Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)

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Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars logo
Format	Entertainment
Created by	BBC Granada
Presented by	Shane Bourne (2008 - ) Sonia Kruger (2004 - )
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	7
Production
Location(s)	HSV-7 studios, South Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	approx. 90 to 150 minutes per episode (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Channel Seven
Picture format	576i (SDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original airing	October 5, 2004
External links
Official website

Dancing with the Stars is a multi Logie Award winning Australian light entertainment television series based on the British Strictly Come Dancing.

The show pairs celebrities with professional ballroom dancers who each week compete against each other in a dance-off to impress a panel of judges and ultimately the viewing public in order to survive potential elimination.

Through a telephone and sms voting, viewers vote for the duo they think should remain in the competition. Judges scores are also taken into account and are combined with the viewer votes when determining which duos stay and go each week.

Dancing with the Stars is one of the most successful television programs to air on Australian television, after seven seasons, the program continues to attract viewers and remains a watercooler program.

Filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne, the show averages around 2 million viewers a week nationally.^[1]

[edit] On Air

[edit] Hosts

Shane Bourne^[2] (2008 - )
Sonia Kruger (2004 - )

[edit] Regular judges

[edit] Musical Conductor

Chong Lim

[edit] Guest judges

Bruno Tonioli (Guest judge in first two episodes of season 6)
Ian Dickson (Guest judge in season 5)

[edit] Former Host

Daryl Somers (2004 - 2007)

[edit] List of seasons

[edit] Season One (October - November 2004)

The series premiered on Tuesday October 5, 2004 and concluded on Tuesday November 23, 2004. It featured the following celebrities:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Bec Cartwright	Actress - Home and Away	Michael Miziner	Winners on November 23
Pauline Hanson	Former politician - One Nation Party founder	Salvatore Vecchio	Runners-up on November 23
Justin Melvey	Actor - Days of our Lives and Home and Away	Kym Johnson	Eliminated 6^th on November 16
Matt Shirvington	Olympic Athlete	Natalie Lowe	Eliminated 5^th on November 9
John Wood	Blue Heelers lead actor	Jenni Pederson	Eliminated 4^th on November 2
Dr. Katrina Warren	Television Vet	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 3^rd on October 26
Gabrielle Richens	Model	Mark Hodge	Eliminated 2^nd on October 19
James Tomkins	Olympic Gold Medal Rower	Patrice Smith	Eliminated 1^st on October 12

Rebecca Hewitt (nee Cartwright) and partner Michael Mizner were eventually declared the winners, beating Pauline Hanson and her partner.

[edit] Season Two (February - April 2005)

The second season premiered on Tuesday February 8, 2005 and concluded on Tuesday April 26, 2005. It featured the following celebrities:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Tom Williams	Television Presenter - The Great Outdoors	Kym Johnson	Winners on April 26
Ian Roberts	Former National Rugby League player	Natalie Lowe	Runners-up on April 26
Holly Brisley	Actress	Mark Hodge	Eliminated 8^th on April 19
Jason Smith	Actor- Home and Away	Luda Kroitor	Eliminated 7^th on April 12
Derryn Hinch	Radio Presenter - 693 3AW	Patrice Smith	Eliminated 6^th on April 5
Nikki Webster	Singer and performer	Sasha Farber	Eliminated 5^th on March 15
Suzie Wilks	Television Presenter - Changing Rooms	Jonathan Doone	Eliminated 4^th on March 8
Shane Gould	Former Olympic Gold Medal Athlete	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 3^rd on March 1
Sara-Marie Fedele	Former Big Brother 2001 contestant	Trent Whiddon	Eliminated 2^nd on February 22
Steven Bradbury	Winter Olympic Gold Medal Speed Skater	Sarah West	Eliminated 1^st on February 15

Tom Williams and his partner Kym Johnson were eventually declared the winners, defeating Ian Roberts and his partner.

[edit] Season Three (September - November 2005)

The third series premiered on Tuesday September 6, 2005 and concluded on Tuesday November 8, 2005. It featured the following celebrities:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Ada Nicodemou	Actress - Home and Away	Aric Yegudkin	Winners on November 8
Chris Bath	Television Presenter - Seven News	Trenton Shipley	Runners-up on November 8
Ian "Dicko" Dickson	Television Presenter - My Restaurant Rules, Australian Idol	Leeanne Bampton	Eliminated 8^th on November 1
Brodie Holland	AFL Footballer	Alana Patience	Eliminated 7^th on October 25
David Campbell	Singer	Luda Kroitor	Eliminated 6^th on October 18
Dawn Fraser	Former Olympic Gold Medal Swimmer	Gordon Gilkes	Eliminated 5^th on October 11
Nicky Buckley	Television Presenter - Sale of the Century and Talk to the Animals	Andrew Palmer	Eliminated 4^th on October 4
Ky Hurst	Ironman	Maria 'Masha' Belash	Eliminated 3^rd on September 27
Michael Caton	Actor - The Castle, The Sullivans	Kym Johnson	Eliminated 2^nd on September 20
Tania Zaetta	Former Television Presenter - Who Dares Wins	Michael Miziner	Eliminated 1^st on September 13

Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin were eventually declared the winners, defeating Chris Bath and her partner.

[edit] Champion of Champions (November 2005)

The winners of Series Two and Series Three competed to be crowned Champion of Champions. Series One winner Bec Hewitt née Cartwright couldn't attend as she was pregnant at the time, and hence was unable to attend.

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Ada Nicodemou	Actress - Home and Away	Aric Yegudkin	Winners on November 22
Tom Williams	Television Presenter - The Great Outdoors	Kym Johnson	Runners-up on November 22

Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin were eventually declared the winners, defeating Tom Williams and his partner, Kym Johnson on the basis of scores from the judges, having won both nights (15th & 22nd November) of competition.

[edit] Season Four (February - May 2006)

The fourth season premiered on Tuesday February 21, 2006 and concluded on Tuesday May 9, 2006. It featured the following celebrities:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Grant Denyer	Television presenter and the Sunrise Weatherman	Amanda Garner	Winners on May 9
Kostya Tszyu	Boxer	Luda Kroitor	Runners-up on May 9
Toby Allen	Singer from Human Nature	Leeanne Bampton	Eliminated 8^th on May 2
Noeline Brown	Actress	Carmelo Pizzino	Eliminated 7^th on April 25
Kate Langbroek	Radio Presenter - Nova 100	Alexander Bryan	Eliminated 6^th on April 18
Jennifer Hawkins	Television Presenter - The Great Outdoors, former Miss Universe	Serghei Bolgarschii	Eliminated 5^th on April 4
Simone Callahan	Ex-wife of Shane Warne	Gordan Derbogosijan	Eliminated 4^th on March 28
Alicia Molik	Tennis Player	John Paul Collins	Eliminated 3^rd on March 14
Luke Ricketson	Former NRL Player	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 2^nd on March 7
Molly Meldrum	Music guru	Alana Patience	Eliminated 1^st on February 28

Grant Denyer and his partner Amanda Garner were eventually declared the winners, defeating Kostya Tszyu and his partner.

[edit] Scorecard

EP = Episode

Couple	EP 1	EP 2	EP 3	EP 4	EP 5	EP 6	EP 7	EP 8	EP 9	EP 10
Grant/Amanda	25 C-C-C	29 Q	31 J	31 F	25 S	25 W	39 PD	30+31=61 T, VW	29+36=65 R, AS	40+36+33=109
Kostya/Luda	26 W	27 R	30 T	26 PD	31 S	27 VW	31 F	31+31=62 Q, J	24+28=52 C-C-C, AS	34+33+34=101
Toby/Leeanne	32 W	32	35	32 PD	32	34 C-C-C	35	30+32=62	28+35=63 AS
Noeline/Carmelo	23	26 Q	28	24 F	24	18 R	23	20+22=42
Kate/Alexander	19	25	19 T	16 PD	18 S	24 VW	17 J
Jennifer/Serghei	25	31	26 T	31 PD	28 S	24 J
Simone/Gordan	14 C-C-C	24	22	21 F	19 S
Alicia/John	23 W	20	26	18 PD
Luke/Eliza	19	28	25
Molly/Alana	16	22 Q

[edit] Season Five (September - November 2006)

The fifth series premiered on Tuesday September 26, 2006 and concluded on Tuesday November 28, 2006. The following celebrities were featured in season five:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Anthony Koutoufides	Carlton Football Club Aussie Rules player	Natalie Lowe	Winners on November 28
Arianne Caoili	Teenage Chess champion	Carmelo Pizzino	Runners-up on November 28
Tamsyn Lewis	Mid-distance runner	Arsen Kishishian	Eliminated 8^th on November 21
Andrew Gaze	Basketball Star	Linda De Nicola	Eliminated 7^th on November 14
Chris Hemsworth	Actor - Home and Away	Abbey Ross	Eliminated 6^th on November 7
Amanda Keller	Radio Host	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 5^th on October 31
Gary Sweet	Actor	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 4^th on October 24
Kerry Armstrong	Actress	Christopher Ryan	Eliminated 3^rd on October 17
Tom Waterhouse	Son of horse trainer and businesswoman Gai Waterhouse	Alana Patience	Eliminated 2^nd on October 10
Fiona Falkiner	The Biggest Loser contestant	Serghei Bolgarschii	Eliminated 1^st on October 3

Anthony Koutoufides and his partner Natalie Lowe were eventually declared the winners, defeating Arianne Caoili and her partner Carmelo Pizzino.

[edit] Season Six (February - May 2007)

The sixth season premiered on Tuesday February 20, 2007 and concluded on Tuesday May 1, 2007. It featured the following celebrities:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Kate Ceberano	Singer	John Paul Collins	Winners on May 1
Fifi Box	Radio Personality	Paul Green	Runners-up on May 1
Tim Campbell	Actor - Home and Away	Natalie Lowe	Eliminated 8^th on April 24
Jamie Durie	Landscape Designer and Television Personality	Amanda Garner	Eliminated 7^th on April 17
David Graham	Former Big Brother 2006 contestant	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 6^th on April 10
Tatiana Grigorieva	Olympic athlete	Brendan Humphreys	Eliminated 5^th on March 27
Todd Woodbridge	Tennis Player	Emily Reilly	Eliminated 4^th on March 20
Naomi Robson	Former Today Tonight host	Steven Grace	Eliminated 3^rd on March 13
Kimberley Davies	Former Neighbours actress	Paul Zaidman	Eliminated 2^nd on March 6
Wendell Sailor	Ex-Wallabies Winger and Rugby league player	Linda De Nicola	Eliminated 1^st on February 27

Kate Cebrano and her partner John-Paul Collins were eventually declared the winners, defeating Fifi Box and her partner.

[edit] Season Seven (September - November 2007)

The seventh season premiered on Tuesday September 25, 2007 and concluded on Tuesday November 27, 2007. It featured the following celebrities:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Placing
Bridie Carter	McLeod's Daughters actress	Craig Monley	Winners on November 27
Anh Do	Comedian and Actor	Luda Kroitor	Runners-up on November 27
David Hobson	Opera singer/ composer	Karina Schembri	Eliminated 8^th on November 20
Patti Newton	Entertainer	Sandro Catalano	Eliminated 7^th on November 13
Mark Beretta	Main sports reporter for Sunrise	Linda DeNicola	Eliminated 6^th on November 6
James Courtney	V8 Supercar driver	Olya Bourtasova	Eliminated 5^th on October 30
Jessica Rowe	Journalist and TV presenter	Serghei Bolgarschii	Eliminated 4^th on October 23
Elka Graham	Olympic Swimmer	Michael Wojick	Eliminated 3^rd on October 16
Corinne Grant	Comedian	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 2^nd on October 9
Michael Klim	Olympic swimmer	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 1^st on October 2

Bridie Carter and her partner Craig Monley were eventually declared the winners, defeating Anh Do and his partner.

[edit] Scorecard and Dances

EP = Episode
C = Cha-Cha-Cha, Q = Quickstep, J = Jive, T = Tango, F = Foxtrot, SL = Salsa, PD = Paso Doble, W = Waltz, R = Rumba, S = Samba, B = Bollywood, D = Disco, AT = Argentine Tango, FS = Freestyle

Couple	EP 1	EP 2	EP 3	EP 4	EP 5	EP 6	EP 7	EP 8	EP 9	EP 10
Bridie/Craig	32 Q	29 J	30 F	35 PD	36 R	33+31=64 W, B	38 S	36+28=64 T, D	31+35=66 SL, AT	35+40+40=115 C, S, FS
Anh/Luda	24 C	28 T	29 SL	30 W	27 S	25+31=56 J, B	27 F	21+27=48 R, D	32+34=66 Q, AT	26+32+35=93 PD, S, FS
David/Karina	27 Q	27 J	28 F	35 PD	31 R	29+28=57 T, B	27 SL	38+29=67 W, D	31+23=54 AT, S
Patti/Sandro	34 C	28 T	30 SL	31 W	28 S	32+29=61 PD, B	28 F	28+21=49 J, D
Mark/Linda	27 C	22 T	18 SL	25 W	29 S	24+28=52 R, B	31 Q
James/Olya	27 C	29 T	23 SL	28 W	18 R	20+24=44 F, B
Jessica/Serghei	24 Q	23 J	30 F	29 PD	14 S
Elka/Michael	23 Q	22 J	28 F	27 PD
Corinne/Csaba	24 C	25 T	28 SL
Michael/Eliza	19 Q	19 J

[edit] Season Eight (2008)

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It may contain non-definitive information based on advertisements, a website or interviews. The information may change as the date of the series premiere approaches.

An eighth season has been confirmed by the Seven Network and will go ahead without the original host Daryl Somers. There will also only be one season for 2008 instead of two as per previous years.

[edit] Ratings

MARKET	SERIES
MARKET	1 ²⁰⁰⁴	2 ²⁰⁰⁵	3 ²⁰⁰⁵	4 ²⁰⁰⁶	5 ²⁰⁰⁶	6 ²⁰⁰⁷	7 ²⁰⁰⁷
Sydney	624,250	590,500	610,900	685,600	549,800	576,400	555,300
Melbourne	543,625	590,100	633,500	647,900	517,700	569,900	543,700
Brisbane	320,375	315,700	327,700	430,700	277,200	314,700	294,700
Adelaide	183,250	191,200	205,300	218,200	182,200	189,500	174,200
Perth	223,125	219,500	234,800	251,800	207,000	209,200	219,400
5-Cities	1,894,625	1,907,000	2,011,800	2,234,100	1,733,900	1,859,600	1,786,800

[edit] Controversy

Throughout most seasons there has been controversy. Some that revolved around the Dancing with the Stars contestants include:

All of the Home and Away stars competing in each season (with the exception of Season 4 & 7), consistently lasted until close to the end, with both Bec Cartwright and Ada Nicodemou winning their respective seasons 1 and 3.

In Season 2, it was believed that judge Todd McKenney did not like Nikki Webster and thus gave her low scores.

Following this, in Season 4, Kate Langbroek locked horns with Todd when she disapproved of the way he had acted towards Webster.

Bec Cartwright (Season 1), Nikki Webster (Season 2) and Jennifer Hawkins (Season 4) all had previous dancing experience and many saw them as having an unfair advantage, despite the fact that they had experience in forms of dance, such as cheerleading and ballet, which are quite different styles to ballroom dancing.

Most winners of Dancing with the Stars were from Seven Network shows—Bec and Ada from Home and Away, Tom Williams from The Great Outdoors, Grant Denyer from Sunrise, and Kate Ceberano from It Takes Two - leading to accusations that Seven Network personalities are favoured in front of everyone else. However, in the case of Kate Ceberano she began her associations with Seven Network after she and her partner had won.

In the semi final of Season Five, judge Todd McKenney stated that he believed Arianne Caoili had received professional dance lessons prior to the competition. Arianne denied this. Channel 7's Today Tonight supported McKenney's claims, producing video footage of Arianne attending Salsa classes, but on Saturday 25th of November Arianne said that everything that Todd said wasn't true, the only thing she's done was when the producers rang up to cast her for Dancing, she just started doing Salsa lessons.[1]

In each season finale, the couple was crowned the champion only won if he/she had the most votes, therefore more of a popularity contest than performance. Since the voting process worked that the couple with the most votes gets the most points and merged with their dance scores. E.g. If a couple had the most votes and had the second highest score with 4 couples remaining, they'll score 4 points from votes and 3 from the dance scores totalling to 7. Since if there was a tie for points in the final two, i.e. 3-3, the couple with the most votes will win.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ http://www.thinktv.com.au/SiteMedia/w3svc371/Uploads/Documents/5e28b79e-2e34-4466-9414-abe544854856.pdf
^ Shane Bourne gets nod from 7 to replace Daryl Somers, Herald Sun. Retrieved on May 14, 2008.

Free TV Ratings Report - Survey 10, 2006 5 November - 2 December[2]

[edit] External links

Dancing with the Stars @ Yahoo!7 TV

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