# Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 10

Season ten of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 22, 2010, on the ABC network.
The Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough won the competition, while Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya finished second, and ESPN host Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finished third.

## Cast
### Couples

This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. Damian Whitewood, from the Broadway dance revue Burn the Floor, joined the cast of professionals this season. Ashly DelGrosso Costa, whose last season as a pro was season three, also returned, while Edyta Śliwińska continued as the longest-tenured professional on the show, having appeared on all of the first ten seasons.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Shannen Doherty | Film & television actress | Mark Ballas | Eliminated 1st on March 30, 2010 |
| Buzz Aldrin | Apollo 11 astronaut | Ashly Costa | Eliminated 2nd on April 6, 2010 |
| Aiden Turner | All My Children actor | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 3rd on April 13, 2010 |
| Kate Gosselin | Reality television personality | Tony Dovolani | Eliminated 4th on April 20, 2010 |
| Jake Pavelka | The Bachelor star | Chelsie Hightower | Eliminated 5th on April 27, 2010 |
| Pamela Anderson | Playboy model & actress | Damian Whitewood | Eliminated 6th on May 4, 2010 |
| Niecy Nash | Comedian, actress & host | Louis van Amstel | Eliminated 7th on May 11, 2010 |
| Chad Ochocinco | NFL wide receiver | Cheryl Burke | Eliminated 8th on May 18, 2010 |
| Erin Andrews | ESPN sportscaster | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Third place on May 24, 2010 |
| Evan Lysacek | Olympic figure skater | Anna Trebunskaya | Runners-up on May 25, 2010 |
| Nicole Scherzinger | Pussycat Dolls singer | Derek Hough | Winners on May 25, 2010 |

#### Future appearances

Pamela Anderson returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Tristan MacManus.

### Host and judges

Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season due to her commitments on The Insider and Entertainment Tonight. On March 8, 2010, Tom Bergeron announced on Good Morning America that his new co-host would be season seven champion Brooke Burke. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli all 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 10) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Nicole & Derek | 1st | 25† | 28† | 53† | 23 | 25+25=50 | 29† | 26+10=36† | 27+27=54† | 29+30=59† | 30+29=59† | 28+27+30=85† | +30=115† |
| Evan & Anna | 2nd | 23 | 24 | 47 | 26† | 26+26=52† | 27 | 21+6=27 | 30+24=54† | 27+26=53 | 29+30=59† | 28+24+28=80‡ | +28=108‡ |
| Erin & Maks | 3rd | 21 | 23 | 44 | 23 | 18+21=39 | 22 | 25+9=34 | 27+24=51 | 28+25=53 | 27+29=56 | 29+26+26=81 | |
| Chad & Cheryl | 4th | 18 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 21+23=44 | 18 | 24+7=31 | 25+27=52 | 21+24=45 | 27+25=52‡ | | |
| Niecy & Louis | 5th | 18 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 18+18=36 | 18 | 21+5=26 | 25+24=49‡ | 23+20=43‡ | | | |
| Pamela & Damian | 6th | 21 | 22 | 43 | 21 | 23+24=47 | 21 | 22+8=30 | 24+27=51 | | | | |
| Jake & Chelsie | 7th | 20 | 20 | 40 | 21 | 19+19=38 | 23 | 21+4=25‡ | | | | | |
| Kate & Tony | 8th | 16 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 14+18=32‡ | 15‡ | | | | | | |
| Aiden & Edyta | 9th | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 15+18=33 | | | | | | | |
| Buzz & Ashly | 10th | 14‡ | 12‡ | 26‡ | 13‡ | | | | | | | | |
| Shannen & Mark | 11th | 18 | 20 | 38 | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ Each couple received two scores from the judges this week: one for technical and one for performance.
* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 This couple was eliminated.

## 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: First Dances

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Chad & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Just Begun" — The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| Shannen & Mark | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "The Killing Moon" — Nouvelle Vague |
| Erin & Maks | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "TiK ToK" — Ke$ha |
| Jake & Chelsie | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal |
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (7, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rescue Me" — Fontella Bass |
| Evan & Anna | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "I'll Be" — Edwin McCain |
| Buzz & Ashly | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cupid" — Sam Cooke |
| Nicole & Derek | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Hold You In My Arms" ― Ray LaMontagne |
| Aiden & Edyta | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hungry Like the Wolf" — Duran Duran |
| Kate & Tony | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Viennese waltz | "She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" — ZZ Top |

### Week 2: First Elimination

Each couple performed either the foxtrot or jive. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shannen & Mark | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather" — Ray Charles | Eliminated |
| Aiden & Edyta | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "I've Got You Under My Skin" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "The Best Damn Thing" — Avril Lavigne | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Love You I Do" — Jennifer Hudson | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Hip to be Square" — Huey Lewis and the News | Safe |
| Buzz & Ashly | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Foxtrot | "Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 28 (10, 8, 10) | Jive | "SOS" — Rihanna | Safe |
| Erin & Maks | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Love Story" — Taylor Swift | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved By You" — Marilyn Monroe | Bottom two |
| Chad & Cheryl | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "100 Years" — Five for Fighting | Safe |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Safe |

### Week 3: Storytelling Week

Each couple performed either the paso doble, quickstep, or waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Hot Honey Rag" — from Chicago | Safe |
| Buzz & Ashly | 13 (5, 4, 4) | Waltz | "What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong | Eliminated |
| Jake & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Walk Like an Egyptian" — The Bangles | Bottom two |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston, feat. Syreeta Wright | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Canción del Mariachi" — Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — The Animals | Safe |
| Aiden & Edyta | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Hey, Soul Sister" — Train | Safe |
| Erin & Maks | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Waltz | "See the Day" — Dee C. Lee | Safe |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Paparazzi" — Lady Gaga | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 23 (8, 6, 9) | Quickstep | "Anything Goes" — Cole Porter, feat. Stacey Kent | Safe |

### Week 4: Double-score Week

Each couple performed either the rumba or tango, receiving two sets of scores from the judges: one for technical and one for performance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Technical scores & performance scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Erin & Maks | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics | Safe |
| Erin & Maks | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Tango | "Wait a Minute" — The Pussycat Dolls, feat. Timbaland | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Tango | "Wait a Minute" — The Pussycat Dolls, feat. Timbaland | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Taking Chances" — Celine Dion | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Taking Chances" — Celine Dion | Safe |
| Aiden & Edyta | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Rumba | "Live Like We're Dying" — Kris Allen | Eliminated |
| Aiden & Edyta | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Live Like We're Dying" — Kris Allen | Eliminated |
| Nicole & Derek | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Rumba | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta Flack | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Rumba | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" — Roberta Flack | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Tango | "A Girl Like You" — Edwyn Collins | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Tango | "A Girl Like You" — Edwyn Collins | Safe |
| Kate & Tony | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Tango | "For Your Entertainment" — Adam Lambert | Safe |
| Kate & Tony | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Tango | "For Your Entertainment" — Adam Lambert | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Rumba | "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "I Can't Make You Love Me" — Bonnie Raitt | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 24 (8, 7, 9) | Rumba | "I Can't Make You Love Me" — Bonnie Raitt | Safe |

### Week 5: Movie Week

Each couple performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "La Bamba" — Ritchie Valens | La Bamba | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "The Bare Necessities" — Phil Harris | The Jungle Book | Safe |
| Erin & Maks | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "You Never Can Tell" — Chuck Berry | Pulp Fiction | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Old Time Rock and Roll" — Bob Seger | Risky Business | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Quickstep | "9 to 5" — Dolly Parton | 9 to 5 | Bottom two |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Don't You (Forget About Me)" — Simple Minds | The Breakfast Club | Eliminated |
| Nicole & Derek | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Tango | "Oh, Pretty Woman" — Roy Orbison | Pretty Woman | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" — Aerosmith | Armageddon | Safe |

### Week 6: Marathon Week

Each couple performed either the Argentine tango or samba, plus a swing dance marathon for extra points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jake & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Comanche" — The Revels | Eliminated |
| Evan & Anna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Hey Mama" — The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "El Sonido de la Milonga" — Campo | Bottom two |
| Erin & Maks | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Samba | "When I Get You Alone" — Robin Thicke | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "Mas de lo Mismo" — Tanghetto | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 26 (9, 7, 10) | Samba | "María" — Ricky Martin | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Argentine tango | "Enjoy the Silence" — Depeche Mode | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 4 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields |
| Niecy & Louis | 5 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields |
| Evan & Anna | 6 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields |
| Chad & Cheryl | 7 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields |
| Pamela & Damian | 8 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields |
| Erin & Maks | 9 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields |
| Nicole & Derek | 10 | Swing Marathon | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields | "In the Mood" — Ernie Fields |

### Week 7: Team Dance Week

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, plus a team cha-cha-cha. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Erin & Maks | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool" — Barry Manilow | Bottom two |
| Chad & Cheryl | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Sparks" — Coldplay | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" — Debby Boone | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "At This Moment" — Billy & the Beaters | Eliminated |
| Niecy & Louis | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "You're the Top" — Cole Porter | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows" — Jazmine Sullivan | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl Nicole & Derek Pamela & Damian | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha (Team Gaga) | "Telephone" — Lady Gaga, feat. Beyoncé | "Telephone" — Lady Gaga, feat. Beyoncé |
| Erin & Maks Evan & Anna Niecy & Louis | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha (Team Madonna) | "Holiday" — Madonna | "Holiday" — Madonna |

### Week 8: Race to the Semifinals

Each couple performed two unlearned dances, the second of which had to reflect the style of a particular era. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Era | Music | Result |
| Chad & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | | "Sweet Dreams" — Beyoncé | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | 1960s | "Love Man" — Otis Redding | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | | "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher | Eliminated |
| Niecy & Louis | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Paso doble | 1990s | "Rhythm is a Dancer" — Snap! | Eliminated |
| Erin & Maks | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Argentine tango | | "Una Música Brutal" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| Erin & Maks | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Rumba | 1980s | "Missing You" — John Waite | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | | "Open Arms" — Journey | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | Futuristic | "Bulletproof" — La Roux | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | | "Haven't Met You Yet" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | 1950s | "Spanish Guitar" — Bo Diddley | Safe |

### Week 9: Semifinals

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Erin & Maks | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "February Song" — Josh Groban | Safe |
| Erin & Maks | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "U Got the Look" — Prince | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "El Capitalismo Foráneo" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Kiss" — Prince | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red | Eliminated |
| Chad & Cheryl | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Alejandro" — Lady Gaga | Eliminated |
| Evan & Anna | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence | Safe |

### Week 10: Finals

On the first night, the three couples performed two dances: a redemption dance selected by one of the judges, which was a style they had already performed earlier in the competition and their freestyle routine. On the second night, the final three couples performed their favorite dance, which for all three was the Argentine tango. After the third place couple was eliminated, the two remaining couples performed one final dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1

| Couple | Judge | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Erin & Maks | Bruno Tonioli | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Samba | "Mi swing es tropical" — Quantic & Nikodemus |
| Erin & Maks | Bruno Tonioli | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Freestyle | "Alone" — Heart |
| Evan & Anna | Len Goodman | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Piano Man" — Billy Joel |
| Evan & Anna | Len Goodman | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle | "Footloose" — Kenny Loggins |
| Nicole & Derek | Carrie Ann Inaba | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Rumba | "The Lady in Red" — Chris De Burgh |
| Nicole & Derek | Carrie Ann Inaba | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "A Little Less Conversation" — Elvis Presley |

#### Night 2

| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Erin & Maks | 26 | Argentine tango | "Una Música Brutal" — Gotan Project | Eliminated (Third place) |
| Nicole & Derek | 30 | Argentine tango | "El Capitalismo Foráneo" — Gotan Project | Winners |
| Nicole & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Proud Mary" — Ike & Tina Turner | Winners |
| Evan & Anna | 28 | Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows" — Jazmine Sullivan | Runners-up |
| Evan & Anna | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Want You to Want Me" — Letters To Cleo | Runners-up |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or jive)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (paso doble, quickstep, or waltz)
* Week 4: One unlearned dance (rumba or tango)
* Week 5: One unlearned dance
* Week 6: One dance (Argentine tango or samba) & swing dance marathon
* Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dance
* Week 8: Two unlearned dances
* Week 9 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances
* Week 10 (Night 1): Judges' choice dance & freestyle
* Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance (Argentine tango) & Dance-off
Dancing with the Stars (season 10) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | 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 | 10 |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 1 | Night 2 | Night 2 |
| Nicole & Derek | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Swing Marathon | Waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Argentine tango | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Jive |
| Evan & Anna | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Tango | Rumba | Samba | Swing Marathon | Argentine tango | Team Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Quickstep |
| Erin & Maks | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | Tango | Jive | Samba | Swing Marathon | Quickstep | Team Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Samba | Freestyle | Argentine tango | |
| Chad & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Swing Marathon | Viennese waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Waltz | Samba | | | | |
| Niecy & Louis | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Argentine tango | Swing Marathon | Quickstep | Team Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | | | | | | |
| Pamela & Damian | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Swing Marathon | Waltz | Team Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | |
| Jake & Chelsie | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Swing Marathon | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kate & Tony | Viennese waltz | Jive | Paso doble | Tango | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Aiden & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Rumba | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Buzz & Ashly | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Shannen & Mark | Viennese waltz | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 10 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Week 1" | March 22, 2010 | 6.4/17 | 24.19 |
| 2 | "Week 2" | March 29, 2010 | 5.6/16 | 22.97 |
| 3 | "Week 2: Results" | March 30, 2010 | 3.0/9 | 14.28 |
| 4 | "Week 3" | April 5, 2010 | 5.1/14 | 21.21 |
| 5 | "Week 3: Results" | April 6, 2010 | 2.5/7 | 12.44 |
| 6 | "Week 4" | April 12, 2010 | 4.9/14 | 20.56 |
| 7 | "Week 4: Results" | April 13, 2010 | 2.8/8 | 13.60 |
| 8 | "Week 5" | April 19, 2010 | 4.8/13 | 21.07 |
| 9 | "Week 5: Results" | April 20, 2010 | 2.4/7 | 13.56 |
| 10 | "Week 6" | April 26, 2010 | 4.4/12 | 20.40 |
| 11 | "Week 6: Results" | April 27, 2010 | 2.4/7 | 12.39 |
| 12 | "Week 7" | May 3, 2010 | 4.1/12 | 19.64 |
| 13 | "Week 7: Results" | May 4, 2010 | 2.4/7 | 12.04 |
| 14 | "Week 8" | May 10, 2010 | 4.1/11 | 19.16 |
| 15 | "Week 8: Results" | May 11, 2010 | 2.5/7 | 12.52 |
| 16 | "Week 9" | May 17, 2010 | 4.1/11 | 19.04 |
| 17 | "Week 9: Results" | May 18, 2010 | 2.5/7 | 13.19 |
| 18 | "Week 10" | May 24, 2010 | 4.0/12 | 19.36 |
| 19 | "Week 10: Results" | May 25, 2010 | 3.9/11 | 18.40 |