To avoid direct competition with Fox Broadcasting Company's American Idol, Dancing with the Stars changed time slots from the previous season. In the fourth season, the performance show aired on Mondays, and the results show aired on Tuesdays. No elimination was scheduled for the first week, in order to allow viewers two weeks to see all of the couples perform both Latin and Standard ballroom dances.
This season was broadcast on BBC One in the United Kingdom on Sunday afternoons from Sunday, July 15, 2007. Captions appeared on screen throughout the show to remind viewers that this was recorded earlier in the year and that they could vote on the outcome. None of the first three seasons were screened in the UK.
This season resulted in the most 10s (the maximum score a single judge can award) awarded in any season so far (61).
Couples
The 11 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
Some major changes were made before the start of the season:
Actor Vincent Pastore was originally announced as partnering with Edyta Sliwinska, but pulled out after one week of rehearsals. In a statement, Pastore cited his inability to commit to the physical demands of the program. Actor John Ratzenberger then replaced him. However, ESPN host Mike Greenberg had actively campaigned for Pastore's spot on the show.
Ashly DelGrosso-Costa, one of the regular dancers, announced that she will not appear this season due to pregnancy. Ashly was married to one of the show's field producers, Mike Costa, on October 21, 2006; their child was due in July 2007.
Also, Louis van Amstel wrote on his blog that he would not compete this season because all of the female celebrities were taller than him. But, he noted, he would be active on the show as a professional dancer at results shows and as a choreographer for the show.
Dance schedule
The following are the dances that were performed each week and notable dates of this season's competition:
Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot
Week 2: Quickstep, Mambo
Week 3: Jive, Tango
Week 4: Paso Doble, Waltz
Week 5: Samba, Rumba
Week 6: Mixed latin dances from weeks 1-5, Group Swing
Week 7: Mixed ballroom & latin dances from weeks 1-5
Week 8: Mixed ballroom & latin dances from weeks 1-5
Week 9: Favorite ballroom & latin dances from weeks 1-7
Week 10: Judges' choice, Freestyle, Favorite dance of season from weeks 1-8
Judges' scoring summary and elimination chart
Red numbers indicate the teams with the lowest score for each week
Green numbers indicate the teams with the highest score for each week
Gold backgrounds indicate the teams that were in the bottom two with the eliminated team
Pink backgrounds indicate that the team had the appearance of being in the bottom two but it is unknown whether or not they really were
Turquoise backgrounds indicate the teams that were last and eliminated
Magenta backgrounds indicate the team that was the runner-up.
Yellow backgrounds indicate the team that was the winner.
Orange backgrounds indicate the third place team.
Couple
Place
Total
Apolo & Julianne
1
21
26
47
23
26
30
28
26+28=54
28+30=58
30+29=59
28+30+30=88
Joey & Kym
2
24
24
48
24
28
25
27
29+30=59
26+29=55
30+30=60
26+30+30=86
Lalia & Maksim
3
23
27
50
21
21
28
28
29+30=59
27+26=53
30+30=60
29+26+30=85
Ian & Cheryl
4
21
22
43
24
24
24
24
27+27=54
22+25=47
28+30=58
Billy Ray & Karina
5
13
21
34
21
21
17
21
17+21=38
18+20=38
John & Edyta
6
17
21
38
20
16
18
19
23+22=45
Heather & Jonathan
7
18
24
42
24
23
21
23
Clyde & Elena
8
16
18
34
16
15
13
Leeza & Tony
9
15
21
36
24
16
Shandi & Brian
10
19
20
39
21
Paulina & Alec
11
19
21
40
Dance Chart
Couple
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Apolo & Julianne
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
Jive
Waltz
Samba
Rumba
Foxtrot, Mambo
Tango, Paso Doble
Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha
Rumba, Freestyle, Paso Doble
Joey & Kym
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
Tango
Paso Doble
Rumba
Samba
Foxtrot, Jive
Waltz, Mambo
Foxtrot, Jive
Cha-Cha-Cha, Freestyle, Tango
Lalia & Maksim
Foxtrot
Mambo
Tango
Paso Doble
Rumba
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep, Samba
Waltz, Jive
Quickstep, Cha-Cha-Cha
Paso Doble, Freestyle, Mambo
Ian & Cheryl
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
Jive
Waltz
Samba
Paso Doble
Tango, Mambo
Foxtrot, Rumba
Tango, Jive
Billy Ray & Karina
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
Tango
Paso Doble
Rumba
Jive
Waltz, Samba
Foxtrot, Mambo
John & Edyta
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
Tango
Paso Doble
Samba
Mambo
Foxtrot, Rumba
Heather & Jonathan
Foxtrot
Mambo
Jive
Waltz
Samba
Paso Doble
Clyde & Elena
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
Jive
Waltz
Rumba
Leeza & Tony
Foxtrot
Mambo
Tango
Paso Doble
Shandi & Brian
Foxtrot
Mambo
Jive
Paulina & Alec
Foxtrot
Mambo
Tour
On May 7, 2007, the second Dancing with the Stars " The Tour for North America was announced. Produced by BBC Worldwide, Anschutz Entertainment Group, and Front Line Management Group, the live-action tour features celebrities and professional dancers from the each of the first four U.S. seasons. The 24-city tour was set to begin with a show in Austin, Texas on June 20, and end in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 24, 2007. The pairs announced for the tour are: