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Season 1

(2005)

Overview

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 for this season. The premiere drew over 13 million viewers, the biggest summer debut ever for an American reality series. 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 aire…

Cast

Tom Bergeron as Self - Host
Tom Bergeron

as Self - Host

Carrie Ann Inaba as Self - Judge
Carrie Ann Inaba

as Self - Judge

Bruno Tonioli as Self - Judge
Bruno Tonioli

as Self - Judge

Lisa Canning as Self - Host
Lisa Canning

as Self - Host

Len Goodman as Self - Judge
Len Goodman

as Self - Judge

Louis Van Amstel as Self - Partner: Trista Sutter
Louis Van Amstel

as Self - Partner: Trista Sutter

Edyta Śliwińska as Self - Partner: Evander Holyfield
Edyta Śliwińska

as Self - Partner: Evander Holyfield

Jonathan Roberts as Self - Partner: Rachel Hunter
Jonathan Roberts

as Self - Partner: Rachel Hunter

Ashly DelGrosso as Self - Partner: Joey McIntyre
Ashly DelGrosso

as Self - Partner: Joey McIntyre

Charlotte Jorgensen as Self - Partner: John O'Hurley
Charlotte Jorgensen

as Self - Partner: John O'Hurley

Alec Mazo as Self - Partner: Kelly Monaco
Alec Mazo

as Self - Partner: Kelly Monaco

Episodes

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June 1, 2005

Six celebrities and their professional partners compete live! The first competition has the couples doing either the C…

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June 8, 2005

This week the contestants must learn the Rumba and the Quickstep. It is the last week for all six teams to compete tog…

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June 15, 2005

After Trista and Louis were the first couple to be eliminated, five teams remain to show their stuff on the dance floor…

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June 22, 2005

With Evander and Edyta voted out last week, only four couples remain.

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June 29, 2005

Even though they scored well with the judges, Rachel and Jonathan didn’t find favor with the audience and were eliminat…

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July 6, 2005

John and Kelly are the two remaining celebrities and face each other in tonight's finale dance-off.

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September 20, 2005

Kelly Monaco and John O'Hurley will return to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom for a so-called "dance-off" on Sept. …

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September 22, 2005

After squaring off in a Dance-off on September 20th, the winners will be revealed.