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Dancing with the Stars | |
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Season 10 | |
Hosted by | |
Judges | |
Celebrity winner | Nicole Scherzinger |
Professional winner | Derek Hough |
No. of episodes | 19 |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Original release | March 22 May 25, 2010 | –
Season chronology |
Season ten of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 22, 2010, on the ABC network.
The Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger and Derek Hough won the competition, while Olympic figure skater Evan Lysacek and Anna Trebunskaya finished second, and ESPN host Erin Andrews and Maksim Chmerkovskiy finished third.[1]
Cast
Couples
This season featured eleven celebrity contestants. Damian Whitewood, from the Broadway dance revue Burn the Floor, joined the cast of professionals this season. Ashly DelGrosso Costa, whose last season as a pro was season three, also returned, while Edyta Śliwińska continued as the longest-tenured professional on the show, having appeared on all of the first ten seasons.
Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
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Shannen Doherty | Film & television actress | Mark Ballas | Eliminated 1st on March 30, 2010 |
Buzz Aldrin | Apollo 11 astronaut | Ashly Costa | Eliminated 2nd on April 6, 2010 |
Aiden Turner | All My Children actor | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 3rd on April 13, 2010 |
Kate Gosselin | Reality television personality | Tony Dovolani | Eliminated 4th on April 20, 2010 |
Jake Pavelka | The Bachelor star | Chelsie Hightower | Eliminated 5th on April 27, 2010 |
Pamela Anderson | Playboy model & actress | Damian Whitewood | Eliminated 6th on May 4, 2010 |
Niecy Nash | Comedian, actress & host | Louis van Amstel | Eliminated 7th on May 11, 2010 |
Chad Ochocinco | NFL wide receiver | Cheryl Burke | Eliminated 8th on May 18, 2010 |
Erin Andrews | ESPN sportscaster | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Third place on May 24, 2010 |
Evan Lysacek | Olympic figure skater | Anna Trebunskaya | Runners-up on May 25, 2010 |
Nicole Scherzinger | Pussycat Dolls singer | Derek Hough | Winners on May 25, 2010 |
- Future appearances
Pamela Anderson returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Tristan MacManus.
Host and judges
Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season due to her commitments on The Insider and Entertainment Tonight. On March 8, 2010, Tom Bergeron announced on Good Morning America that his new co-host would be season seven champion Brooke Burke. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges.
Scoring chart
The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Couple | Pl. | Week | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4[a] | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
Night 1 | Night 2 | ||||||||||||
Nicole & Derek | 1st | 25† | 28† | 53† | 23 | 25+25=50 | 29† | 26+10=36† | 27+27=54† | 29+30=59† | 30+29=59† | 28+27+30=85† | +30=115†[b] |
Evan & Anna | 2nd | 23 | 24 | 47 | 26† | 26+26=52† | 27 | 21+6=27 | 30+24=54† | 27+26=53 | 29+30=59† | 28+24+28=80‡ | +28=108‡[c] |
Erin & Maks | 3rd | 21 | 23 | 44 | 23 | 18+21=39 | 22 | 25+9=34 | 27+24=51[d] | 28+25=53 | 27+29=56 | 29+26+26=81[e] | |
Chad & Cheryl | 4th | 18 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 21+23=44 | 18 | 24+7=31 | 25+27=52 | 21+24=45 | 27+25=52‡[f] | ||
Niecy & Louis | 5th | 18 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 18+18=36 | 18 | 21+5=26[d] | 25+24=49‡ | 23+20=43‡[f] | |||
Pamela & Damian | 6th | 21 | 22 | 43[d] | 21 | 23+24=47 | 21[d] | 22+8=30 | 24+27=51[f] | ||||
Jake & Chelsie | 7th | 20 | 20 | 40 | 21[d] | 19+19=38 | 23 | 21+4=25‡[f] | |||||
Kate & Tony | 8th | 16 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 14+18=32‡ | 15‡[f] | ||||||
Aiden & Edyta | 9th | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 15+18=33[f] | |||||||
Buzz & Ashly | 10th | 14‡ | 12‡ | 26‡ | 13‡[f] | ||||||||
Shannen & Mark | 11th | 18 | 20 | 38[f] |
- Notes
- ^ Each couple received two scores from the judges this week: one for technical and one for performance.
- ^ This couple finished in first place.
- ^ This couple finished in second place.
- ^ a b c d e This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
- ^ This couple finished in third place.
- ^ a b c d e f g h This couple was eliminated.
Weekly scores
Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1: First Dances
Each couple performed either the cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
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Chad & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Just Begun" — The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
Shannen & Mark | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "The Killing Moon" — Nouvelle Vague |
Erin & Maks | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "TiK ToK" — Ke$ha |
Jake & Chelsie | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Kiss from a Rose" — Seal |
Niecy & Louis | 18 (7, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rescue Me" — Fontella Bass |
Evan & Anna | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "I'll Be" — Edwin McCain |
Buzz & Ashly | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cupid" — Sam Cooke |
Nicole & Derek | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Hold You In My Arms" ― Ray LaMontagne |
Aiden & Edyta | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hungry Like the Wolf" — Duran Duran |
Kate & Tony | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Viennese waltz | "She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel |
Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Gimme All Your Lovin'" — ZZ Top |
Week 2: First Elimination
Each couple performed either the foxtrot or jive. Couples are listed in the order they performed.