Dancing with the Stars: Season 2
The second season of the United States edition of Dancing with the Stars premiered on the ABC network on January 5, 2006, and concluded on February 24, 2006. This season expanded the cast to ten couples compared to six in the previous season. Additionally, season two expanded each program from one hour to 90 minutes and introduced an hour-long results show on the following night. During the results show, two couples
Season 2 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Celebrities partner up with professional dancers to compete against each other in weekly elimination rounds to determine a winner.
- Celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts.
- Viewers vote on the performances as contestants vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.
- The series is an American reality dance competition television series and the American version of the British contest program Strictly Come Dancing.
Season overview
The second season of the United States edition of Dancing with the Stars premiered on the ABC network on January 5, 2006, and concluded on February 24, 2006. This season expanded the cast to ten couples compared to six in the previous season. Additionally, season two expanded each program from one hour to 90 minutes and introduced an hour-long results show on the following night. During the results show, two couples were declared safe in an earlier portion of the program, and the remaining couples were called off one by one until only the bottom two couples were left. The competition features celebrities partnering up with professional dancers to perform choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers in weekly elimination rounds as they compete to determine a winner and vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy.
Episode Guide
Season 2 Progress Shield
Episode 201
Jan 5, 2006
Meet the new celebrity dance contestants and their professional dance partners. The women perform the Waltz and the men perform the Cha Cha.
Episode 201A
Jan 6, 2006
Kenny Mayne & dance partner Andrea Hale are voted of the show. Burt Bacharach performs.
Episode 202
Jan 12, 2006
With one couple out of the game , the other nine couples perform the Quickstep and Rumba.
Episode 202A
Jan 13, 2006
Tatum O'Neal was the next star voted out. Jesse McCartney performs.
Episode 203
Jan 19, 2006
The eight remaining celebrities must dance the Jive and the Tango in order not to be the next ones sent home.
Episode 203A
Jan 20, 2006
Giselle Fernandez and Jonathan Roberts are voted off the show. The Style Elements Crew performs.
Episode 204
Jan 26, 2006
Tonight's featured dances were the Foxtrot and the Paso Doble. According to judge Len Goodman, the Foxtrot should be an elegant dance filled with gentle rises and falls. The Paso D
Episode 204A
Jan 27, 2006
Master P and Ashly Delgrosso are voted off the show finally. The Pussycat Dolls strutted their stuff singing their hit single, "Don't Cha." They treated viewers to a performance of
Episode 205
Feb 2, 2006
With P. Miller out of the game the real competion begins. Each team must perform two dances each - individual couple Sambas and then a Group Salsa.
Episode 205A
Feb 3, 2006
The dancing couple of Tia Carrere & Maksim Chmerkovskiy are voted out of the competion. Barry Manilow performed three songs. The 2005 World Mambo champions perform.
Episode 206
Feb 9, 2006
With Tia out now, the five remaining stars must again learn two dance routines in order to maintain their shot at the trophy. They perform the Jive, Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep,
Episode 206A
Feb 10, 2006
Former Righteous Brother Bill Medley will be performing his Oscar-winning hit "(I've Had) The Time of Life" from the movie "Dirty Dancing," Medley will be joined by his daughter, M
Episode 207
Feb 16, 2006
George Hamilton has left the floor. The final four couples must battle it out in the semifinals with two dances they've never done before. Who will make it to the finals?
Episode 207A
Feb 17, 2006
Lisa Rinna & Louis van Amstel are voted off the show. Michael Bublé performs "For Once in My Life" and "The Way You Look Tonight." This week he serenades audiences on the "Dancin
Episode 208
Feb 23, 2006
With Lisa Rinna out, the other three stars are left to battle it out in the finals. Each couple must dance two dances, which will include a freestyle dance. Also Samantha Harris Ma
Episode 208A
Feb 26, 2006
Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke are crowned Dancing with the stars champion. Also Mary J. Blige perfroms two of her hit singles and all the celebrity dancers are back to perform one