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REC Whitney Leavitt Goes Home, but the Finale Will Be a ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Smackdown
Season 34 finale introduces a three-round format including live Instant Dances and a Make-or-Break Freestyle to heighten competition and viewer engagement, ABC announced.
- On Tuesday, November 18, co-host Alfonso Ribeiro announced Dancing With the Stars will debut a three-round finale, with the season 34 finale airing Nov. 25 as an ABC primetime takeover.
- Producers said the change creates the show's "most demanding season finale" to spotlight this year's talent, with co-host Julianne Hough urging, "With all the incredible talent this season, you don't want to miss it."
- Instant Dances will require celebrities to perform choreography to a surprise song live, with Jenna Johnson noting, it's "They really want to keep it a secret until you meet them live," plus a crucial Make-or-Break Freestyle round.
- Contestants and pros face intensified schedules with four-hour rehearsals and camera-blocking, and making the finale brings pay bonuses under the season pay structure, Rylee Arnold said, "We have our show day on Tuesday and then it's Wednesday to Sunday, straight rehearsals."
- As celebrity semi-finalists including Robert Irwin and Dylan Efron competed, multiple pairs secured top scores during the Nov. 18 semi-finals, with Zac Efron publicly backing Dylan Efron.
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