Tom Bergeron and Lisa Canning were the hosts while Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, and Bruno Tonioli were the three judges for this season.
The premiere drew over 13 million viewers, the second biggest summer debut ever for an American reality series after Survivor.
[2] The season finale aired on July 6, 2005, where General Hospital actress Kelly Monaco and Alec Mazo were announced as the winners,[3] while actor John O'Hurley and Charlotte Jørgensen finished in second place.
[7] Kelly Monaco returned for the All-Stars season, where she was paired with Valentin Chmerkovskiy.
Color key: Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.