Plot Synopsis

American stars of entertainment, sports, fashion and pop culture are paired with professional dancers, and the dancing pairs compete against each other in weekly dancing elimination challenges. Each week the couple with the smallest number of points -- a combination of scores from a panel of judges and audience votes -- is sent home. Previous winners are: Kelly Monaco (Season 1); Drew Lachey (Season 2); Emmit Smith (Season 3); Apolo Anton Ohno (Season 4); Helio Castroneves (Season 5); Kristi Yamaguchi (Season 6); Brooke Burke (Season 7); Shawn Johnson (Season 8); Donny Osmond (Season 9); Nicole Scherzinger (Season 10); Jennifer Grey (Season 11); Hines Ward (Season 12); J.R. Martinez (Season 13); Donald Driver (Season 14: All-Stars); Melissa Rycroft (Season 15); Kellie Pickler (Season 16); Amber Riley (Season 17); Meryl Davis (Season 18); and Alfonso Ribeiro (Season 19); Rumer Willis (Season 20); Bindi Irwin (Season 21); Nyle DiMarco (Season 22); Laurie Hernandez (Season 23); Rashad Jennings (Season 24); Jordan Fisher (Season 25); Adam Rippon (Season 26); Bobby Bones (Season 27); Hannah Browne (Season 28); Kaitlyn Bristowe (Season 29); Iman Shumpert (Season 30); Charli D'Amelio (Season 31).

Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, DANCING WITH THE STARS returned to ABC with an expanded Season 32 premiere on Tuesday, September 26, 2023 from 8-10:30pm ET/PT and continues to air Tuesdays from 8-10pm ET/PT thereafter. The season is simulcast LIVE on Disney+ and be available next day on Hulu. The pairs are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

Season 33 of DANCING WITH THE STAR premiered live on Tuesday, September 17, 2024 on ABC and Disney+ from 8-10pm ET, with returning co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough. The pairs will be judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
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On Tuesday, November 26, 2024 from 8-11pm ET/PT, ABC premiered the Season 33 finale of DANCING WITH THE STARS. Five couples compete for a chance at winning the coveted Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. The finalists each perform a redemption dance assigned by the judges, plus a freestyle routine.

The evening kicks off with a sensational opening number to "Holiday" by Madonna, choreographed by Ray Leeper. In addition, the talented pros from the DWTS LIVE 2025 Tour perform a routine to "Rush" by Troye Sivan, choreographed by Mandy Moore, and Mark Ballas and Derek Hough team up for a dance to "Libertango" by Tango Bardo. Plus, returning Season 32 champions Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy take to the ballroom floor for a performance to "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan.

Fans will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the ET/CT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com, and fans on participating U.S. wireless carriers can also vote via SMS/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS/text). Scores and votes from the last week's semifinals will be carried over and combined with live viewer votes and judges' scores from the finale to determine which couple will win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

The couples (along with their dance styles and songs) are the following:

Redemption Round:
- Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson will perform a Tango to "I Had Some Help" by Post Malone featuring Morgan Wallen.
- "The Bachelor" Joey Graziadei and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a Cha Cha to "CAN'T STOP THE FEELING!" by Justin Timberlake.
- TV star Chandler Kinney and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Jive to "APT." by ROSE & Bruno Mars.
- Olympian rugby player Ilona Maher and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Jive to "Shake A Tail Feather" by Ray Charles & The Blues Brothers.
- Olympian gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and pro Rylee Arnold will perform a Quickstep to "I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts.

Freestyle Round:
- Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson will perform a Freestyle to "Pink" by Lizzo and "I'm Just Ken" by Ryan Gosling.
- "The Bachelor" Joey Graziadei and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a Freestyle to "Canned Heat" by District 78 ft Jake Simpson.
- TV star Chandler Kinney and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Freestyle to "Hellzapoppin'" by Eyal Vilner Big Band and "Move On Up" by Curtis Mayfield.
- Olympian rugby player Ilona Maher and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Freestyle to "Femininomenon" by District 78 ft Mona Rue.
- Olympian gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and pro Rylee Arnold will perform a Freestyle to "Viva La Vida" by Coldplay.