Dancing With The Stars (U.S. Season 5)
The fifth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 24, 2007 with a special three-night premiere week. The season ended on November 27, 2007. As with previous seasons, CTV Television Network had aired the series in Canada.
"24" became the most popular lowest score per round. 8 were given to couples that landed in the bottom of the leaderboard.
The show was hosted by Tom Bergeron, with returning judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba. Co-host Samantha Harris gave birth on September 23, 2007; during her leave of absence season two champion Drew Lachey served as co-host. On October 15, 2007 Harris returned to the show.
On August 29, 2007, the celebrity cast was announced on Good Morning America by host Tom Bergeron, judge Carrie Ann Inaba, and reigning celebrity champion Apolo Anton Ohno.
Two of this season's celebrities, Hélio Castroneves and Sabrina Bryan, returned to compete in the "All-Stars" season. Castroneves was the fourth celebrity to be eliminated while Bryan was the sixth.
Read more about Dancing With The Stars (U.S. Season 5): Couples, Scoring Chart, Average Chart, Average Dance Chart, Highest and Lowest Scoring Performances, Call-out Order, Dance Chart, Tour, Musical Guests
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