| Season Number: | 17 | ||||
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| Num Episodes: | 8 | ||||
| Network: | Network 10 |
The seventeenth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars debuted on 9 February 2020.[1] [2] [3] Grant Denyer and Amanda Keller returned as hosts, while Sharna Burgess, Craig Revel Horwood, and Tristan MacManus returned to the judging panel.[4]
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grand Final was broadcast on 29 March 2020, one week earlier than planned.[5] Comedian Celia Pacquola and Jarryd Byrne were announced as the winners, while podcaster Christian Wilkins and Lily Cornish finished in second place, actress Claudia Karvan and Aric Yegudkin finished in third, and comedian Ed Kavalee and Jorja Freeman finished in fourth.
This season featured ten celebrity contestants. The full cast was announced on 14 January 2020.[1] [6] Professionals Marco De Angelis, Jeremy Garner, Joshua Keeffe, and Siobhan Power did not return; they were replaced by Julian Caillon, Shae Mountain, and Violeta Mugica.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dean Wells | Married At First Sight personality | Alexandra Vladimirov | Eliminated 1st | |
| Angie Kent | Reality television star | Julian Caillon | Eliminated 2nd | |
| Beau Ryan | NRL player | Megan Wragg | Eliminated 3rd | |
| Travis Cloke | AFL player | Violeta Mugica | Eliminated 4th | |
| Chloe Lattanzi | Singer & actress | Gustavo Viglio | Eliminated 5th | |
| Dami Im | Singer-songwriter | Shae Mountain | Eliminated 6th | |
| Ed Kavalee | Comedian | Jorja Freeman | Fourth place | |
| Claudia Karvan | Actress | Aric Yegudkin | Third place | |
| Christian Wilkins | Podcaster | Lily Cornish | Runners-up | |
| Celia Pacquola | Comedian | Jarryd Byrne | Winners |
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:
| Couple | Week | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
| Celia & Jarryd | 1st | 18 | 16 | 21+23=44 | 26+9=35 | 38+28= | 27+30= | bgcolor="gold" | 24+28=52 | ||||||
| Christian & Lily | 2nd | 18 | 15 | 33 | 21 | 21+26=47 | 29+10= | 34+26=60 | 26+24=50 | bgcolor="silver" | 24+28=52 | ||||
| Claudia & Aric | 3rd | 19 | 40 | 23 | 24+23=47 | 20+7=27 | 34+28=62 | bgcolor="lightblue" | 24+20=44 | bgcolor="tan" | 30+30= | ||||
| Ed & Jorja | 4th | 14 | 10 | 24 | 19 | 24+26= | 18+8=26 | bgcolor="lightblue" | 31+26=57 | 25+20=45 | bgcolor="d1c571" | 24+24= | |||
| Dami & Shae | 5th | 14 | 10 | 24 | 17+23= | bgcolor="lightblue" | 19+5=24 | 22+26= | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 18+13= | |||||
| Chloe & Gustavo | 6th | 18 | 23 | 41 | bgcolor="lightblue" | 20+26=46 | 21+6=27 | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 28+26=54 | ||||||
| Travis & Violeta | 7th | 17 | 25 | 15 | 14+26= | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 10+4= | ||||||||
| Beau & Megan | 8th | 13 | 16 | 29 | 21 | bgcolor="f4c7b8" | 19+23=42 | ||||||||
| Angie & Julian | 9th | 14 | 19 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Dean & Alexandra | 10th | 12 | |||||||||||||
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, Tristan MacManus.
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Mandy Moore, Sharna Burgess, Tristan MacManus
The couples performed a cha-cha-cha, foxtrot, tango or Viennese waltz. They were guest judged by Mandy Moore, who replaced Craig Revel Horwood for the first episode while he was in The O2 Arena in London for the final show of 2020.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia & Jarryd | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Juice" – Lizzo | |
| Ed & Jorja | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" – Frank Sinatra | |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 18 (5, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Love Song" – Sara Bareilles | |
| Christian & Lily | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Bad Guy" – Billie Eilish | |
| Dean & Alexandra | 11 (4, 3, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "U Can't Touch This" – MC Hammer | |
| Angie & Julian | 14 (5, 5, 4) | Foxtrot | "Grace Kelly" – Mika | |
| Beau & Megan | 13 (4, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Bills" – LunchMoney Lewis | |
| Travis & Violeta | 17 (6, 6, 5) | Viennese waltz | "Give Me Love" – Ed Sheeran | |
| Claudia & Aric | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Chain of Fools" – Aretha Franklin | |
| Dami & Shae | 14 (5, 4, 5) | Viennese waltz | "Lover" – Taylor Swift |
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claudia & Aric | 19 (5, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Vivir Mi Vida" – Marc Anthony | Safe | |
| Christian & Lily | 15 (3, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Spinning Around" – Kylie Minogue | Safe | |
| Ed & Jorja | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Viennese waltz | "Never Tear Us Apart" – INXS | Bottom two | |
| Dean & Alex | 12 (3, 4, 5) | Tango | "Teeth" – 5 Seconds of Summer | Eliminated | |
| Dami & Shae | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hold My Hand" – Jess Glynne | Safe | |
| Beau & Megan | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Foxtrot | "Sign of the Times" – Harry Styles | Safe | |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 23 (8, 8, 7) | Charleston | "Do Your Thing" – Basement Jaxx | Safe | |
| Angie & Julian | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Tango | "Castles" – Freya Ridings | Safe | |
| Travis & Violeta | 8 (2, 3, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Safe | |
| Celia & Jarryd | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Why Don't You Do Right" – Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman | Safe |
The couples performed one unlearned dance to celebrate the most memorable year of their lives. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chloe & Gustavo | 24 (7, 9, 8) | Contemporary | "Cold" – Annie Lennox | Safe | |
| Claudia & Aric | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Graceland" – Paul Simon | Safe | |
| Beau & Megan | 21 (6, 8, 7) | Contemporary | "Show Me Love" – Robin S. | Safe | |
| Travis & Violeta | 15 (4, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "It's My Life" – Bon Jovi | Bottom two | |
| Angie & Julian | 14 (3, 5, 6) | Waltz | "Unforgettable" – Nat King Cole | Eliminated | |
| Christian & Lily | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "When You Wish Upon a Star" – Leigh Harline & Ned Washington | Safe | |
| Dami & Shae | 24 (8, 9, 7) | Contemporary | "Hero" – Mariah Carey | Safe | |
| Celia & Jarryd | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Samba | "Independent Women" – Destiny's Child | Safe | |
| Ed & Jorja | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Jive | "Come Anytime" – Hoodoo Gurus | Safe |
The couples performed one unlearned and one team Latin routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beau & Megan | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Salsa | "Feels like Home" – Sigala, Fuse ODG & Sean Paul | Eliminated | |
| Ed & Jorja | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Scott & Fran's Pasodoble" – from Strictly Ballroom | Safe | |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "Hands to Myself" – Selena Gomez | Bottom two | |
| Travis & Violeta | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Samba | "South of the Border" – Ed Sheeran, feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B | Safe | |
| Celia & Jarryd | 21 (6, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Señorita" – Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | Safe | |
| Dami & Shae | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Samba | "Conga" – Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine | Safe | |
| Claudia & Aric | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Message to My Girl" – Split Enz | Safe | |
| Christian & Lily | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Americano" – Lady Gaga | Safe | |
| Beau & Megan Celia & Jarryd Claudia & Aric Dami & Shae | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Team Samba | "Magalenha" – Sérgio Mendes, feat. Carlinhos Brown | ||
| Chloe & Gustavo Christian & Lily Ed & Jorja Travis & Violeta | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Team Paso doble | "Unstoppable" – E.S. Posthumus | ||
The couples performed one unlearned dance and a disco marathon. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed & Jorja | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Teenage Dream" – Katy Perry | Safe |
| Claudia & Aric | 20 (8, 6, 6) | Tango | "(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)" – Beastie Boys | Safe |
| Dami & Shae | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Come Away with Me" – Norah Jones | Bottom two |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Lady Marmalade" – Christina Aguilera, Mýa, Pink & Lil' Kim | Safe |
| Travis & Violeta | 10 (2, 4, 4) | Quickstep | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" – Jet | Eliminated |
| Christian & Lily | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Video Games" – Lana Del Rey | Safe |
| Celia & Jarryd | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "No Scrubs" – TLC | Safe |
| Christian & Lily | 10 | Disco Marathon | "Boogie Shoes" – KC & The Sunshine Band, "Disco Inferno" – The Trammps, "Boogie Wonderland" – Earth, Wind & Fire & "You Should Be Dancing" – Bee Gees | |
| Celia & Jarryd | 9 | |||
| Ed & Jorja | 8 | |||
| Claudia & Aric | 7 | |||
| Chloe & Gustavo | 6 | |||
| Dami & Shae | 5 | |||
| Travis & Violeta | 4 | |||
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Sharna Burgess, Courtney Act, Tristan MacManus
The couples performed one unlearned dance and also had to perform a team-up dance with another couple and one of the three judges. The judges choreographed and designed their team's dance and performed with them on the night, while the two non-performing judges and guest judge, former contestant Courtney Act, scored their routine.
For the first time in the history of the show, the dancers performed without a live audience.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia & Jarryd | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Charleston | "Bang Bang" – will.i.am | Safe | |
| Ed & Jorja | 31 (6, 8, 9, 8) | Tango | "Come Together" – The Beatles | Bottom two | |
| Claudia & Aric | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Contemporary | "Ain't No Sunshine" (Lido remix) – Bill Withers | Safe | |
| Christian & Lily | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "We No Speak Americano" – Yolanda Be Cool | Safe | |
| Chloe & Gustavo | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Game of Survival" – Ruelle | Eliminated | |
| Dami & Shae | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Outside" – Calvin Harris, feat. Ellie Goulding | Safe | |
| Claudia & Aric Celia & Jarryd | 28 (9, X, 10, 9) | Freestyle | "Hit Me With Your Best Shot" – Pat Benatar | ||
| Dami & Shae Ed & Jorja | 26 (8, 9, 9, X) | Freestyle | "All You Need Is Love" – The Beatles | ||
| Chloe & Gustavo Christian & Lily | 26 (X, 9, 9, 8) | Freestyle | "No More Tears (Enough is Enough)" – Donna Summer & Barbra Streisand | ||
The couples performed two unlearned dances to contest their position in the semi-finals. For the second time in the row, the dancers performed without a live audience.
Due to his father Richard Wilkins testing positive to COVID-19, Christian and Lily performed on a hotel roof while Christian was in isolation.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed & Jorja | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Charleston | "I Got A Woman" – Ray Charles | Safe |
| 20 (6, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "River" – Bishop Briggs | ||
| Claudia & Aric | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "My Baby Just Cares for Me" – Nina Simone | Bottom two |
| 20 (6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Shot Me Down" – David Guetta, feat. Skylar Grey | ||
| Celia & Jarryd | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Tango | "El Tango de Roxanne" – from Moulin Rouge! | Safe |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Hustle" – Pink | ||
| Dami & Shae | 18 (4, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Clown" – Emeli Sandé | Eliminated |
| 13 (3, 5, 5) | Paso doble | "Rise" – Katy Perry | ||
| Christian & Lily | 26 (9, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" – Jurnee Smollett-Bell | Safe |
| 24 (7, 8, 9) | Jive | "Blinding Lights" – The Weeknd |
In the first round, the contestants performed a redemption dance. In the second round, the contestants performed a fusion dance of two dance styles dedicated to a meaningful person or event in their life.
For the third time, the dancers performed without a live audience. Craig Revel Horwood was not present in the studio, however judged the show live from his home in London.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia & Jarryd | 24 (7, 9, 8) | Samba | "I Wish" – Stevie Wonder | Winners |
| 28 (9, 10, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Somebody to Love" – Queen | ||
| Claudia & Aric | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Tango | "Addicted to You" – Avicii | Third place |
| 30 (10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot &<br>Viennese waltz | "It's Oh So Quiet" – Bjork | ||
| Christian & Lily | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Cake by the Ocean" – DNCE | Runners-up |
| 28 (9, 9, 10) | Jazz &<br>Viennese waltz | "7 Rings" – Ariana Grande | ||
| Ed & Jorja | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "One Last Song" – Sam Smith | Fourth place |
| 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive &<br>Quickstep | "Better Than Ever" – Flight Facilities, feat. Aloe Blacc |
| Week | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celia & Jarryd | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Samba | Rumba | Team Samba | Salsa | Disco Marathon | Charleston | Team Freestyle | Tango | Jive | Samba | Viennese waltz | |
| Christian & Lily | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Team | Quickstep | Team Freestyle | Viennese waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | Jazz & Viennese waltz | |||
| Claudia & Aric | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Quickstep | Rumba | Team Samba | Tango | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Tango | Foxtrot & Viennese waltz | |||
| Ed & Jorja | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Jive | Paso doble | Team | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Team Freestyle | Charleston | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Jive & Quickstep | ||
| Dami & Shae | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Samba | Team Samba | Waltz | Tango | Team Freestyle | Foxtrot | Paso doble | |||||
| Chloe & Gustavo | Foxtrot | Charleston | Argentine tango | Team | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Team Freestyle | |||||||
| Travis & Violeta | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Pasodoble | Samba | Team | Quickstep | ||||||||
| Beau & Megan | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Salsa | Team Samba | ||||||||||
| Angie & Julian | Foxtrot | Tango | Waltz | |||||||||||
| Dean & Alexandra | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | ||||||||||||
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Week 1: Premiere" | 9 February 2020 | Sunday 7:30 pm | 0.593 | 7 | [7] |
| 2 | "Week 2" | 16 February 2020 | 0.348 | 13 | [8] | |
| "Week 2: Elimination" | 0.327 | 14 | ||||
| 3 | "Week 3" | 23 February 2020 | 0.482 | 8 | [9] | |
| "Week 3: Elimination" | 0.468 | 9 | ||||
| 4 | "Week 4" | 1 March 2020 | 0.410 | 11 | [10] | |
| "Week 4: Elimination" | 0.417 | 10 | ||||
| 5 | "Week 5" | 8 March 2020 | 0.352 | 10 | [11] | |
| 6 | "Week 6" | 15 March 2020 | 0.502 | 7 | [12] | |
| 7 | "Week 7" | 22 March 2020 | 0.482 | 13 | [13] | |
| 8 | "Week 8" | 29 March 2020 | 0.623 | 10 | [14] | |
| "Week 8: The Winner Announced" | 0.635 | 9 | ||||