TV Roundup: Who Will Win 'Dancing With the Stars?'

Tonight's Dancing With the Stars finale will feature a showdown between underdog Rob Kardashian, dancing diva Ricki Lake, and emotional favorite JR Martinez. The dancing trio will perform four dances: an unlearned dance, their favorite dance, the instant samba, and the freestyle. Who will take home the coveted Mirror Ball trophy on Tuesday night? Let's handicap the contestants.

Why He'll Win: Rob Kardashian is undoubtedly the most improved contestant. He has shown growth every week and has become more and more likable over the course of the season.

Why He Won't Win: He's the only finalist that has never scored a perfect 30. It's hard to imagine Rob beating out Ricki and JR, who looked like favorites from the very beginning.

Secret Weapon: His booty shaking. He is a Kardashian after all.

Ricki Lake

Why She'll Win: Ricki Lake has been the most consistent contestant and she's also spent the most time at the top of the leader board.

Why She Won't Win: That consistency may be her downfall since the finale audience may be looking for a bit more wow from Ricki. She's had a fantastic season but she might not have enough pizzazz for the final push to win the Mirror Ball.

Secret Weapon: Her partner Derek Hough, who has won three times before and is definitely the best choreographer left in the competition.

JR Martinez

Why He'll Win: He's charming, talented, and he's got a great backstory (he suffered burns to 40% of his body after his Humvee hit a landmine in Iraq). He's also scored several perfect 30s with partner Karina Smirnoff. The smart money is definitely on JR Martinez.

Why He Won't Win: Martinez could falter if his twisted ankle is still bothering him. It would be a shame after such a great season, but sometimes injuries can't be helped.

Secret Weapon: His tragic backstory. Martinez has brought the DWTS audience to tears before and if he can do it again, the Mirror Ball trophy will definitely be his.

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Posted in 2011 dancing with the stars , 2011 dancing with the stars finalists , 2011 DWTS , Derek Hough , JR Martinez , Ricki Lake , Rob Kardashian

'Dancing With the Stars': Hope Solo cuts and runs

Hope Solo and her partner Maksim Chmerkovskivy were eliminated from "Dancing With the Stars" in the semi-final round. But unlike other weeks, reporters didn't get to speak to the latest ousted couple. After one interview, Hope was so upset that she burst into tears and refused to do more. Maks didn't show up on the press line either.

Zap2it was told that we would get a chance to speak to her by phone in the coming days. It's certainly understandable that she would be choked up after getting this far, but all of the other contestants managed to hold it together.

There might be more to it though. Hope and Maks didn't get to do the traditional exit tour with stops at "Jimmy Kimmel Live" and the following morning's "Good Morning America."  According to THR, it was the network's decision to instead promote finalists J.R. Martinez, Rob Kardashian and Ricki Lake and send them to the shows instead.

So, why the change? We'll be asking when we hit the press line at the finals on Monday, November 21st. We can't wait to see who deserves to win and we are finally getting more excited now from your Salsa circuit fan and follow zap2it for more fantastics celebrity news.

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Posted in 2011 dancing with the stars , Dancing with the stars top finalist , Good Morning America.J.R. Martinez , Jimmy Kimmel Live , Maksim Chmerkovskivy , Ricki Lake , Rob Kardashian

Kim Kardashian is a no-show at Dancing With The Stars as brother Rob achieves best score yet (watched on by proud family)

It was his most successful night yet on Dancing With The Stars.

But one notable absentee in the crowd tonight cheering on Rob Kardashian was sister Kim.

The reality star stayed at home licking her wounds following her marriage breakdown from Kris Humphries, leaving the rest of her family to offer 24-year-old Rob support.

Kris Jenner and husband Bruce were pictured happily sat in the audience at the CBS studios in Hollywood, along with Kourtney, 32, her toddler son Mason and Khloe, 27.

Kim arrived back in LA yesterday after making an overnight trip to Minnesota where she visited estranged hubby Kris.

Though she was there for less than 24 hours, Kim and Kris met with the pastor who performed their wedding ceremony to discuss what went wrong in the 72-day marriage.

Sources told TMZ that while Kim was 'conflicted about the divorce' there was no chance of a reconciliation for the pair and that the summit was about 'closure.'

And Us Magazine are reporting that the mission came as a result of a hostile email exchanges that were building up between the pair.

'She needs to do what she's doing now and cry and figure it out,' her mother Jenner, 56, told Extra during an interview with Maria Menounos at The Grove shopping mall in Hollywood today.

She's just trying to follow her heart, and she's going to be okay.'

Kim will eventually open up about what led to her decision to file for divorce, her mother added.

Such trailing of the sordid details has been criticised as protracted advertising for the new series of Kim and Kourtney Take New York.

But the Kardashians have vowed to ban all divorce drama from the shows, however, it certainly doesn't stop Kim taking part in an interview elsewhere, and one that's televised at that.

Something that did happen without the E! cameras there to document it, was Kim's midnight flight to Minnesota to see Kris on Saturday night.

Jenner said of the dramatic dash that her 'she really needed to talk to him.'

Meanwhile Rob Kardashian had 'the best week of any Kardashian' with his punchy quickstep to A-ha's Take On Me, and Carrie Ann Inaba told him he was the ideal contestant on the show because even though he started off poorly, he’s had continuous improvement.

'Tonight, you’re polished, you’re elegant, you’re smooth and you were light on your feet,' she said.

Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and head judge Len Goodman each gave Kardashian nine points, leaving him with a total 27 out of 30 - his highest score of the entire competition.

He was delighted with his instant dance song, Hall and Oates’ Maneater, announcing: 'They're my favourite band.'

Kardashian’s second dance also pleased the baying judges.

Goodman told him the jive needed sharper kicks, but overall commended the routine and he earned 24 points, for a grand total of 51.

After the show the Kardashian clan, minus Kim, were seen heading out to celebrate Lamar Oden's birthday.

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Posted in 2011 dancing with the stars , Dancing With the Stars , Dancing with the Stars ROb Kardashian , Kardashian family , Kim Kardashian divorce , Rob Kardashian , salsa circuit , TMZ

Who Got Voted Off Dancing With The Stars 10/11/11?

Tonight is the fourth Dancing With The Stars elimination show.   The remaining nine contestants danced to theme songs from a popular movie.  If you missed the episode catch our official recap here!   We have have already lost Ron Artest  , Elisabetta Canalis and Kristin Cavallari.   It is anyone’s guess who will go home tonight.

At the top of the leaderboard is Ricky Lake and Derek Hough who danced the Tango to the theme from Psycho.  They scored a 29.  At the bottom of the leaderboard is Carson Kressley and Professional Dancer Anna Trebunskaya who scored a 20 for their Viennese Waltz.  They are followed by Chaz Bono and Professional Dancer Lacey Schwimmer who scored a 21 for their Paso Doble!

The poll we conducted yesterday has our viewers opinion of who is going home split down the middle.   25% of viewers think Chaz Bono will be voted out tonight and 28.75% think that Nancy Grace will be voted out.  But it’s not over until the votes are counted and the loser is named so stay tuned to find out who goes home!

The musical guest tonight is Raphael Saddiq who will sing Soul Man and Susan Boyle who will sing Unchained Melody.

The first couple safe tonight and who will be around to dance another week is Ricki Lake and Professional Dancer Derek Hough also safe is Jr. Martinez and Professional Dancer Karina Smirnoff.

In jeopardy is Rob Kardashian and Professional Dancer Cheryl Burke.

Chaz Bono and Professional Dancer Lacey Schwimmer are safe and also safe are Carson Kressley and Professional Dancer Anna Trebunskaya.

Chynna Phillips and Professional Dancer Tony Dovolani are in jeopardy.

Hope Solis and Professional Dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy are safe and Nancy Grace and Professional Dancer Tristan McManus are in jeopardy.

David Arquette and Professional Dancer Kym Johnson are also safe.

Nancy Grace and Professional Dancer Tristan McManus is safe.

Rob Kardashian and Professional Dancer Cheryl Burke is safe.

ELIMINATED: Chynna Phillips and Professional Dancer Tony Dovolani

What a shock!  What did you think of tonight’s show?  Are you as shocked as I am?

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Posted in 2011 dancing with the stars , Chaz Bono , cheryl burke , dancing salsa , dancing with the stars 2011 , Rob Kardashian , tistan mcmanus

Dancing With The Stars' Season 13 Cast To Be Revealed Aug. 29 During 'Bachelor Pad'

Take note "Dancing With the Stars" fans, you're probably going to want to watch "Bachelor Pad" on Monday, Aug. 29.

ABC announced that the Season 13 cast of "DWTS" will be revealed during commercial breaks of the mate-swapping reality competition. Tom Bergeron and Brooke Burke, reprising their roles as hosts, will be there for the live unveiling.

The season itself kicks off three weeks later, Monday, Sept. 19, with a two-hour premiere. The following night's results will also be preceded by a one-hour "Dancing With the Stars: Meet the Cast" special -- in the odd event you haven't become well-acquainted with them by the time the season premieres.

So what names can we expect to hear this time around? Per usual, ABC remains tight-lipped, but the most-mentioned rumored contestants include Rob Kardashian, Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and Mike Tyson.

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Posted in 2011 dancing with the stars , Bachelors Pad , NicolePolizzi. Mike Tyson. Dancing with the stars season13 , Rob Kardashian