DANCING WITH THE STARS Showdown: And the Winner Is...

And the winner is...football player Hines Ward, with runner up Kirstie Alley, and third place finisher Chelsea Kane. Keep reading for a recap!

Tonight's the DANCING WITH THE STARS season finale! Whether your favorite left early in the competition, or danced for the title last night, all three of the finalists have shown determination, energy, and poise to make it this far.

They're not done yet, though - even though all the votes have been counted, and yesterday's dances are long since over, there's still one more round of scored competition for the contestants to raise or lower their standings.

First, of course, we have to have our weekly dose of starry entertainment. Taking the stage this week are The Black Eyed Peas (who perform their recently released "Don't Stop the Party") and this season's first eliminee Psycho Mike Catherwood performing a skit with some of the troupe. The eliminated contestants also perform takes on their "greatest hits" so to speak, notably Petra and Dmitry performing to Josh Groban's "You Raise Me Up" - with a surprise appearance from Groban himself. Finishing out the entertainment set are the Go-Gos (with their 1980 hit "We Got the Beat") and Sara Evans (performing "A Little Bit Stronger" to a montage of the finalists' highlights from this season).

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