Dancing with the Stars: Season 4
The fourth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 19, 2007 and concluded on May 22, 2007. To avoid direct competition with Fox's American Idol, the series changed time slots, with the performance show broadcasting on Mondays and the results show airing on Tuesdays. To allow viewers a two-week viewing period to see all the couples perform both Latin and Standard ballroom dances, no elimination was schedul
Season 4 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 and 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 and voted on by viewers.
- The series is an American reality dance competition television series that pairs celebrities with professional dancers.
- Competitors vie for the coveted Mirrorball Trophy by performing sizzling salsas, sambas, and other dances.
Season overview
The fourth season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 19, 2007 and concluded on May 22, 2007. To avoid direct competition with Fox's American Idol, the series changed time slots, with the performance show broadcasting on Mondays and the results show airing on Tuesdays. To allow viewers a two-week viewing period to see all the couples perform both Latin and Standard ballroom dances, no elimination was scheduled for the first week. Additionally, the season was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on Sunday afternoons starting July 15, 2007, featuring on-screen captions reminding viewers that the show was recorded earlier in the year and that they could not vote on the outcome, marking the first time any season was screened in the UK. Season four surpassed season two by receiving the highest amount of perfect scores awarded in the series up to that point, totaling fifteen perfect scores.