Season two of ''

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'' premiered on January 6, 2006, on the

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network. This season expanded each episode from an hour to 90 minutes, and added an hour-long results show the following night. On February 24,

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singer

Drew Lachey Andrew John Lachey (born August 8, 1976) is an American singer and actor. He is known as a member of 98 Degrees, the winner of the second season of '' Dancing with the Stars'', and the younger brother of Nick Lachey. Early years Drew Lachey was ...

and

Cheryl Burke Cheryl Burke (born May 3, 1984) is an American dancer, model, and television host. She is best known for being a professional dancer on ABC's '' Dancing with the Stars''. She was the first female professional to win the show and the first prof ...

were crowned the champions, while

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wide receiver

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and

Anna Trebunskaya Anna Trebunskaya (russian: Анна Требунская; born 28 December 1980) is a Russian born American professional ballroom and Latin dancer, known for her appearances on ''Dancing with the Stars''. She now lives in Los Angeles and dances in ...

finished in second place, and

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wrestler

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and

Tony Dovolani Driton Dovolani (born July 17, 1973), commonly known as Tony Dovolani is an Albanian-American professional ballroom dancer, instructor and judge. He is known for his involvement in the American version of ''Dancing with the Stars'' on ABC. Dovolan ...

finished third.

Cast

Couples

This season expanded from six to ten couples. Rapper

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was scheduled to appear in this season, but suffered an injury before the first show and was replaced by his father,

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. All of the professionals dancers from season one, with the exception of Alec Mazo and

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, returned for season two. ;Future appearances Drew Lachey returned for the All-Stars season, where he was paired with Anna Trebunskaya.

Hosts and judges

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returned as host, while

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 ...

replaced

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as co-host.

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 adaptation ...

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 finished in third place. * : This couple was in the bottom two, 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

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