As of July 2026, Dancing with the Stars Season 2 aired in 2006 with 16 episodes — streaming now on Disney Plus. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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Dancing with the Stars Season 2

2006 16 Episodes Reality · Family ⭐ 6/10

Dancing with the Stars Season 2 has become appointment viewing on for anyone who enjoys watching people under real pressure. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 135 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. The production never lets the format go stale. Start it whenever you need something guaranteed to land.

Dancing with the Stars Season 2 arrived without much fanfare and built its audience the hard way — through word of mouth. What separates Dancing with the Stars Season 2 from the rest of its genre is a genuine understanding of what its audience actually wants to watch. The second season of the U.S. Edition of Dancing with the Stars premiered on the ABC network on January 5, 2006, and ended February 24, 2006. This season expanded to ten couples from six in the previous season. Tom Bergeron and Carrie Ann Inaba lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 2006. The editing in Dancing with the Stars Season 2 does a lot of quiet work shaping how you feel about every person on screen. It delivers reliably on what it promises, which is more than most of its competition manages.

Dancing with the Stars Season 2 is impossible to watch casually — expect strong opinions. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. It is a manageable watch, easy to fit into a single week. The casting and production never let it go stale. The kind of thing that disappears an evening without you noticing.

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🎬 Dancing with the Stars Season 2 — Episode Guide

E1
Episode 201
2006-01-05
Meet the new celebrity dance contestants and their professional dance partners. The women perform the Waltz and the men perform the Cha Cha.
E2
Episode 201A
2006-01-06
Kenny Mayne & dance partner Andrea Hale are voted of the show. Burt Bacharach performs.
E3
Episode 202
2006-01-12
With one couple out of the game , the other nine couples perform the Quickstep and Rumba.
E4
Episode 202A
2006-01-13
Tatum O'Neal was the next star voted out. Jesse McCartney performs.
E5
Episode 203
2006-01-19
The eight remaining celebrities must dance the Jive and the Tango in order not to be the next ones sent home.
E6
Episode 203A
2006-01-20
Giselle Fernandez and Jonathan Roberts are voted off the show. The Style Elements Crew performs.
E7
Episode 204
2006-01-26
Tonight's featured dances were the Foxtrot and the Paso Doble. According to judge Len Goodman, the Foxtrot should be an elegant dance filled with gentle rises and falls. The Paso Doble is the most theatrical dance in ballroom, best known thanks to the fantastic film, Strictly Ballroom. In the Paso D...
E8
Episode 204A
2006-01-27
Master P and Ashly Delgrosso are voted off the show finally. The Pussycat Dolls strutted their stuff singing their hit single, "Don't Cha." They treated viewers to a performance of their single "Sway," as professional dancers Jonathan Roberts and Anna Trebunskaya danced the Cha Cha.
E9
Episode 205
2006-02-02
With P. Miller out of the game the real competion begins. Each team must perform two dances each - individual couple Sambas and then a Group Salsa.
E10
Episode 205A
2006-02-03
The dancing couple of Tia Carrere & Maksim Chmerkovskiy are voted out of the competion. Barry Manilow performed three songs. The 2005 World Mambo champions perform.
E11
Episode 206
2006-02-09
With Tia out now, the five remaining stars must again learn two dance routines in order to maintain their shot at the trophy. They perform the Jive, Tango, Paso Doble, Quickstep, and the Rumba.
E12
Episode 206A
2006-02-10
Former Righteous Brother Bill Medley will be performing his Oscar-winning hit "(I've Had) The Time of Life" from the movie "Dirty Dancing," Medley will be joined by his daughter, McKenna Medley, as professional dancers Cheryl Burke and Tony Dovolani recreate Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey's memora...
E13
Episode 207
2006-02-16
George Hamilton has left the floor. The final four couples must battle it out in the semifinals with two dances they've never done before. Who will make it to the finals?
E14
Episode 207A
2006-02-17
Lisa Rinna & Louis van Amstel are voted off the show. Michael Bublé performs "For Once in My Life" and "The Way You Look Tonight." This week he serenades audiences on the "Dancing with the Stars" stage with his rendition of "Save the Last Dance for Me" from his latest album, "It's Time," as profes...
E15
Episode 208
2006-02-23
With Lisa Rinna out, the other three stars are left to battle it out in the finals. Each couple must dance two dances, which will include a freestyle dance. Also Samantha Harris Makes her Ballroom Dancing Debut.
E16
Episode 208A
2006-02-26
Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke are crowned Dancing with the stars champion. Also Mary J. Blige perfroms two of her hit singles and all the celebrity dancers are back to perform one last time.

🎭 Cast of Dancing with the Stars Season 2

Tom Bergeron
Tom Bergeron
Self - Host
Carrie Ann Inaba
Carrie Ann Inaba
Self - Judge
Bruno Tonioli
Bruno Tonioli
Self - Judge
Len Goodman
Len Goodman
Self - Judge
Samantha Harris
Samantha Harris
Self - Host

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