Dancing with the Stars (American season 10)
Season ten of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 22, 2010. There was not an elimination the first week of competition. The first elimination took place on March 30. Singer Nicole Scherzinger won the competition.
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 10 | |
 Promotional poster, featuring pro dancer Edyta Śliwińska and former pro dancer Alec Mazo | |
| Celebrity winner | Nicole Scherzinger |
| Professional winner | Derek Hough |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 22 – May 25, 2010 |
| Season chronology | |
Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season, due to her expanded correspondent duties on The Insider and Entertainment Tonight. On March 8, 2010, Tom Bergeron announced on Good Morning America that his new co-host is season seven champion Brooke Burke. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba continued as the judges this season.
Season ten had 11 contestants. Damian Whitewood, from the Broadway dance revue Burn the Floor, joined the list of professionals this season. Ashly DelGrosso Costa, whose last season as a pro was season three, returned, and Edyta Śliwińska continued as the longest tenured professional on the show, having appeared on the first ten seasons. This is the second season since season 5 that none of the couples scored a perfect 30 in the first night of the finals, and so far the first and only season where none of the couples got a 10 in the freestyle dances.
This season, the Results Show was moved to 8 pm on Tuesdays instead of the usual 9 pm slot. This season also features other changes such as the "red room" being inside of the ballroom, enclosed by glass walls (affectionately referred to as "The Celebriquarium" by Bergeron), a balcony with a railing where the cast can stand and watch the performances live rather than on a monitor, and theme nights. Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger won the competition over figure skater Evan Lysacek, and ESPN host Erin Andrews, who took second and third, respectively.
Couples
| Celebrity | Notability (known for) | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shannen Doherty | Actress | Mark Ballas | Eliminated 1st on March 30, 2010 |
| Buzz Aldrin | Apollo 11 astronaut | Ashly Costa | Eliminated 2nd on April 6, 2010 |
| Aiden Turner | All My Children actor | Edyta Śliwińska | Eliminated 3rd on April 13, 2010 |
| Kate Gosselin | Reality television star | Tony Dovolani | Eliminated 4th on April 20, 2010 |
| Jake Pavelka | The Bachelor star | Chelsie Hightower | Eliminated 5th on April 27, 2010 |
| Pamela Anderson | Former Playboy model & actress | Damian Whitewood | Eliminated 6th on May 4, 2010 |
| Niecy Nash | Comedian, actress & host | Louis Van Amstel | Eliminated 7th on May 11, 2010 |
| Chad Ochocinco | NFL wide receiver | Cheryl Burke | Eliminated 8th on May 18, 2010 |
| Erin Andrews | ESPN sportscaster | Maksim Chmerkovskiy | Third Place on May 25, 2010 |
| Evan Lysacek | Olympic figure skater | Anna Trebunskaya | Second Place on May 25, 2010 |
| Nicole Scherzinger | The Pussycat Dolls singer | Derek Hough | Winner on May 25, 2010 |
- Pamela Anderson returned for the All-Stars season, where this time she was paired with Tristan MacManus. They were the first pair eliminated, finishing 13th overall.
Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | Total (1+2) |
3 | 4 (T+P) |
5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 3 | Top 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Nicole & Derek | 1 | 25 | 28 | 53 | 23 | 25+25=50 | 29 | 26+10=36 | 27+27=54 | 29+30=59 | 30+29=59 | 28+27+30=85 | +30=115 | ||
| Evan & Anna | 2 | 23 | 24 | 47 | 26 | 26+26=52 | 27 | 21+6=27 | 30+24=54 | 27+26=53 | 29+30=59 | 28+24+28=80 | +28=108 | ||
| Erin & Maksim | 3 | 21 | 23 | 44 | 23 | 18+21=39 | 22 | 25+9=34 | 27+24=51 | 28+25=53 | 27+29=56 | 29+26+26=81 | |||
| Chad & Cheryl | 4 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 21+23=44 | 18 | 24+7=31 | 25+27=52 | 21+24=45 | 27+25=52 | ||||
| Niecy & Louis | 5 | 18 | 21 | 39 | 21 | 18+18=36 | 18 | 21+5=26 | 25+24=49 | 23+20=43 | |||||
| Pamela & Damian | 6 | 21 | 22 | 43 | 21 | 23+24=47 | 21 | 22+8=30 | 24+27=51 | ||||||
| Jake & Chelsie | 7 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 21 | 19+19=38 | 23 | 21+4=25 | |||||||
| Kate & Tony | 8 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 14+18=32 | 15 | ||||||||
| Aiden & Edyta | 9 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 15+18=33 | |||||||||
| Buzz & Ashly | 10 | 14 | 12 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Shannen & Mark | 11 | 18 | 20 | ||||||||||||
- Red numbers indicates the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicates the highest score for each week.
- indicates the couple eliminated that week.
- indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
- indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- indicates the third-place couple.
Averages
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale (the scores for the Swing Marathon from week 6 are not included). The scoring from week four counts as two dances.
| Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total points | Number of dances | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Nicole & Derek | 468 | 17 | 27.5 |
| 2 | 2 | Evan & Anna | 447 | 26.3 | |
| 3 | 3 | Erin & Maks | 394 | 16 | 24.6 |
| 4 | 6 | Pamela & Damian | 205 | 9 | 22.8 |
| 5 | 4 | Chad & Cheryl | 289 | 13 | 22.2 |
| 6 | 5 | Niecy & Louis | 227 | 11 | 20.6 |
| 7 | 7 | Jake & Chelsie | 143 | 7 | 20.4 |
| 8 | 11 | Shannen & Mark | 38 | 2 | 19.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Aiden & Edyta | 87 | 5 | 17.4 |
| 10 | 8 | Kate & Tony | 93 | 6 | 15.5 |
| 11 | 10 | Buzz & Ashly | 39 | 3 | 13.0 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows:
| Dance | Highest scored dancer(s) | Highest score | Lowest scored dancer(s) | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cha-cha-cha | Nicole Scherzinger | 29 | Buzz Aldrin | 14 |
| Viennese Waltz | Evan Lysacek | 28 | Kate Gosselin | 16 |
| Jive | Nicole Scherzinger | 30 | Kate Gosselin | 15 |
| Foxtrot | Evan Lysacek Nicole Scherzinger | 29 | Buzz Aldrin | 12 |
| Paso doble | Evan Lysacek Nicole Scherzinger | 30 | Kate Gosselin | 15 |
| Waltz | Evan Lysacek Chad Ochocinco Nicole Scherzinger | 27 | Buzz Aldrin | 13 |
| Quickstep | Evan Lysacek | 28 | Chad Ochocinco | 18 |
| Rumba | Nicole Scherzinger | 28 | Aiden Turner | 15 |
| Tango | Nicole Scherzinger | 29 | Kate Gosselin | 14 |
| Samba | Erin Andrews | 29 | Evan Lysacek Jake Pavelka | 21 |
| Argentine tango | Evan Lysacek Nicole Scherzinger | 30 | Niecy Nash | 21 |
| Freestyle | Nicole Scherzinger | 27 | Evan Lysacek | 24 |
Pamela Anderson & Shannen Doherty are the only stars not to land on this list.
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
According to the traditional 30-point scale (team dances not included):
| Couples | Highest scoring dance(s) | Lowest scoring dance(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Nicole & Derek | Paso doble, Argentine tango (twice) & Jive (30) | Quickstep (23) |
| Evan & Anna | Argentine tango & Paso doble (30) | Samba (21) |
| Erin & Maksim | Paso doble & Samba (29) | Tango (18) |
| Chad & Cheryl | Waltz (27) | Foxtrot (16) |
| Niecy & Louis | Quickstep (25) | Cha-cha-cha, Jive & Rumba (18) |
| Pamela & Damian | Rumba & Waltz (24) | Cha-cha-cha, Paso doble & Quickstep (21) |
| Jake & Chelsie | Cha-cha-cha (23) | Tango (19) |
| Kate & Tony | Tango (18) | Tango (14) |
| Aiden & Edyta | Quickstep (20) | Cha-cha-cha & Rumba (15) |
| Buzz & Ashly | Cha-cha-cha (14) | Foxtrot (12) |
| Shannen & Mark | Jive (20) | Viennese Waltz (18) |
Weekly scores and songs
Week 1
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chad & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Just Begun"—The Jimmy Castor Bunch |
| Shannen & Mark | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Viennese Waltz | "The Killing Moon"—Nouvelle Vague |
| Erin & Maksim | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "TiK ToK"—Ke$ha |
| Jake & Chelsie | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Viennese Waltz | "Kiss from a Rose"—Seal |
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (7, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rescue Me"—Fontella Bass |
| Evan & Anna | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "I'll Be"—Edwin McCain |
| Buzz & Ashly | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cupid"—Sam Cooke |
| Nicole & Derek | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Hold You In My Arms"―Ray LaMontagne |
| Aiden & Edyta | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hungry Like the Wolf"—Duran Duran |
| Kate & Tony | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Viennese Waltz | "She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Gimme All Your Lovin'"—ZZ Top |
Week 2 First Elimination
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannen & Mark | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather"—Ray Charles | Eliminated |
| Aiden & Edyta | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "I've Got You Under My Skin"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "The Best Damn Thing"—Avril Lavigne | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Love You I Do"—Jennifer Hudson | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Hip to be Square"—Huey Lewis and the News | Safe |
| Buzz & Ashly | 12 (4, 4, 4) | Foxtrot | "Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 28 (10, 8, 10) | Jive | "SOS"—Rihanna | Safe |
| Erin & Maksim | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Love Story"—Taylor Swift | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved By You"—Marilyn Monroe | Bottom 2 |
| Chad & Cheryl | 16 (6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "100 Years"—Five for Fighting | Safe |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing"—Elton John | Safe |
Week 3: Story-telling Week
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Hot Honey Rag"— from Chicago | Safe |
| Buzz & Ashly | 13 (5, 4, 4) | Waltz | "What a Wonderful World"—Louis Armstrong | Eliminated |
| Jake & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Walk Like an Egyptian"—The Bangles | Bottom 2 |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again"—Billy Preston ft. Syreeta Wright | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Paso doble | "Cancion Del Mariachi"—Los Lobos ft. Antonio Banderas | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood"—The Animals | Safe |
| Aiden & Edyta | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Hey, Soul Sister"—Train | Safe |
| Erin & Maksim | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Waltz | "See the Day"—Dee C. Lee | Safe |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Paparazzi"—Lady Gaga | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 23 (8, 6, 9) | Quickstep | "Anything Goes"—Cole Porter ft.Stacey Kent | Safe |
Week 4: Double-score Showdown
- Running order
| Couple | Technical Score | Performance Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maksim | 18 (6, 6, 6) | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 26 (9, 8, 9) | 26 (9, 8, 9) | Tango | "Wait a Minute"—The Pussycat Dolls featuring Timbaland | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (6, 6, 6) | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Taking Chances"—Celine Dion | Last to be Called Safe |
| Aiden & Edyta | 15 (5, 5, 5) | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "Live Like We're Dying"—Kris Allen | Eliminated |
| Nicole & Derek | 25 (9, 8, 8) | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Rumba | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face"—Roberta Flack | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 19 (6, 7, 6) | 19 (7, 6, 6) | Tango | "A Girl Like You"—Edwyn Collins | Safe |
| Kate & Tony | 14 (4, 5, 5) | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Tango | "For Your Entertainment"—Adam Lambert | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 21 (7, 6, 8) | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"—Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 23 (7, 8, 8) | 24 (8, 7, 9) | Rumba | "I Can't Make You Love Me"—Bonnie Raitt | Safe |
Week 5: Movie Night
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Movie | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niecy & Louis | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Jive | "La Bamba"—Ritchie Valens | La Bamba | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "The Bare Necessities"—Phil Harris | The Jungle Book | Safe |
| Erin & Maksim | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Jive | "You Never Can Tell"—Chuck Berry | Pulp Fiction | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Old Time Rock and Roll"—Bob Seger | Risky Business | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 21 (7, 6, 8) | Quickstep | "9 to 5"—Dolly Parton | 9 to 5 | Bottom 2 |
| Kate & Tony | 15 (5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Don't You (Forget About Me)"—Simple Minds | The Breakfast Club | Eliminated |
| Nicole & Derek | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Tango | "Oh, Pretty Woman"—Roy Orbison | Pretty Woman | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing"—Aerosmith | Armageddon | Safe |
Week 6: Marathon Night
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake & Chelsie | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Comanche"—The Revels | Eliminated |
| Evan & Anna | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Hey Mama"—The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
| Niecy & Louis | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "El Sonido De La Milonga"—Campo | Bottom 2 |
| Erin & Maksim | 25 (9, 7, 9) | Samba | "When I Get You Alone"—Robin Thicke | Safe |
| Chad & Cheryl | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "Mas de lo Mismo"—Tanghetto | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 26 (9, 7, 10) | Samba | "María"—Ricky Martin | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Argentine tango | "Enjoy the Silence"—Depeche Mode | Safe |
| Jake & Chelsie Niecy & Louis Evan & Anna Chad & Cheryl Pamela & Damian Erin & Maksim Nicole & Derek |
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 |
Swing Marathon | "In the Mood"—Ernie Fields | |
Week 7: Team Dance Night
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maksim | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool"—Barry Manilow | Bottom 2 |
| Chad & Cheryl | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "Sparks"—Coldplay | Safe |
| Nicole & Derek | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "You Light Up My Life"—Debby Boone | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "At This Moment"—Billy & the Beaters | Eliminated |
| Niecy & Louis | 25 (9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "You're the Top"—Cole Porter | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows"—Jazmine Sullivan | Safe |
| Pamela & Damian Chad & Cheryl Nicole & Derek |
27 (9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Telephone"—Lady Gaga featuring Beyoncé | |
| Erin & Maksim Evan & Anna Niecy & Louis |
24 (8, 8, 8) | "Holiday"—Madonna | ||
Week 8: Race to the Semifinals
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chad & Cheryl | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams"—Beyoncé | Last to be Called Safe |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | 1960s Jive | "Love Man"—Otis Redding | ||
| Niecy & Louis | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Viennese Waltz | "I Got You Babe"—Sonny & Cher | Eliminated |
| 20 (7, 6, 7) | 1990s Paso doble | "Rhythm is a Dancer"—Snap! | ||
| Erin & Maksim | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Argentine tango | "Una Música Brutal"—Gotan Project | Safe |
| 25 (8, 8, 9) | 1980s Rumba | "Missing You"—John Waite | ||
| Evan & Anna | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Open Arms"—Journey | Safe |
| 26 (9, 8, 9) | Futuristic cha-cha-cha | "Bulletproof"—La Roux | ||
| Nicole & Derek | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Haven't Met You Yet"—Michael Bublé | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | 1950s Paso doble | "Spanish Guitar"—Bo Diddley |
Week 9: Semifinals
- Running order
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maksim | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "February Song"—Josh Groban | Last to be Called Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "U Got the Look"—Prince | ||
| Nicole & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "El Capitalismo Foraneo"—Gotan Project | Safe |
| 29 (10, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Kiss"—Prince | ||
| Chad & Cheryl | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me by Now"—Simply Red | Eliminated |
| 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Alejandro"—Lady Gaga | ||
| Evan & Anna | 29 (10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Bring Me to Life"—Evanescence |
Week 10: Finals
- Running order (Night 1)
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Assistant Judge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erin & Maksim | 29 (10, 10, 9) | Samba |
"Mi Swing Es Tropical"—Quantic & Nikodemus | Bruno Tonioli |
| 26 (9, 8, 9) | Freestyle | "Alone"—Heart | ||
| Evan & Anna | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Viennese Waltz | "Piano Man"—Billy Joel | Len Goodman |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Freestyle | "Footloose"—Kenny Loggins | ||
| Nicole & Derek | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Rumba | "The Lady in Red"—Chris De Burgh | Carrie Ann Inaba |
| 27 (9, 9, 9) | Freestyle | "A Little Less Conversation"—Elvis Presley |
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "El Capitalismo Foraneo"—Gotan Project | Safe |
| Evan & Anna | 28 (9, 9, 10) | Argentine tango | "Bust Your Windows"—Jazmine Sullivan | Safe |
| Erin & Maksim | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Una Música Brutal"—Gotan Project | Third place |
- Running order (Top 2)
| Couple | Score | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole & Derek | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Proud Mary"—Ike & Tina Turner | Winner |
| Evan & Anna | 28 (10, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Want You to Want Me"—Letters To Cleo | Runner-up |
Dance chart
- Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz (First Dances)
- Week 2: Jive or foxtrot (First Elimination)
- Week 3: Paso doble, quickstep or waltz (Story Week)
- Week 4: Rumba or tango (Double-scoring Week)
- Week 5: One unlearned dance (Movie Week)
- Week 6: Samba or Argentine tango and swing marathon (Marathon Night)
- Week 7: One unlearned dance and team dances (Team Dance Night)
- Week 8: Two unlearned dances (Race To Semifinals)
- Week 9: Two unlearned dances (Semifinals)
- Week 10 (Night 1): Judges choice dance, freestyle and favorite dance
- Week 10 (Night 2): Dance-off
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicole & Derek | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Swing | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Argentine tango | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Jive |
| Evan & Anna | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Tango | Rumba | Samba | Swing | Argentine tango | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Quickstep |
| Erin & Maksim | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | Tango | Jive | Samba | Swing | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Samba | Freestyle | Argentine tango | Cha-cha-cha |
| Chad & Cheryl | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Swing | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | Waltz | Samba | ||||
| Niecy & Louis | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | Rumba | Jive | Argentine tango | Swing | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Freestyle | |||||
| Pamela & Damian | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Rumba | Quickstep | Argentine tango | Swing | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Freestyle | |||||||
| Jake & Chelsie | Viennese waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Swing | Viennese waltz | |||||||||
| Kate & Tony | Viennese waltz | Jive | Paso doble | Tango | Foxtrot | Paso doble | |||||||||||
| Aiden & Edyta | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||||||||
| Buzz & Ashly | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Waltz | Paso doble | |||||||||||||
| Shannen & Mark | Viennese waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||||||||||
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Danced but not scored
Guest performances on results episodes
In addition to recapping the week's earlier performances by the competitors, each results show features one or more guest musical performers/acts who perform at least one song. During each song, the Dancing with the Stars dance troupe or guest dancers perform a choreographed dance. Unless otherwise noted, the Dancing with the Stars dance troupe performed during the musical number.
- March 30, 2010
The Beach Boys featuring John Stamos performed "California Girls", "Kokomo", and "Fun, Fun, Fun", accompanied by dancers Cheryl Burke, Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Ashly Costa, Anna Trebunskaya, Louis van Amstel and Damian Whitewood.
The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured Emmanuel Pierre-Antoine with Haitian dancers.
- April 6, 2010
Reba McEntire performed "I Want a Cowboy" (featuring Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Valentin Chmerkovskiy, Snejana Petrova and Edyta Śliwińska) and "Consider Me Gone" (with Dmitry Chaplin and Lacey Schwimmer dancing). Mark Ballas performed "Malagueña" while Chelsie Hightower and Derek Hough danced.
- April 13, 2010
Sade sang "Babyfather" while Chelsie Hightower and Damian Whitewood danced, and also sang "The Sweetest Taboo" (featuring her own dancers).
The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured Nuttin' But Stringz and Tiler Peck with other dancers.
- April 20, 2010
Maxwell performed "Fistful of Tears" while Teddy Forance and Tyne Stecklein danced. Debi Nova performed "Drummer Boy", featuring dancing by Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, Derek Hough and Damian Whitewood.
The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured Iconic Movies dance by Marguerite Derricks with Debbie Allen.
- April 27, 2010
Melissa Etheridge performed two songs: "Fearless Love" (with Maksim Chmerkovskiy, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower and Anna Trebunskaya dancing) and "Come to My Window" (featuring a dance by Alec Mazo and Edyta Śliwińska). Benise performed "Salsa Salsa" featuring his own dancers.
- May 4, 2010
Train performed "Hey, Soul Sister" while Mark Ballas, Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani, Chelsie Hightower and Lacey Schwimmer danced, and also performed "Drops of Jupiter", which featured dancing by Karina Smirnoff and Louis van Amstel.
The Macy's Stars of Dance segment featured Viva Elvis by Las Vegas Cirque du Soleil.
- May 11, 2010
Gipsy Kings performed two songs: "You've Got a Friend in Me" (featuring dancing by Cheryl Burke, Dmitry Chaplin, Tony Dovolani and Kym Johnson), and "Bamboleo", which featured DJ Guthrie, Tyne Stecklein and two other guest professional dancers.
- May 18, 2010
Sarah McLachlan sang both "Angel" (with Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya dancing) and "Loving You is Easy" (featuring dancing by Dmitry Chaplin, Kym Johnson, Lacey Schwimmer, and Damian Whitewood). Miley Cyrus performed "Can't Be Tamed" featuring her own dancers.
For the May 18th "Design a Dance" performance, viewers had voted in the weeks beforehand about what former female celebrity they wanted to do the dance (Melissa Rycroft), what former male celebrity they wanted to do the dance (Joey Fatone), and what song they wanted the couple's Tango to be to ("Rock and Roll All Nite" by Kiss). Also, Dancing with the Stars held an online contest where viewers could submit their drawings for outfits for the performance. The viewers then also voted for a set of costumes picked by the show's designers. The winner was Emilio Oh. His designs were turned into the costumes for Fatone and Rycroft, and he won a trip to the show.
College dance championship
Four colleges were featured in a tournament-style competition. Three individual episodes featured two colleges competing against each other in a one-dance showdown. The judges provided individual scores following each performance.
On May 11, 2010, UC San Diego (dancing the Samba) competed against Purdue (dancing the Mambo). Purdue advanced to the finals, with viewer votes offsetting their 24 to 22 deficit in judges' scores. The May 18 episode featured Rutgers and Utah Valley. Both teams danced the Cha-cha-cha, and Utah Valley won the dance-off with their score of 29 over Rutgers' 21. In the finals (on May 25), Utah Valley (dancing the Samba) topped Purdue (who danced the Cha-cha-cha) for the championship.
Ratings
| Season | Episodes | Season premiere | Season finale | U.S. Ratings | Network | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Show | Results Show | Dance Show | Results Show | |||||
| 10 | 19 | March 22, 2010 | May 25, 2010 | 19.743[1] | 15.149[1] | ABC | 3[1] | 11[1] |
| Episode Number | Episode | Original Airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/Share (18–49) |
Viewers (millions) |
Weekly Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.01 | Week 1 | March 22, 2010 | 15.0 | 23 | 6.4 | 24.19 | 2[2] |
| 10.02 | Week 2, Part 1 | March 29, 2010 | 14.4 | 23 | 5.6/16[3] | 22.966[3] | 1[4] |
| 10.03 | Week 2, Part 2 | March 30, 2010 | 9.3 | 15 | 3.0/9 | 14.280[5] | 5[4] |
| 10.04 | Week 3, Part 1 | April 5, 2010 | 13.3 | 5.1 | 5.1/14 | 21.21 | 2[6] |
| 10.05 | Week 3, Part 2 | April 6, 2010 | 8.2[7] | 13[7] | 2.5/7[7] | 12.435[7] | 12[6] |
| 10.06 | Week 4, Part 1 | April 12, 2010 | 13.2 | 21 | 4.9/14 | 20.56 | 3[8] |
| 10.07 | Week 4, Part 2 | April 13, 2010 | 8.6 | 14 | 2.8/8 | 13.60 | 6[8] |
| 10.08 | Week 5, Part 1 | April 19, 2010 | 13.4[9] | 21[9] | 4.8/13[9] | 21.066[9] | 1[10] |
| 10.09 | Week 5, Part 2 | April 20, 2010 | 8.8[11] | 14[11] | 2.4/7[11] | 13.556[11] | 5[10] |
| 10.10 | Week 6, Part 1 | April 26, 2010 | 13.2[12] | 21[12] | 4.4/12[12] | 20.404[12] | 1[13] |
| 10.11 | Week 6, Part 2 | April 27, 2010 | 8.2[14] | 13[14] | 2.4/7[14] | 12.390[14] | 10[13] |
| 10.12 | Week 7, Part 1 | May 3, 2010 | 12.5[15] | 20[15] | 4.1/12[15] | 19.641[15] | 1 |
| 10.13 | Week 7, Part 2 | May 4, 2010 | 7.8[16] | 13[16] | 2.4/7[16] | 12.043[16] | 11 |
| 10.14 | Week 8, Part 1 | May 10, 2010 | 12.3 | 19 | 4.1/11 | 19.16 | 3 |
| 10.15 | Week 8, Part 2 | May 11, 2010 | 8.1[17] | 13[17] | 2.5/7[17] | 12.515[17] | 15 |
| 10.16 | Week 9, Part 1 | May 17, 2010 | 12.1 | 19 | 4.1/11 | 19.04 | 1 |
| 10.17 | Week 9, Part 2 | May 18, 2010 | 8.6 | 14 | 2.5/7 | 13.19 | 13 |
| 10.18 | Week 10, Part 1 | May 24, 2010 | 12.6 | 21 | 4.0/12 | 19.36 | 3 |
| 10.19 | Week 10, Part 2 | May 25, 2010 | 11.6 | 19 | 3.9/11 | 18.40 | 4 |
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