Dancing with the Stars (American season 20)

Season twenty of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 16, 2015,[1] and concluded on May 19, 2015.[2]

Dancing with the Stars
Season 20
Promotional poster, featuring pro dancers Peta Murgatroyd and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Celebrity winnerRumer Willis
Professional winnerValentin Chmerkovskiy
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes14
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseMarch 16 (2015-03-16) 
May 19, 2015 (2015-05-19)
Season chronology

This season marked the tenth anniversary of the show. In honor of the anniversary, the winners, Rumer Willis and Valentin Chmerkovskiy (in his first win as a professional), received a special 10th Anniversary golden Mirrorball Trophy.[3] The runners-up were Riker Lynch and Allison Holker, while Noah Galloway and Sharna Burgess came in third.

Cast

Couples

Ten professional partners were revealed on February 11, 2015, on Good Morning America.[4] Professionals from last season not returning include Cheryl Burke and Karina Smirnoff. Kym Johnson returns as a professional dancer after taking three seasons off to judge the Australian version of the show.

Eleven of the celebrity competitors and their professional partners were revealed on Good Morning America on February 24, 2015. Witney Carson's celebrity partner was reported to be Chris Soules from The Bachelor on March 4, 2015; this was confirmed six days later, after that show's finale, by Good Morning America.[3][5][6] At the age of 14, Willow Shields is the youngest contestant ever to compete on the show[7] (taking the record from Zendaya, who was 16 when she competed on Season 16).

Celebrity Notability (known for) Professional partner Status Ref
Redfoo LMFAO singer, producer & rapper Emma Slater Eliminated 1st
on March 23, 2015
[8]
Charlotte McKinney Model & actress Keo Motsepe Eliminated 2nd
on March 30, 2015
[9]
Michael Sam Former NFL defensive end Peta Murgatroyd Eliminated 3rd
on April 6, 2015
[10]
Suzanne Somers Television actress & author Tony Dovolani Eliminated 4th
on April 13, 2015
[11]
Patti LaBelle Soul singer Artem Chigvintsev Eliminated 5th
on April 20, 2015
[12]
Willow Shields The Hunger Games actress Mark Ballas Eliminated 6th
on April 27, 2015
[13]
Robert Herjavec Shark Tank panelist & businessman Kym Johnson Eliminated 7th
on May 5, 2015
[14]
Chris Soules The Bachelor star Witney Carson Eliminated 8th
on May 5, 2015
Nastia Liukin Olympic artistic gymnast Derek Hough
Sasha Farber (weeks 7–9)[lower-alpha 1]
Eliminated 9th
on May 12, 2015
[15]
Noah Galloway Former soldier & personal trainer Sharna Burgess Third place
on May 19, 2015
[16]
Riker Lynch R5 singer & actor Allison Holker
Runner-up
on May 19, 2015
Rumer Willis Film & television actress Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Winner
on May 19, 2015

Host and judges

Tom Bergeron returns as host alongside Erin Andrews. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, Julianne Hough, and Bruno Tonioli return as judges.[7]

Dance troupe

Joining Lindsay Arnold, Sasha Farber, Henry Byalikov and Jenna Johnson in the troupe this season are Brittany Cherry (from the tenth season of So You Think You Can Dance and the 2014–15 DWTS Live Tour) and Alan Bersten (also from the tenth season of So You Think You Can Dance).

Scoring charts

Couple Place 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7+8 9 10
Night 1 Night 2
Rumer & Val 1 32 32 64 33 35 39 32+39=71 35+2=37 40+40=80 117 38+30=68 40+40=80 +40=120
Riker & Allison 2 31 32 63 34 34 38 37+39=76 37 39+39=78 115 40+30=70 40+40=80 +40=120
Noah & Sharna 3 26 27 53 30 32 28 29+39=68 36+2=38 31+32=63 101 36+30=66 32+40=72 +36=108
Nastia & Derek 4 30 34 64 34 36 38 34+39=73 38+3=41 36+40=76 117 40+30=70
Chris & Witney 5 26 21 47 28 27 27 31+39=70 31 34+30=64 95
Robert & Kym 6 28 28 56 29 34 24 28+39=67 31 33+29=62 93
Willow & Mark 7 25 32 57 32 39 34 34+39=73 37+2=39
Patti & Artem 8 25 28 53 22 30 27 29+39=68
Suzanne & Tony 9 25 28 53 25 28 28
Michael & Peta 10 26 28 54 24 30
Charlotte & Keo 11 22 26 48 22
Redfoo & Emma 12 22 31 53
Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week
Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week
  the couple eliminated that week
  the returning couple that was the last to be called safe
  the couple earned immunity, and could not be eliminated
  the winning couple
  the runner-up couple
  the third-place couple

Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a 40-point scale. The dances from the second round in week 9, which were out of 30, were changed to count out of 40 for this table:

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total
points
Number
of dances
Average
12Riker & Allison5601537.3
21Rumer & Val55537.0
34Nastia & Derek4391236.6
47Willow & Mark272834.0
53Noah & Sharna4941532.9
66Robert & Kym3031030.3
75Chris & Witney29429.4
88Patti & Artem200728.6
910Michael & Peta108427.0
109Suzanne & Tony134526.8
1112Redfoo & Emma53226.5
1211Charlotte & Keo70323.3

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' 40-point scale (and the second round dances in week 9 which were changed to be out of 40 instead of 30) are as follows:

Dance Highest scored dancer(s) Highest score Lowest scored dancer(s) Lowest score
Cha-cha-cha Rumer Willis32Chris Soules21
Jive Nastia Liukin40Charlotte McKinney22
Foxtrot Rumer Willis40Patti LaBelle25
Argentine tango Riker Lynch40Chris Soules28
Samba Rumer Willis39Suzanne Somers25
Rumba Rumer Willis40Charlotte McKinney22
Salsa Riker Lynch
Willow Shields
34Michael Sam24
Paso doble Rumer Willis
Noah Galloway
Riker Lynch
40Chris Soules30
Tango Riker Lynch
Nastia Liukin
34Noah Galloway31
Waltz Rumer Willis35Patti LaBelle27
Jazz Riker Lynch39Suzanne Somers28
Contemporary Riker Lynch
Rumer Willis
40Noah Galloway32
Quickstep Nastia Liukin40Robert Herjavec24
Viennese Waltz Nastia Liukin40Chris Soules31
Team dance Nastia Liukin
Willow Shields
Robert Herjavec
Noah Galloway
Rumer Willis
Riker Lynch
Patti Labelle
Chris Soules
39
Charleston Nastia Liukin38
Freestyle Noah Galloway
Riker Lynch
Rumer Willis
40
Fusion dance Riker Lynch
Rumer Willis
40Noah Galloway36

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 40-point maximum. Dances from the second round of week 9 were changed from being out of 30 to being out of 40.

Couples Highest scoring dance(s) Lowest scoring dance(s)
Rumer & ValRumba, Paso doble, Contemporary, Foxtrot, Freestyle & Foxtrot/Paso doble fusion (40)Foxtrot, Cha-cha-cha & Jazz (32)
Riker & AllisonContemporary, Argentine Tango, Paso doble, Freestyle & Salsa/Quickstep fusion (40)Jive (31)
Noah & SharnaPaso doble & freestyle (40)Cha-cha-cha (26)
Nastia & DerekJive, Quickstep & Viennese Waltz (40)Foxtrot (30)
Chris & WitneyContemporary (34)Cha-cha-cha (21)
Robert & KymWaltz (34)Quickstep (24)
Willow & MarkContemporary (39)Cha-cha-cha (25)
Patti & ArtemJazz (30)Cha-cha-cha (22)
Suzanne & TonyJive, Foxtrot & Jazz (28)Cha-cha-cha & Samba (25)
Michael & PetaRumba (30)Salsa (24)
Charlotte & KeoCha-cha-cha (26)Jive & Rumba (22)
Redfoo & EmmaJive (31)Cha-cha-cha (22)

Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Julianne Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1: Spring 2015 Season Premiere

Couples performed the cha-cha-cha, foxtrot or jive.

Running order
Couple Scores[17] Dance Music
Willow & Mark 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Lips Are Movin"—Meghan Trainor
Robert & Kym 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Bills"—LunchMoney Lewis
Riker & Allison 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Jive "What I Like About You"—The Romantics
Charlotte & Keo 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) Jive "Shake a Tail Feather"—The Blues Brothers
Patti & Artem 25 (7, 6, 6, 6) Foxtrot "Lady Marmalade"—Labelle
Chris & Witney 26 (7, 6, 6, 7) Jive "Footloose"—Kenny Loggins
Michael & Peta 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Uptown Funk"—Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars
Nastia & Derek 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Foxtrot "New York, New York (FWB Remix)"—Ray Quinn feat. Ultra Love
Redfoo & Emma 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Juicy Wiggle"—Redfoo
Noah & Sharna 26 (7, 6, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "I Lived"—OneRepublic
Suzanne & Tony 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Physical"—Olivia Newton-John
Rumer & Val 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Take Me to Church"—Hozier

Week 2: #MyJamMonday

Couples performed unlearned dances to some of their favorite songs; Argentine tango, rumba, salsa and samba are introduced.

Running order
Couple Scores[18] Dance Music Result
Chris & Witney 21 (5, 6, 5, 5) Cha-cha-cha "Time of Our Lives"―Pitbull & Ne-Yo Safe
Suzanne & Tony 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On"―Jerry Lee Lewis Last to be called safe
Robert & Kym 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "You Make Me Feel So Young"—Michael Bublé Safe
Charlotte & Keo 26 (7, 6, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "California Gurls"—Katy Perry feat. Snoop Dogg Safe
Michael & Peta 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Working My Way Back to You"—The Spinners Safe
Rumer & Val 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Rumour Has It"—Adele Safe
Redfoo & Emma 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Jive "My Sharona"—The Knack Eliminated
Willow & Mark 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Somebody That I Used to Know"—Gotye feat. Kimbra Safe
Noah & Sharna 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) Samba "Homegrown Honey"—Darius Rucker Safe
Nastia & Derek 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) Rumba "Thinking Out Loud"—Ed Sheeran Safe
Riker & Allison 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Sugar"—Maroon 5 Safe
Patti & Artem 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Salsa "In da Club"—50 Cent Safe

Week 3: Latin Night

Couples performed unlearned Latin-themed dances; paso doble is introduced.

Running order
Couple Scores[19] Dance Music Result
Rumer & Val 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Salsa "Turn the Beat Around"—Gloria Estefan Safe
Charlotte & Keo 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) Rumba "Empire"—Shakira Eliminated
Michael & Peta 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Salsa "Celebrate"—Pitbull Safe
Riker & Allison 34 (9, 7, 9, 9) Salsa "Limbo"—Daddy Yankee Safe
Suzanne & Tony 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Samba "Copacabana"—Barry Manilow Safe
Chris & Witney 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Argentine tango "Dangerous"—David Guetta feat. Sam Martin Last to be called safe
Robert & Kym 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Rumba "How Long Will I Love You?"—Ellie Goulding Safe
Patti & Artem 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Oye 2014"—Santana feat. Pitbull Safe
Willow & Mark 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Paso doble "Hanuman"—Rodrigo y Gabriela with John Tempesta Safe
Noah & Sharna 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Rather Be"—Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne Safe
Nastia & Derek 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) Samba "Chillando Goma"—Fulanito Safe

Week 4: Most Memorable Year

Couples performed one unlearned dance to celebrate the most memorable years of their lives; contemporary, jazz, tango and waltz are introduced.

Running order
Couple Scores[20] Dance Music Result
Nastia & Derek 36 (9, 8, 9, 10) Argentine tango "Variations on Dark Eyes"—Lara St. John Safe
Michael & Peta 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Rumba "Not My Father's Son"—from Kinky Boots Eliminated
Riker & Allison 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Tango "Shut Up and Dance"—Walk the Moon Last to be called safe
Robert & Kym 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) Waltz "The Last Waltz"—Engelbert Humperdinck Safe
Chris & Witney 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) Rumba "The Book of Love"—Gavin James Safe
Patti & Artem 30 (8, 7, 7, 8) Jazz "Dan Swit Me"—Patti LaBelle Safe
Rumer & Val 35 (9, 8, 9, 9) Waltz "Turning Tables"—Adele Safe
Suzanne & Tony 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "Three's Company, Too"—Ray Charles & Julia Rinker Safe
Willow & Mark 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Contemporary "Atlas"—Coldplay Safe
Noah & Sharna 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Contemporary "American Soldier"—Toby Keith Safe

Week 5: Disney Night

Couples performed one unlearned dance to a song from a Disney film; quickstep is introduced.

Running order
Couple Score[21] Dance Music Disney film Result
Suzanne & Tony 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Jazz "He's a Tramp"—Peggy Lee Lady and the Tramp Eliminated
Robert & Kym 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Step in Time"—Dick Van Dyke Mary Poppins Safe
Patti & Artem 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) Waltz "When You Wish upon a Star"—Cliff Edwards Pinocchio Safe
Willow & Mark 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Alice's Theme"—Danny Elfman Alice in Wonderland Safe
Chris & Witney 27 (7, 6, 7, 7) Quickstep "Zero to Hero"—Ariana Grande Hercules Last to be called safe
Noah & Sharna 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Foxtrot "A Whole New World"—Brad Kane and Lea Salonga Aladdin Safe
Riker & Allison 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) Paso doble "He's a Pirate"—Klaus Badelt Pirates of the Caribbean Safe
Rumer & Val 39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Samba "Poor Unfortunate Souls"—Pat Carroll The Little Mermaid Safe
Nastia & Derek 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Jazz "Love Is an Open Door"—Kristen Bell and Santino Fontana Frozen Safe

Week 6: Spring Break Night

Couples perform one unlearned dance and a team dance; Viennese Waltz is introduced.

Running order
Couple Scores[22] Dance Music Result
Patti & Artem 29 (8, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "Heat Wave"—Martha and the Vandellas Eliminated
Nastia & Derek 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) Tango "Summer"—Calvin Harris Safe
Willow & Mark 34 (9, 8, 8, 9) Salsa "Tequila"—Xavier Cugat Safe
Robert & Kym 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Surfin' Safari"—The Beach Boys Last to be called safe
Noah & Sharna 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Rumba "Waves"—Mr Probz Safe
Rumer & Val 32 (8, 8, 7, 9) Jazz "Bootylicious"—Destiny's Child Safe
Chris & Witney 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Viennese Waltz "Hopelessly Devoted to You"—Olivia Newton-John Safe
Riker & Allison 37 (10, 8, 9, 10) Samba "Want to Want Me"—Jason Derulo Safe
Willow & Mark
Noah & Sharna
Robert & Kym
Nastia & Derek
39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Freestyle
(Team "YOLO")
"Wipe Out"—The Surfaris
Rumer & Val
Chris & Witney
Riker & Allison
Patti & Artem
39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Freestyle
(Team "Trouble")
"Trouble"—Iggy Azalea feat. Jennifer Hudson

Week 7: Eras Night

Couples performed one unlearned dance representing a different historical era; the couple with the highest score earned an immunity from elimination, while the rest of the couples participated in dance-offs for extra points; Charleston is introduced.[23]

Running order
Couple Scores[24] Dance Era Music Result
Riker & Allison 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Quickstep 1920s "Wiggle"—Scott Bradlee & Postmodern Jukebox Safe
Chris & Witney 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Foxtrot 1940s "Five Minutes More"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Rumer & Val 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Jive 1960s "Dear Future Husband"—Meghan Trainor Last to be called safe
Noah & Sharna 36 (10, 8, 9, 9) Jazz 1970s "Super Bad"—James Brown Safe
Robert & Kym 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Argentine tango 1980s "Word Up!"—Cameo Safe
Nastia & Sasha[lower-alpha 1] 38 (10, 9, 9, 10) Charleston Modern "Honey, I'm Good."—Andy Grammer Safe (Immunity)
Willow & Mark 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Jazz Futuristic "Electric Feel"—MGMT Eliminated

For each dance-off, the couple with the highest remaining score (the first team listed) picked the opponent against whom they wanted to dance; the chosen opponent was allowed to pick the dance style (from cha-cha-cha, foxtrot and salsa). The winner of each dance-off earned two points. For winning immunity, Nastia & Sasha received a three-point bonus.

Dance-offs
Couple Judges' votes Dance Music Result
Willow & Mark Willow, Willow, Willow, Willow Salsa "Temperature"—Sean Paul Winner (2 pts)
Riker & Allison Loser
Noah & Sharna[lower-alpha 2] Robert, Noah, Noah, Robert Cha-cha-cha "Dance with Me"—Kelly Clarkson Winner (2 pts)
Robert & Kym Loser
Rumer & Val Rumer, Rumer, Rumer, Rumer Foxtrot "Orange Colored Sky"—Nat King Cole Winner (2 pts)
Chris & Witney Loser

Week 8: America's Choice

Couples performed a routine to an unlearned dance and song that was chosen by the public (Willow and Mark would have danced the Quickstep if they had not been eliminated), as well as a trio dance involving an eliminated pro or a member of the dance troupe. This week saw the return of the results show on Tuesday night, which will return for the remainder of the season.

Running order
Couple
(Trio Dance Partner)
Scores[25] Dance Music Result
Noah & Sharna
(Emma Slater)
31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Tango "Geronimo"—Sheppard Safe
32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Salsa "Mr. Put It Down"—Ricky Martin feat. Pitbull
Chris & Witney
(Lindsay Arnold)
34 (9, 8, 9, 8) Contemporary "Lay Me Down"—Sam Smith Eliminated
30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble "Outside"—Calvin Harris feat. Ellie Goulding
Riker & Allison
(Brittany Cherry)
39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Viennese Waltz "What Now"—Rihanna Last to be called safe
39 (10, 9, 10, 10) Jazz "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)"—Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock
Robert & Kym
(Jenna Johnson)
33 (8, 8, 9, 8) Contemporary "Champagne Kisses"—Jessie Ware Eliminated
29 (7, 7, 8, 7) Samba "Cinema Italiano"—Kate Hudson
Nastia & Sasha[lower-alpha 1]
(Derek Hough)
36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Centuries"—Fall Out Boy Safe
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Jive "Diane Young"—Vampire Weekend
Rumer & Val
(Artem Chigvintsev)
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Rumba "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps"—Doris Day Safe
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble"—David Hirschfelder & The Bogo Pogo Orchestra

Week 9: The Semi - Finals

Couples performed a routine to an unlearned dance, as well as a routine coached and styled by one of the four judges. To avoid favoritism, the judges did not score the couple they coached, so the second round dances received a total score out of 30 instead of the usual 40 points.[26][27]

Additionally, during the show, Bergeron revealed that, for the first time in the show's history, the semifinalists had all had at least one week at the top of the combined leaderboard (judges' scores + audience voting).[28]

Running order
Couple
(Judge)
Scores[29] Dance Music Result
Rumer & Val
(Bruno Tonioli)
38 (10, 9, 9, 10) Viennese Waltz "Earned It"—The Weeknd Last to be called safe
30 (10, 10, 10, X) Contemporary "Theme from Swan Lake, Op. 20"—Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Noah & Sharna
(Carrie Ann Inaba)
36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Viennese Waltz "The Time of My Life"—David Cook Safe
30 (X, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Unstoppable"—E.S. Posthumus
Riker & Allison
(Julianne Hough)
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Work Song"—Hozier Safe
30 (10, 10, X, 10) Argentine tango "Für Elise"—District 78
Nastia & Sasha[lower-alpha 1] 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Feelin' Good"—Christina Grimmie Eliminated
Nastia & Derek
(Len Goodman)
30 (10, X, 10, 10) Viennese Waltz "Fall for You"—Leela James

Week 10: The Finals

On the first night, couples danced to a dance previously performed, as well as a freestyle routine.

On the second night, the remaining couples performed a fusion challenge, having only 24 hours to prepare for the dance.

Running order (Night 1 - Monday)
Couple Scores[30] Dance Music
Noah & Sharna 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Rather Be"—Clean Bandit feat. Jess Glynne
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Titanium"—David Guetta feat. Sia
"Fix You"—Coldplay
Riker & Allison 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "He's a Pirate"—Klaus Badelt
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "I Won't Dance (Step Up 3D Remix)"—Fred Astaire
Rumer & Val 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Take Me to Church"—Hozier
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Freestyle "Toxic"—Rumer Willis
Running order (night 2 - Season Finale
Finals Results Show - Tuesday)
Couple Score[31] Dance Music Result
Noah & Sharna 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Argentine tango
Cha-cha-cha
"Surrender"—Cash Cash feat. Julia Michaels Third place
Riker & Allison 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Salsa
Quickstep
"Classic"— MKTO Runner-up
Rumer & Val 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Foxtrot
Paso doble
"Take You Higher"— Goodwill & Hook n Sling Winner

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:

  • Week 1: Cha-cha-cha, foxtrot or jive
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance ("My Jam Monday")
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance (Latin Night)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (Most Memorable Year)
  • Week 5: One unlearned dance (Disney Night)
  • Week 6: One unlearned dance and team dances ("Spring Break Special")
  • Week 7: One unlearned dance and dance-offs (Eras Night)
  • Week 8: One unlearned dance and trio dance (America's Choice)
  • Week 9: One unlearned dance and judges' choice (Semifinals)
  • Week 10 (Night 1): Repeated dance and freestyle
  • Week 10 (Night 2): Fusion dance
Couple12345678910
Rumer & Val Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Salsa Waltz Samba Jazz Freestyle
(Team "Trouble")
Jive Foxtrot Rumba Paso doble Viennese waltz Contemporary Foxtrot Freestyle Foxtrot
Paso doble
Riker & Allison Jive Foxtrot Salsa Tango Paso doble Samba Freestyle
(Team "Trouble")
Quickstep Salsa Viennese waltz Jazz Contemporary Argentine tango Paso doble Freestyle Salsa
Quickstep
Noah & Sharna Cha-cha-cha Samba Argentine tango Contemporary Foxtrot Rumba Freestyle
(Team "YOLO")
Jazz Cha-cha-cha Tango Salsa Viennese waltz Paso doble Argentine tango Freestyle Argentine tango
Cha-cha-cha
Nastia & Derek Foxtrot Rumba Samba Argentine tango Jazz Tango Freestyle
(Team "YOLO")
Charleston Immunity Paso doble Jive Quickstep Viennese waltz Charleston
Chris & Witney Jive Cha-cha-cha Argentine tango Rumba Quickstep Viennese Waltz Freestyle
(Team "Trouble")
Foxtrot Foxtrot Contemporary Paso doble Jive
Robert & Kym Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Rumba Waltz Quickstep Jive Freestyle
(Team "YOLO")
Argentine tango Cha-cha-cha Contemporary Samba Cha-cha-cha
Willow & Mark Cha-cha-cha Argentine tango Paso doble Contemporary Foxtrot Salsa Freestyle
(Team "YOLO")
Jazz Salsa Foxtrot
Patti & Artem Foxtrot Salsa Cha-cha-cha Jazz Waltz Quickstep Freestyle
(Team "Trouble")
Salsa
Suzanne & Tony Cha-cha-cha Jive Samba Foxtrot Jazz Samba
Michael & Peta Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Salsa Rumba
Charlotte & Keo Jive Cha-cha-cha Rumba Cha-cha-cha
Redfoo & Emma Cha-cha-cha Jive Cha-cha-cha
  Highest scoring dance
  Lowest scoring dance
  Won immunity for the week
  Gained bonus points for winning this dance-off
  Gained no bonus points for losing this dance-off
  Danced, but not scored

Guest performances

Date Guest Song(s) Performers Ref
April 27, 2015 Andy Grammer "Honey, I'm Good." Nastia Liukin & Sasha Farber [32]
May 5, 2015 Carly Rae Jepsen "I Really Like You" Jepsen's dancers, Keo Motsepe, Jenna Johnson, Artem Chigvintsev, Emma Slater, Alan Bersten & Lindsay Arnold [33]
Josh Groban "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" Maddie Ziegler, Jaycee Wilkins and Brynn Rumfallo
May 11, 2015 Leela James "Fall for You" Nastia Liukin, Derek Hough & Len Goodman [34]
May 12, 2015 Jesse Kinch "Summer of '69"/"R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A." Alan Bersten, Jenna Johnson, Lindsay Arnold, Artem Chigvintsev & Witney Carson [35]
Teen Beach 2 cast "Gotta Be Me" Ross Lynch & cast of Teen Beach 2 and Brittany Cherry [36]
Flo Rida "G.D.F.R." Emma Slater, Lindsay Arnold, Witney Carson, Jenna Johnson, Peta Murgatroyd & Sharna Burgess [37]
May 19, 2015 Andy Grammer "Honey, I'm Good." Derek Hough & Nastia Liukin [38]
Patti LaBelle "2 Steps Away"
Sia "Elastic Heart" Derek Hough & Julianne Hough
Jason Derulo "Want To Want Me" Emma Slater, Witney Carson, Lindsay Arnold, & Alan Bersten
Fifth Harmony "Worth It" Emma Slater, Jenna Johnson, Brittany Cherry, Sharna Burgess, Witney Carson, Lindsay Arnold, Allison Holker

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Ratings

U.S. Nielsen Ratings

The season premiere of the twentieth season of Dancing with the Stars was viewed by 14.16 million viewers, 0.52 million greater than season 19.

Show Episode Air Date Rating/Share
18–49
Viewers
(millions)
Weekly
Rank (18-49)
Source(s)
1 "Week 1: Season Premiere" March 16, 2015 2.1/7 14.16 7 [40][41]
2 "Week 2: My Jam Monday" March 23, 2015 2.0/7 13.85 15 [42][43][44]
3 "Week 3: Latin Night" March 30, 2015 2.1/7 13.76 8 [45][46]
4 "Week 4: Most Memorable Year" April 6, 2015 2.0/6 13.75 12 [47][48]
5 "Week 5: Disney Night" April 13, 2015 2.2/7 13.89 5 [49][50]
6 "Week 6: Spring Break Special" April 20, 2015 2.1/6 13.42 10 [51][52]
7 "Week 7: Eras Night" April 27, 2015 2.0/6 13.22 13 [53][54]
8 "10th Anniversary Special"[55] April 28, 2015 1.7/6 10.07 20 [54][56]
9 "Week 8: America's Choice" May 4, 2015 1.9/6 12.43 11 [57][58]
10 "Week 8: America's Choice: The Results" May 5, 2015 1.4/5 10.29 <25 [58][59]
11 "Week 9: Semi-Finals" May 11, 2015 2.2/7 13.48 6 [60][61]
12 "Week 9: Semi-Finals: The Results" May 12, 2015 1.5/5 10.16 24 [62]
13 "Week 10: Finals: Night 1" May 18, 2015 2.3/8 14.35 3[63] [64]
14 "Week 10: Finals: Night 2" May 19, 2015 2.3/7 13.49 4[63] [65]

Notes

  1. Officially, Sasha Farber was Nastia Liukin's partner in weeks 7 and 8, as Derek Hough had suffered an injury in rehearsals for the show's 10th anniversary special. Nevertheless, Hough did choreograph the routines and performed a limited role in Liukin's performances. During week 9, Sasha danced with Nastia during her quickstep routine, but Derek resumed his role as her partner for her Viennese Waltz.
  2. The score was tied; as head judge, Len Goodman's vote served as the tiebreaker.

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