# Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 1

The first season of Dancing with the Stars debuted on ABC on June 1, 2005. Six celebrities were paired with six professional ballroom dancers. Tom Bergeron and Lisa Canning were the hosts while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli were the three judges for this season.
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 the top of the ratings in the summer 2005 TV season, where it remained for the remainder of the season.
The season finale aired on July 6, 2005, where General Hospital actress Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo were announced as the winners, while actor John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jørgensen finished in second place.
Due to controversy over Kelly Monaco winning over the consistently higher-scoring John O'Hurley, a special rematch episode was held on September 20, 2005, with the results announced on a September 22 telecast. This time, John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jørgensen were the champions, and sizable donations were made to both Monaco and O'Hurley's chosen charities.

## Cast
### Couples

This season featured six celebrity contestants.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Trista Sutter | The Bachelorette star | Louis van Amstel | Eliminated 1st on June 8, 2005 |
| Evander Holyfield | Heavyweight boxer | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 2nd on June 15, 2005 |
| Rachel Hunter | Supermodel | Jonathan Roberts | Eliminated 3rd on June 22, 2005 |
| Joey McIntyre | New Kids on the Block singer | Ashly DelGrosso | Eliminated 4th on June 29, 2005 |
| John O'Hurley | Television actor & game show host | Charlotte Jørgensen | Runners-up on July 6, 2005 |
| Kelly Monaco | General Hospital actress | Alec Mazo | Winners on July 6, 2005 |

#### Future appearances

Kelly Monaco returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy.

## 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 1) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| Kelly & Alec | 1st | 13‡ | 17 | 30‡ | 21 | 26† | 22+25=47 | 25+30=55† |
| John & Charlotte | 2nd | 20† | 26† | 46† | 24 | 21 | 27+27=54† | 27+27=54‡ |
| Joey & Ashly | 3rd | 20† | 21 | 41 | 22 | 20‡ | 20+25=45‡ | |
| Rachel & Jonathan | 4th | 20† | 24 | 44 | 26† | 25 | | |
| Evander & Edyta | 5th | 18 | 14‡ | 32 | 13‡ | | | |
| Trista & Louis | 6th | 18 | 19 | 37 | | | | |

### Notes

* 1 2 3 4 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* ↑ This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 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

Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Joey & Ashly | 20 (7, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Crazy in Love" — Beyoncé, feat. Jay-Z |
| Rachel & Jonathan | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Three Times A Lady" — Commodores |
| 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

Each couple performed either the quickstep or the rumba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Rachel & Jonathan | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" — Aerosmith | Bottom two |
| Joey & Ashly | 21 (8, 7, 6) | Quickstep | "You're The One That I Want" — John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John | Safe |
| Trista & Louis | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Rumba | "Endless Love" — Diana Ross & 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 Don't Mean a Thing" — Duke Ellington | 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 |
| 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

Each couple performed the samba, as well as a group Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | 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. & Bill Withers | Bottom two |
| Kelly & Alec | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Samba | "Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias | Safe |
| Joey & Ashly John & Charlotte Kelly & Alec Rachel & Jonathan | No scores received | Group Viennese waltz | "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher | "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher |

### Week 5: Semifinals

Each couple performed both the foxtrot and the paso doble. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| John & Charlotte | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Let There Be Love" — Nat King Cole | Safe |
| John & Charlotte | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Mexicana Aleque la-Band | Safe |
| Kelly & Alec | 22 (8, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Don't Know Why" — Norah Jones | Bottom two |
| Kelly & Alec | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Bamboleo" — Gipsy Kings | Bottom two |
| Joey & Ashly | 20 (8, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Big Spender" — Shirley Bassey | Eliminated |
| Joey & Ashly | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Eye of the Tiger" — Survivor | Eliminated |

### Week 6: Finale

Each couple performed two dances, one of which was a freestyle. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| John & Charlotte | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" — Irving Berlin | Runners-up |
| John & Charlotte | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "I'm So Excited" — The Pointer Sisters | Runners-up |
| Kelly & Alec | 25 (7, 9, 9) | Samba | "Bailamos" — Enrique Iglesias | Winners |
| Kelly & Alec | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Freestyle | "Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez | Winners |

### Rematch

This was a special "rematch" broadcast that aired on September 20, 2005, with the results announced on September 22.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kelly & Alec | 25 (7, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Lady Marmalade" — All Saints | Runners-up |
| Kelly & Alec | 24 (9, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" — Marilyn Monroe | Runners-up |
| Kelly & Alec | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Freestyle | "Get The Party Started" — Pink | Runners-up |
| John & Charlotte | 22 (7, 8, 7) | Rumba | "The Look of Love" — Anita Baker | Winners |
| John & Charlotte | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life" — Whitney Houston | Winners |
| John & Charlotte | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Freestyle | "I Am What I Am" — Gloria Gaynor | Winners |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or waltz)
* Week 2: One unlearned dance (quickstep or rumba)
* Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango)
* Week 4: Samba & Viennese waltz group dance
* Week 5 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances (foxtrot & paso doble)
* Week 6 (Finals): One previously performed dance & freestyle
Dancing with the Stars (season 1) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Kelly & Alec | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Samba | Freestyle |
| John & Charlotte | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Tango | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Quickstep | Freestyle |
| Joey & Ashly | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Paso doble | | |
| Rachel & Jonathan | Waltz | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Group Viennese waltz | | | | |
| Evander & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Jive | | | | | | |
| Trista & Louis | Waltz | Rumba | | | | | | | |

### Notes
## Ratings

Viewership and ratings per episode of Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 1 :
| No. | Title | Air date | Rating/share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) |
| 1 | "Episode 101" | June 1, 2005 | 4.3/12 | 13.48 |
| 2 | "Episode 102" | June 8, 2005 | 4.8/14 | 15.09 |
| 3 | "Episode 103" | June 15, 2005 | 4.8/14 | 15.67 |
| 4 | "Episode 104" | June 22, 2005 | 4.4/13 | 15.52 |
| 5 | "Episode 105" | June 29, 2005 | 5.6/17 | 18.59 |
| 6 | "Episode 106" | July 6, 2005 | 6.7/19 | 22.36 |