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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dancing with the Stars Season 12 Episode 20 - Week 10 - Season Finale
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Week 10 - Season Finale

    S12:E20

    Chelsea, Hines and Kirstie will dance for the last time, to earn more judge's scores. Black Eyed Peas are the special guest stars of the Season 12 Finale. Other guests are Sara Evans and The Go-Go's. The winner of season 12 will be announced and will get the most anticipated mirror ball trophy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dancing with the Stars Season 15 Episode 17 - Episode 17
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #2 - Episode 17

    S15:E17

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dancing with the Stars Season 15 Episode 18 - Episode 18
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #3 - Episode 18

    S15:E18

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dancing with the Stars Season 15 Episode 19 - Episode 19
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #4 - Episode 19

    S15:E19

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dancing with the Stars Season 20 Episode 14 - Season Finale Results Show
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #5 - Season Finale Results Show

    S20:E14

    The remaining couples fused two contrasting dance styles and had less than 24 hours to prepare. At the end of the night, the winner of the Gold Mirrorball trophy was announced!

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dancing with the Stars Season 21 Episode 14 - Week 11: Finals (2)
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #6 - Week 11: Finals (2)

    S21:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dancing with the Stars Season 7 Episode 5 - Episode 702A
    1.9/10(156 votes)

    #7 - Episode 702A

    S7:E5

    One couple is eliminated; Jessica Simpson performs; professional choreographers demonstrate different styles of dance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 6 - Episode 203A
    3.0/10(24 votes)

    #8 - Episode 203A

    S2:E6

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  9. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 4 - Episode 202A
    3.1/10(23 votes)

    #9 - Episode 202A

    S2:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  10. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 11 - Episode 206
    3.1/10(27 votes)

    #10 - Episode 206

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  11. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 203
    3.4/10(23 votes)

    #11 - Episode 203

    S2:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  12. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 8 - Episode 204A
    3.5/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Episode 204A

    S2:E8

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  13. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 205
    3.5/10(23 votes)

    #13 - Episode 205

    S2:E9

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  14. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 3 - Episode 202
    3.6/10(27 votes)

    #14 - Episode 202

    S2:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  15. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 10 - Episode 205A
    3.6/10(27 votes)

    #15 - Episode 205A

    S2:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  16. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 7 - Episode 204
    3.8/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Episode 204

    S2:E7

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  17. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 14 - Episode 207A
    3.8/10(30 votes)

    #17 - Episode 207A

    S2:E14

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  18. Dancing with the Stars Season 1 Episode 4 - Episode 104
    3.9/10(25 votes)

    #18 - Episode 104

    S1:E4

    With Evander and Edyta voted out last week, only four couples remain.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dancing with the Stars Season 1 Episode 6 - Episode 106
    3.9/10(25 votes)

    #19 - Episode 106

    S1:E6

    John and Kelly are the two remaining celebrities and face each other in tonight's finale dance-off.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dancing with the Stars Season 2 Episode 12 - Episode 206A
    4.0/10(25 votes)

    #20 - Episode 206A

    S2:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Dave Boone

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  21. Dancing with the Stars Season 1 Episode 5 - Episode 105
    4.1/10(24 votes)

    #21 - Episode 105

    S1:E5

    Even though they scored well with the judges, Rachel and Jonathan didn’t find favor with the audience and were eliminated. Now just three couples remain. This week John, Joey, and Kelly will dance the Paso Doble and the Foxtrot.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dancing with the Stars Season 1 Episode 7 - Dance Off
    4.1/10(29 votes)

    #22 - Dance Off

    S1:E7

    Kelly Monaco and John O'Hurley will return to the Dancing with the Stars ballroom for a so-called "dance-off" on Sept. 20. The results, based solely on viewer voting, will be announced in a Sept. 22 telecast.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dancing with the Stars Season 3 Episode 6 - Episode 303A
    4.2/10(23 votes)

    #23 - Episode 303A

    S3:E6

    Harry Hamlin and Ashly DelGrosso are eliminated. The Scissor Sisters perform "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'." The professional dancers performing a group paso doble to the music of tenor Vittorio Grigolo.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Dancing with the Stars Season 3 Episode 10 - Episode 305A
    4.2/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Episode 305A

    S3:E10

    Willa Ford and Maksim Chmerkovskiy are eliminated. Edyta Sliwinska and Kym Johnson dance to Rod Stewart singing "Hot Legs." He also performs "Fooled Around And Fell In Love." The professional dancers perform a freestyle disco to Earth, Wind & Fire's "Boogie Wonderland."

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Dancing with the Stars Season 1 Episode 3 - Episode 103
    4.4/10(26 votes)

    #25 - Episode 103

    S1:E3

    After Trista and Louis were the first couple to be eliminated, five teams remain to show their stuff on the dance floor. This week’s teams showcase the Tango (John O’Hurley, Rachel Hunter and their partners), and a Jive (Evander Holyfield, Joey McIntyre, Kelly Monaco and their parters). Who dance their way to the top and who will have to hang up their dancing shoes?

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Week 10 - Season Finale" is the worst rated episode of "Dancing with the Stars". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 5/24/2011. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Episode 17".