Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 6)
| Dancing with the Stars (season 6) | |
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Promotional poster (made by BLT & Associates)
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | March 17 – May 20, 2008 |
| Additional information | |
| Celebrity winner | Kristi Yamaguchi |
| Professional winner | Mark Ballas |
| Season chronology | |
Season six of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2008; the first results show was a double-elimination episode airing on March 25, 2008. The show followed the format of previous seasons, with 12 couples.
On May 6, 2008 DWTS had a special two-hour edition to commemorate its 100th episode.
The most frequently-given score for this season was 29, which was awarded 9 times to leaders in several weeks.
Kristi Yamaguchi and her partner, Mark Ballas, won the competition. Kristi & Mark combined for four of the five perfect scores given out this season; she received three of them for her three Finals dances, giving her a perfect 90 out of 90.
The contestants were announced during the season finale of Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann by season two contestants Lisa Rinna, Jerry Rice, and Kenny Mayne. The contestants were:
The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks are as follows:
Marlee Matlin & Shannon Elizabeth are the only stars to not land on this list.
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
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