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Dancing with the Stars
Season 10
Promotional poster, featuring former pro dancersEdyta Śliwińska andAlec Mazo
Hosted by	Tom Bergeron Brooke Burke
Judges	Carrie Ann Inaba Len Goodman Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winner	Nicole Scherzinger
Professional winner	Derek Hough
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	March 22 (2010-03-22) – May 25, 2010 (2010-05-25)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 9 Next → Season 11

Season ten ofDancing with the Stars premiered on March 22, 2010, on theABC network.

The Pussycat Dolls singerNicole Scherzinger andDerek Hough won the competition, while Olympic figure skaterEvan Lysacek andAnna Trebunskaya finished second, and ESPN hostErin Andrews andMaksim Chmerkovskiy finished third.^[1]

This season featured eleven celebrity contestants.Damian Whitewood, from the Broadway dance revueBurn the Floor, joined the cast of professionals this season.Ashly DelGrosso Costa, whose last season as a pro wasseason three, also returned, whileEdyta Śliwińska continued as the longest-tenured professional on the show, having appeared on all of the first ten seasons.

Future appearances

Pamela Anderson returned for theAll-Stars season, where she was paired withTristan MacManus.

Samantha Harris did not return as co-host for this season due to her commitments onThe Insider andEntertainment Tonight. On March 8, 2010,Tom Bergeron announced onGood Morning America that his new co-host would beseason seven championBrooke Burke.Len Goodman,Carrie Ann Inaba, andBruno Tonioli all returned as judges.

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

Color key:

Notes

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:Carrie Ann Inaba,Len Goodman,Bruno Tonioli.

Each couple performed either thecha-cha-cha orViennese waltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed either thefoxtrot orjive. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed either thepaso doble,quickstep, orwaltz. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed either therumba ortango, receiving two sets of scores from the judges: one for technical and one for performance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed one unlearned dance. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed either theArgentine tango orsamba, plus aswing dance marathon for extra points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed one unlearned dance, plus a team cha-cha-cha. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed two unlearned dances, the second of which had to reflect the style of a particular era. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Each couple performed two unlearned dances. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

On the first night, the three couples performed two dances: a redemption dance selected by one of the judges, which was a style they had already performed earlier in the competition and theirfreestyle routine.^[2] On the second night, the final three couples performed their favorite dance, which for all three was theArgentine tango. After the third place couple was eliminated, the two remaining couples performed one final dance.^[3] Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1

Night 2

The couples performed the following each week:

• Week 1: One unlearned dance (cha-cha-cha or Viennese waltz)
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or jive)
• Week 3: One unlearned dance (paso doble, quickstep, or waltz)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (rumba or tango)
• Week 5: One unlearned dance
• Week 6: One dance (Argentine tango or samba) & swing dance marathon
• Week 7: One unlearned dance & team dance
• Week 8: Two unlearned dances
• Week 9 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances
• Week 10 (Night 1): Judges' choice dance & freestyle
• Week 10 (Night 2): Favorite dance (Argentine tango) & Dance-off

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