Season three of '' Dancing With the Stars'' premiered on September 12, 2006, on the

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network. For this season, the scoring system was changed. Fan vote only counted for 25% of the total score and scoring was now translated directly from percentages rather than into ordinals. The judges scores were added up, and each performer was given points based on the percentage of the total points distributed among all performers. (For example, a team received a score of 25. A total of 207 points were awarded to all nine performers. The team received 12.08% of that total, so that team earned 12.08 points. The couple happens to be Sara & Tony.) The fan vote was handled the same way, with the points based on how much of the total fan vote the star received. (So, in the same example, if the team earned 15% of the total fan vote, their grand total is 27.08 points.) On November 15,

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running back Emmitt Smith and

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were crowned the champions, while actor

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and Karina Smirnoff finished in second place, and actor Joey Lawrence and

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finished in third.

Cast

Couples

The number of couples competing expanded to eleven from the ten in the previous season. On October 12, 2006,

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announced her withdrawal from the competition to be with her children after filing for divorce from her husband.
/ref> In a "final appearance", a pre-taped interview with Evans about her decision was shown on the October 17 episode. Willa Ford stated on Headline News' '' Robin & Company'' that ABC had invited her to return to the competition, but she declined. At the end of the October 18 results show, it was revealed that there would be no elimination for the week due to Evans' departure.
The scores from week 6 were combined with the scores from week 7 for the October 25 elimination. Evans returned for the season finale. ;Future appearances Emmitt Smith returned for the All-Stars season, where he was again paired with Cheryl Burke.

Hosts and judges

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and

Samantha Harris Samantha Harris (born Samantha Harris Shapiro; November 27, 1973) is an American television presenter, model, and entertainment reporter and actress, known as the co-host of seasons two through nine of ''Dancing with the Stars'' with Tom Bergero ...

returned as co-hosts, while

Carrie Ann Inaba Carrie Ann Inaba (born January 5, 1968) is an American television personality, dancer, choreographer, actress, and singer. She is best known for her work on ABC TV's ''Dancing with the Stars'' for which she has served as a judge since 2005. She c ...

Len Goodman Leonard Gordon Goodman (born 25 April 1944) is an English professional ballroom dancer, dance judge, and coach. He has appeared as head judge on the television dance programmes ''Strictly Come Dancing'', a programme where various celebrities c ...

, and

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is an Italian choreographer, ballroom and Latin dancer, and Television personality. He has appeared as a judge on the British television dance competition '' Strictly Come Dancing'' and American adaptatio ...

returned as judges.

Scoring charts

The highest score each week is indicated in . The lowest score each week is indicated in . ;Notes * : This was the lowest score of the week. * : This was the highest score of the week. * : This couple finished in first place. * : This couple finished in second place. * : This couple withdrew from the competition. * : This couple was in the bottom two or three, but was not eliminated. * : This couple was eliminated.

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' 30-point scale are as follows.

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Scores are based upon a potential 30-point maximum.

Weekly scores

''Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

.''

Week 1

Each couple performed either the

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or the foxtrot. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 2

Each couple performed either the

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or the quickstep. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 3

Each couple performed either the jive or the

tango Tango is a partner dance and social dance that originated in the 1880s along the Río de la Plata, the natural border between Argentina and Uruguay. The tango was born in the impoverished port areas of these countries as the result of a combina ...

. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 4

Each couple performed either the

paso doble Pasodoble ( Spanish: ''double step'') is a fast-paced Spanish military march used by infantry troops. Its speed allowed troops to give 120 steps per minute (double the average of a regular unit, hence its name). This military march gave rise ...

or the

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. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 5

Each couple performed either the

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or the samba. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 6

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, plus a group disco dance. Due to

' withdraw from the competition, there was no elimination at the end of the night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 7

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 8: Halloween Week

Each couple performed two dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 9

Each couple performed two dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 10

Each couple performed three dances: the samba, their favorite dance of the season, and a freestyle. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance chart

The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week: * Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or foxtrot) * Week 2: One unlearned dance (mambo or quickstep) * Week 3: One unlearned dance (jive or tango) * Week 4: One unlearned dance (paso doble or waltz) * Week 5: One unlearned dance (rumba or samba) * Week 6: One unlearned dance & disco group dance * Week 7: Two unlearned dances * Week 8: Two unlearned dances * Week 9: One unlearned dance & redemption dance * Week 10 (Night 1): Samba & freestyle * Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance of the season ;Notes * : This was the highest scoring dance of the week. * : This was the lowest scoring dance of the week. * : This couple danced, but received no scores.

References

External links

* {{Dancing with the Stars (United States) Dancing with the Stars (American TV series) 2006 American television seasons