Country of origin United States Original network ABC Professional winner Mark Ballas | No. of episodes 21 Celebrity winner Kristi Yamaguchi | |
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Original release March 17 – May 20, 2008 | ||
Season six of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2008; the first results show was a double-elimination episode airing on March 25, 2008. The show followed the format of previous seasons, with 12 couples.
Contents
- Couples
- Scoring chart
- Highest and lowest scoring performances
- Songs and individual scoring
- Week 1 Night 1 Men
- Week 1 Night 2 Women
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Week 9
- Week 10
- Dance chart
- Junior ballroom dancing competition
- References
On May 6, 2008 DWTS had a special two-hour edition to commemorate its 100th episode.
The most frequently-given score for this season was 29, which was awarded 9 times to leaders in several weeks.
Kristi Yamaguchi and her partner, Mark Ballas, won the competition. Kristi & Mark combined for four of the five perfect scores given out this season; she received three of them for her three Finals dances, giving her a perfect 90 out of 90.
Couples
The contestants were announced during the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann by season two contestants Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Kenny Mayne. The contestants were:
Scoring chart
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 couple (or couples) eliminated that week. indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two. indicates the returning couple was the last to be called safe (they may or may have not been in the bottom two). indicates the winning couple. indicates the runner-up couple. indicates the third-place couple.Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Marlee Matlin & Shannon Elizabeth are the only stars to not land on this list.
Songs and individual scoring
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.