Dancing with the Stars

Episode 1 | Round 1: Part 1

The "Dancing with the Stars" drama kicked off even before the season began, with everyone wondering and speculating which two female stars would replace Jewel and Nancy O'Dell, two stars who fell victim to injury while rehearsing ...

Episode 2 | Round One: Part 2

The second performance episode of "Dancing with the Stars" brought its own kind of suspense, with the question over whether or not Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak would perform. But it was "Jackass" star Steve-O who failed to turn ...

Episode 3 | Round One: Results Show

"Dancing with the Stars" --Results Show, March 17, 2009 It was finally time for the first elimination in the eighth season of "Dancing with the Stars," and it would involve a little twist in which the bottom two couples would pa...

Episode 4 | Round Two

For the first time all season, every couple had the same amount of rehearsal time to learn a new dance. They wasted no time getting down to business. Denise & Maks: Actress Denise Richards and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy prac...

Episode 5 | Round Two: Results Show

Has one bad Apple (co-founder) spoiled the whole darn bunch on "Dancing with the Stars"? The judges sure seemed to think so on Monday night when they put Steve Wozniak at the bottom -- way at the bottom -- of their leaderboard. Wi...

Episode 6 | Round Three

Host Tom Bergeron amped up the drama by reminded viewers that in eight seasons, "Dancing with the Stars" has never seen anything like this. Coming on the heels of wild injuries, bizarre moves and the most shocking elimination esca...

Episode 7 | Round Three: Results Show

With a double elimination on the horizon, some of the stars shined on Monday night while others faltered. Who would go home? It was time to find out on Tuesday. Highlights from the highlight reel: Lawrence Taylor, after getting a...

Episode 8 | Round Four

Chuck & Julianne: Chuck Wicks was trying to get out of the middle of the pack with his Viennese waltz after weeks of playing it safe. His partner Julianne Hough tried to get him to loosen up in rehearsals. Did it work? Judge Len G...

Episode 9 | Round Four: Results

After a double elimination last week, the dance-off was back Tuesday night on "Dancing with the Stars" as the bottom two vote-getters would face off for a chance to stay alive in the competition. Who would be there? The night beg...

Episode 10 | Round Five

Dancing with the Stars - April 13, 2009 With eight out of the original 13 dancers left in the competition on "Dancing with the Stars," the real front-runners started to emerge. Rapper Lil Kim picked the right time to get hot, tak...

Episode 11 | Round Five: Results

The dance-off was gone on "Dancing with the Stars," but someone still had to go home, and it was "Jackass" star Steve-O's number that came up. Play it again, Lil' Kim: For the second consecutive week, Lil' Kim and Derek Hough wer...

Episode 12 | Round Six

You know "Project Runway" has made it when "Dancing with the Stars" decides to have the stars design their professional partners' outfits. That's what happened Monday night, which also featured the first group dance of the season....

Episode 13 | Round Six: Results

The "Dancing with the Stars" results show kicked off with an encore performance of the season's first group dance. The '60s-inspired number went off about as well as it did Monday -- and that isn't necessarily praise. After a fai...

Episode 14 | Round Seven

With just six couples left, another wrinkle was thrown into the mix on "Dancing with the Stars." The team dance would put competitors on the same side for the first time this season. "Bachelor" star Melissa Rycroft was not among ...

Episode 15 | Round Seven: Results

The top six on "Dancing with the Stars" was set on Tuesday to become a top five after one of the most competitive nights of the season. Only five judges' points separated the top five couples, while Melissa Rycroft and her partner...

Episode 16 | Round Eight

For the first time, Monday night's "Dancing with the Stars" required each of the remaining five couples take on two individual dances -- one Latin and one ballroom. The Latin dances would each reflect a style of a different decade...

Episode 17 | Round Eight: Results

It was time on Tuesday to eliminate one more couple on "Dancing with the Stars," but the night started with the couple least likely to go: Melissa Rycroft & Tony Dovolani, who performed an encore of the samba that earned them a pe...

Episode 18 | Round Nine

A week after Lil' Kim's abrupt ouster, it was down to just four couples Monday night for the semifinals on the eighth season of "Dancing with the Stars." The dancers would take on a ballroom and a Latin dance. Melissa & Tony: "B...

Episode 19 | Round Nine: Results

After a night of sizzling performances, it was time to -- well, it was time to wait an hour to find out which three couples would make it through to next week's final on "Dancing with the Stars." The night kicked off with a perfo...

Episode 20 | Round Ten: Finals

After weeks of competition, it was down to the finals on "Dancing with the Stars" as the remaining three couples got some tips from the judges and offered their best for the big finish. We saw way too much of Bruno Tonioli, who w...

Episode 21 | Round Ten: Final Results

Down to three couples, Tuesday night was about finding out who would take home the coveted mirror ball trophy on "Dancing with the Stars." Lady Gaga kicked off the night with her song, "Just Dance," which was apropos for the even...