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Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)

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 averaged around 2 million viewers a week nationally during its peak.

Personell

Hosts

Daniel MacPherson (2008 - )
Sonia Kruger (2004 - )
Daryl Somers (2004 - 2007)

Judges

Regulars

Todd McKenney (2004 - )
Helen Richey (2004 - )
Mark Wilson (2004 - )
Paul Mercurio (2004 - 2007)

Guests

Bruno Tonioli (first two episodes of season six and eight)
Ian "Dicko" Dickson (one episode in season five)

Musical conductor

Chong Lim

List of seasons

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	Status
James Tomkins	Olympic Rower	Patrice Smith	Eliminated 1^st on October 12th, 2004.
Gabrielle Richens	Model	Mark Hodge	Eliminated 2^nd on October 19th, 2004.
Katrina Warren	Television Vet	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 3^rd on October 26th, 2004.
John Wood	Blue Heelers Actor	Jenni Pederson	Eliminated 4^th on November 2nd, 2004.
Matt Shirvington	Olympic Sprinter	Natalie Lowe	Eliminated 5^th on November 9th, 2004.
Justin Melvey	Former Days Of Our Lives And Home And Away Actor	Kym Johnson	Eliminated 6^th on November 16, 2004.
Pauline Hanson	Former Politician	Salvatore Vecchio	Runners Up^th on November 23, 2004.
Bec Cartwright	Home And Away Actress	Michael Miziner	Winner on November 23rd, 2004.

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

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	Status
Steven Bradbury	Olympic Gold Medal Skater	Sarah West	Eliminated 1^st on February 15th, 2005.
Sara-Marie Fedele	Former Big Brother Housemate	Trent Whiddon	Eliminated 2^nd on February 22nd, 2005.
Shane Gould	Former Olympic Medal Swimmer	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 3^rd on March 1st, 2005.
Suzie Wilks	Changing Rooms Presenter	Jonathan Doone	Eliminated 4^th on March 8th, 2005.
Nikki Webster	Singer And Performer	Sasha Farber	Eliminated 5^th on March 15th, 2005.
Derryn Hinch	Radio Presenter	Patrice Smith	Eliminated 6^th on April 5th, 2005.
Jason Smith	Home And Away Actor	Luda Kroiter	Eliminated 7^th on April 12th, 2005.
Holly Brisley	Actress	Mark Hodge	Eliminated 8^th on April 19th, 2005.
Ian Roberts	Former NRL Player	Natalie Lowe	Runners Up^th on April 26th, 2005.
Tom Williams	The Great Outdoors Presenter	Kym Johnson	Winner on April 26th, 2005.

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

Scorecard

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.

EP = Episode
C-C-C = Cha-Cha-Cha, Q = Quickstep, J = Jive, T = Tango, F = Foxtrot, SL = Salsa, PD = Paso Doble, W = Waltz, R = Rumba, VW = Viennese Waltz, S = Samba, 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
Tom & Kym	25 C-C-C	Q	J	F	29 S	W	R	T, VW	S, PD	Q, J, FS
Ian & Natalie	W	R	T	PD	18 S	J	Q	C-C-C, VW	R, F	Q, J, FS
Holly & Mark	C-C-C	31 Q	J	F	29 S	R	T	PD, VW	C-C-C, W
Jason & Luda	C-C-C	Q	J	F	23 S	PD	W	R, VW
Derryn & Patrice	W	R	T	PD	25 S	Q	C-C-C
Nikki & Sasha	C-C-C	Q	J	F	24 S	20 T
Suzie & Jonathan	W	R	T	PD	22 S
Shane & Csaba	W	R	T	PD
Sara-Marie & Trent	C-C-C	Q	J
Steven & Sarah	W

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	Status
Tania Zaetta	Former Who Dares Wins Presenter	Michael Miziner	Eliminated 1^st on September 13th, 2005.
Michael Caton	Actor	Kym Johnson	Eliminated 2^nd on September 20th, 2005.
Ky Hurst	Ironman	Masha Belash	Eliminated 3^rd on September 27th, 2005.
Nicky Buckley	Former Sale Of The Century Presenter	Andrew Palmer	Eliminated 4^th on October 4th, 2005.
Dawn Fraser	Former Gold Medal Winning Olympic Swimmer	Gordon Gilkes	Eliminated 5^th on October 11th, 2005.
David Campbell	Jazz Singer	Luda Kroiter	Eliminated 6^th on October 18th, 2005.
Brodie Holland	AFL Player	Alana Patience	Eliminated 7^th on October 25th, 2005.
Ian "Dicko" Dickson	Australian Idol Judge	Leanne Bampton	Eliminated 8^th on November 2nd, 2005.
Chris Bath	Seven News Newsreader	Trenton Shipley	Runners Up^th on November 9th, 2005.
Ada Nicodemou	Home And Away Actress	Aric Yegudkin	Winner on November 9th, 2005.

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

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	Status
Tom Williams	The Great Outdoors Presenter	Kym Johnson	Runners Up^th on November 22nd, 2005.
Ada Nicodemou	Home And Away Actress	Aric Yegudkin	Winner on November 22nd, 2005.

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.

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	Status
Molly Meldrum	Music Guru	Alana Patience	Eliminated 1^st on February 28th, 2006.
Luke Ricketson	Former NRL Player	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 2^nd on March 7th, 2006.
Alicia Molik	Tennis Player	John Paul Collins	Eliminated 3^rd on March 14th, 2006.
Simone Callahan	Ex Wife Of Shane Warne	Gordon Derbogosijan	Eliminated 4^th on March 28th, 2006.
Jennifer Hawkins	Former Miss Universe	Sergei Bolgarschii	Eliminated 5^th on April 4th, 2006.
Kate Langbroek	Nova 100 Radio Presenter	Alexander Bryan	Eliminated 6^th on April 18th, 2006.
Noeline Brown	Television Personality	Carmello Pizzino	Eliminated 7^th on April 25th, 2006.
Toby Allen	Human Nature Singer	Leanne Bampton	Eliminated 8^th on May 2nd, 2006.
Kostya Tszyu	Boxer	Luda Kroiter	Runners Up^th on May 9th, 2006.
Grant Denyer	Sunrise Weatherman	Amanda Garner	Winner on May 9th, 2006.

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

Scorecard and Dances

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 couples eliminated that week

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple

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, D = Disco, AT = Argentine Tango, FS = Freestyle, AS = American Smooth

Couple	EP 1	EP 2	Total	EP 3	EP 4	EP 5	EP 6	EP 7	EP 8	EP 9	EP 10
Grant/Amanda	25 C	29 Q	54	31 J	31 F	25 S	25 W	39 PD	30+31=61 T, VW	29+36=65 R, AS	40+36+33=109 PD, AT, FS
Kostya/Luda	26 W	27 R	53	30 T	26 PD	31 S	27 VW	31 F	31+31=62 Q, J	24+28=52 C, AS	34+33+34=101 Q, AT, FS
Toby/Leanne	32 W	32 R	64	35 T	32 PD	32 VW	34 C	35 F	30+32=62 J, Q	28+35=63 S, AS
Noeline/Carmello	23 C	26 Q	49	28 J	24 F	24 VW	18 R	23 PD	20+22=42 S, W
Kate/Alexander	19 C	25 R	44	19 T	16 PD	18 S	24 VW	17 J
Jennifer/Serghei	25 W	31 R	56	26 T	31 PD	28 S	24 J
Simone/Gordon	14 C	24 Q	38	22 J	21 F	19 S
Alicia/John-Paul	23 W	20 R	43	26 J	18 PD
Luke/Eliza	19 W	28 R	47	25 T
Molly/Alana	16 C	22 Q	38

Average Chart

This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by average	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	Toby & Leanne	357	11	32.4
2	Grant & Amanda	450	14	32.1
3	Kostya & Luda	413	14	29.5
4	Jennifer & Serghei	165	6	27.5
5	Luke & Eliza	72	3	24.0
6	Noeline & Carmello	208	9	23.1
7	Alicia & John-Paul	87	4	21.7
8	Simone & Gordon	100	5	20.0
9	Kate & Alexander	138	7	19.7
10	Molly & Alana	38	2	19.0

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	Status
Fiona Falkiner	The Biggest Loser Contestant	Serghei Bolgarschii	Eliminated 1^st on October 3rd, 2006.
Tom Waterhouse	Son of Gai Waterhouse	Alana Patience	Eliminated 2^nd on October 10th, 2006.
Kerry Armstrong	Actress	Christopher Ryan	Eliminated 3^rd on October 17th, 2006.
Gary Sweet	Actor	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 4^th on October 24th, 2006.
Amanda Keller	Radio Personality	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 5^th on October 31st, 2006.
Chris Hemsworth	Home And Away Actor	Abbey Ross	Eliminated 6^th on November 7th, 2006.
Andrew Gaze	Basketball Player	Linda De Nicola	Eliminated 7^th on November 14th, 2006.
Tamsyn Lewis	Olympic Mid-Distance Runner	Arsen Kishishian	Eliminated 8^th on November 21st, 2006.
Arianne Caoili	Chess Champion	Carmello Pizzino	Runners Up^th on November 28th, 2006.
Anthony Koutoufides	Carlton Football Club Player	Natalie Lowe	Winner on November 28th, 2006.

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

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	Status
Wendell Sailor	Former NRL Player	Linda De Nicola	Eliminated 1^st on February 27th, 2007.
Kimberley Davies	Former Neighbours Actress	Paul Zaidman	Eliminated 2^nd on March 6th, 2007.
Naomi Robson	Former Today Tonight Newsreader	Steven Grace	Eliminated 3^rd on March 13th, 2007.
Todd Woodbridge	Tennis Player	Emily Reilly	Eliminated 4^th on March 20th, 2007.
Tatiana Grigorieva	Olympic Pole Vaulter	Brendan Humphreys	Eliminated 5^th on March 27th, 2007.
David Graham	Former Big Brother Housemate	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 6^th on April 10th, 2007.
Jamie Durie	Television Gardener And Landscape Expert	Amanda Garner	Eliminated 7^th on April 17th, 2007.
Tim Campbell	Home And Away Actor	Natalie Lowe	Eliminated 8^th on April 24th, 2007.
Fifi Box	Radio Personality	Paul Green	Runners Up^th on May 1st, 2007.
Kate Ceberano	Singer	John Paul Collins	Winner on May 1st, 2007.

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

Scorecard and Dances

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 couples eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple

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, D = Disco, AT = Argentine Tango, FS = Freestyle, VW = Viennese Waltz

Couple	EP 1	EP 2	Total	EP 3	EP 4	EP 5	EP 6	EP 7	EP 8	EP 9	EP 10
Kate/John-Paul	23 Q	37 J	60	32 F	36 PD	30 R	30+30=60 W, D	33 C	35+35=70 T, VW	39+34=73 S, AT	36+37+40=115 SL, J, FS
Fifi/Paul	25 C	29 T	54	34 SL	31 W	32 S	31+30=61 F, D	35 J	33+35=68 PD, VW	28+33=61 Q, AT	38+38+38=114 R, SL, FS
Tim/Natalie	32 Q	34 J	66	34 F	32 PD	35 R	39+34=73 T, D	33 SL	35+34=70 C, VW	37+35=72 AT, W
Jamie/Amanda	25 C	21 T	46	31 SL	24 W	31 R	25+34=59 Q, D	36 S	32+32=64 F, VW
David/Eliza	14 C	21 T	35	19 SL	18 W	10 S	4+22=26 PD, D	24 Q
Tatiana/Brendan	31 Q	28 J	59	30 F	33 PD	26 S	28+26=54 C, D
Todd/Emily	31 Q	28 J	59	35 F	28 PD	27 S
Naomi/Steven	20 Q	23 J	43	21 F	21 PD
Kimberley/Paul	22 C	22 T	44	29 SL
Wendell/Linda	24 C	20 T	44

Average Chart

This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by average	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	Tim & Natalie	414	12	34.5
2	Kate & John-Paul	507	15	33.8
3	Fifi & Paul	490	15	32.7
4	Todd & Emily	149	5	29.8
5	Jamie & Amanda	291	10	29.1
6	Tatiana & Brendan	202	7	28.8
7	Kimberley & Paul	73	3	24.3
8	Wendell & Linda	44	2	22.0
9	Naomi & Steven	85	4	21.3
10	David & Eliza	132	8	16.5

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	Status
Michael Klim	Olympic Swimmer	Eliza Campagna	Eliminated 1^st on October 2nd, 2007.
Corinne Grant	Comedian	Csaba Szirmai	Eliminated 2^nd on October 9th, 2007.
Elka Graham	Olympic Swimmer	Michael Wojick	Eliminated 3^rd on October 16th, 2007.
Jessica Rowe	Television Journalist	Serghei Bolgarschii	Eliminated 4^th on October 23rd, 2007.
James Courtney	V8 Supercar Driver	Olya Bourtasova	Eliminated 5^th on October 30th, 2007.
Mark Beretta	Sunrise Sports Reporter	Linda De Nicola	Eliminated 6^th on November 6th, 2007.
Patti Newton	Entertainer And Wife Of Bert Newton	Sandro Catalano	Eliminated 7^th on November 13th, 2007.
David Hobson	Opera Singer	Karina Schembri	Eliminated 8^th on November 20th, 2007.
Anh Do	Comedian And Actor	Luda Kroiter	Runners Up^th on November 27th, 2007.
Bridie Carter	McLeod's Daughters Actress	Craig Monley	Winner on November 27th, 2007.

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

Scorecard and Dances

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 couples eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple

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, D = Disco, AT = Argentine Tango, FS = Freestyle, B = Bollywood

Couple	EP 1	EP 2	Total	EP 3	EP 4	EP 5	EP 6	EP 7	EP 8	EP 9	EP 10
Bridie/Craig	32 Q	29 J	61	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	52	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	54	28 F	35 PD	31 R	29+28=57 T, B	27 SL	38+29=67 J, D	31+23=54 AT, S
Patti/Sandro	34 C	28 T	62	30 SL	31 W	28 S	32+29=61 PD, B	28 F	28+22=50 J, D
Mark/Linda	27 C	22 T	49	18 SL	25 W	29 S	24+28=52 R, B	31 Q
James/Olya	27 C	29 T	56	23 SL	28 W	18 R	20+24=44 F, B
Jessica/Serghei	24 Q	23 J	47	30 F	29 PD	14 S
Elka/Michael	23 Q	22 J	45	28 F	27 PD
Corinne/Csaba	24 C	25 T	49	28 SL
Michael/Eliza	19 Q	19 J	38

Average Chart

This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by average	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	Bridie & Craig	509	15	33.9
2	David & Karina	353	12	29.4
3	Patti & Sandro	290	10	29.0
4	Anh & Luda	428	15	28.5
5	Corinne & Csaba	77	3	25.6
6	Mark & Linda	204	8	25.5
7	Elka & Michael	100	4	25.0
8	James & Olya	169	7	24.1
9	Jessica & Serghei	120	5	24.0
10	Michael & Eliza	38	2	19.0

Season Eight (August - November 2008)

The eighth season has been confirmed by the Seven Network and will be the first without original host Daryl Somers. After months of speculation as to who would take over, actor Daniel MacPherson was handed the coveted position.

In 2008, only one season will be aired instead of two in previous years. Other changes will be the move to Sunday nights instead of Tuesday, the first time in the show's history there has been such a change. It was also the first series to be presented by new producers Freehand. In a change to the judging panel Paul Mercurio was told his services were no longer required.

It features the following celebrities:

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Brooke Hanson	Former Olympic Swimmer	John Paul Collins	Eliminated 1^st on September 7th, 2008.
James Tobin	Sunrise Reporter	Jade Hatcher	Eliminated 2^nd on September 14th, 2008.
Cal Wilson	Comedian And Radio Presenter	Craig Monley	Eliminated 3^rd on September 21st, 2008.
Red Symons	Television Personality	Ana Andre	Eliminated 4^th on September 28th, 2008.
Charli Delaney	Former Hi 5 Member	Csaba Szirmai	Still In The Running
Jodi Gordon	Home And Away Actress	Stefano Oliveri	Still In The Running
Danny Green	Boxer	Natalie Lowe	Still In The Running
Luke Jacobz	Home And Away Actor And Presenter	Luda Kroitor	Still In The Running
Paul Licuria	Former Collingwood Football Club Player	Eliza Campagna	Still In The Running
Toni Pearen	Actor, Singer and TV Presenter	Henry Byalikov	Still In The Running

Scorecard and Dances

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 couples eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple

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, D = Disco, AT = Argentine Tango, FS = Freestyle, SW = Swing

Couple	EP 1	EP 2	Total	EP 3	EP 4	EP 5
Charli/Csaba	20 C	23 T	43	22 S	22 Q	26 SL
Jodi/Stefano	22 F	21 J	43	23 W	24 PD	25 AT
Danny/Natalie	21 F	24 J	45	24 W	20 PD	24 AT
Luke/Luda	18 C	21 T	39	20 S	25 Q	26 SL
Paul/Eliza	23 F	23 J	46	23 W	23 PD	27 AT
Toni/Henry	27 C	23 T	50	23 S	28 Q	24 SL
Red/Ana	14 F	13 J	27	14 W	19 PD	21 AT
Cal/Craig	18 C	25 T	43	21 S	22 Q
James/Jade	14 F	17 J	31	17 W
Brooke/John Paul	14 C	16 T	30

Average Chart

This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by average	Competition finish	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	TBD	Toni & Henry	125	5	25.0
2	TBD	Paul & Eliza	119	5	23.8
3	TBD	Jodi & Stefano	115	5	23.0
4	TBD	Charli & Csaba	113	5	22.6
4	TBD	Danny & Natalie	113	5	22.6
6	TBD	Luke & Luda	110	5	22.0
7		Cal & Craig	86	4	21.5
8		Red & Ana	81	5	16.2
9		James & Jade	48	3	16.0
10		Brooke & John Paul	30	2	15.0

Ratings

MARKET	SERIES
MARKET	1 ²⁰⁰⁴	2 ²⁰⁰⁵	3 ²⁰⁰⁵	4 ²⁰⁰⁶	5 ²⁰⁰⁶	6 ²⁰⁰⁷	7 ²⁰⁰⁷	8 ²⁰⁰⁸
Sydney	624,250	590,500	610,900	685,600	549,800	576,400	555,300	(Coming Soon)
Melbourne	543,625	590,100	633,500	647,900	517,700	569,900	543,700	(Coming Soon)
Brisbane	320,375	315,700	327,700	430,700	277,200	314,700	294,7\|	(Coming Soon)
Adelaide	183,250	191,200	205,300	218,200	182,200	189,500	174,200	(Coming Soon)
Perth	223,125	219,500	234,800	251,800	207,000	209,200	219,400	(Coming Soon)
5-Cities	1,894,625	1,907,000	2,011,800	2,234,100	1,733,900	1,859,600	1,786,800	(Coming Soon)

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.

In each season finale, due to the tie-break rule (i.e. in the event of a tie, the couple with the most viewer votes wins), the judges' scores have been redundant, making this more of a popularity contest than an actual competition. This is evident in seasons 3 and 6 where the Chris Bath and Fifi Box despite scoring more than their opponent lost because of the tie-break rule.

Combined Average Chart (Series 4-7)

This chart features the entire list of contestants from series 4-7, ranked highest to lowest, based on their dancing averages and not their places in the competition.

Rank by average	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1	Tim Campbell & Natalie	414	12	34.5
2	Bridie Carter & Craig	509	15	33.9
3	Kate Ceberano & John-Paul	507	15	33.8
4	Fifi Box & Paul	490	15	32.7
5	Toby Allen & Leanne	357	11	32.4
6	Grant Denyer & Amanda	540	14	32.1
7	Todd Woodbridge & Emily	149	5	29.8
8	Kostya Tszyu & Luda	413	14	29.5
9	David Hobson & Karina	353	12	29.4
10	Jamie Durie & Amanda	291	10	29.1
11	Patti Newton & Sandro	290	10	29.0
12	Tatiana Grigorieva & Brendan	202	7	28.8
13	Anh Do & Luda	428	15	28.5
14	Jennifer Hawkins & Serghei	165	6	27.5
15	Corinne Grant & Csaba	77	3	25.6
16	Mark Beretta & Linda	204	8	25.5
17	Elka Graham & Michael	100	4	25.0
18	Kimberley Davies & Paul	73	3	24.3
19	James Courtney & Olya	169	7	24.1
20	Luke Ricketson & Eliza	72	3	24.0
20	Jessica Rowe & Serghei	120	5	24.0
22	Noeline Brown & Carmello	208	9	23.1
23	Wendell Sailor & Linda	44	2	22.0
24	Alicia Molik & John-Paul	87	4	21.7
25	Naomi Robson & Steven	85	4	21.3
26	Simone Callahan & Gordon	100	5	20.0
27	Kate Langbroek & Alexander	138	7	19.7
28	Molly Meldrum & Alana	38	2	19.0
28	Michael Klim & Eliza	38	2	19.0
30	David Graham & Eliza	132	8	16.5