"Dancing with the Stars: Road to the Finals" - The Season Finale of "Dancing with the Stars" kicks off with "Dancing with the Stars: Road to the Finals" on SATURDAY, MAY 16 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET). This one-hour special chronicles the journey of the three remaining couples revealing never-before-seen moments, director's cut-style commentary on their past dances, and the judges give their expert opinions on what to expect in the two-night grand finale.
After weeks of competitive dancing, the three remaining couples advance to the FINALS of "Dancing with the Stars" this MONDAY, MAY 18 (8:00-9:01 p.m. ET). Noah Galloway and
Sharna Burgess, Riker Lynch and
Allison Holker, and
Rumer Willis and
Valentin Chmerkovskiy have one last night as they vie to win the judges and America's votes to be crowned the Season 20 "Dancing with the Stars" Champion on TUESDAY, MAY 19 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the
ABC Television Network.
On MONDAY, MAY 18 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET) the three finalists will compete in two rounds of dance. In the first round, each couple will repeat a dance from earlier this season. In the second round, in one of the biggest competitive dances of the season, the couples take on a supersized Freestyle dance featuring special effects, additional dancers and unexpected surprises.
In the two-hour Season
Finale on TUESDAY, MAY 19 (9:00-11:00 p.m. ET), the show kicks off with a high-energy opening number featuring a reunion of all 12 of this season's couples in addition to the judges and hosts. Then, one couple will perform an encore of their Freestyle dance as decided on by the judges. The finale will also feature a performance to "Juicy Wiggle," by RedFoo and encore performances by
Charlotte McKinney and Keo Motsepe to "California Girls,"
Suzanne Somers and
Tony Dovolani to "Copacabana" featuring six additional dancers, Robert Herjavec and
Kym Johnson to "Bills," Chris Soules and Witney Carson to "Footloose,"
Willow Shields and
Mark Ballas to "Alice's Theme,"
Nastia Liukin and
Derek Hough's Charleston to "Honey, I'm Good" featuring a performance by Andy Grammar and much more. The night will also include a reprise performance from
Patti LaBelle and
Artem Chigvintsev to "In Da Club," and the Grammy award winning artist will also perform her hit song "2 Steps Away." Additionally, fan favorites from past seasons Amy Purdy,
Alfonso Ribeiro and Sadie Robertson return to the ballroom for special performances. Sia will perform her hit song "Elastic Heart" with a special dance performance by Derek and
Julianne Hough. The star studded night will continue with a performance by
Jason Derulo singing his hit song "Want To Want Me." In the last element of competition, the couples will perform a new routine as part of a "24 Hour
Fusion Challenge." The remaining couples will
Fuse two contrasting dance styles that they've performed this season and they'll have less than 24 hours to prepare that dance for additional judges' points. At the end of the night, the winner of the Gold Mirrorball trophy will be announced!
Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to
60 MINUTES after the end of the "Dancing with the Stars" broadcast in each time zone. Online voting at www.ABC.com and on Facebook at https://apps.facebook.com/votedwts/ is open for 15 hours, beginning from the start of the episode Monday, May 18 on the East Coast at 8:00 p.m., ET/5:00 p.m., PT and closing at 11:00 a.m., ET/8:00 a.m., PT the next day. A custom Facebook app lets fans vote, share whom they voted for and say why, as well as see whom friends voted for.
Dancing with the Stars: Live is going back on the road giving fans the opportunity to see their favorite stars dance live in their hometowns. Hosted by Dancing with the Stars All-Stars champion
Melissa Rycroft, the 'Perfect Ten Tour' is bringing a one-of-a-kind touring production to more than 40 cities across America starting June 13 and run through August 11. The tour includes pro dancers Witney Carson,
Valentin Chmerkovskiy,
Artem Chigvintsev,
Peta Murgatroyd, Emma Slater, Keo Motsepe, and troupe dancers Alan Bersten, Brittany Cherry,
Sasha Farber and Jenna Johnson. The dancers are unleashed in the 90-minute action packed live show, treating audiences to exciting and romantic performances, from choreography never before seen on the show, to some of the most memorable numbers from all ten years of Dancing with the Stars. Tickets are on sale now at http://www.dwtstour.com/.
Viewers will also have more access to the show than ever before with #DWTSAllAccess offering viewers a behind the scenes look with six live stream videos from key positions in the ballroom. #DWTSAllAccess allows fans to view livestreams from different angles of the ballroom including: the Red Room, Judges' Table, Sky Box, make-up mirror, a wide shot of the dance floor and an exclusive behind the scenes series hosted by
Gethin Jones that will feature exclusive interviews with celebrity couples. Additionally, viewers will have access to the DWTS rehearsal studio with live streaming videos available Tuesday - Saturday from 4:00--7:00 p.m., ET on ABC.com.
"Dancing with the Stars" features
Julianne Hough,
Len Goodman,
Bruno Tonioli and
Carrie Ann Inaba at the judges table and is hosted by Emmy® Award-winning host
Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and
Erin Andrews (sports host & "Dancing with the Stars" Season 10 finalist).
"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC
Worldwide Productions.
Rob Wade, Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.
About BBC
Worldwide Productions:
BBC
Worldwide Productions is a key business under BBC
Worldwide North America, the U.S. division of the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of the
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), BBC Worldwide. Led by Jane Tranter, BBC
Worldwide Productions is based in Los Angeles and develops and produces scripted and non-scripted projects for U.S. cable and broadcast networks, as well as digital platforms. The production company is responsible for various titles including the upcoming limited series, Crime (HBO), as well as Getting On (HBO), Top Gear (HISTORY), and the cultural phenomenon, Dancing with the Stars (ABC). Other critically acclaimed titles are produced under Adjacent Productions, a label that sits within BBC
Worldwide Productions label and serves to identify new programming created by the Los Angeles-based production company. They include
DA VINCI'S DEMONS (Starz),
LIFE BELOW ZERO (National Geographic Channel),
LADIES OF LONDON (Bravo), and the two upcoming series,
LOST IN TRANSMISSION (HISTORY) and
WHITE COLLAR Wives (Bravo).
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