Here's my prediction for the fall season of Dancing With the Stars, made September 20, 2010, after watching the first show:

...in the order of first elimination up to champion

1. Mike Sorrentino & Karina Smirnoff (1st to go)
2. Margaret Cho & Louis Van Amstel
3. Audrina Patridge & Tony Dovolani
4. David Hasselhoff & Kym Johnson
5. Michael Bolton & Chelsie Hightower<
6. Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas
7. Kurt Warner & Anna Trebunskaya
8. Florence Henderson & Corky Ballas
9. Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer
10. Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough
11. Rick Fox & Cheryl Burke
12. Brandy & Maksim Chmerkovskiy (champions, barely over Rick & Cheryl)




Actual Results:
1. David Hasselhoff & Kym Johnson (1st to go) -- prediction off by 3
2. Michael Bolton & Chelsie Hightower -- off by 3
3. Margaret Cho & Louis Van Amstel -- off by 1
4. Mike Sorrentino & Karina Smirnoff -- off by 3
5. Florence Henderson & Corky Ballas -- off by 3
6. Audrina Patridge & Tony Dovolani -- off by 3
7. Rick Fox & Cheryl Burke -- off by 4
8. Kurt Warner & Anna Trebunskaya -- off by 1
9. Brandy & Maksim Chmerkovskiy -- off by 3
10. Bristol Palin & Mark Ballas -- off by 4
11. Kyle Massey & Lacey Schwimmer -- off by 2
12. Jennifer Grey & Derek Hough -- off by 2