Dancing with the Stars (New Zealand series 1)

Dancing with the Stars (series 1)
Country of origin New Zealand
Broadcast
Original channel TV One
Original run 1 May 2005 – 19 June 2005

The first series premiered on 1 May 2005. The viewership hit around 730,000 and almost a million tuned into the final episode.[1] It was eventually won by Norm Hewitt and his partner Carol-Ann Hickmore who won with 62.42% of the public vote with Shane coming second with 37.58%.[2] In the semi-finals it was even closer with Norm Hewitt winning 42.81% and Shane winning 36.71% of the public vote.[2] According to a TVNZ spokeswoman, 317,698 votes were cast for the final, of which 83,000 were 0900 calls, and the rest text messages.[3] Season one of Dancing with the Stars earned charities a combined total of more than $444,000, according to TVNZ.[4]

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Placing
Norm Hewitt Rugby player Carol-Ann Hickmore Winners
on 19 June, 2005
Shane Cortese Shortland Street actor Nerida Lister Runners-up
on 19 June, 2005
Tim Shadbolt Mayor of Invercargill Rebecca Nicholson Eliminated 6th
on 12 June, 2005
Bernice Mene Netball player d'Artagnan Kennedy Eliminated 5th
on 5 June, 2005
Theresa Healey Actress Peter Wales Eliminated 4th
on 29 May, 2005
Georgina Beyer Labour Party politician Michael Hoggard Eliminated 3rd
on 22 May, 2005
Ewen Gilmour Comedian Lauren de Boeck Eliminated 2nd
on 15 May, 2005
Nicky Watson Model & DJ Kiel de Buisson Eliminated 1st
on 8 May, 2005

Scorecard

Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
     indicates the couples eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Norm & Carol-Ann 1 28 32 24 40 29 31+35=66 34+30=64 37+39+39=115
Shane & Nerida 2 22 32 29 31 29 28+37=65 33+35=68 37+39+38=114
Tim & Rebecca 3 23 25 21 19 20 14+23=37 23+19=42
Bernice & d'Artagnan 4 19 27 25 23 24 29+30=59
Theresa & Peter 5 29 25 28 31 27
Georgina & Michael 6 19 25 25 22
Ewan & Lauren 7 18 25 17
Nicky & Kiel 8 26
 22

Dance chart

     Highest Scoring Dance
     Lowest Scoring Dance
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Norm & Carol-Ann Waltz Rumba Tango Paso Doble Samba Quickstep Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Jive Waltz Paso Doble Freestyle
Shane & Nerida Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Jive Foxtrot Samba Waltz Paso Doble Tango Rumba Foxtrot Rumba Freestyle
Tim & Rebecca Waltz Rumba Tango Paso Doble Samba Foxtrot Jive Quickstep Cha-Cha-Cha
Bernice & d'Artagnan Waltz Rumba Tango Foxtrot Samba Quickstep Paso Doble
Theresa & Peter Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Jive Paso Doble Samba
Georgina & Michael Waltz Rumba Tango Foxtrot
Ewan & Lauren Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Jive
Nicky & Kiel Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep

Average chart

Rank by
average		 Competition
finish		 Couple Total Number of
dances		 Average
1 1 Norm & Carol-Ann 398 12 33.2
2 2 Shane & Nerida 390 12 32.5
3 5 Theresa & Peter 140 5 28.0
4 4 Bernice & d'Artagnan 177 7 25.3
5 8 Nicky & Kiel 48 2 24.0
6 6 Georgina & Michael 91 4 22.8
7 3 Tim & Rebecca 199 9 22.1
8 7 Ewan & Lauren 60 3 20.0

References

  1. ↑ ""Dancing with the Stars" Returns...". TVNZ.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Charity Donations From Dancing With The Stars - 5 July 2005". TVNZ.
  3. ↑ "Big stormin Normin was people's choice for 'Dancing with the Stars'". The New Zealand Herald. 20 June 2005.
  4. ↑ "Dancing nets stars' charities $444,000". The New Zealand Herald. 6 July 2005.