The finale of “Dancing with the Stars” Season 33 has finally arrived. Following last week’s semifinals, five couples are still left in the competition, including a former “Bachelor” and two Olympians.
Below, find out how to watch the “Dancing with the Stars” finale, plus how to cast your vote to help decide the winner of the 2024 Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, renamed to honor the former head “DWTS” judge after his death last year.
When is the ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 33 finale?
The three-hour finale will air Tuesday, Nov. 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and 7 p.m. CT.
It will available to watch live Tuesday night on local ABC channels and Disney+.
Disney+ subscribers will be able to stream the finale on-demand “shortly after the simulcast,” according to ABC, while others can wait until the next day to stream it on Hulu or ABC.com.
How will voting work?
An ABC press release explains how the “Dancing with the Stars” winner will be determined.
“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 press release says.
Fans who live in the U.S., U.S. territories or Canada can vote on dwtsvote.abc.com. Fans who have phones that have U.S. wireless carriers also have the option to vote over text.
Voting opens when the live show begins, which is at 8 p.m. ET/PT or 7 p.m. CT, and will close shortly after the final dance, per ABC.
Which cast members are competing in the finale?
From the 13 partners who began the show, five have made it to the finale, giving them one last chance to showcase their growth, skills and prowess.
The remaining couples are:
- Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola and Witney Carson
- “The Bachelor” Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson
- Actor Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong
- Olympian Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten
- Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold
During the semifinals, nobody was eliminated. Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson received the highest score, getting 58/60 for their two dances, while Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold got the lowest score, 53/60.
What will happen in the finale?
The finale will be co-hosted this year by actor Alfonso Ribeiro, who won Season 19 of “DWTS,” and dancer Julianne Hough, who won Season 4 and Season 5 with her celebrity partners and served as a judge on the show for five seasons.
The judges will be Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.
The main show of the evening will be the couples’ performances. Each will perform a “redemption” dance, assigned by one of the three judges, and a freestyle routine.
For the redemption round:
- Amendola and Carson were assigned a tango to “I Had Some Help,” by Post Malone (ft. Morgan Wallen)
- Graziadei and Johnson were assigned a cha cha to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”
- Kinny and Armstrong were assigned a jive to “APT” by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars
- Maher and Bersten were assigned a jive to “Shake a Tail Feather” by Ray Charles and the Blues Brothers.
- Nedoroscik and Arnold were assigned a quickstep to The Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There for You.”
For the freestyle round:
- Amendola and Carson are taking viewers back to Barbie Land, dancing to Lizzo’s “Pink” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken.”
- Graziadei and Johnson will dance to “Canned Heat” by District 78 (ft. Jake Simpson).
- Kinney and Armstrong will dance to Eyal Vilner Big Band’s “Hellzapoppin” and Curtis Mayfield’s “Move On Up.”
- Maher and Bersten will freestyle to “Feminonomenon” by District 78 (ft. Mona Rue), a cover of Chappell Roan’s song.
- And Nedoroscik and Arnold will dance to Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida.”
Beyond those performances, there’s a lot to look forward to. The episode will begin with an opening number set to Madonna’s “Holiday,” with choreography by Ray Leeper.
Professionals going on the “DWTS 2025” live tour will showcase their skills to the tune of Troye Sivan’s “Rush,” choreographed by Mandy Moore.
