Dancing with the Stars (American season 1)

The first season of the United States version of Dancing with the Stars debuted on ABC on June 1, 2005. Six celebrities were paired with six professional ballroom dancers. Tom Bergeron and Lisa Canning were the hosts for this season.

The premiere drew over 13 million viewers, the biggest summer debut ever for an American reality series. The second week climbed to 15 million viewers, and the show climbed to No. 1 in the summer 2005 TV season ratings, where it remained for the remainder of the season. The season finale aired July 6, 2005.

No couples scored "28" or "29" this season.

This season also has the least number of contestants (6).

Kelly Monaco returned for the All-Star season where she would dance with Valentin Chmerkovskiy. They finished in third place.

Couples
The six professionals and celebrities that competed were:

Judges' scoring summary (For Regular Season Only)

 * 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 couple(s) eliminated that week.
 * indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
 * indicates the returning couple that was last to be called safe.
 * indicates the winning couple.
 * indicates the runner-up couple.
 * indicates the third place couple.
 * indicates the couple who was the semifinal to be called safe.