DWTS 2024 finale: Live scores, results and reactions from the judges as the winners are crowned

Fans took to X (formerly Twitter) to praise Stephen and Rylee’s redemption quickstep, set to the Friends theme.

Carrie Ann gives them a 10 while Derek gives them a 9 and Bruno gives them a 10 for a 29 out of 30 for their redemption quickstep. Votes from last week are combined with this week.

Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold kick off the competition with a Friends-themed redemption dance! Judges and fans were deeply impressed!

Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro kick off the opening number! All of the eliminated stars also returned for the opening number!

In the first half hour of the DWTS finale, all three judges – Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli – gave a breakdown of each finalist’s season. Fans were unimpressed, to say the least.

Danny Amendola said he was ‘juice’ for the finale as he was seen in a tuxedo in preparation for the opening dance number

Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro confirmed that there will be an opening number for all five finalists, although they decided to open with these review segments first.

Fans were not happy with the start of the DWTS season 33 finale, with many complaining that there was no first dance with the finalists. @Lindseylou2396 claimed this was ‘the worst start to a final I’ve ever seen’, and others agreed.

Ilona Maher was not ready to reveal her ‘secret freestyle’ that she was planning for the final. As she appeared to reveal the details to Alfonso Ribeiro, a blender drowned out her voice.

Joey Grazadei said he’s confident going into the finals, but he’s more focused on “having fun” since it will be the last time he gets to dance with Jenna Johnson.

Before the final performances, the judges look at the finalists’ previous performances, with Carrie Ann Inaba looking back at Chandler Kinney’s dances.

Voting for the Dancing With the Stars season 33 finale is now open! Fans can vote for ABC.com or by texting 21523

Which of the five remaining dancers do you think will take home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy? Chandler Kinney, Ilona Maher, Danny Amendola, Joey Graziadei or Stephen Nedoroscik?

Hello everyone! Welcome to our live blog for the Dancing With the Stars season 33 finale! We’ll be here dancing for all three hours, so you can follow along here!