Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series) season 15

*Dancing with the Stars*
Dancing with the Stars
Season 15
Hosted by	Shane Bourne; Edwina Bartholomew
Judges	Kym Johnson; Todd McKenney; Helen Richey
Celebrity winner	Emma Freedman
Professional winner	Aric Yegudkin
No. of episodes	9
Release
Original network	Seven Network
Original release	19 July –; 7 September 2015
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 14 Next →; Season 16

The fifteenth season of the Australian Dancing with the Stars premiered on the Seven Network on 19 July 2015.^[1] It was the only season to be hosted by Shane Bourne,^[2] following the decision of former host Daniel MacPherson to not return.^[3] Edwina Bartholomew returned as co-host. Kym Johnson, Todd McKenney, and Helen Richey returned as judges,.^[1] while Adam Garcia did not return due to his wife's pregnancy.^[2] Bruno Tonioli appeared as a guest judge during the first three weeks of the competition.^[4]

On 7 September 2015, television and radio presenter Emma Freedman and Aric Yegudkin were announced as the winners, while Olympic diver Matthew Mitcham and Masha Belash finished in second place, and cook Ash Pollard and Jarryd Byrne finished in third.

Couples

This season featured eleven celebrities. The entire cast was leaked on 19 June 2015.^[5]^[6]

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
John Paul Young	Singer	Giselle Peacock	Eliminated 1st on 26 July 2015
Tim Robards	The Bachelor Australia star	Camille Webb Giselle Peacock (Week 3)	Eliminated 2nd on 2 August 2015
Samantha Harris	Model	Joshua Keefe^[7]	Eliminated 3rd on 9 August 2015
Lynette Bolton	Businesswoman	Carmelo Pizzino	Eliminated 4th on 9 August 2015
Jude Bolton	AFL player	Dianne Buswell	Eliminated 5th on 16 August 2015
Kelly Cartwright	Paralympic athlete	Damian Whitewood	Eliminated 6th on 23 August 2015
Larry Emdur	Television personality	Alana Patience	Eliminated 7th on 30 August 2015
Mat Rogers	NRL player	Ash-Leigh Hunter	Eliminated 8th on 6 September 2015
Ash Pollard	Cook & television personality	Jarryd Byrne	Third place on 7 September 2015
Matthew Mitcham	Olympic diver	Masha Belash	Runners-up on 7 September 2015
Emma Freedman	Television & radio presenter	Aric Yegudkin	Winners on 7 September 2015

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Winners

Runners-up

Third place

Bottom two or three

Eliminated

*Dancing with the Stars* (season 15) - Weekly scores
Couple	Pl.	Week
		1^[a]	2^[a]	1+2	3^[a]	4	5	6	7	8
		1^[a]	2^[a]	1+2	3^[a]	4	5	6	7	Night 1	Night 2
Emma & Aric	1st	32	34	66	38†	27	27	27+26=53	29+30=59†	28+30=58	+30+30=118†^[b]
Matthew & Masha	2nd	33†	32	65	37	25	24+3=27	25+27=52^[c]	25+27=52	29+30=59†	+29+28=116‡^[d]
Ash & Jarryd	3rd	32	36†	68†	36	21	21	30+26=56†	26+27=53	25+27=52^[c]	+29=81‡^[e]
Mat & Ash-Leigh	4th	28	32	60	32^[c]	29†	19+3=22	29+27=56†	21+26=47^[c]	24+26=50‡^[f]
Larry & Alana	5th	28	23‡	51	32	21^[c]	26+3=29†	24+27=51	21+20=41‡^[f]
Kelly & Damian	6th	26	32	58	31	23	16‡^[c]	22+26=48‡^[f]
Jude & Dianne	7th	21‡	32	53	28	23	18^[f]
Lynette & Carmelo	8th	21‡	27	48	27	18‡^[f]
Samantha & Josh	9th	24	27	51^[c]	25	19^[f]
Tim & Camille	10th	28	25	53	22‡^[f]
John Paul & Giselle	11th	23	24	47‡^[f]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c The couples were scored on a 40-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.
^ This couple finished in first place.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g This couple was in the bottom two or three, but was not eliminated.
^ This couple finished in second place.
^ This couple finished in third place.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson.

Week 1

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Todd McKenney, Helen Richey, Kym Johnson, Bruno Tonioli.