Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 17
The seventeenth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars debuted on 9 February 2020.[1][2][3] Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller returned as hosts, while Sharna Burgess, Craig Revel Horwood, and Tristan MacManus returned to the judging panel.[4]
| Dancing with the Stars | |
|---|---|
| Season 17 | |
| Hosted by | Grant Denyer Amanda Keller |
| Judges | Sharna Burgess Craig Revel Horwood Tristan MacManus |
| Celebrity winner | Celia Pacquola |
| Professional winner | Jarryd Byrne |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Original release | 9 February – 29 March 2020 |
| Season chronology | |
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grand Final was broadcast on 29 March 2020, one week earlier than planned.[5] Comedian Celia Pacquola and Jarryd Byrne were announced as the winners, while podcaster Christian Wilkins and Lily Cornish finished in second place, actress Claudia Karvan and Aric Yegudkin finished in third, and comedian Ed Kavalee and Jorja Freeman finished in fourth.
Couples
This season featured ten celebrity contestants.[1] The full cast was announced on 14 January 2020.[1][6] Professionals Marco De Angelis, Jeremy Garner, Joshua Keeffe, and Siobhan Power did not return; they were replaced by Julian Caillon, Shae Mountain, and Violeta Mugica.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wells | Married At First Sight personality | Alexandra Vladimirov | Eliminated 1st on 16 February 2020 |
| Angie Kent | Reality television star | Julian Caillon | Eliminated 2nd on 23 February 2020 |
| Beau Ryan | NRL player | Megan Wragg | Eliminated 3rd on 1 March 2020 |
| Travis Cloke | AFL player | Violeta Mugica | Eliminated 4th on 8 March 2020 |
| Chloe Lattanzi | Singer & actress | Gustavo Viglio | Eliminated 5th on 15 March 2020 |
| Dami Im | Singer-songwriter | Shae Mountain | Eliminated 6th on 22 March 2020 |
| Ed Kavalee | Comedian | Jorja Freeman | Fourth place on 29 March 2020 |
| Claudia Karvan | Actress | Aric Yegudkin | Third place on 29 March 2020 |
| Christian Wilkins | Podcaster | Lily Cornish | Runners-up on 29 March 2020 |
| Celia Pacquola | Comedian | Jarryd Byrne | Winners on 29 March 2020 |
Scoring chart
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:
| Couple | Pl. | Week | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||
| Celia & Jarryd | 1st | 18 | 25† | 43† | 16 | 21+23=44 | 26+9=35 | 38+28=66† | 27+30=57† | 24+28=52[a] |
| Christian & Lily | 2nd | 18 | 15 | 33 | 21 | 21+26=47 | 29+10=39† | 34+26=60 | 26+24=50 | 24+28=52[b] |
| Claudia & Aric | 3rd | 21† | 19 | 40 | 23 | 24+23=47 | 20+7=27 | 34+28=62 | 24+20=44[c] | 30+30=60†[d] |
| Ed & Jorja | 4th | 14 | 10 | 24[c] | 19 | 24+26=50† | 18+8=26 | 31+26=57[c] | 25+20=45 | 24+24=48[e] |
| Dami & Shae | 5th | 14 | 10 | 24 | 24† | 17+23=40‡ | 19+5=24[c] | 22+26=48‡ | 18+13=31‡[f] | |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 6th | 18 | 23 | 41 | 24† | 20+26=46[c] | 21+6=27 | 28+26=54[f] | ||
| Travis & Violeta | 7th | 17 | 8‡ | 25 | 15[c] | 14+26=40‡ | 10+4=14‡[f] | |||
| Beau & Megan | 8th | 13 | 16 | 29 | 21 | 19+23=42[f] | ||||
| Angie & Julian | 9th | 14 | 19 | 33 | 14‡[f] | |||||
| Dean & Alexandra | 10th | 11‡ | 12 | 23‡[f] | ||||||
- Notes
Weekly scores
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, Tristan MacManus.
Week 1
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Mandy Moore, Sharna Burgess, Tristan MacManus
The couples performed a cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, tango or Viennese waltz. They were guest judged by Mandy Moore, who replaced Craig Revel Horwood for the first episode while he was in The O2 Arena in London for the final Strictly Come Dancing: The Live Tour! show of 2020.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
|---|---|---|---|
| Celia & Jarryd | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Juice" – Lizzo |
| Ed & Jorja | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" – Frank Sinatra |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 18 (5, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Love Song" – Sara Bareilles |
| Christian & Lily | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish |
| Dean & Alexandra | 11 (4, 3, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "U Can't Touch This" – MC Hammer |
| Angie & Julian | 14 (5, 5, 4) | Foxtrot | "Grace Kelly" – Mika |
| Beau & Megan | 13 (4, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Bills" – LunchMoney Lewis |
| Travis & Violeta | 17 (6, 6, 5) | Viennese waltz | "Give Me Love" – Ed Sheeran |
| Claudia & Aric | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Chain of Fools" – Aretha Franklin |
| Dami & Shae | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Viennese waltz | "Lover" – Taylor Swift |
Week 2
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia & Aric | 19 (5, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Vivir Mi Vida" – Marc Anthony | Safe |
| Christian & Lily | 15 (3, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Spinning Around" – Kylie Minogue | Safe |
| Ed & Jorja | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Viennese waltz | "Never Tear Us Apart" – INXS | Bottom two |
| Dean & Alex | 12 (3, 4, 5) | Tango | "Teeth" – 5 Seconds of Summer | Eliminated |
| Dami & Shae | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hold My Hand" – Jess Glynne | Safe |
| Beau & Megan | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Sign of the Times" – Harry Styles | Safe |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Charleston | "Do Your Thing" – Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Angie & Julian | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Tango | "Castles" – Freya Ridings | Safe |
| Travis & Violeta | 8 (2, 3, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Safe |
| Celia & Jarryd | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Why Don't You Do Right" – Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Burgess: Ed & Jorja
- MacManus: Ed & Jorja
- Horwood: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ed & Jorja
Week 3: My Most Memorable Year
The couples performed one unlearned dance to celebrate the most memorable year of their lives. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe & Gustavo | 24 (7, 9, 8) | Contemporary | "Cold" – Annie Lennox | Safe |
| Claudia & Aric | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Graceland" – Paul Simon | Safe |
| Beau & Megan | 21 (6, 8, 7) | Contemporary | "Show Me Love" – Robin S. | Safe |
| Travis & Violeta | 15 (4, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "It's My Life" – Bon Jovi | Bottom two |
| Angie & Julian | 14 (3, 5, 6) | Waltz | "Unforgettable" – Nat King Cole | Eliminated |
| Christian & Lily | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "When You Wish Upon a Star" – Leigh Harline & Ned Washington | Safe |
| Dami & Shae | 24 (8, 9, 7) | Contemporary | "Hero" – Mariah Carey | Safe |
| Celia & Jarryd | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Samba | "Independent Women" – Destiny's Child | Safe |
| Ed & Jorja | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Jive | "Come Anytime" – Hoodoo Gurus | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Burgess: Travis & Violeta
- MacManus: Angie & Julian
- Horwood: Travis & Violeta
Week 4: Latin Night
The couples performed one unlearned and one team Latin routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau & Megan | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Salsa | "Feels like Home" – Sigala, Fuse ODG & Sean Paul | Eliminated |
| Ed & Jorja | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Scott & Fran's Pasodoble" – from Strictly Ballroom | Safe |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "Hands to Myself" – Selena Gomez | Bottom two |
| Travis & Violeta | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Samba | "South of the Border" – Ed Sheeran, feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B | Safe |
| Celia & Jarryd | 21 (6, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | Safe |
| Dami & Shae | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Conga" – Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine | Safe |
| Claudia & Aric | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Message to My Girl" – Split Enz | Safe |
| Christian & Lily | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Americano" – Lady Gaga | Safe |
| Beau & Megan Celia & Jarryd Claudia & Aric Dami & Shae | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Team Samba | "Magalenha" – Sérgio Mendes, feat. Carlinhos Brown | |
| Chloe & Gustavo Christian & Lily Ed & Jorja Travis & Violeta | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Team Paso doble | "Unstoppable" – E.S. Posthumus | |
- Judges' votes to save
- Burgess: Chloe & Gustavo
- MacManus: Chloe & Gustavo
- Horwood: Did not vote
Week 5: Back to school
The couples performed one unlearned dance and a disco marathon. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed & Jorja | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry | Safe |
| Claudia & Aric | 20 (8, 6, 6) | Tango | "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" – Beastie Boys | Safe |
| Dami & Shae | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Come Away with Me" – Norah Jones | Bottom two |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Lady Marmalade" – Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink & Lil' Kim | Safe |
| Travis & Violeta | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Quickstep | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet | Eliminated |
| Christian & Lily | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Video Games" – Lana Del Rey | Safe |
| Celia & Jarryd | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "No Scrubs" – TLC | Safe |
| Christian & Lily | 10 | Disco Marathon | "Boogie Shoes" – KC & The Sunshine Band, "Disco Inferno" – The Trammps, "Boogie Wonderland" – Earth, Wind & Fire & "You Should Be Dancing" – Bee Gees | |
| Celia & Jarryd | 9 | |||
| Ed & Jorja | 8 | |||
| Claudia & Aric | 7 | |||
| Chloe & Gustavo | 6 | |||
| Dami & Shae | 5 | |||
| Travis & Violeta | 4 | |||
- Dance-off
- Judges' votes to save
- Burgess: Dami & Shae
- MacManus: Travis & Violeta
- Horwood: Dami & Shae
Week 6: Judges' Team Face Off
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, Courtney Act, Tristan MacManus
The couples performed one unlearned dance and also had to perform a team-up dance with another couple and one of the three judges. The judges choreographed and designed their team's dance and performed with them on the night, while the two non-performing judges and guest judge, former contestant Courtney Act, scored their routine.
For the first time in the history of the show, the dancers performed without a live audience.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia & Jarryd | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Charleston | "Bang Bang" – will.i.am | Safe |
| Ed & Jorja | 31 (6, 8, 9, 8) | Tango | "Come Together" – The Beatles | Bottom two |
| Claudia & Aric | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Contemporary | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Lido remix) – Bill Withers | Safe |
| Christian & Lily | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "We No Speak Americano" – Yolanda Be Cool | Safe |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Game of Survival" – Ruelle | Eliminated |
| Dami & Shae | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Outside" – Calvin Harris, feat. Ellie Goulding | Safe |
| Claudia & Aric Celia & Jarryd (with Sharna Burgess) | 28 (9, X, 10, 9) | Freestyle | "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" – Pat Benatar | |
| Dami & Shae Ed & Jorja (with Tristan MacManus) | 26 (8, 9, 9, X) | Freestyle | "All You Need Is Love" – The Beatles | |
| Chloe & Gustavo Christian & Lily (with Craig Revel Horwood) | 26 (X, 9, 9, 8) | Freestyle | "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" – Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand | |
- Dance-off
- Judges' votes to save
- Burgess: Ed & Jorja
- MacManus: Ed & Jorja
- Horwood: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Chloe and Gustavo
Week 7: Semifinals
The couples performed two unlearned dances to contest their position in the semi-finals. For the second time in the row, the dancers performed without a live audience.
Due to his father Richard Wilkins testing positive to COVID-19, Christian and Lily performed on a hotel roof while Christian was in isolation.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed & Jorja | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Charleston | "I Got A Woman" – Ray Charles | Safe |
| 20 (6, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "River" – Bishop Briggs | ||
| Claudia & Aric | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" – Nina Simone | Bottom two |
| 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Shot Me Down" – David Guetta, feat. Skylar Grey | ||
| Celia & Jarryd | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne" – from Moulin Rouge! | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Hustle" – Pink | ||
| Dami & Shae | 18 (4, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Clown" – Emeli Sandé | Eliminated |
| 13 (3, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Rise" – Katy Perry | ||
| Christian & Lily | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" – Jurnee Smollett-Bell | Safe |
| 24 (7, 8, 9) | Jive | "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd |
- Dance-off
- Judges' votes to save
- Burgess: Claudia & Aric
- MacManus: Claudia & Aric
- Horwood: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Claudia and Aric
Week 8: Grand Finale
In the first round, the contestants performed a redemption dance. In the second round, the contestants performed a fusion dance of two dance styles dedicated to a meaningful person or event in their life.
For the third time, the dancers performed without a live audience. Craig Revel Horwood was not present in the studio, however judged the show live from his home in London.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia & Jarryd | 24 (7, 9, 8) | Samba | "I Wish" – Stevie Wonder | Winners |
| 28 (9, 10, 9) | Contemporary & Viennese waltz | "Somebody to Love" – Queen | ||
| Claudia & Aric | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Tango | "Addicted to You" – Avicii | Third place |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot & Viennese waltz | "It's Oh So Quiet" – Bjork | ||
| Christian & Lily | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cake by the Ocean" – DNCE | Runners-up |
| 28 (9, 9, 10) | Jazz & Viennese waltz | "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande | ||
| Ed & Jorja | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "One Last Song" – Sam Smith | Fourth place |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive & Quickstep | "Better Than Ever" – Flight Facilities, feat. Aloe Blacc |
Dance chart
- Week 1: One unlearned dance
- Week 2: One unlearned dance
- Week 3 (Most Memorable Year Night): One unlearned dance
- Week 4 (Latin Night): One unlearned dance
- Week 5 (Back-To-School Night): One unlearned dance & disco marathon
- Week 6 (Judges' Team Face Off): One unlearned dance & team dance
- Week 7 (Semi-Finals): Two unlearned dances
- Week 8 (Grand Finale) Redemption dance & fusion dance
| Couple | Week | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | ||||||
| Celia & Jarryd | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | Team Samba | Salsa | Disco Marathon | Charleston | Team Freestyle | Tango | Jive | Samba | Contemp. & Viennese waltz |
| Christian & Lily | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Team Paso doble | Contemp. | Quickstep | Team Freestyle | Viennese waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Jazz & Viennese waltz | |
| Claudia & Aric | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Quickstep | Rumba | Team Samba | Tango | Contemp. | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Tango | Foxtrot & Viennese waltz | |
| Ed & Jorja | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Jive | Paso doble | Team Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Team Freestyle | Charleston | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Jive & Quickstep | |
| Dami & Shae | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Contemp. | Samba | Team Samba | Waltz | Tango | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Paso doble | |||
| Chloe & Gustavo | Foxtrot | Charleston | Contemp. | Argentine tango | Team Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Team Freestyle | |||||
| Travis & Violeta | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Pasodoble | Samba | Team Paso doble | Quickstep | |||||||
| Beau & Megan | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Contemp. | Salsa | Team Samba | ||||||||
| Angie & Julian | Foxtrot | Tango | Waltz | ||||||||||
| Dean & Alexandra | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | |||||||||||
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) | Rank (Night) | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1: Premiere" | 9 February 2020 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.593 | 7 | [7] |
| 2 | "Week 2" | 16 February 2020 | 0.348 | 13 | [8] | |
| "Week 2: Elimination" | 0.327 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | "Week 3" | 23 February 2020 | 0.482 | 8 | [9] | |
| "Week 3: Elimination" | 0.468 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | "Week 4" | 1 March 2020 | 0.410 | 11 | [10] | |
| "Week 4: Elimination" | 0.417 | 10 | ||||
| 5 | "Week 5" | 8 March 2020 | 0.352 | 10 | [11] | |
| 6 | "Week 6" | 15 March 2020 | 0.502 | 7 | [12] | |
| 7 | "Week 7" | 22 March 2020 | 0.482 | 13 | [13] | |
| 8 | "Week 8" | 29 March 2020 | 0.623 | 10 | [14] | |
| "Week 8: The Winner Announced" | 0.635 | 9 | ||||