# Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 15

Season fifteen of Dancing with the Stars, called Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars, premiered on September 24, 2012, on the ABC network.
Season 15 was the first to feature an "all-star" cast of returning celebrities. Six of the returning finalists had already won the title in prior seasons: Kelly Monaco, Drew Lachey, Emmitt Smith, Apolo Anton Ohno, Hélio Castroneves, and Shawn Johnson. Additionally, it was the only season to date to offer fractional (0.5) scores. Five contestants reunited with their original partners (Emmitt Smith, Joey Fatone, Melissa Rycroft, Bristol Palin, Kirstie Alley), while the other eight danced with new partners.
Season 8 finalist Melissa Rycroft defeated season 8 champion Shawn Johnson and season 1 champion Kelly Monaco to win the trophy. This also marked the first win for professional Tony Dovolani.

## Cast
### Couples

This season featured thirteen returning celebrity contestants. The first twelve celebrities were revealed on July 27, 2012. A thirteenth contestant was chosen by the public, from either Sabrina Bryan, Kyle Massey, or Carson Kressley. Sabrina Bryan was announced the winner on August 27. Louis van Amstel was partnered with Bryan, while the professional partners for the first twelve celebrities were revealed on August 13. The members of the dance troupe for this season were Oksana Dmytrenko, Emma Slater, Sharna Burgess, Henry Byalikov, Sasha Farber, and Sonny Fredie-Pedersen.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Pamela Anderson Season 10 | Film & television actress | Tristan MacManus | Eliminated 1st on September 25, 2012 |
| Joey Fatone Season 4 | NSYNC singer & actor | Kym Johnson | Eliminated 2nd on October 2, 2012 |
| Drew Lachey Season 2 | Singer & actor | Anna Trebunskaya | Eliminated 3rd on October 9, 2012 |
| Hélio Castroneves Season 5 | Indy 500 champion | Chelsie Hightower | Eliminated 4th on October 9, 2012 |
| Bristol Palin Season 11 | Activist & author | Mark Ballas | Eliminated 5th on October 16, 2012 |
| Sabrina Bryan Season 5 | Singer & actress | Louis van Amstel | Eliminated 6th on October 30, 2012 |
| Kirstie Alley Season 12 | Film & television actress | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Eliminated 7th on November 13, 2012 |
| Gilles Marini Season 8 | Film & television actor | Peta Murgatroyd | Eliminated 8th on November 13, 2012 |
| Apolo Anton Ohno Season 4 | Olympic speed skater | Karina Smirnoff | Eliminated 9th on November 20, 2012 |
| Emmitt Smith Season 3 | NFL player | Cheryl Burke | Eliminated 10th on November 20, 2012 |
| Kelly Monaco Season 1 | Model & actress | Valentin Chmerkovskiy | Third place on November 27, 2012 |
| Shawn Johnson Season 8 | Olympic artistic gymnast | Derek Hough Mark Ballas (Week 7) | Runners-up on November 27, 2012 |
| Melissa Rycroft Season 8 | Television host | Tony Dovolani | Winners on November 27, 2012 |

### Host and judges

Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke Charvet returned as hosts, while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. The Harold Wheeler orchestra and singers provided music throughout the season.

## 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 15) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5+6 | 7 | 8 | 7+8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5+6 | 7 | 8 | 7+8 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Melissa & Tony | 1st | 21.0 | 23.5 | 27.0† | 37.0 | 27.0+29.5=56.5 | 29.5 | 86.0 | 29.0+10=39.0† | 30.0+30.0=60.0† | 99.0† | 27.5+30.0=57.5 | 30.0+30.0=60.0† | +28.5=88.5† |
| Shawn & Derek | 2nd | 22.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 39.5† | 27.0+29.5=56.5 | 28.0 | 84.5 | 30.0+8=38.0 | 29.5+26.0=55.5 | 93.5 | 30.0+29.0=59.0† | 27.0+30.0=57.0‡ | +30.0=87.0‡ |
| Kelly & Val | 3rd | 21.5 | 22.0 | 27.0† | 37.5 | 24.5+27.0=51.5‡ | 27.0 | 78.5‡ | 27.0+9=36.0 | 28.0+28.5=56.5 | 92.5 | 25.5+28.5=54.0‡ | 29.5+29.5=59.0 | +28.5=87.5 |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 4th | 24.5† | 22.5 | 25.0 | 36.0 | 29.0+27.0=56.0 | 26.5‡ | 82.5 | 27.5+7=34.5 | 28.0+30.0=58.0 | 92.5 | 27.0+27.0=54.0‡ | | |
| Apolo & Karina | 5th | 22.0 | 24.5 | 25.5 | 34.5 | 27.0+29.5=56.5 | 30.0† | 86.5 | 27.0+6=33.0 | 29.5+29.0=58.5 | 91.5 | 27.0+30.0=57.0 | | |
| Gilles & Peta | 6th | 24.0 | 25.5 | 25.5 | 39.5† | 29.5+27.0=56.5 | 27.5 | 84.0 | 28.5+5=33.5 | 29.5+29.0=58.5 | 92.0 | | | |
| Kirstie & Maks | 7th | 19.0 | 21.0 | 24.0 | 30.0‡ | 25.5+27.0=52.5 | 27.5+2=29.5 | 82.0 | 24.0+4=28.0‡ | 27.0+24.0=51.0‡ | 79.0‡ | | | |
| Sabrina & Louis | 8th | 22.5 | 26.0† | 25.5 | 35.5 | 29.0+29.5=58.5† | 30.0† | 88.5† | | | | | | |
| Bristol & Mark | 9th | 19.5 | 18.0‡ | 22.5‡ | 32.0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Hélio & Chelsie | 10th | 21.5 | 23.0 | 25.5 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew & Anna | 11th | 21.5 | 22.5 | 24.0 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joey & Kym | 12th | 20.5 | 22.5 | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pamela & Tristan | 13th | 17.0‡ | | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* ↑ This couple finished in third place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 This couple was eliminated.
* 1 2 3 4 5 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.

## Weekly scores
### Week 1: First Dances

Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or foxtrot, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Joey & Kym | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 20.5 | Cha-cha-cha | "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Shawn & Derek | 8.0 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 22.0 | Foxtrot | "Good Time" — Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen | Safe |
| Sabrina & Louis | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 22.5 | Cha-cha-cha | "What Makes You Beautiful" — One Direction | Safe |
| Hélio & Chelsie | 7.0 | 7.5 | 7.0 | 21.5 | Foxtrot | "Pride and Joy" — Marvin Gaye | Safe |
| Pamela & Tristan | 5.5 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 17.0 | Cha-cha-cha | "You Know I'm No Good" — Amy Winehouse | Eliminated |
| Melissa & Tony | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | Foxtrot | "Big Spender" — from Sweet Charity | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 22.0 | Cha-cha-cha | "Party Rock Anthem" — LMFAO, feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock | Safe |
| Gilles & Peta | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | Foxtrot | "Call Me Irresponsible" — Bobby Darin | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 19.5 | Cha-cha-cha | "Blow Me (One Last Kiss)" — Pink | Safe |
| Drew & Anna | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 21.5 | Foxtrot | "Love Song" — Sara Bareilles | Bottom two |
| Kelly & Val | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 21.5 | Cha-cha-cha | "Bang Bang" — David Sanborn | Safe |
| Kirstie & Maks | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 19.0 | Foxtrot | "Set Fire to the Rain" — Adele | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 8.0 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 24.5 | Cha-cha-cha | "Chain of Fools" — Aretha Franklin | Safe |

### Week 2: Top 12

Couples performed either the jive or quickstep, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Melissa & Tony | 8.0 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 23.5 | Jive | "Shout" — The Isley Brothers | Safe |
| Bristol & Mark | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 18.0 | Quickstep | "Redneck Woman" — Gretchen Wilson | Safe |
| Hélio & Chelsie | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 23.0 | Jive | "Everybody Talks" — Neon Trees | Bottom two |
| Apolo & Karina | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 24.5 | Quickstep | "Five Months, Two Weeks, Two Days" — Louis Prima | Safe |
| Sabrina & Louis | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 26.0 | Quickstep | "Black Betty" — Ram Jam | Safe |
| Kirstie & Maks | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 21.0 | Jive | "Non, non, rien n'a changé" — Les Poppys | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 22.5 | Quickstep | "A Cool Cat In Town" — Tape Five | Safe |
| Drew & Anna | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 22.5 | Jive | "Dance, Dance" — Fall Out Boy | Safe |
| Joey & Kym | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 22.5 | Quickstep | "Creep" — Richard Cheese | Eliminated |
| Shawn & Derek | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | Jive | "The Nicest Kids in Town" — from Hairspray | Safe |
| Kelly & Val | 7.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 22.0 | Quickstep | "Who Says" — Selena Gomez & The Scene | Safe |
| Gilles & Peta | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen | Safe |

### Week 3: Iconic Dances Week

Celebrities chose an iconic routine from the previous fourteen seasons and tried to make it as "iconic" as it previously had been. Couples are listed in the order they performed. There was a double elimination this week.
| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music | Original couple | Result |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music | Original couple | Result |
| Drew & Anna | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | Cha-cha-cha | "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé, feat. Jay-Z | Joey & Ashly (Season 1) | Eliminated |
| Gilles & Peta | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics | Erin & Maks (Season 10) | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Samba | "Conga" — Gloria Estefan | JR & Karina (Season 13) | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina | 9.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 25.5 | Foxtrot | "Fever" — Michael Bublé | Gilles & Cheryl (Season 8) | Safe |
| Kelly & Val | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel | Laila & Maks (Season 4) | Safe |
| Kirstie & Maks | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | Cha-cha-cha | "Moves like Jagger" — Maroon 5, feat. Christina Aguilera | Carson & Anna (Season 13) | Bottom two |
| Sabrina & Louis | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | Paso doble | "Free Your Mind" — En Vogue | Mel B & Maks (Season 5) | Bottom two |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 8.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 25.0 | Paso doble | "Canción del Mariachi" — Los Lobos & Antonio Banderas | Mario & Karina (Season 3) | Safe |
| Hélio & Chelsie | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Apolo & Julianne (Season 4) | Eliminated |
| Bristol & Mark | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 22.5 | Paso doble | "Living on Video" — Trans-X | Joanna & Derek (Season 9) | Safe |
| Shawn & Derek | 9.0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 26.5 | Quickstep | "Hey! Pachuco!" — Royal Crown Revue | Hélio & Julianne (Season 5) | Safe |

### Week 4: Opponents' Choice Week

All of the celebrities selected a dance style for one of their opponents. Paula Abdul served as guest judge. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Chosen by | Music | Result |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Abdul | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Chosen by | Music | Result |
| Kirstie & Maks | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 30.0 | Charleston | Sabrina & Louis | "42nd Street" — from 42nd Street | Bottom two |
| Bristol & Mark | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 32.0 | Rock and Roll | Gilles & Peta | "At the Hop" — Danny and the Juniors | Eliminated |
| Sabrina & Louis | 9.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 35.5 | Disco | Kirstie & Maks | "You Should Be Dancing" — Bee Gees | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 36.0 | Bolero | Kelly & Val | "Better in Time" — Leona Lewis | Safe |
| Gilles & Peta | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 39.5 | Bollywood | Bristol & Mark | "Jai Ho (You Are My Destiny)" — The Pussycat Dolls, feat. A. R. Rahman | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 37.0 | Jitterbug | Apolo & Karina | "This Cat's on a Hot Tin Roof" — Brian Setzer Orchestra | Safe |
| Shawn & Derek | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 39.5 | Mambo | Hélio & Chelsie | "Para los Rumberos" — Santana | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina | 8.5 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 34.5 | Hip-hop | Melissa & Tony | "Poison" — Bell Biv DeVoe | Safe |
| Kelly & Val | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 37.5 | Contemporary | Emmitt & Cheryl | "Fix You" — Coldplay | Safe |

### Week 5: Guilty Pleasures Week

The two couples with the highest total cumulative point average became team captains and selected teams for the Team Freestyle. The captains were Gilles & Peta and Shawn & Derek. Due to a presidential debate on October 22, this week of competition consisted of two performance shows: October 22 and 23. There was no elimination. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1

| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Kelly & Val | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 24.5 | Samba | "Want U Back" — Cher Lloyd |
| Gilles & Peta | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Rumba | "I Will Always Love You" — Whitney Houston |
| Kirstie & Maks | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 25.5 | Quickstep | "Mrs. Robinson" — Simon and Garfunkel |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 29.0 | Samba | "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow |
| Apolo & Karina Melissa & Tony Sabrina & Louis Shawn & Derek | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Freestyle (Team Call Me Maybe) | "Call Me Maybe" — Carly Rae Jepsen |

#### Night 2

| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Melissa & Tony | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Tango | "Toxic" — Britney Spears |
| Shawn & Derek | 9.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 | 27.0 | Rumba | "My Heart Will Go On" — Celine Dion |
| Apolo & Karina | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Samba | "Give It to Me Baby" — Rick James |
| Sabrina & Louis | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 29.0 | Waltz | "So This is Love" — from Cinderella |
| Emmitt & Cheryl Gilles & Peta Kelly & Val Kirstie & Maks | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Freestyle (Team Gangnam Style) | "Gangnam Style" — Psy |

### Week 6: Country Week

Each couple danced to a country song. Each individual routine included a solo portion by the celebrity. All of the couples also did a group dance. The couple that impressed the judges the most received two bonus points; that was Kirstie & Maks. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Gilles & Peta | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 27.5 | Cha-cha-cha | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain | Safe |
| Sabrina & Louis | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Rumba | "Wanted" — Hunter Hayes | Eliminated |
| Kelly & Val | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Tango | "Good Girl" — Carrie Underwood | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Viennese waltz | "Why Ya Wanna" — Jana Kramer | Safe |
| Shawn & Derek | 9.5 | 8.5 | 10.0 | 28.0 | Cha-cha-cha | "She Thinks My Tractor's Sexy" — Kenny Chesney | Safe |
| Kirstie & Maks | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 27.5 | Rumba | "Home" — Blake Shelton | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Viennese waltz | "Skin (Sarabeth)" — Rascal Flatts | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 8.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 26.5 | Foxtrot | "Islands in the Stream" — Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina Emmitt & Cheryl Gilles & Peta Kelly & Val Melissa & Tony Sabrina & Louis Shawn & Derek | No scores received | No scores received | No scores received | No scores received | Group Freestyle | "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" — Big & Rich & "I Play Chicken with a Train" — Cowboy Troy | "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" — Big & Rich & "I Play Chicken with a Train" — Cowboy Troy |

### Week 7: Dance Fusion Week

Each couple performed a fusion dance of two previously learned dance styles, followed by a swing dance marathon. Due to the presidential election and the effects of Hurricane Sandy for East Coast viewers, no elimination took place. Mark Ballas performed with Shawn Johnson this week, because Derek Hough was out with an injury. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Apolo & Karina | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Cha-cha-cha & Paso doble | "Scream" — Usher |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 27.5 | Rumba & Samba | "Fine By Me" — Andy Grammer |
| Kirstie & Maks | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | Quickstep & Samba | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder |
| Kelly & Val | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Cha-cha-cha & Foxtrot | "Don't Stop" — Gin Wigmore |
| Melissa & Tony | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 29.0 | Cha-cha-cha & Tango | "Die Young" — Ke$ha |
| Shawn & Mark | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Paso doble & Tango | "Livin' On A Prayer" — Bon Jovi |
| Gilles & Peta | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 28.5 | Argentine tango & Samba | "When I Get You Alone" — Robin Thicke |
| Kirstie & Maks | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | Swing Marathon | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Gilles & Peta | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | Swing Marathon | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Apolo & Karina | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | | | Swing Marathon | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | | | Swing Marathon | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Shawn & Mark | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | Swing Marathon | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Kelly & Val | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | | | Swing Marathon | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Melissa & Tony | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | | | Swing Marathon | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |

### Week 8: Veterans Day/Trio Week

In honor of Veterans Day, the first round featured performances to songs that pay homage to servicemen and women. Each couple also selected one professional who had either been previously eliminated or had participated in the dance troupe to perform with them in their Latin routine. There was a double elimination. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Trio partner | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Couple | Trio partner | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Shawn & Derek | Mark Ballas | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Viennese waltz | "Angel" — Sarah McLachlan | Safe |
| Shawn & Derek | Mark Ballas | 10.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 | 26.0 | Samba | "Jungle Jazz" — Les Tambours du Bronx | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina | Sasha Farber | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Tango | "Holding Out for a Hero" — Bonnie Tyler | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina | Sasha Farber | 9.5 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 29.0 | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" — John Travolta | Safe |
| Kirstie & Maks | Tristan MacManus | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Viennese waltz | "Hallelujah" — Leonard Cohen | Eliminated |
| Kirstie & Maks | Tristan MacManus | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 24.0 | Paso doble | "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence | Eliminated |
| Kelly & Val | Louis van Amstel | 9.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 28.0 | Viennese waltz | "I'll Be" — Edwin McCain | Safe |
| Kelly & Val | Louis van Amstel | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 28.5 | Jive | "Animal" — Neon Trees | Safe |
| Gilles & Peta | Chelsie Hightower | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Quickstep | "Danger Zone" — Kenny Loggins | Eliminated |
| Gilles & Peta | Chelsie Hightower | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.5 | 29.0 | Salsa | "La Rebelión" — Joe Arroyo | Eliminated |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | Kym Johnson | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 28.0 | Viennese waltz | "Love Letters" — Ketty Lester | Safe |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | Kym Johnson | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Salsa | "Mr. Saxobeat" — Alexandra Stan | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | Henry Byalikov | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Quickstep | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" — The Andrews Sisters | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | Henry Byalikov | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Paso doble | "Rumour Has It" — Adele | Safe |

### Week 9: Semifinals

The couples performed one unlearned dance to a song from Michael Jackson's album Bad and one dance chosen by the other couples. This was another double elimination this week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance & Theme | Music | Result |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance & Theme | Music | Result |
| Melissa & Tony | 9.0 | 9.5 | 9.0 | 27.5 | "Caveman" Hustle | "Walk the Dinosaur" — Was (Not Was) | Safe |
| Melissa & Tony | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Argentine tango | "Dirty Diana" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Shawn & Derek | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | "Knight Rider" Bhangra | "Mundian to Bach Ke" — Panjabi MC | Safe |
| Shawn & Derek | 9.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 29.0 | Argentine tango | "Bad" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Apolo & Karina | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.5 | 27.0 | "Big Top" Jazz | "What You Waiting For?" — Gwen Stefani | Eliminated |
| Apolo & Karina | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Rumba | "Man in the Mirror" — Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | "Espionage" Lindy Hop | "Secret Agent Man" — Johnny Rivers | Eliminated |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | 9.0 | 9.0 | 9.0 | 27.0 | Tango | "Leave Me Alone" — Michael Jackson | Eliminated |
| Kelly & Val | 8.0 | 9.0 | 8.5 | 25.5 | "Surfer" Flamenco | "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer | Safe |
| Kelly & Val | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 28.5 | Rumba | "I Just Can't Stop Loving You" — Michael Jackson | Safe |

### Week 10: Finals

On the first night, each couple performed their favorite dance of the season and a super-sized freestyle routine. On the second night, they performed an instant dance in which they had to choose their dance style and music that night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

#### Night 1

| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music |
| Kelly & Val | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Erich Kunzel |
| Kelly & Val | 10.0 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 29.5 | Freestyle | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes |
| Melissa & Tony | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Samba | "Conga" — Gloria Estefan |
| Melissa & Tony | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Freestyle | "I Was Here" — Beyoncé |
| Shawn & Derek | 9.0 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 27.0 | Quickstep | "Hey! Pachuco!" — Royal Crown Revue |
| Shawn & Derek | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Freestyle | "Carnaval de Paris" — Dario G |

#### Night 2

| Couple | Scores | Scores | Scores | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Couple | Inaba | Goodman | Tonioli | Total score | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kelly & Val | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 28.5 | Jive | "Cat and Mouse" — Nikki & Rich | Third place |
| Melissa & Tony | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 28.5 | Samba | "Life Is a Highway" — Rascal Flatts | Winners |
| Shawn & Derek | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 30.0 | Cha-cha-cha | "Respect" — Aretha Franklin | 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 (jive or quickstep)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance
* Week 4: One new dance style
* Week 5: One unlearned dance & team freestyle dance
* Week 6: One unlearned dance & group freestyle dance
* Week 7: Fusion dance & swing marathon
* Week 8: One unlearned dance & trio dance
* Week 9 (Semifinals): One unlearned dance & one new dance style
* Week 10 (Finals, Night 1): Favorite dance & freestyle
* Week 10 (Finals, Night 2): Instant dance
Dancing with the Stars (season 15) - 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 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | Night 1 | Night 1 | Night 2 |
| Melissa & Tony | Foxtrot | Jive | Samba | Jitterbug | Tango | Team Freestyle | Viennese waltz | Group Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha & Tango | Swing Marathon | Quickstep | Paso doble | Hustle | Argentine tango | Samba | Freestyle | Samba |
| Shawn & Derek | Foxtrot | Jive | Quickstep | Mambo | Rumba | Team Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha | Group Freestyle | Paso doble & Tango | Swing Marathon | Viennese waltz | Samba | Bhangra | Argentine tango | Quickstep | Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha |
| Kelly & Val | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Paso doble | Contemp. | Samba | Team Freestyle | Tango | Group Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha & Foxtrot | Swing Marathon | Viennese waltz | Jive | Flamenco | Rumba | Paso doble | Freestyle | Jive |
| Emmitt & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Paso doble | Bolero | Samba | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Group Freestyle | Rumba & Samba | Swing Marathon | Viennese waltz | Salsa | Lindy Hop | Tango | | | |
| Apolo & Karina | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Hip-hop | Samba | Team Freestyle | Viennese waltz | Group Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha & Paso doble | Swing Marathon | Tango | Jive | Jazz | Rumba | | | |
| Gilles & Peta | Foxtrot | Jive | Tango | Bollywood | Rumba | Team Freestyle | Cha-cha-cha | Group Freestyle | Argentine tango & Samba | Swing Marathon | Quickstep | Salsa | | | | | |
| Kirstie & Maks | Foxtrot | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | Quickstep | Team Freestyle | Rumba | Group Freestyle | Quickstep & Samba | Swing Marathon | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | | | | | |
| Sabrina & Louis | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Paso doble | Disco | Waltz | Team Freestyle | Rumba | Group Freestyle | | | | | | | | | |
| Bristol & Mark | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Paso doble | Rock and Roll | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Hélio & Chelsie | Foxtrot | Jive | Quickstep | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Drew & Anna | Foxtrot | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Joey & Kym | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Pamela & Tristan | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Ratings

| Show | Episode | Air date | Viewers (millions) | Rating/share (adults 18–49) | Rating/share (household) |
| 1 | "Performance Show: Week 1" | September 24, 2012 | 14.11 | 2.5/7 | 9.3/14 |
| 2 | "Results Show: Week 1" | September 25, 2012 | 11.79 | 2.1/6 | 7.7/12 |
| 3 | "Performance Show: Week 2" | October 1, 2012 | 12.38 | 2.1/5 | 9.3/12 |
| 4 | "Results Show: Week 2" | October 2, 2012 | 12.03 | 2.1/5 | 7.9/12 |
| 5 | "Performance Show: Week 3" | October 8, 2012 | 13.55 | 2.2/6 | 8.9/13 |
| 6 | "Results Show: Week 3" | October 9, 2012 | 13.33 | 2.2/6 | 9.0/13 |
| 7 | "Performance Show: Week 4" | October 15, 2012 | 13.64 | 2.1/5 | 9.1/13 |
| 8 | "Results Show: Week 4" | October 16, 2012 | 12.92 | 2.0/6 | 8.6/13 |
| 9 | "Performance Show 1: Week 5" | October 22, 2012 | 13.27 | 2.4/6 | 8.7/13 |
| 10 | "Performance Show 2: Week 5" | October 23, 2012 | 12.90 | 2.3/7 | 8.3/13 |
| 11 | "Performance Show: Week 6" | October 29, 2012 | 13.90 | 2.3/5 | 9.5/14 |
| 12 | "Results Show: Week 6" | October 30, 2012 | 11.49 | 1.8/5 | 7.9/12 |
| 13 | "Performance Show: Week 7" | November 5, 2012 | 13.48 | 2.1/5 | 9.0/13 |
| 14 | "Performance Show: Week 8" | November 12, 2012 | 13.79 | 2.1/5 | 9.2/14 |
| 15 | "Results Show: Week 8" | November 13, 2012 | 12.11 | 1.9/5 | 7.9/12 |
| 16 | "Performance Show: Week 9" | November 19, 2012 | 14.28 | 2.4/6 | 9.2/14 |
| 17 | "Results Show: Week 9" | November 20, 2012 | 13.01 | 2.0/6 | 8.5/13 |
| 18 | "Performance Show: Week 10" | November 26, 2012 | 16.30 | 2.7/7 | 10.4/15 |
| 19 | "Season Finale" | November 27, 2012 | 16.73 | 3.0/8 | 10.7/12 |