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Joey Graziadei becomes the first ever male lead star to win Dancing With the Stars with his Season 33 win!

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson were named the Season 33 Winners! Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten took second place.

Many fans had much different thoughts on who the winner of Season 33 of Dancing With the Stars would be, and they were not shy in sharing those thoughts online.

Chandler and Brandon were at or near the top of the leaderboard all season, so fans were naturally distraught when they got third place.

Chandler and Brandon.

Stephen and Rylee.

Danny and Witney

Fans are incredibly tense as they wait for the results for the Dancing With the Stars Season 33 finale.

Post your guesses for the big winner in the comments!

Take a look at the full performance by Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong that honored Black performers like The Nicholas Brothers and disco peformers of the 1970s. Fans were not shy about singing their praises online either!

Chandler and Brandon end the season with a perfect 30 with 10s from all three judges as they praised the dancers for their important routine .

Chandler and Brandon reminisce on their season, as Brandon says he wants to celebrate all the Black performers before them like The Nicholas Brothers. They celebrate The Nicholas Brothers and disco performeres of the 70s with their freestyle routine.

Take a look at Ilona and Alan’s full final freestyle dance below, plus numerous reactions from fans online.

Ilona said in rehearsal that she would need a perfect score – which they didn’t have all season – if they wanted a chance to win… and that’s exactly what they got!

Ilona and Alan are doing a freestyle dance dedicated to their friendship that they hope inspire all the bigger girls out there. The dance is set to Femininomenon by Chappell Roan.

Take a look at Danny and Witney’s full Barbie and Ken freestyle dance below!

Fans couldn’t get enough of Danny and Witney’s Barbie and Ken freestyle dance. Some sung their praises on social media while others thought they didn’t deserve a 29 of 30 from the judges.

Danny and Witney offer praise for each other in their rehearsal for their final freestyle dance. Witney wants to do something iconic that will make everyone vote for them, a Barbie dance.

Take a look at the full performance from Joey and Jenna below. While fans were complaining about Carrie Ann Inaba’s criticisms all season, many agreed with her critiques of Joey and Jenna’s final dance.

Joey and Jenna get a 9 from Carrie Ann (who had some light criticism of the routine) but both 10s from Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli.

Take a look at Stephen and Rylee’s full gymnastics-themed freestyle dance below.

All three judges gave Stephen and Rylee’s gymnastics-themed freestyle 10s for a perfect score of 30! Fans didn’t hestitate to express their joy online.

Stephen brought out some of his gymastics teammates and even his pommel horse for his second dance of the evening, a freestyle performance.

Judge Derek Hough explained in a previous video package that the Argentine tango was originally a dance performed by two men. They took to the ballroom to show fans the original Argentine tango! Fans were thrilled as well!

Take a look at Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong’s full redmeption tango dance below!

All three judges gave Chandler and Brandon a perfect 30, all 10’s! Fans were thrilled on social media!

Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong return for the finale, given a redemption jive for their second to last dance.

Fans were thrilled when Reginald VelJohnson returned with partner Emma Slater for a dance set to the iconic Family Matters theme song. Take a look at the full dance below!

Judges gave Ilona and Alan 9’s across the board as fans react on social media.

Fans were thrilled that Xochitl and Val danced to the hit Chappell Roan song Pink Pony Club

Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten are given a jive for their redemption dance, picked by Bruno Tonioli.

Season 32 champs Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy return for an elegant dance, their last as defending champions!

DWTS fans were puzzled that a country song was chosen for Danny and Witney to do a tango to on social media.

Take a look at Danny Amendola and Witney Carson’s full redemption tango dance below.

All three judges give them a 9 for a total of 27 as they get ready for their freestyle dance later.

Judge Derek Hough gives them a tango, the dance they had in the first week, in a shot at redemption.

Fans were raving about Joey and Jenna’s cha cha dance, their first of two dances on the three-hour finale… though some questioned the perfect score.

Take a look at Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson’s full redemption cha cha dance below… which got perfect 10s from all three judges!

Joey says it’s been fun for him to ‘keep challenging’ himself throughout the season, teasing that the freestyle is in his ‘wheelhouse.’ Carrie Ann gives them a 10, Derek Hough gives them a 10 and Bruno gives them a 10 for a perfect 30!

Derek Hough chose a redemption cha cha for Joey and Jenna after messing it up earlier this season. Derek jokes he ‘enjoey’ed it,’ adds content level was ‘so high.’

Take a look at Stephen Nedororscik and Rylee Arnold’s full redemption quickstep to the Friends theme below.

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 whlie Derek gives them a 9 and Bruno gives them a 10 for a 29 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 redemption dance set to the Friends theme! Judges and fans were thoroughly impressed!

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

The first half hour of the DWTS finale featured all three judges – Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli – breaking down each finalist’s season. Fans were not impresssed, to say the least.

Danny Amendola said he was ‘juiced’ for the finale as he was seen in a tuxedo to prepare for the opening dance number

Hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro confirmed an opening number will happen with all five finalists, though they decided to open with these review segments first.

Fans were not pleased with the start of the DWTS Season 33 finale, with many complaining there was no opening dance with the finalists. @Lindseylou2396 claimed it was ‘the worst start to a finale I have ever seen,’ and others agreed.

Ilona Maher was not ready to reveal her ‘secret freestyle’ that she was planning for the finale. While she seemed to divulge the details to Alfonso Ribeiro, a blender drowned out her voice.

Joey Grazadei said he feels confident going into the finale but he’s more focused on ‘having fun’ since it will be the last time he can dance with Jenna Johnson.

Before the final performances, the judges take a 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 at ABC.com or by texting to 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?

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