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Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)

Australian celebrity talent show

Summary

Australian celebrity talent show

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image	Dancing with the Stars Title Logo.svg
image_class	skin-invert
genre	Reality competition
based_on
creative_director	Kelley Abbey
presenter	{{Plainlist
judges	{{Plainlist
voices	{{Plainlist
composer	Dorian West, Neil Sutherland and others
country	Australia
language	English
num_seasons	18
num_episodes	164
location	Global Television Studios, South Melbourne, Victoria (2004–15)
Disney Studios Australia, Sydney, New South Wales (2019, 2024–present)
Docklands Studios Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria (2020)
International Convention Centre Sydney, Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales (2021–2022)
State Sports Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales (2023)
runtime	90–150 minutes
(including commercials)
company	{{Plainlist
network	Seven Network
network2	Network 10
network3	Seven Network
first_aired
last_aired
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last_aired3	present
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Sonia Kruger
Daryl Somers
Daniel MacPherson
Mel B
Shane Bourne
Edwina Bartholomew
Grant Denyer
Amanda Keller
Chris Brown
Helen Richey
Todd McKenney
Mark Wilson
Paul Mercurio
Joshua Horner
Adam Garcia
Kym Johnson
Craig Revel Horwood
Sharna Burgess
Tristan MacManus
Andrew Peters
Damian Nicholas Disney Studios Australia, Sydney, New South Wales (2019, 2024–present) Docklands Studios Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria (2020) International Convention Centre Sydney, Darling Harbour, Sydney, New South Wales (2021–2022) State Sports Centre, Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, New South Wales (2023) (including commercials)
Granada Media Australia (2004–2007)
Freehand Group (2008–2013)
FremantleMedia Australia (2014–2015)
Warner Bros. International Television Production (2019–present) Produced under licence from BBC Studios (known as BBC Worldwide during 2004-2015) Dancing with the Stars is an Australian light entertainment reality show which originally aired on the Seven Network from 2004 to 2015 and on Network 10 from 2019 to 2020. It returned to the Seven Network from 2021 onwards.

In its original version on the Seven Network, it was broadcast live from the HSV-7 studios (now Global Television studios) in Melbourne; on Network 10, it aired live from Fox Studios Australia (now Disney Studios Australia) in Sydney and Docklands Studios in Melbourne.

The show is based on the British BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's international Dancing with the Stars franchise.

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 audience in order to survive weekly elimination.

History

2004–2015: Seven's original iteration

The show debuted in a short run from October to November 2004, then returned the following February.

The show was a ratings success averaging around 2 million viewers a week nationally during its peak which places the series at number 1 of the entire day.

The logo used for the first seven series of Dancing with the Stars is similar to the logo used by Strictly Come Dancing. The logo used for the eighth series and beyond is similar to that used by the American version of Dancing with the Stars.

In October 2016, it was announced the program had been cancelled after 15 seasons by the Seven Network, despite previously suggesting a sixteenth season would air in 2017.

2019–2020: 10's iteration

In September 2018, Network 10 announced the series would be revived and hosted by television presenters and former contestants Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller. The revival premiered on 18 February 2019. In October 2019, the series was renewed for a seventeenth season, which premiered on 9 February 2020.

In October 2020, Network 10 announced the revived series was cancelled.

2021–present: Seven's second iteration

In December 2020, Seven announced they had re-gained the rights to the series, and would produce a second revival series with an All-Stars edition in 2021. Unlike previous iterations, these seasons were pre-recorded, with voting from the studio audience replacing the televoting used in previous iterations.

The series was filmed at the ICC in Sydney during March 2021. The season premiered on 11 April 2021. In March 2023, the series was renewed for a 20th season which premiered on 18 June 2023, the season all-stars and featured all first time contestants. In October 2023, the series was renewed for a 21st season, it was also announced that Daryl Somers would be leaving the show, and he was replaced by veterinarian Chris Brown, with Kruger returning to her hosting position to co-host alongside Brown.

Cast

Hosts

From seasons 1 to 7 and season 18 to 20, entertainer Daryl Somers and dancer/actress/television presenter Sonia Kruger were the two primary hosts. For season 8, Somers was replaced by actor Daniel MacPherson, when Somers returned to the Nine network to host the revived Hey Hey It's Saturday. Kruger continued to co-host with MacPherson, until the start of season 12, when she also went to the Nine network. Kruger was subsequently replaced by former Spice Girl Melanie Brown, who is a former contestant in the American version of the show, in season 5. In 2013, Brown was replaced by Sunrise weather presenter Edwina Bartholomew. In 2015, Shane Bourne replaced Daniel MacPherson as co-host.

It was announced in September 2018 that in 2019, a 16th season would begin. A whole new cast and crew would be involved in a new production with a "fresh look" with Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller co-hosting.

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Judges

From seasons 1 to 7, the judging panel consisted of four primary judges: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio and Mark Wilson. At the start of season 8, Mercurio left the judging panel. Before the eleventh season began, Wilson was fired by the Seven network and replaced by Joshua Horner. McKenney, Richey and Horner made up the primary judging panel starting in 2011. Kym Johnson, former pro dancer on both the American and Australian versions of the show, and Adam Garcia join the judging panel in 2013. In 2015, Bruno Tonioli, who judged on both British and American versions, replaced Garcia as a judge for the first three weeks before leaving just three judges for the rest of the season.

Ian "Dicko" Dickson and Bruno Tonioli have also appeared as guest judges throughout the series, providing feedback and scores as part of their judging role. Pamela Anderson, Damian Whitewood, Olivia Newton-John and Dame Edna Everage have also appeared as guest judges on the Seven Network series, but providing comments and feedback only.

For season 16, the judging panel consisted of three primary judges: Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess and Tristan MacManus.

For seasons 18 and 19, the original panel of Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio and Mark Wilson returned.

For season 20, McKenney and Mercurio departed, while Burgess and Revel Horwood returned to the series.

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Professional partners

Color key: : Winner : Runner-up : Third place : Fourth place : Fifth place : Celebrity partner withdrew from the competition : Celebrity partner participating in the competition

Professional dancer		colspan="22"	Season	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		9		10		11		12		13		14		15		16		17		18		19		20		21		22
Ana Andre
Sriani Argaet
Leanne Bampton
Masha Belash
Serghei Bolgarschii
Olya Bourtasova
Alexander Bryan
Dianne Buswell
Jarryd Byrne
Henry Byalikov
Julian Caillon
Eliza Campagna
Sandro Catalano
John Paul Collins
Lily Cornish
Marco De Angelis
Gordon Derbogosijan
Alarna Donovan
Jonathan Doone
Sasha Farber
Jorja Freeman
Amanda Garner
Jeremy Garner
Ruby Gherbaz
Gordon Gilkes
Andrey Gorbunov
Dannial Gosper
Steven Grace
Paul Green
Jade Hatcher
Mark Hodge	Gabrielle Richens
Melanie Hooper
Brendan Humphreys
Ash-Leigh Hunter
Igor Ifliand
Kym Johnson	Justin Melvey
Joshua Keefe
Mitch Kirkby
Arsen Kishishian
Robbie Kmetoni
Luda Kroitor
Natalie Lowe	Matt Shirvington
Lyu Masuda
Brendon Midson
Michael Miziner	Bec Cartwright
Craig Monley
Shae Mountain
Violeta Mugica
Linda de Nicola
Stefano Oliveri
Christopher Page
Andrew Palmer
Katrina Patchett
Alana Patience
Giselle Peacock
Jenni Pedersen	John Wood
Liza van Pelt
Carmello Pizzino
Siobhan Power
Jessica Prince
Jessica Raffa
Emily Reilly
Abbey Ross
Christopher Ryan
Elena Samodanova
Damien Samuel
Gleb Savchenko
Danil Saveliev
Karina Schembri
Trenton Shipley
Patrice Smith	James Tomkins
Csaba Szirmai	Katrina Warren
Declan Taylor
Julz Tocker
Salvatore Vecchio	Pauline Hanson
Gustavo Viglio
Alexandra Vladimirov
Ian Waite
Camille Webb
Sarah West
Trent Whiddon
Megan Wragg
Michael Wojick
Damian Whitewood
Aric Yegudkin
Paul Zaidman

Series overview

Season	No. of
stars	Duration dates	Celebrity honour places	Network	Premiere	Finale	Winner	Second place	Third place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22
8	5 October 2004	23 November 2004	Bec Hewitt & Michael Miziner	Pauline Hanson & Salvatore Vecchio	Justin Melvey & Kym Johnson	Seven
10	8 February 2005	26 April 2005	Tom Williams & Kym Johnson	Ian Roberts & Natalie Lowe	Holly Brisley & Mark Hodge
6 September 2005	8 November 2005	Ada Nicodemou & Aric Yegudkin	Chris Bath & Trenton Shipley	Ian "Dicko" Dickson & Leanne Bampton
21 February 2006	9 May 2006	Grant Denyer & Amanda Garner	Kostya Tszyu & Luda Kroitor	Toby Allen & Leanne Bampton
3 October 2006	28 November 2006	Anthony Koutoufides & Natalie Lowe	Arianne Caoili & Carmello Pizzino	Tamsyn Lewis & Arsen Kishishian
20 February 2007	1 May 2007	Kate Ceberano & John-Paul Collins	Fifi Box & Paul Green	Tim Campbell & Natalie Lowe
25 September 2007	27 November 2007	Bridie Carter & Craig Monley	Anh Do & Luda Kroitor	David Hobson & Karina Schembri
31 August 2008	9 November 2008	Luke Jacobz & Luda Kroitor	Danny Green & Natalie Lowe	Paul Licuria & Eliza Campagna
11	5 July 2009	6 September 2009	Adam Brand & Jade Hatcher	Matt White & Ash-Leigh Hunter	Kylie Gillies & Carmello Pizzino
27 June 2010	29 August 2010	Rob Palmer & Alana Patience	Tamara Jaber & Carmello Pizzino	Alex Fevola & Arsen Kishishian
8 May 2011	10 July 2011	Manu Feildel & Alana Patience	Haley Bracken & Aric Yegudkin	Damien Leith & Melanie Hooper
15 April 2012	17 June 2012	Johnny Ruffo & Luda Kroitor	Danielle Spencer & Damian Whitewood	Zoe Cramond & Aric Yegudkin
12	1 October 2013	26 November 2013	Cosentino & Jessica Raffa	Rhiannon Fish & Aric Yegudkin	Tina Arena & Damian Whitewood
11	30 September 2014	25 November 2014	David Rodan & Melanie Hooper	Lynne McGranger & Carmello Pizzino	Ricki-Lee Coulter & Jarryd Byrne
19 July 2015	7 September 2015	Emma Freedman & Aric Yegudkin	Matthew Mitcham & Masha Belash	Ash Pollard & Jarryd Byrne
18 February 2019	22 April 2019	Samuel Johnson & Jorja Freeman	Courtney Act & Joshua Keefe	Constance Hall & Gustavo Viglio	Ten
10	9 February 2020	29 March 2020	Celia Pacquola & Jarryd Byrne	Christian Wilkins & Lily Cornish	Claudia Karvan & Aric Yegudkin
14	11 April 2021	25 April 2021	Luke Jacobz & Jorja Freeman	Bec Hewitt & Craig Monley	Ada Nicodemou & Aric Yegudkin
Kyly Clarke & Gustavo Viglio
Lincoln Lewis & Lily Cornish
Manu Feildel & Katrina Patchett	Seven
20 February 2022	3 April 2022	Grant Denyer & Lily Cornish	Courtney Act & Joshua Keefe	David Rodan & Alexandra Vladimirov
Deni Hines & Lyu Masuda
Kris Smith & Siobhan Power
Ricki-Lee Coulter & Jarryd Byrne
18 June 2023	23 July 2023	Phil Burton & Ash-Leigh Hunter	Emily Weir & Lyu Masuda	Christie Whelan Browne & Craig Monley
Mary Coustas & Aric Yegudkin
Paulini & Igor Ifliand
Virginia Gay & Ian Waite
12	7 July 2024	12 August 2024	Lisa McCune & Ian Waite	Samantha Jade & Gustavo Viglio	Ant Middleton & Alexandra Vladimirov
15 June 2025	4 August 2025	Kyle Shilling & Lily Cornish	Shaun Micallef & Ash-Leigh Hunter	Trent Cotchin & Jessica Raffa
Michael Usher & Natalie Lowe
Felicity Ward & Aric Yegudkin
Brittany Hockley & Craig Monley

Champion of Champions

In late 2005, the winners of series two (Tom Williams) and three (Ada Nicodemou) competed against each other for the title of Champion of Champions. Series one winner Bec Hewitt did not compete, as she was pregnant at the time. Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin won the championship, defeating Tom Williams and his partner, Kym Johnson, based on the judges' scores.

Scoring chart

:Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. :Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple.

Couple	Place	1	2	1+2
Ada & Aric	1	31+31+31=93	29+33+38=100	193
Tom & Kym	2	25+33+33=91	26+31+40=97	188

Running Order

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Paul Mercurio, Mark Wilson.

Week 1

;Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Ada & Aric	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Get The Party Started" – Pink
31 (8, 8, 8, 7)	Samba	"Bamboléo"—Gipsy Kings
31 (9, 8, 8, 6)	Period Jive	"In the Mood"—Glenn Miller
Tom & Kym	25 (6, 7, 6, 6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Get The Party Started"—Pink
33 (9, 8, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"That's Dancing"—Henry Mancini
33 (7, 9, 8, 9)	Period Jive	"Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—The Andrews Sisters

Week 2

;Running order

Couple	Score	Style	Music
Ada & Aric	29 (7, 7, 8, 7)	Foxtrot	"On the Sunny Side of the Street" – Steve Tyrell
33 (9, 8, 8, 8)	Ballroom Segue	"Big Spender" – Shirley Bassey
"Money, Money, Money" – ABBA
"I Have Nothing"—Whitney Houston
38 (10, 9, 10, 9)	Freestyle	"Chopper Chase from The Italian Job"—John Powell
Tom & Kym	26 (6, 7, 7, 6)	Foxtrot	"On the Sunny Side of the Street" – Steve Tyrell
31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Latin Segue	"España cañí"—Pascual Marquina Narro
"Harlem Nocturne"—Earle Hagen
"Proud Mary"—John Fogerty
40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Freestyle	"History Repeating"—The Propellerheads feat. Shirley Bassey
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction"—The Rolling Stones

Ratings

Season	Market	Sydney	Melbourne	Brisbane
624,250	543,625	320,375	183,250	223,125
590,500	590,100	315,700	191,200	219,500
610,900	633,500	327,700	205,300	234,800
685,600	647,900	430,700	218,200	251,800
549,800	517,700	277,200	182,200	207,000
576,400	569,900	314,700	189,500	209,200
555,300	543,700	294,700	174,200	219,400
399,400	402,100	193,200	109,500	171,000
424,300	397,900	311,100	144,900	169,700

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