The fifth series of Dancing with the Stars premiered on TV One on 3 March 2009. All four judges from series 4 returned. On its opening night, over 800,000 people tuned in to watch the first show premiere. Rebecca Hobbs is sister to Christopher Hobbs. John Rowles withdrew in week three for health reasons. This series had the closest final ever experienced on the New Zealand show.
Contents
Scorecard
Red numbers indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week.
Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week.
indicates the couples eliminated that week.
indicates a couple withdrew that week.
indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
indicates the winning couple.
indicates the runner-up couple.
Dance Chart
Highest Scoring Dance
Lowest Scoring Dance
Weekly scores
Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Brendan Cole, Alison Leonard, Craig Revel Horwood, Paul Mercurio.
Week 1: First Dances
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 2
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 3
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 4
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 5
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 6
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 7
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Week 8
Couples are listed in the order they performed.