Dancing with the Stars (U.S. TV Series) - Dancing with the Stars (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 32. Chapters: Dancing with the Stars. Excerpt: Dancing with the Stars is a reality show airing on ABC in the United States, and CTV in Canada. The show is the American version of the British BBC television series Strictly Come Dancing. Tom Bergeron is the host. His co-hosts have changed several times over the seasons. In the first season, the co-host was Lisa Canning. E reporter Samantha Harris co-hosted from seasons two through nine. Model and Season 7 champion, Brooke Burke, took over as co-host in 2010. The contestant pairs consist of a celebrity paired with a professional dancer. Past celebrity contestants include a race-car driver, Olympians, football players, supermodels, actors, singers, an astronaut, and teen-heartthrobs. Each couple performs predetermined dances and competes against the others for judges' points and audience votes. Whichever couple receives the lowest combined total of judges points and audience votes is eliminated until the champion dance pair remains. A figure skating spin-off called Skating with the Stars aired on ABC on November 22, 2010 but was cancelled after one season. Full time presenter Temporary/Guest presenter Competed as a contestant (DWTS Winner) before being a presenter Full time judge Temporary/Guest judge Competed as a contestant before being a judge The dance troupe dances in results shows season 12. Winner of the season Runner-up of the season Third place of the season Semi-Finalist (Third place in Season 1 & Season 3) Last place of the season Withdrew in the season In seasons 1 and 2, only the overall ranking between competitors by the judges and the public was relevant. In season 3 and all subsequent seasons, the scoring system has made the exact scores relevant as well. The scoring begins with the judges' marks. Each judge gives a 1 to 10 score, for a total score of 3 to 30 (the lo...