ashly | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Lust for Life" — Iggy Pop | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Mambo | "Bop to the Top" — Ashley Tisdale & Lucas Grabeel | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Quickstep | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Shanna & Jesse | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Mambo | "Jump" — Kris Kross | Eliminated |
| Jerry & Kym | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing" — The Andrews Sisters | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Mambo | "Betece" — Africando All Stars | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "I Got Rhythm" — Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Sara & Tony | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Mambo | "Papa Loves Mambo" — Perry Como | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" — KT Tunstall | Safe |

### Week 3

Each couple performed either the jive or the tango. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Tango | "Simply Irresistible" — Robert Palmer | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "The Heat Is On" — Glenn Frey | Safe |
| Harry & Ashly | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Tango | "Santa Maria (Del Buen Ayre)" — Gotan Project | Eliminated |
| Willa & Maks | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "SOS" — Rihanna | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Hernando's Hideaway" — Ella Fitzgerald | Bottom two |
| Sara & Tony | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Jive | "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" — Nancy Sinatra | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 22 (8, 6, 8) | Tango | "What You Waiting For" — Gwen Stefani | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Hey Sexy Lady" — Shaggy | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 22 (8, 6, 8) | Jive | "Blue Suede Shoes" — Elvis Presley | Safe |

### Week 4

Each couple performed either the paso doble or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Monique & Louis | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "If I Were A Painting" — Kenny Rogers | Bottom two |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel | Safe |
| Willa & Maks | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" — Debby Boone | Safe |
| Sara & Tony | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "The Phantom of the Opera" — from The Phantom of the Opera | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Waltz | "Tennessee Waltz" — Patti Page | Safe |
| Vivica & Nick | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "It's My Life" — Bon Jovi | Eliminated |
| Joey & Edyta | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Take It to the Limit" — The Eagles | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "Canción del Mariachi" — Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas | Safe |

### Week 5

Each couple performed either the rumba or the samba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Joey & Edyta | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Freedom! '90" — George Michael | Safe |
| Willa & Maks | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Every Breath You Take" — The Police | Eliminated |
| Sara & Tony | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "I Wish" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "The Way You Look Tonight" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Eso Beso" — Paul Anka | Bottom two |
| Monique & Louis | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "So Nice" — Bebel Gilberto | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Cha Cha" — Chelo | Safe |

### Week 6

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, plus a group disco dance. Due to Sara Evans' withdraw from the competition, there was no elimination at the end of the night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Mario & Karina | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Mambo | "Ran Kan Kan" — Tito Puente | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 23 (9, 7, 7) | Samba | "ABC" — The Jackson 5 | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Father Figure" — George Michael | Bottom two |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Lewis Boogie Blues" — T-Bone Burnett | Safe |
| Jerry & Kym | 18 (7, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "Habañera" — Charlotte Church | Bottom two |
| Emmitt & Cheryl Jerry & Kym Joey & Edyta Mario & Karina Monique & Louis | No scores received | Group Disco | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" — Michael Jackson | "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough" — Michael Jackson |

### Week 7

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jerry & Kym | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "My Way" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| Jerry & Kym | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Mambo | "Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy" — Kid Creole and the Coconuts | Eliminated |
| Monique & Louis | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Luck Be a Lady" — Frank Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Monique & Louis | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "The Reflex" — Duran Duran | Bottom two |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Hushabye Mountain" — from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Mambo | "Que Bueno Baila Usted" — Oscar D'León | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved By You" — Marilyn Monroe | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather" — Ray Charles & The Blues Brothers | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Singin' in the Rain" — Gene Kelly | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Mambo | "Mambo No. 5" — Lou Bega | Safe |

### Week 8: Halloween Week

Each couple performed two dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Joey & Edyta | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Tango | "The Addams Family Theme" — from The Addams Family | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Sympathy for the Devil" — The Rolling Stones | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Waltz | "Dark Waltz" — Hayley Westenra | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Samba | "Superstition" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Monique & Louis | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Somebody's Watching Me" — Rockwell | Eliminated |
| Monique & Louis | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ghostbusters" — Ray Parker Jr. | Eliminated |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "Witchcraft" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Spooky" — Dusty Springfield | Safe |

### Week 9

Each couple performed two dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Mario & Karina | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Tango | "Whatever Lola Wants" — Gwen Verdon | Safe |
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Bad" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Waltz | "At This Moment" — Billy Vera & The Beaters | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dance to the Music" — Sly & The Family Stone | Safe |
| Joey & Edyta | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "42nd Street" — Lee Roy Reams | Eliminated |
| Joey & Edyta | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Eternal Flame" — The Bangles | Eliminated |

### Week 10

Each couple performed three dances: the samba, their favorite dance of the season, and their freestyle routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder | Winners |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Mambo | "Que Bueno Baila Usted" — Oscar D'León | Winners |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Freestyle | "U Can't Touch This" — MC Hammer | Winners |
| Mario & Karina | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Samba | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder | Runners-up |
| Mario & Karina | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Canción del Mariachi" — Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas | Runners-up |
| Mario & Karina | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "It Takes Two" — Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock | Runners-up |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (paso doble or waltz)
* Week 5: One unlearned dance (rumba or samba)
* Week 6: One unlearned dance & disco group dance
* Week 7: Two unlearned dances
* Week 8: Two unlearned dances
* Week 9: One unlearned dance & redemption dance
* Week 10 (Night 1): Samba & favorite dance of the season
* Week 10 (Night 2): Freestyle
Color key:
Dancing with the Stars (season 3) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso doble | Samba | Jive | Group Disco | Waltz | Mambo | Foxtrot | Rumba | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Mambo | Freestyle |
| Mario & Karina | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | Paso doble | Rumba | Mambo | Group Disco | Foxtrot | Jive | Waltz | Samba | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Paso doble | Freestyle |
| Joey & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Waltz | Samba | Rumba | Group Disco | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Paso doble | Quickstep | Rumba | | | |
| Monique & Louis | Foxtrot | Mambo | Jive | Waltz | Rumba | Samba | Group Disco | Quickstep | Paso doble | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | |
| Jerry & Kym | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | Waltz | Samba | Paso doble | Group Disco | Foxtrot | Mambo | | | | | | | |
| Sara & Tony | Foxtrot | Mambo | Jive | Paso doble | Samba | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Willa & Maks | Foxtrot | Mambo | Jive | Waltz | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vivica & Nick | Foxtrot | Mambo | Tango | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Harry & Ashly | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shanna & Jesse | Foxtrot | Mambo | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Tucker & Elena | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ No scores were received for this dance.