Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show which originally aired on the Seven Network from 2004 to 2015 and in 2019 began airing on Network 10. When it was on the Seven Network, it was filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne and on Network 10 live from Fox 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 viewing public in order to survive potential elimination. Through telephone and SMS voting, viewers vote for the duo they think should remain in the competition. Judges' scores are combined with the viewer votes when determining which duo is eliminated.
History
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 US version of Dancing with the Stars.
The program ended after 15 seasons, when the Seven Network announced in October 2016 it would not renew the program despite previously suggesting a sixteenth season would air in 2017.
In September 2018, the series was announced to be revived by Network 10, with TV presenters and ex-contestants Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller to host. Dancing with the Stars returned to Australian screens on Monday, 18 February 2019. In October 2019 the series was renewed for a seventeenth season and premiered on 9 February 2020.
Cast
Hosts
From seasons 1 to 7, entertainment legend 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 rebooted Hey Hey, It's Saturday. Kruger continued to co-host with MacPherson, until the start of season 12, when she also defected to the Nine network. Kruger was subsequently replaced by former Spice Girl Melanie Brown. 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 will 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 dumped by the Seven network and replaced by Joshua Horner. McKenney, Richey and Horner have made up the primary judging panel since 2011. Kym Johnson who comes from the United States version of Dancing with the Stars and Adam Garcia join the judging panel in 2013. In 2015, Bruno Tonioli 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.
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Professional partners
Series overview
Dances
The following are the dances performed by couples on Dancing with the Stars. In addition, each couple in the final round performs a dance of any style or combination of styles of their choosing, called "freestyle".| Dance | Seasons used | Best Performance | Score | Worst Performance | Score |
| Argentine Tango | 5–7, 11-present | Arianne Caoili Damien Leith Cosentino Emma Freedman | 30 | Samantha Armytage | 19 |
| Aussie Smooth | 9–10 | Tamara Jaber | 27 | Gerrard Gosens | 16 |
| Cha-Cha-Cha | All seasons | Danielle Spencer Haley Bracken David Rodan* | 30 | Mark Occhilupo | 7 |
| Charleston | 17 | Celia Pacquola | 28 | Chloe Lattanzi | 23 |
| Contemporary | 13–present | David Rodan Ash Pollard Matthew Mitcham | 30 | Constance Hall | 17 |
| Foxtrot | All seasons | Johnny Ruffo Mat Rogers | 29 | David Graham | 3* |
| Freestyle | All seasons | Bec Cartwright Tom Williams Chris Bath Grant Denyer Arianne Caoili Anthony Koutoufides Kate Ceberano Bridie Carter Luke Jacobz Matt White Rob Palmer Manu Feildel Johnny Ruffo David Rodan* Emma Freedman Courtney Act | 30 | Kostya Tszyu Constance Hall | 24* |
| Jazz | 13-present | Samuel Johnson | 29 | Mark Holden | 3* |
| Jive | All seasons | Tina Arena* Emma Freedman* Celia Pacquola | 30 | Jessica Watson | 8 |
| Paso Doble | All seasons | Grant Denyer Tina Arena Ricki-Lee Coulter* Emma Freedman | 30 | David Graham | 3* |
| Quickstep | All seasons | Paul Licuria Haley Bracken Arianne Caoili Tom Williams Zoe Cramond David Rodan* | 30 | Adam Brand | 9 |
| Rumba | All seasons | Tamara Jaber Zoe Cramond Chris Bath Rhiannon Fish* | 30 | Samantha Armytage | 11 |
| Salsa | 5–10, 12, 14-present | Tamara Jaber | 30 | Gerrard Gosens | 8 |
| Samba | All seasons | Bridie Carter Rhiannon Fish | 30 | Jessica Rowe | 9* |
| Tango | All seasons | Paul Licuria Arianne Caoili Claudia Karvan | 30 | Chris Hemsworth* Dean Wells | 12 |
| Viennese Waltz | 4–present | Mat Rogers | 29 | Cassandra Thorburn Curtly Ambrose Ed Kavalee | 10 |
| Waltz | All seasons | Haley Bracken Ada Nicodemou | 30 | Derryn Hinch | 12* |
| West Coast Swing | 8–10 | Luke Jacobz | 28 | Adam Brand | 12 |
- These scores have been modified to be out of 30, instead of 40.
Champion of Champions
Scoring chart
| 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 |
Highest-scoring celebrities
The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrity gained.| Rank | Season | Place | Celebrity | Professional | Average score |
| 1 | 15 | 1 | Emma Freedman | Aric Yegudkin | 27.8 |
| 2 | 5 | 2 | Arianne Caoili | Carmello Pizzino | 27.5* |
| 3 | 12 | 2 | Danielle Spencer | Damian Whitewood | 27.5 |
| 4 | 6 | 3 | Tim Campbell | Natalie Lowe | 27.1* |
| 5 | 13 | 3 | Tina Arena | Damian Whitewood | 26.9* |
| 5 | 8 | 1 | Luke Jacobz | Luda Kroiter | 26.9 |
| 5 | 7 | 1 | Bridie Carter | Craig Monley | 26.9* |
| 5 | 12 | 3 | Zoe Cramond | Aric Yegudkin | 26.9 |
| 9 | 10 | 2 | Tamara Jaber | Carmello Pizzino | 26.6 |
| 9 | 15 | 2 | Matthew Mitcham | Masha Belash | 26.6 |
- * These celebrities were scored were out of 40 and their marks have been altered to be made out of 30.
Number of perfect scores
| # of 30/40s | Season | Place | Celebrity |
| 5 | 14 | 1st | David Rodan |
| 4 | 5 15 | 2nd 1st | Arianne Caoili Emma Freedman |
| 3 | 4 11 | 1st 2nd | Grant Denyer Haley Bracken |
| 2 | 2 3 7 10 12 13 13 17 | 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 3rd | Tom Williams Chris Bath Bridie Carter Tamara Jaber Zoe Cramond Tina Arena Rhiannon Fish Claudia Karvan |
| 1 | 1 3 5 6 8 8 9 10 11 11 12 12 13 14 15 15 16 17 | 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 2nd 1st 1st 3rd 2nd 3rd 2nd 1st | Bec Cartwright Ada Nicodemou Anthony Koutoufides Kate Ceberano Luke Jacobz Paul Licuria Matt White Rob Palmer Damien Leith Manu Feildel Danielle Spencer Johnny Ruffo Cosentino Ricki-Lee Coulter Matthew Mitcham Ash Pollard Courtney Act Celia Pacquola |