‘Dancing With The Stars: All-Stars’: Emmitt Smith Leads in Week 1

“Dancing With the Stars: All-Stars” premiered Monday night with 13 seasoned performers vying for the championship and bragging rights, but judges’ scores reflected their higher expectations.

This is the popular dance competition’s 15th season, but the first featuring past competitors vying in an all-stars format.

For the first time, the three judges awarded scores in half-point increments, for a maximum of 10 points each. The couple with the lowest score after the judges’ and viewer votes are combined will be voted off each week, until the final couples remain to battle for the championship.

Head judge Len Goodman said judges would be tougher on the stars this season because they were not novices and standards would be more stringent.