It may not have looked like a massive tumble, but Maksim Chmerkovskiy clearly injured something rather painfully toward the beginning of his Rumba with Kirstie Alley on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ (Mon., 8PM ET on ABC) this week. According to Chmerkovskiy, his “thigh just gave out.”

Source: http://www.tvsquad.com/2011/04/05/kirstie-alley-and-maks-fall-dancing-with-the-stars-video/

Tuesday night’s “Dancing with the Stars” results are in: The first to be eliminated from the show is “Love Line” co-host Mike Catherwood and partner Lacey Schwimmer, according to The Washington Post. Most of the results were far more interesting then predictable. However the remaining cast members include the usual assortment of active and retired athletes, a rapper, an up-and-coming Disney Channel star, as well as TV and film actors who are no longer in the spotlight, but still have some “moves.”

Source: http://www.collegenews.com/index.php?/article/dancing_with_the_stars_12232/

This is the big night everyone! The season premiere of ABC’s Dancing With the Stars is tonight! Everyone is extremely nervous and excited for the anticipation of this show!

Tune into ABC at 8/7c for this extravaganza! This is a LIVE 2 Hour show and it will please everyone. You will be able to vote at the end of the show so make sure to jot down those phone numbers and start texting at 10pm!

Jennifer Grey was named the new “Dancing With the Stars” champ, despite painful neck and back injuries and a voting bloc for Bristol Palin.

The 50-year-old actress, whose performances were almost always flawless during the season, beat out last-place finisher Palin Tuesday on the hit ABC show and actor Kyle Massey, who came in second.

Grey and professional partner Derek Hough earned a string of perfect scores on their way to the mirrorball trophy. The couple consistently topped the judges’ leaderboard throughout the season, but Palin’s cadre of voter support led to some surprising upsets, including Brandy’s elimination after earning a perfect score last week.

Palin’s improbable run to the finals had been championed by some conservative bloggers running get-out-the-vote campaigns. She came into the season finale in last place and said she was leaving her fate to the voters.

“Going out there and winning this would mean a lot. It would be like a big middle finger to all the people out there that hate my mom and hate me,” Sarah Palin’s daughter said during Tuesday’s show, which featured a reunion of the season’s cast members and performances from Christina Aguilera.

Grey went into Tuesday’s telecast in first place and effortlessly remained there.

Palin made it to the finals despite mediocre and at times poor performances. She said it was challenging to overcome the flurry of media coverage that erupted when she was voted in over Brandy — who had received a perfect score for her tango — on the hit show, prompting some viewers to question the veracity of the “Dancing” voting system.

“Dancing” producers said Tuesday that “a record amount of activity” overloaded its online and telephone voting systems after Monday’s episode.

“Some viewers reported experiencing difficulties registering their votes for the ‘Dancing With the Stars’ finale, which affected each finalist equally,” show producers said in a statement. “The issue was promptly addressed” and voting times were not extended.

The judges had the final say Tuesday, when each of the three finalists performed two last dances for judges’ scores. Viewer votes counted for half of each competitor’s overall total.

The season’s contestants got to perform one last number, with Brandy receiving a standing ovation for her two-step.

Source: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/top/all/7309161.html

Monday Night’s Dancing With The Stars wasn’t too surprising at all. Jennifer Grey was fantastic, Kyle Massey was cute and Bristol Palin tried her best.

Jennifer Grey emerged from the finale performance show with perfect 10s across the board for both of her dances. Her paso doble was so good Bruno Tonioli said he wished he could give her an 11, not just a 10. Obviously, she is in the lead with a score of 60.

In 2nd: Kyle Massey. His freestyle hip hop dance landed him a 29. “I dub you the Fresh Prince of Dancing With The Stars,” stated Carrie Ann Inaba.

And coming in last place: Bristol Palin, with 52. She started off her free style dance in a cage, which impressed Carrie Ann, but not enough to boost her scores. In a taped rehearsal segment, we saw Bristol tell her pro partner Mark Ballas: “I already feel defeated.” Why? “There’s lots of haters out there just waiting for me to fail.”

So what do you think will happen? Will voters lift Bristol once again over her low scores?

Go Vote now! http://cdn.abc.go.com/shows/dancing-with-the-stars/vote