| abstract | - The second season of Dancing with the Stars premiered on the ABC network on January 5, 2006. This season expanded to ten couples from six in the previous season. Tom Bergeron returned as host, this time with Samantha Harris as his co-host. Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges. On February 24, 2006, singer Drew Lachey and Cheryl Burke were announced as the winners; retired NFL player Jerry Rice and Anna Trebunskaya placed second, and former wrestler Stacy Keibler and Tony Dovolani placed third. Drew Lachey returned for the all-star season where he was paired with Anna Trebunskaya, they finished in 11th place.
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