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Dancing with the Stars
	; Current Dancing with the Stars logo
Format	Entertainment
Created by	BBC; Granada
Presented by	Daniel MacPherson (2008 - ); Sonia Kruger (2004 - ); Daryl Somers (2004 - 2007)
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	8
Production
Location(s)	HSV-7 studios, South Melbourne, Victoria
Running time	approx. 90 to 150 minutes per episode; (including commercials)
Broadcast
Original channel	Seven
Picture format	576i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV)
Audio format	Stereo
Original run	5 October 2004 – present
External links
	Official website

Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne. The show is based on the United Kingdom BBC Television series Strictly Come Dancing and is part of BBC Worldwide's international Dancing with the Stars franchise.

The show debuted in a short run from October to November 2004, then returned the following February. The show has been picked up for a ninth season by Seven and airs on Sundays at 6:30pm.

The show averages around 2 million viewers a week nationally during its peak.^[1]

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 combined with the viewer votes when determining which duo is eliminated.

Sonia Kruger and Daniel MacPherson are the current hosts. Both are expected to return to their hosting duties for Series 10 in 2010.

[edit] Personnel

Current Hosts: Daniel MacPherson & Sonia Kruger.
Current Judges: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Mark Wilson.
Current Musical Director: Chong Lim.

Past Hosts: Daryl Somers.
Past Judges: Paul Mercurio.
Past Guest Judges: Bruno Tonioli and Ian "Dicko" Dickson.

[edit] Seasons

Season	Season Premiere Date	Season Finale Date
1 - Late 2004	October 5, 2004	November 23, 2004
2 - Early 2005	February 8, 2005	April 26, 2005
3 - Late 2005	September 6, 2005	November 8, 2005
4 - Early 2006	February 21, 2006	May 9, 2006
5 - Late 2006	September 26, 2006	November 28, 2006
6 - Early 2007	February 20, 2007	May 1, 2007
7 - Late 2007	September 25, 2007	November 27, 2007
8 - 2008	July 31, 2008	November 9, 2008
9 - 2009	July 5, 2009	September 6, 2009

[edit] 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
Argentine Tango	Season 5 - Present
Aussie Smooth	Season 9 - Present
Cha-Cha-Cha	All
Foxtrot	All
Freestyle	All
Jive	All
Paso Doble	All
Quickstep	All
Rumba	All
Salsa	Season 5 - Present
Samba	All
Tango	All
Viennese Waltz	Season 6 - Present
Waltz	All
West Coast Swing	Season 8 - Present

[edit] Finalists

[edit] 1^st Place

Season	Celebrity	Professional	Final Score
1	Bec Cartwright	Michael Miziner	??/120
2	Tom Williams	Kym Johnson	109/120
3	Ada Nicodemou	Aric Yegudkin	??/120
4	Grant Denyer	Amanda Garner	109/120
5	Anthony Koutoufides	Natalie Lowe	108/120
6	Kate Ceberano	John-Paul Collins	113/120
7	Bridie Carter	Craig Monley	115/120
8	Luke Jacobz	Luda Kroiter	85/90
9	Adam Brand	Jade Hatcher	66/90

[edit] 2^nd Place

Season	Celebrity	Professional	Final Score
1	Pauline Hanson	Salvatore Vecchio	??/120
2	Ian Roberts	Natalie Lowe	93/120
3	Chris Bath	Trenton Shipley	??/120
4	Kostya Tszyu	Luda Kroiter	101/120
5	Arianne Caoili	Carmello Pizzino	100/120
6	Fifi Box	Paul Green	114/120
7	Anh Do	Luda Kroiter	93/120
8	Danny Green	Natalie Lowe	71/90
9	Matt White	Ash-Leigh Hunter	84/90

[edit] 3^rd Place

Season	Celebrity	Professional	Final Score
1	Justin Melvey	Kym Johnson	??/80
2	Holly Brisley	Mark Hodge	69/80
3	Ian "Dicko" Dickson	Leanne Bampton	63/80
4	Toby Allen	Leanne Bampton	63/80
5	Tamsyn Lewis	Arsen Kishishian	??/80
6	Tim Campbell	Natalie Lowe	72/80
7	David Hobson	Karina Schembry	54/80
8	Paul Licuria	Eliza Campagna	54/60
9	Kylie Gillies	Carmello Pizzino	49/60

[edit] Season Chronology

[edit] Champion Of Champions Series, Late 2005

The winners of series two and three competed for the title of Champion of Champions. Series one winner Bec Hewitt did not compete as she was pregnant at the time.

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Tom Williams	The Great Outdoors presenter	Kym Johnson	Runner Up on 22 November 2005
Ada Nicodemou	Home And Away actress	Aric Yegudkin	Winner on 22 November 2005

Ada Nicodemou and her partner Aric Yegudkin won the championship, defeating Tom Williams and his partner, Kym Johnson, based on the judges' scores.

[edit] Season Four, Early 2006

For the full article, see Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 4).

[edit] Season Five, Late 2006

For the full article, see Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 5).

[edit] Season Six, Early 2007

For the full article, see Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 6).

[edit] Season Seven, Late 2007

For the full article, see Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 7).

[edit] Season Eight, 2008

For the full article, see Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 8).

[edit] Season Nine, 2009

For the full article, see Dancing With The Stars (Australian Season 9).

[edit] Ratings

MARKET	SERIES
MARKET	1 ²⁰⁰⁴	2 ²⁰⁰⁵	3 ²⁰⁰⁵	4 ²⁰⁰⁶	5 ²⁰⁰⁶	6 ²⁰⁰⁷	7 ²⁰⁰⁷	8 ²⁰⁰⁸	9 ²⁰⁰⁹
Sydney	624,250	590,500	610,900	685,600	549,800	576,400	555,300	399,400	??
Melbourne	543,625	590,100	633,500	647,900	517,700	569,900	543,700	402,100	??
Brisbane	320,375	315,700	327,700	430,700	277,200	314,700	294,700	193,200	??
Adelaide	183,250	191,200	205,300	218,200	182,200	189,500	174,200	109,500	??
Perth	223,125	219,500	234,800	251,800	207,000	209,200	219,400	171,000	??
5-Cities	1,894,625	1,907,000	2,011,800	2,234,100	1,733,900	1,859,600	1,786,800	1,275,300	??

[edit] See also

[edit] References

^ "Free TV Ratings Report – Survey 10, 2006" (PDF). Free TV Australia. http://www.thinktv.com.au/SiteMedia/w3svc371/Uploads/Documents/5e28b79e-2e34-4466-9414-abe544854856.pdf. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

[edit] External links

[0] "Free TV Ratings Report – Survey 10, 2006" (PDF). Free TV Australia. http://www.thinktv.com.au/SiteMedia/w3svc371/Uploads/Documents/5e28b79e-2e34-4466-9414-abe544854856.pdf. Retrieved 15 November 2008.

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