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The season 33 finale of “Dancing with the Stars” is finally here. After the semifinals last week, five couples are still in the competition, including a former “Bachelor” and two Olympians.

Below, find out how to watch the “Dancing with the Stars” finale and how to cast your vote to determine the winner of the 2024 Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, which will honor the former senior ” DWTS” judge was renamed.

Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong continue "Dancing with the stars."
Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong on “Dancing with the Stars.”Eric McCandless/Disney

When is the season 33 finale of “Dancing with the Stars”?

The three-hour finale airs Tuesday, November 26th at 8:00 PM ET/PT and 7:00 PM CT.

It will be shown live on local ABC channels and Disney+ on Tuesday evenings.

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.

Rylee Arnold and Stephen Nedoroscik continue "Dancing with the stars."
Rylee Arnold and Stephen Nedoroscik on “Dancing with the Stars.”Eric McCandless/Disney

How will voting work?

A press release from ABC explains how the winner of “Dancing with the Stars” will be determined.

“Results and votes from last week’s semifinals will be broadcast and combined with live viewer votes and judges’ scores from the final to determine which pair will win the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy,” the press release said.

Fans living in the US, US territories or Canada can vote at dwtsvote.abc.com. Fans who have cell phones from U.S. carriers also have the option to vote via text.

Voting begins when the live show begins, which is at 8:00 p.m. ET/PT or 7:00 p.m. CT, and ends shortly after the last dance, according to ABC.

Which actors will compete against each other in the finale?

Of the 13 partners who started the show, five made it to the finals, giving them one last chance to showcase their growth, skills and abilities.

The remaining pairs are:

  • Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola and Witney Carson
  • “The Bachelor” Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson
  • Actors Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong
  • Olympian Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten
  • Olympians Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold

Nobody was eliminated in the semi-finals. Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson received the highest score with 58/60 for their two dances, while Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold received the lowest score with 53/60.

Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten continue "Dancing with the stars."
Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten on “Dancing with the Stars”.Eric McCandless/Disney

What happens in the finale?

This year’s finale will be co-hosted by actor Alfonso Ribeiro, who won season 19 of “DWTS,” and dancer Julianne Hough, who won seasons four and five 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. Everyone will perform a “Redemption Dance,” assigned by one of three judges, and perform a freestyle routine.

For the redemption round:

  • Amendola and Carson were assigned a tango to “I Had Some Help” by Post Malone (feat. Morgan Wallen).
  • Graziadei and Johnson were assigned a cha-cha-cha to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”
  • Kinny and Armstrong were commissioned by ROSÉ and Bruno Mars to jive for “APT”.
  • Maher and Bersten received a jive from Ray Charles and the Blues Brothers for “Shake a Tail Feather.”
  • Nedoroscik and Arnold were given a quickstep for the Rembrandts’ “I’ll Be There for You.”

For the freestyle round:

  • Amendola and Carson take viewers back to Barbie Land and dance to Lizzo’s “Pink” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken.”
  • Graziadei and Johnson will dance to “Canned Heat” by District 78 (feat. Jake Simpson).
  • Kinney and Armstrong will dance to “Hellzapoppin” by Eyal Vilner Big Band and “Move On Up” by Curtis Mayfield.
  • Maher and Bersten will freestyle to “Feminonomenon” by District 78 (feat. Mona Rue), a cover of Chappell Roan’s song.
  • And Nedoroscik and Arnold will dance to “Viva La Vida” by Coldplay.

There’s a lot to look forward to beyond these performances. The episode begins with an opening number to Madonna’s “Holiday” with choreography by Ray Leeper.

Professionals participating in the DWTS 2025 Live Tour will showcase their skills to the tune of Troye Sivan’s “Rush,” choreographed by Mandy Moore.

Fans can also see Mark Ballas and Hough dance to “Libertango” by Tango Bardo and treat themselves to seeing Season 32 winners Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy return to dance to Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club.”

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