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The Best Episodes of Dancing with the Stars Season 2

Every episode of Dancing with the Stars Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dancing with the Stars Season 2!

The competition sees celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts and voted on by viewers. Enjoy sizzling...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Episode 201" is the best rated episode of "Dancing with the Stars" season 2. It scored 4.9/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Dave Boone, it aired on 1/5/2006. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 201A".

  • Episode 201
    4.9/1036 votes

    #1 - Episode 201

    Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 1/5/2006

    Meet the new celebrity dance contestants and their professional dance partners. The women perform the Waltz and the men perform the Cha Cha.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 201A
    4.4/1029 votes

    #2 - Episode 201A

    Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 1/6/2006

    Kenny Mayne & dance partner Andrea Hale are voted of the show. Burt Bacharach performs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 202
    3.2/1029 votes

    #3 - Episode 202

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 1/12/2006

    With one couple out of the game , the other nine couples perform the Quickstep and Rumba.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 202A
    2.8/1025 votes

    #4 - Episode 202A

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 1/13/2006

    Tatum O'Neal was the next star voted out. Jesse McCartney performs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 203
    3.1/1027 votes

    #5 - Episode 203

    Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 1/19/2006

    The eight remaining celebrities must dance the Jive and the Tango in order not to be the next ones sent home.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 203A
    2.7/1026 votes

    #6 - Episode 203A

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 1/20/2006

    Giselle Fernandez and Jonathan Roberts are voted off the show. The Style Elements Crew performs.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 204
    3.4/1026 votes

    #7 - Episode 204

    Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 1/26/2006

    Tonight's featured dances were the Foxtrot and the Paso Doble. According to judge Len Goodman, the Foxtrot should be an elegant dance filled with gentle rises and falls. The Paso Doble is the most theatrical dance in ballroom, best known thanks to the fantastic film, Strictly Ballroom. In the Paso Doble, the man must portray the arrogant, macho matador and the woman acts as his cape.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 204A
    3.1/1026 votes

    #8 - Episode 204A

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 1/27/2006

    Master P and Ashly Delgrosso are voted off the show finally. The Pussycat Dolls strutted their stuff singing their hit single, "Don't Cha." They treated viewers to a performance of their single "Sway," as professional dancers Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya danced the Cha Cha.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 205
    3.0/1026 votes

    #9 - Episode 205

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 2/2/2006

    With P. Miller out of the game the real competion begins. Each team must perform two dances each - individual couple Sambas and then a Group Salsa.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 205A
    3.2/1029 votes

    #10 - Episode 205A

    Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 2/3/2006

    The dancing couple of Tia Carrere & Maksim Chmerkovskiy are voted out of the competion. Barry Manilow performed three songs. The 2005 World Mambo champions perform.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 206
    2.8/1029 votes

    #11 - Episode 206

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 2/9/2006

    With Tia out now, the five remaining stars must again learn two dance routines in order to maintain their shot at the trophy. They perform the Jive, Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, and the Rumba.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 206A
    3.9/1028 votes

    #12 - Episode 206A

    Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 2/10/2006

    Former Righteous Brother Bill Medley will be performing his Oscar-winning hit "(I've Had) The Time of Life" from the movie "Dirty Dancing," Medley will be joined by his daughter, McKenna Medley, as professional dancers Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani recreate Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's memorable routine. In addition, backed by a choir, New Zealand born Natasha Bedingfield will dazzle us with a performance of her latest single, "Unwritten." And though he may be out of the competition, Maksim Chmerkovskiy's dance teachings live on in a performance by his students - Sergey Onik, Michelle Glazarov, Valeria Kazherinova, Nicole Volynets, Valentin Chmerkivskiy and Boris Leokumovich -- who will be dancing the Jive to "Mambo #5."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 207
    4.4/1027 votes

    #13 - Episode 207

    Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 2/16/2006

    George Hamilton has left the floor. The final four couples must battle it out in the semifinals with two dances they've never done before. Who will make it to the finals?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 207A
    3.4/1034 votes

    #14 - Episode 207A

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/17/2006

    Lisa Rinna & Louis van Amstel are voted off the show. Michael Bublé performs "For Once in My Life" and "The Way You Look Tonight." This week he serenades audiences on the "Dancing with the Stars" stage with his rendition of "Save the Last Dance for Me" from his latest album, "It's Time," as professional dancers Alec Mazo and Edyta Sliwinska dance the cha cha. He also accompanies professional dancers Nick Kosovich and Andrea Hale who dance the foxtrot as he sings "Moondance" off his highly successful sophomore album, "Come Fly with Me." Host Tom Bergeron will join Master P's former partner, Ashly Delgrosso, in a heroic attempt at the quickstep.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 208
    4.6/1032 votes

    #15 - Episode 208

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/23/2006

    With Lisa Rinna out, the other three stars are left to battle it out in the finals. Each couple must dance two dances, which will include a freestyle dance. Also Samantha Harris Makes her Ballroom Dancing Debut.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone

  • Episode 208A
    5.9/1038 votes

    #16 - Episode 208A

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/26/2006

    Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke are crowned Dancing with the stars champion. Also Mary J. Blige perfroms two of her hit singles and all the celebrity dancers are back to perform one last time.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Dave Boone