"Dancing With The Stars" Finals Week is finally here. Rashad Jennings, David Ross, and Normani Kordei will perform three rounds of dancing before the Mirrorball trophy winner is announced on Tuesday night. Here are four things you need to know before the finale airs on ABC.
The 'DWTS' finale is a two-night event on ABC
According to ABC, "DWTS" finals week will air on two nights – Monday, May 22 and Tuesday, May 23. Start time on Monday is 8 p.m. ET. Tuesday's finale begins at 8:30 p.m. ET and ends at 11 p.m. ET.
Finalist will perform three rounds of dancing
The first night is a one-hour show with two rounds of dancing. The second night will be a big production with former contestants returning to the show for a special dance number and several musical acts performing.
On night one, all three finalists will perform a Redemption Dance routine — that means they will repeat one of their performances from earlier in the season. The second dance is a Freestyle routine. The couples will be scored by the judges on both dances. The points will be combined with fans votes, so don't forget to vote for your favorite couple.
The two-and-one-half-hour season finale will also feature the finalist performing one more dance — the 24-hour Fusion Dance.
And yes, the celebrity dancers will earn points for those dances from the judges.
Finale night fun
Rashad Jennings and Emma Slater, Normani Kordei and Val Chmerkovskiy, and David Ross and Lindsay Arnold are all hoping to win the Mirrorball trophy. Although it's a competition, they all appear to be having great fun together this season no matter who wins.
In addition to the dancing, there will be plenty of musical entertainment during the 2.5-hour finale. According to ABC, Lady Antebellum, Hailee Steinfeld, and One Republic will perform during finals week.
All of this season's eliminated contestants, including Nick Viall, Bonner Bolton, Mr. T, Simone Biles, Erika Jayne, Nancy Kerrigan, Heather Morris, Chris Kattan, and Charo are also expected to dance in a group number.
Who will win the Mirrorball trophy?
At the end of Tuesday night's finale, host Tom Bergeron will announce the winner of the "Dancing with the Stars" Season 24 Mirrorball trophy. It's a very close race this season — Rashad, Normani, and David have all performed beyond the judges' expectations this season.
Rumor has it that Normani will be crowned the winner, but it's really anyone's game. The winning couple will be determined by the combination of scores from both nights plus fans votes form the first night of the finals. Will we be surprised with the outcome or will the predictions about Normani be right?
