Dancing With The Stars All-Stars premiere recap: Emmitt Smith leads scores, Pamela Anderson lowest (Video)

By Angel Cuala on Sep 25, 2012 in Entertainment, Television, United States • Comments

Updated: September 26, 2012 10:50 a.m.

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The first ever ‘Dancing With The Stars All-Stars‘ premiered this Monday, September 24, 2012, as thirteen celebrities danced with their respective professional dancers. Emmitt Smith got the highest score, while Pamela Anderson got the lowest. Videos of some of their performances are available below.

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As aired at ABC on Monday night, the DWTS All-Stars started with the return of celebrity contestants and winners of the earlier seasons, as well the original judges Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli. Unlike before, the three judges are now allowed to give half points to each dancing pair.

As reported earlier, the names of the first 12 contestants were announced last July 27, and the pairings were revealed on August 16. The Cheetah Girls member Sabrina Bryan was announced on August 17 as the 13th contestant after she won the fan votes over Kyle Massey and Carson Kressley.

During the DTWS All-Stars premiere, retired American football player Emmitt Smith scored 24.5, the highest score that night, followed by French-American actor Gilles Marini, who received 24 points. Bristol Palin scored 19.5 and Kirstie Alley had 19 points, while Pamela Anderson had 17, the lowest score that night.

The first ‘Dancing With The Stars All-Stars‘ elimination night will be this Tuesday, September 25, at 8 p.m. ET at ABC, where teen idol Justin Bieber and rapper Pitbull are being set to perform.

Below is the list of the names of the DWTS All-Stars dancing pairs, according to the sequence of their performances, along with the individual scores given to them by Carrie Ann, Len, and Bruno, and their total scores.

Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson: 6.5, 7, 7 (20.5/30)

Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough: 8,6.5,7.5 (22/30)

Sabrina Bryan and Louis Van Amstel: 7.5, 7.5, 7.5 (22.5/30)

Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower: 7, 7.5, 7 (21.5/30)

Pamela Anderson and Tristan MacManus: 5.5, 5.5, 6 (17/30)

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani: 7, 7, 7 (21/30)

Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina Smirnoff: 7.5, 7, 7.5 (22/30)

Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd: 8, 8, 8 (24/30)

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas: 6.5, 6.5, 6.5 (19.5/30)

Drew Lachey and Anna Trebunskaya: 7, 7, 7.5 (21.5/30)

Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy: 7, 7, 7.5 (21.5/30)

Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy: 6.5, 6, 6.5 (19/30)