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Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 21

The twenty-first season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars program premiered on 7 July 2024 on Seven.

Chris Brown replaced Daryl Somers who left the series after hosting the last three seasons. Sonia Kruger returned, moving to host. Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, and Mark Wilson returned while Helen Richey, who took last season off, returned to the judging panel with Todd McKenney not joining this season due to a scheduling conflict.

Couples

The season featured 12 couples.

On 3 February 2024, Ben Cousins was announced as the first celebrity participant. The rest of the celebrities were announced on 18 February 2024.

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().

Color key:

Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Helen Richey, Sharna Burgess, Mark Wilson.

Week 1

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Julie Goodwin was not able to perform this week, due to an injury she had sustained in rehearsal.

Week 2

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 3

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance-off performances
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Nadia & Lyu
  • Richey: Ben & Siobhan
  • Burgess: Ben & Siobhan
  • Wilson: Ben & Siobhan

Week 4

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance-off performances
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Nikki & Aric
  • Richey: Nikki & Aric
  • Burgess: Nikki & Aric
  • Wilson: Did not vote

Week 5

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 6

Night 1 (Semi-final)

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance-off performances

Judges' votes to save

  • Horwood: James & Jorja
  • Richey: James & Jorja
  • Burgess: James & Jorja
  • Wilson: Shane & Ash-Leigh

Night 2 (Final)

During the first round, the couples performed their freestyle routine. Once the fifth and fourth places had been announced, the top three couples performed their favorite dance of the season. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Ratings

  • From 28 January 2024, OzTAM ratings changed. Viewership data now focus on National Reach and National Total ratings instead of the 5 metro centres and overnight shares.

References