Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 21

The twenty-first season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars program premiered on 7 July 2024 on Seven.

Dancing with the Stars
Season 21
Hosted byChris Brown
Sonia Kruger
JudgesSharna Burgess
Craig Revel Horwood
Helen Richey
Mark Wilson
Celebrity winnerLisa McCune
Professional winnerIan Waite
Release
Original networkSeven Network
Original release7 July (2024-07-07) –
12 August 2024 (2024-08-12)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 20

Chris Brown replaced Daryl Somers who left the series after hosting the last three seasons. Sonia Kruger returned, moving to host.[1] Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, and Mark Wilson returned while Helen Richey, who took last season off, returned to the judging panel with Todd McKenney not joining this season due to a scheduling conflict.[2]

Couples

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The season featured 12 couples.

On 3 February 2024, Ben Cousins was announced as the first celebrity participant.[3] The rest of the celebrities were announced on 18 February 2024.[4]

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Nadia Bartel Fashion designer & model Lyu Masuda Eliminated 1st
on 21 July 2024
Hayden Quinn Television cook Lily Cornish Eliminated 2nd
on 28 July 2024
Julie Goodwin MasterChef Australia winner & author Andrey Gorbunov Eliminated 3rd & 4th
on 4 August 2024
Nova Peris Olympic field hockey player & politician Craig Monley
Ben Cousins AFL player & 7NEWS sports presenter Siobhan Power Eliminated 5th
on 11 August 2024
Adam Dovile Better Homes and Gardens presenter Jessica Raffa Eliminated 6th & 7th
on 11 August 2024
Shane Crawford AFL player Ash-Leigh Hunter
James Stewart Home and Away actor Jorja Freeman Fifth place
on 12 August 2024
Nikki Osborne Comedian Aric Yegudkin Fourth place
on 12 August 2024
Ant Middleton SAS Australia: Who Dares Wins presenter Alexandra Vladimirov Third place
on 12 August 2024
Samantha Jade Singer-songwriter Gustavo Viglio Runners-up
on 12 August 2024
Lisa McCune Stage & screen actress Ian Waite Winners
on 12 August 2024

Scoring chart

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The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Third place
  Fourth place
  Fifth place
  Bottom two, three or four
  Excused from competition for the week
  Eliminated
Dancing with the Stars (season 21) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 3 1+3 4 2+4 5 6
Night 1 Night 2
Lisa & Ian 1st 30 30 60 39 39 40+39=79
Samantha & Gustavo 2nd 31 34 65 39 39 38+38=76
Ant & Alexandra 3rd 18 30 48 27 37 34+36=70
Nikki & Aric 4th 20 26 46 35 34 31
James & Jorja 5th 25 31 56 34 35 30
Adam & Jessica 6th 26 28 54 32 28
Shane & Ash-Leigh 22 26 48 29 30
Ben & Siobhan 8th 14 16 30 21 17
Julie & Andrey 9th 27 27 27
Nova & Craig 19 19 38 19
Hayden & Lily 11th 20 27 47
Nadia & Lyu 12th 17 15 32

Weekly scores

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Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Helen Richey, Sharna Burgess, Mark Wilson.

Week 1

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Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Julie Goodwin was not able to perform this week, due to an injury she had sustained in rehearsal.

Couple Scores Dance Music
Lisa & Ian 30 (7, 8, 8, 7) Tango "Rumour Has It" - Adele
Nadia & Lyu 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Treasure" - Bruno Mars
Ant & Alex 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) Paso doble "Born to Be Wild" - Steppenwolf
James & Jorja 25 (4, 6, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Sway" - Michael Buble
Ben & Siobhan 14 (2, 4, 4, 4) Foxtrot "Hallelujah I Love Her So" - Ray Charles

Week 2

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Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music
Samantha & Gustavo 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Do Your Thing" - Basement Jaxx
Adam & Jess 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Rubberneckin'" - Elvis Presley
Nova & Craig 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) Viennese waltz "Unforgettable" - Nat King Cole
Nikki & Aric 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" - Whitney Houston
Hayden & Lily 20 (4, 6, 6, 4) Tango "Bones" - Imagine Dragons
Shane & Ash-Leigh 22 (2, 7, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Moves Like Jagger" - Maroon 5, feat. Christina Aguilera

Week 3

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Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Lisa & Ian 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) Jive "Jailhouse Rock" - Elvis Presley Safe
James & Jorja 31 (5, 8, 9, 9) Contemporary "Before You Go" - Lewis Capaldi Safe
Nadia & Lyu 15 (3, 4, 4, 4) Tango "Poker Face" - Lady Gaga Eliminated
Ant & Alex 30 (6, 7, 8, 9) Viennese waltz "Until I Found You" - Stephen Sanchez Safe
Ben & Siobhan 16 (3, 5, 4, 4) Cha-cha-cha "Forget You" - Cee Lo Green Bottom two
Julie & Andrey 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Breakaway" - Kelly Clarkson Safe
Dance-off performances
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Nadia & Lyu
  • Richey: Ben & Siobhan
  • Burgess: Ben & Siobhan
  • Wilson: Ben & Siobhan

Week 4

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Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Nikki & Aric 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Tango "Toxic" – Britney Spears Bottom two
Hayden & Lily 27 (5, 7, 7, 8) Rumba "Why" – Annie Lennox Eliminated
Samantha & Gustavo 34 (8, 8, 8, 10) Samba "Lush Life" – Zara Larsson Safe
Shane & Ash-Leigh 26 (4, 7, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "I Won't Give Up" – Jason Mraz Safe
Nova & Craig 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) Jive "Dance with Me Tonight" – Olly Murs Safe
Adam & Jessica 28 (5, 7, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Assassin's Tango" – John Powell Safe
Dance-off performances
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Nikki & Aric
  • Richey: Nikki & Aric
  • Burgess: Nikki & Aric
  • Wilson: Did not vote

Week 5

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Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ant & Alexandra 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) Jive "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" - Wham! Safe
James & Jorja 34 (7, 8, 10, 9) Foxtrot "I've Got You Under My Skin" - Frank Sinatra Safe
Nikki & Aric 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Rumba "Shallow" - Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Safe
Nova & Craig 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "I Love the Nightlife (Disco 'Round)" - Alicia Bridges Eliminated
Ben & Siobhan 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) Viennese waltz "Bed of Roses" - Bon Jovi Bottom three
Julie & Andrey 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Big Spender" - Shirley Bassey Eliminated
Adam & Jessica 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) Paso doble "Best of You" - Foo Fighters Safe
Lisa & Ian 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Quickstep "I Got Rhythm" - Judy Garland Safe
Shane & Ash-Leigh 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) Samba "Livin' la Vida Loca" - Ricky Martin Safe
Samantha & Gustavo 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Cha-cha-cha "Respect" - Aretha Franklin Safe

Week 6

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Night 1 (Semi-final)

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Shane & Ash-Leigh 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Ballroom Blitz" - The Sweet Eliminated
Adam & Jessica 28 (4, 7, 9, 8) Rumba "Make You Feel My Love" - Adele Eliminated
Nikki & Aric 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Quickstep "Valerie" - Mark Ronson & Amy Winehouse Safe
Ant & Alexandra 37 (7, 10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Into My Arms" - Nick Cave Safe
Ben & Siobhan 17 (2, 5, 5, 5) Argentine tango "In the Air Tonight" - Phil Collins Eliminated immediately
Samantha & Gustavo 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" - Sarah Vaughan Safe
Lisa & Ian 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Viennese waltz "Golden Hour" - JVKE Safe
James & Jorja 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Paso doble "Bad Habits" - Ed Sheeran Bottom four

Dance-off performances

Judges' votes to save

  • Horwood: James & Jorja
  • Richey: James & Jorja
  • Burgess: James & Jorja
  • Wilson: Shane & Ash-Leigh

Night 2 (Final)

During the first round, the couples performed their freestyle routine. Once the fifth and fourth places had been announced, the top three couples performed their favorite dance of the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Samantha & Gustavo 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) Freestyle "Show Me How You Burlesque" - Christina Aguilera Runners-up
38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" - Sarah Vaughan
James & Jorja 30 (7, 7, 9, 7) Freestyle "Trouble" - Elvis Presley/"Hit the Road Jack" - 2WEI Fifth place
Nikki & Aric 31 (7, 7, 9, 8) Freestyle "Bad Guy" - Billie Eilish Fourth place
Ant & Alexandra 34 (8, 8, 8, 10) Freestyle "Burn" - 2WEI feat. Edda Hayes Third place
36 (8, 8, 10, 10) Contemporary "Into My Arms" - Nick Cave
Lisa & Ian 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "That's Entertainment!" - Judy Garland Winners
39 (10, 10, 9, 10) Viennese waltz "Golden Hour" - JVKE


Ratings

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Episode Original airdate Total Viewers[a] Rank Source
1 "Week One" 7 July 2024 Sunday
7:00 pm
938,000 4 [5]
2 "Week Two" 14 July 2024 927,000 5 [6]
3 "Week Three" 21 July 2024 989,000 4 [7]
4 "Week Four" 28 July 2024 743,000 11 [8]
5 "Week Five" 4 August 2024 780,000 8 [9]
6 "Week Six (Night 1)" 11 August 2024 882,000 6 [10]
7 "Week Six (Night 2)" 12 August 2024 Monday
7:00 pm
889,000 6 [11]
  • a From 28 January 2024, OzTAM ratings changed. Viewership data now focus on National Reach and National Total ratings instead of the 5 metro centres and overnight shares.

References

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  1. ^ "Daryl Somers confirms Dr Chris Brown is the new host of Dancing with the Stars". Mediaweek. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
  2. ^ "Dancing With The Stars 2024: Two MasterChef favourites join star-studded cast". Yahoo Lifestyle. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-07-23.
  3. ^ "AFL premiership player Ben Cousins announced as first member of Dancing with the Stars 2024". 7NEWS. 3 February 2024. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Dancing with the Stars line-up revealed for 2024". 7NEWS. Archived from the original on 2024-02-20. Retrieved 2024-02-20.
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  11. ^ "Monday 12 August 2024 | TV Tonight". tvtonight.com.au. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024.

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