Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) season 8

Dancing with the Stars (season 8)
Season 8
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No. of episodes	TBD
Release
Original network	American Broadcasting Company
Original release	March 9 – May 19, 2009
Season chronology

The eighth season of Dancing with the Stars will premiere on Monday, March 9, 2009, as part of ABC's spring line-up. The show will generally follow the format of previous seasons, with 13 couples, although the show's website has promised some changes, including two new dances (Argentine Tango and East Coast Swing), and a dance-off between the bottom two couples in order to determine who will be eliminated. The show will continue to be hosted by Tom Bergeron as well as Samantha Harris. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba will continue to be judges this season.

Originally, the season was advertised as the first U.S. season where a husband and wife would compete against each other: rodeo champion Ty Murray and singer-songwriter Jewel. The two had married the previous year after a ten-year courtship. However, just prior to the series, Jewel fractured both her tibias and was unable to perform. She was replaced on the show by Playboy playmate Holly Madison. Murray chose to continue on the show, and Jewel will appear during the season as a special musical guest.

Nancy O'Dell, co-host of Access Hollywood, was also originally announced to be on the show, but was forced to withdraw from the competition due to a torn meniscus, which will require surgery. She was replaced by Melissa Rycroft, a former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader who won The Bachelor's 13th season, but was dumped by Jason Mesnick in the "After the Rose" post-season special in favor of the show's runner-up. She only had two days to practice her first dance.

This season, the show will be extended to 11 weeks. This is known by the fact that when advertising for the new season of The Bachelorette, ABC said that it would premiere on May 18, the night of the last DWTS performance show.

Couples

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Belinda Carlisle	The Go-Go's Singer	Jonathan Roberts	TBD
David Alan Grier	Actor	Kym Johnson	TBD
Shawn Johnson	Olympic Gold Medalist Gymnast	Mark Ballas	TBD
Lil' Kim	Grammy Award Winning Rapper	Derek Hough	TBD
Holly Madison	Playboy Playmate	Dmitry Chaplin	TBD
Gilles Marini	Actor	Cheryl Burke	TBD
Ty Murray	Rodeo Champion	Chelsie Hightower	TBD
Steve-O	Reality TV Star	Lacey Schwimmer	TBD
Denise Richards	Actress	Maksim Chmerkovskiy	TBD
Melissa Rycroft	Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader/Reality TV Star	Tony Dovolani	TBD
Lawrence Taylor	Retired NFL Linebacker	Edyta Śliwińska	TBD
Chuck Wicks	Country Singer	Julianne Hough	TBD
Steve Wozniak	Apple Co-Founder	Karina Smirnoff	TBD

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 was the last to be called safe (they may or may have not been in the bottom two).

  indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.

  indicates the winning couple.

  indicates the runner-up couple.

  indicates the third-place couple.

Team	Place	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
Belinda & Jonathan		17
David & Kym		19
Shawn & Mark		23
Kim & Derek		21
Holly & Dmitry		18
Gilles & Cheryl		24
Ty & Chelsie		14
Steve-O & Lacey		17
Denise & Maksim		18
Melissa & Tony		23
Lawrence & Edyta		16
Chuck & Julianne		20
Steve & Karina		13

Average Chart

This chart is based on the dancers' averages and not their place in the competition.

Rank by average	Competition finish	Couple	Total	Number of dances	Average
1		Gilles & Cheryl	24	1	24.0
2		Shawn & Mark	23	1	23.0
2		Melissa & Tony	23	1	23.0
4		Kim & Derek	21	1	21.0
5		Chuck & Julianne	20	1	20.0
6		David & Kym	19	1	19.0
7		Holly & Dmitry	18	1	18.0
7		Denise & Maksim	18	1	18.0
9		Belinda & Jonathan	17	1	17.0
10		Steve-O & Lacey	17	1	17.0
11		Lawrence & Edyta	16	1	16.0
12		Ty & Chelsie	14	1	14.0
13		Steve & Karina	13	1	13.0

Call-Out Order

The table below lists the order in which the contestants' fates were revealed by Bergeron and Harris.

Contestant call-out order

Order	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13

  This couple had the encore for the week

  This couple came in first place with the judges

  This couple came in first place with the judges and had the encore for the week

  This couple came in last place with the judges

  This couple came in last place with the judges and was eliminated

  This couple had the encore for the week and was eliminated

  This couple was eliminated

  This couple won the competition

  This couple came in second in the competition

  This couple came in third in the competition

Songs

Night 1

Running Order

Couple	Style	Music
Kim & Derek	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Nasty"—Janet Jackson
Belinda & Jonathan	Waltz	"What the World Needs Now"
Lawrence & Edyta	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Keep on Walking"—Ronan Keaton
Steve-O & Lacey	Waltz
Gilles & Kym	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Addicted to Love"—Robert Palmer
Chuck & Julianne	Waltz	"Are You Lonesome Tonight?"—Elvis Presley
Holly & Dmitry	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Just Dance"—Lady GaGa
Ty & Chelsie	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Train in Vain"—The Clash
Shawn & Mark	Waltz	"It Is You (I Have Loved)"—Dana Glover
Steve & Karina	Cha-Cha-Cha	"You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet"—Bachman Turner Overdrive
David & Kym	Waltz	"You Light Up My Life"—Debbie Boone
Denise & Maksim	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Nothin' but a Good Time"—Poison
Melissa & Tony	Waltz

Dance Schedule

The celebrities and professional partners will dance one of these routines for each corresponding week.

• Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz
• Week 2: Quickstep or Salsa
• Week 3:
• Week 4:
• Week 5:
• Week 6:
• Week 7:
• Week 8:
• Week 9:
• Week 10:
• Week 11 (Night 1):
• Week 11 (Night 2):

Dance Chart

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7		8		9		10		11
Belinda & Jonathan	Waltz	Salsa
David & Kym	Waltz	Salsa
Shawn & Mark	Waltz	Salsa
Kim & Derek	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep
Holly & Dmitry	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep
Gilles & Cheryl	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep
Ty & Chelsie	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep
Steve-O & Lacey	Waltz	Salsa
Denise & Maksim	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep
Melissa & Tony	Waltz	Salsa
Lawrence & Edyta	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep
Chuck & Julianne	Waltz	Salsa
Steve & Karina	Cha-cha-cha	Quickstep

  Highest Scoring Dance

  Lowest Scoring Dance

Musical Guests

Date	Performers	Tracks Performed	Dancers
March 17, 2009	Jewel
	Big Bad Voodoo Daddy

External links

• Official website of U.S Dancing with the Stars

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