Country of origin Australia Original network Seven Network Professional winner Aric Yegudkin | No. of episodes 9 Celebrity winner Emma Freedman | |
Original release 19 July – 7 September 2015 | ||
The fifteenth and final season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on the Seven Network, on 19 July 2015. It was the first season to be hosted by Shane Bourne, following the decision of former host Daniel MacPherson not to return to the role, instead focusing on his acting career. Edwina Bartholemew returned as co-host. Todd McKenney, Helen Richey and Kym Johnson returned as judges. Adam Garcia did not return due to his wife's pregnancy. Bruno Tonioli served as a special guest judge from Weeks 1-3.
Contents
- Couples
- Scoring chart
- Highest and lowest scoring performances
- Couples highest and lowest scoring dances
- Weekly scores
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Night 1
- Night 2
- Dance chart
- Ratings
- References
On 7 September 2015, radio and television presenter, Emma Freedman and her partner, Aric Yegudkin, defeated Olympic diver, Matthew Mitcham and his partner, Masha Belash and My Kitchen Rules contestant, Ash Pollard and her partner, Jarryd Byrne. Freedman is the first female winner since Bridie Carter in Season 7. This is Yegudkin's second win, his first win was with Ada Nicodemou in Season 3.
Couples
News Corp revealed the first celebrity joining the cast as Olympian Matthew Mitcham. Season six My Kitchen Rules finalist Ash Pollard confirmed via social media that she was a contestant in the upcoming season and that she had already started training with Jarryd Byrne. Model Samantha Harris was confirmed on 17 June 2015.
Before the season began, Kelly Cartwright, one of the celebrities in the cast, announced she is expecting her first child in December 2015.On July 17, 2015, professional dancer Giselle Peacock also announced in a Facebook posting that she is pregnant with her first child.
Scoring chart
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week the couple eliminated that week the returning couple finishing in the bottom two (or three) the winning couple the runner-up couple the third-place coupleHighest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale:
Weekly scores
Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli. Bruno Tonioli was a special guest judge for Weeks 1-3
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
For each dance-off, the couple with the highest remaining score (the first team listed) picked the opponent against whom they wanted to dance; the chosen opponent was allowed to pick the dance style (from cha-cha-cha, foxtrot and salsa). The winner of each dance-off earned three points. The winning immunity couple were Emma & Aric, whom didn’t have to participate in the dance-off.
Week 6
Week 7
Night 1
Night 2
Dance chart
The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week: