In the fan voting there were more controversies than any other season. In week 2 Reed and Trebunskaya were surprisingly eliminated instead of Newton and Burke who received the lowest marks of the season from the judges. Two weeks later Mel B was in the bottom 2 although many thought it should have been Mark Cuban. Just a week later Jane Seymour found herself in the bottom 2 with Cuban, who was eliminated, despite receiving 26, which also the same score that Brown received, and coming in third.
Then Sabrina Bryan was shocking eliminated leaving judge Carrie Ann Inaba crying and host Tom Bergeron stating that he had Bryan, "so pegged for the finale". Bryan's elimination was especially shocking since Marie Osmond and Jane Seymour remained, although they each received considerably lower scores than Bryan. TV Guide named this the Most Shocking TV Moment of 2007.
Then, Osmond started to receive many fan votes with Cameron Mathison being eliminated in Week 8 and Jennie Garth eliminated in the semi-final although Osmond had the lowest score over the past two weeks and was the only one in the semi-final to ever place last on the leaderboard and not receive a 30 (Marie was the only celebrity that did not receive a 30 in the semi-final).
Some also considered the winner shocking as Mel B was by far the better dancer than Castroneves to some fans. In response, Mel B's partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy threatened to leave the show .
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 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.
Team
Place
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Hélio & Julianne
1
25
27
24
27
23
28
25+27=52
27+30=57
30+30=60
25+29+30=84
Mel & Maks
2
24
23
27
26
29
30
24+30=54
27+29=56
30+30=60
28+27+30=85
Marie & Jonathan
3
21
24
26
26
21
23
26+25=51
24+25=49
29+27=56
24+22=46
Jennie & Derek
4
21
21
26
27
26
28
25+28=53
25+27=52
29+30=59
Cameron & Edyta
5
21
21
23
27
26
25
24+27=51
27+24=51
Jane & Tony
6
24
21
27
26
26
22
24+26=50
Sabrina & Mark
7
26
26
27
30
28
25
Mark & Kym
8
21
18
20
22
21
Floyd & Karina
9
18
21
21
23
Wayne & Cheryl
10
19
15
18
Albert & Anna
11
21
21
Josie & Alec
12
16
Week 1: Season 5 began with a 3-night premiere, a first for the show. Sabrina & Mark performed a Cha Cha Cha that received a 26 from the judges. This was tied for the highest first round score ever (with Mario Lopez & Karina Smirnoff's Cha Cha Cha) at the time (Kristi Yamaguchi and Mark Ballas's foxtrot garnered a 27.). Josie Maran was eliminated.
Week 2: On the performance night, Jane Seymour was informed that her mother had died. She did not attend the results show the following night. Jane was declared safe at the beginning of the show. Albert Reed was shock and eliminated.
Week 3: All five women scored higher than every man in the competition this week. Sabrina & Mark, Mel & Maks, and Jane & Tony each received a 27. These are among the highest third round scores of DWTS history. Wayne Newton was eliminated.
Week 4: Sabrina & Mark danced their Paso Doble and receieved a perfect 30 from the judges. This marked the earliest any contestant had gotten a perfect score for the very first time. Samantha Harris returned after being gone three week on maternity leave. Floyd Mayweather, Jr. was eliminated.
Week 5: Marie Osmond fainted during the judges' critique of her Samba. She was there to receive her 21 from the judges and did attend the results show the following night. Mark Cuban was eliminated.
Week 6: Jane Seymour did not attend the Week 6 results show due to a suspected case of food poisoning. Tony did perform in the group dance for the encore. Also, after a hectic schedule and her lowest scores, Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas were shockingly eliminated. The audience, hosts, celebrities, judges, and fellow bottom-two contenders were in complete shock. Edyta ?liwi?ska & Carrie Ann Inaba were seen crying later in the show. Sabrina Bryan & Mark's elimination was rated as the most shocking TV event for 2007.
Week 7: In honor of Sabrina Bryan and Mark Ballas, the competitors wore fake tattoos of cheetah paw prints symbolizing Sabrina's role in the Cheetah Girls. Later that night, Marie Osmond received the news that her father had died. She did not appear on the results show and was announced safe at the beginning of the show. Jane Seymour was eliminated.
Week 8: Hélio Castroneves and Julianne Hough did an encore for their Quickstep. Cameron Mathison was eliminated.
Week 9: Five perfect 30's were given by the judges on the performance night. Len Goodman gave a 10 to every dance of the night except Marie Osmond's Mambo. Jennie Garth was eliminated in the semi-final.
Week 10: Mark Ballas dislocated his shoulder during his and Sabrina's Cha Cha Cha on the results show. He was immediately sent to the hospital and did not attend the rest of the show. At the end of the season both Julianne Hough & Maksim Chmerkovskiy made a Dancing with the Stars record; they received 9 perfect 30s during their time as professionals. Marie Osmond came in 3rd place, Mel B. became the runner-up, and Hélio Castroneves won the Championship. This is Julianne Hough second time to win the Championship since Cheryl Burke in season 2 & 3.
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