Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 5)
| Dancing with the Stars (season 5) | |
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Season five promotional advertisement made by BLT & Associates
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 24 – November 27, 2007 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Hélio Castroneves |
| Professional winner | Julianne Hough |
| Season chronology | |
Season five of Dancing with the Stars premiered on September 24, 2007 with a special three-night premiere week. The season ended on November 27, 2007. As with previous seasons, CTV Television Network had aired the series in Canada.
The show was hosted by Tom Bergeron, with returning judges Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, and Carrie Ann Inaba. Co-host Samantha Harris gave birth on September 23, 2007; during her leave of absence season two champion Drew Lachey served as co-host. On October 15, 2007 Harris returned to the show.
The most popular lowest score per round was "24". Eight were given to couples that landed in the bottom of the leader board.
On August 29, 2007, the celebrity cast was announced on Good Morning America by host Tom Bergeron, judge Carrie Ann Inaba, and reigning celebrity champion Apolo Anton Ohno.
The 12 celebrities and professional dancers who competed were:
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
The third tour started in Seattle, Washington on December 18, 2007, and ended in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on February 10, 2008. The pairs performing in the tour were:
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