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Ratings: Did Glee Sing? Plus: NCIS and Other Finales

• May 20, 2009 03:23 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
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Glee

Tuesday's tallies:

8 pm/ET
American Idol's final Season 8 sing-off delivered 23/07 million total viewers, up 6 percent week-to-week. NCIS' season-ender (poor Ziva...) netted 16.09 mil, up 210K.  Reaper's likely penultimate episode drew 1.79 mil, down 200 thou.

9 pm
The Dancing with the Stars finale tangoed with 20.12 million viewers, on par with the show's year-ago disco ball hand-out. The Mentalist concluded its freshman run with 16.84 mil, up 720K.

Fox's Glee debuted to 10.75 mil 1 and needs to resume its first season, like, yesterday! Fox notes that Glee was Tuesday night's No. 1 Twitter topic, while New Directions' version of "Don't Stop Believin" emerged as the No. 2 most downloaded song on iTunes.                       

90210's school year came to a close with an audience of 2.09 mil. 

10 pm
Lagging far behind DWTS, Without a Trace bowed out — for good — before a crowd of 11.32 mil, dropping 16 percent week-to-week.  

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Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

• May 19, 2009 05:04 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
• 188 Comments

Melissa Rycroft, Gilles Marini, Shawn Johnson

And the Season 8 Dancing with the Stars winner is... not so fast. Before a new champion is crowned, Dancing takes a trip down memory lane, names a new pro for next season, roasts the room and scores the finalists on one last dance. Who took home the glittery Mirrorball and who came up just a tad short? Find out below!
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Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, May 19, 2009

• May 19, 2009 04:00 AM ET
• by TV Guide News
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Dancing with the Stars

Dancing with the Stars
9 pm/ET ABC
And the winner is...Tonight, we find out if Melissa Rycroft, Gilles Marini or Shawn Johnson takes home Season 8's coveted mirror-ball trophy after they each perform a final dance. Then the three of them must endure being roasted by comedian Jeffrey Ross. In addition, Lady Gaga performs, and a winner of the professional dancer contest is chosen. In the end, the "replacement," the formerly little-known Frenchman or the young Olympian gets to add Dancing with the Stars champion to his or her résumé.

Read on for previews of American Idol, The Mentalist, Glee and 90210. read more

Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Monday, May 18, 2009

• May 18, 2009 10:23 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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p>Gilles Marini, Shawn Johnson and Melissa Rycroft face off — literally — in part one of the Dancing with the Stars Season 8 finale. In addition to debuting their much-anticipated freestyles, the trio duke it out in the inaugural Paso Doble Punch-Out. Who knocked it out of the park? Find out, after the jump. read more

Dancing Preview: Sizing Up the Final Three

• May 18, 2009 09:09 AM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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Melissa Rycroft, Gilles Marini, Shawn Johnson

Sixty-eight percent of TVGuide.com voters believe that Shawn Johnson will take the Season 8 Dancing with the Stars crown. But to hear the Dancing cast tell it, it's really anybody's game at this point.

"I think this season it's more of a toss-up than any other one," pro Chelsie Hightower, who was eliminated in fourth place with partner Ty Murray, tells TVGuide.com. "I honestly don't know who will win. Shawn and Melissa [Rycroft] have really big fan bases and for whatever they lack, I'm sure Gilles [Marini] gets a lot of women's votes."

The final three will face off on Monday with three dances — literally, in one case. In a Dancing first, the pairs will dance back-to-back-to-back in a Paso Doble Punch-Out featuring the same song. "It will really show everybody's uniqueness and their strengths because it'll use the same music," Johnson tells TVGuide.com.

So what are their strengths? Let's size them up.
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Is Dancing Star Gilles Ready for Romancing, on Brothers & Sisters?

• May 15, 2009 03:54 PM ET
• by Matt Mitovich
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Gilles Marini

Dancing with the Stars finalist Gilles Marini may next go dancing in the sheets, with a recurring role on ABC's Brothers & Sisters.

"They're talking to me about it, and it's very close to being possible," the Frenchman tells TVGuide.com.

Marini cannot divulge much about the role he's eyeing until the deal is done — an ABC rep, in fact, maintains that he has not been cast on Brothers & Sisters — but suffice it to say that he would be ... read more

Dancing's Ty and Chelsie Don't Feel Guilty About Outstaying Lil' Kim

• May 14, 2009 08:23 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
• 13 Comments

Chelsie Hightower, Ty Murray

Ty Murray's Cinderella story came to an end on Dancing with the Stars this week after getting booted one week shy of the finale. The bright side? He stayed 10 weeks longer than most expected him to, out-charming, outwitting, but not necessarily out-dancing, his competition. "I think [partner Chelsie Hightower and I] probably brought a bigger fan base than what people expected to start with," he tells TVGuide.com. That fan base unexpectedly propelled them past Lil' Kim — but that didn't surprise them at all. See what else the twosome has to say about their long run, what their finale dance will be and if that rumba solo for Jewel paid dividends.
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Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Tuesday, May 12, 2009

• May 12, 2009 10:46 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
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Just a week shy of the Season 8 finale, one last couple is eliminated from Dancing with the Stars, while the pro competition pairs remaining contestants with current pros. Which celebrity fell short, and which pro heated up the floor? Find out below.
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Tonight's TV Hot List: Tuesday, May 12, 2009

• May 12, 2009 04:00 AM ET
• by TV Guide News
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The Real Housewives of New Jersey

The Biggest Loser: Couples
8 pm/ET NBC
Season 7 comes to a close in tonight's three-hour live finale. Last week, Tara and Helen secured their spots as finalists, while Mike and Ron's fate in the competition fell into the hands of viewers voting at home. All is revealed tonight as the third contestant is announced, the at-home players return for one last weigh-in and, of course, the Biggest Loser is named. Also, a new element is added to the finale as two potential contestants for next season are presented for viewer voting.

Read on for previews of Dancing with the Stars, Fringe, Frontline and The Real Housewives of New Jersey. read more

Dancing with the Stars Episode Recap: Monday, May 11, 2009

• May 11, 2009 11:12 PM ET
• by Joyce Eng
• 93 Comments

The final four duke it out with two dances in the semifinals for a coveted spot in next week's finals. Did everyone bring their A-game? Find out below.
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