Dancing With the Stars has given Us plenty of unexpected twists in the last 20 years, but perhaps none as surprising as in the very first season.
When the ballroom dance competition premiered on ABC in 2005, there were only six couples vying for the mirrorball trophy in as many episodes. Bachelorette Trista Sutter was paired with Louis van Amstel, boxer Evander Holyfield danced with Edyta Śliwińska, supermodel Rachel Hunter with pro Jonathan Roberts and New Kids on the Block singer Joey McIntyre shared the stage with Ashly DelGrosso.
As the series climbed to the top of the summer ratings, acto
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