‘Dancing with the Stars’ returned with sixth season on March 17, 2008 and season finale was aired on May 20, 2008. 12 couples were introduced this season and here’s the list of the celebrities/Professional Partner pairs:

Celebrities                              Professional Partner                            Elimination Status

Penn Jillette                                       Kym Johnson                                                   Eliminated 1^st

Monica Seles                                     Jonathan Roberts                                             Eliminated 2^nd

Steve Guttenberg                              Anna Trebunskaya                                           Eliminated 3^rd

Adam Carolla                                    Julianne Hough                                                Eliminated 4^th

Priscilla Presley                                 Louis van Amstel                                             Eliminated 5^th

Marlee Matlin                                    Fabian Sanchez                                                Eliminated 6^th

Shannon Elizabeth                            Derek Hough                                                    Eliminated 7^th

Mario                                                Karina Smirnoff                                                Eliminated 8^th

Marissa Jaret Winokur                       Tony Dovolani                                                  Eliminated 9^th

Cristián de la Fuente                         Cheryl Burke                                                     Third Place

Jason Taylor                                     Edyta Śliwińska                                                  Second Place

Kristi Yamaguchi                              Mark Ballas                                                         Winners

On May 6, 2008, it aired a special two hour episode to mark its 100^th episode. Kristi Yamaguchi/Mark Ballas won the title, making Kristi the second female winner after Kelly Monaco in the first season of show. Kristi Yamaguchi/Mark Ballas got the highest average score in show history and their lowest score ever was 26. One of the participants, Priscilla Presley, made a record by being the oldest female contestant on ‘Dancing with the Stars’. In the week 1, Kristi Yamaguchi received 27 nos. after performing ‘Foxtrot’. It was the highest score of first round in ‘Dancing with the Stars’ history. As Monica Seles/Penn Jillette received the lowest score so the couple was eliminated from the competition. In the third week of competition, Kristi Yamaguchi continued performing well and she once again received 27. Steve Guttenberg’s partner Anna Trebunskaya fell ill so her hubby Jonathan Roberts decided to help her and taught her the ‘Tango’. She performed ‘The Tango’ with him, but was eliminated due to their lowest score.

In the fourth week of competition, Kristi Yamaguchi played Paso Doble. She received 29 points and set herself on the top once again. Adam Carolla and Julianne Hough were eliminated this week and it was the first time when Julianne Hough was eliminated in any ‘Dancing with the Stars’ competition. In week 5, Kristi got 29 after performing a ‘Rumba’ and again placed herself on #1. Priscilla Presley, the oldest participant’ was eliminated this week. In the sixth week of competition, Kristi and Mark received the first 30 of the season and Marlee Matlin was evicted. While performing Samba in the seventh week of competition, Cristian de la Fuente injured his arm so he was awarded points based on his performance up to that point. Shannon Elizabeth was eliminated this week. In the week 10, Kristi/Mark, Jason/Edyta and Cristian/Cheryl competed to be the final winner. Trio performed a group ‘Cha-Cha-Cha’, ‘Freestyle’ and a dance of their own choice. Cheryl Burke made a record by appearing 3 times in season finales. Finally, Kristi Yamaguchi/Mark Ballas won the competition, after beating out the other couples.