Who Won ‘DTWS’ Season 33? Joey Graziadei, Jenna Johnson were crowned

On November 27, 2024By Littum

Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson‘s hard footwork paid off on “Dancing with the Stars.”

The 29-year-old “Bachelor” alum and 30-year-old choreographer took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy during the ABC reality competition’s Season 33 finale on Tuesday night.

The two went up against Super Bowl champion Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson; actress Chandler Kinney and pro Brandon Armstrong; Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher and pro Alan Bersten; and Olympic gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and pro Rylee Arnold.

Graziadei’s win caps off an amazing few years for members of Bachelor Nation, who have recently been crowned winners of the competition show; Hannah Brown won in 2019, and Kaitlyn Bristowe took home the award the following year.

Before their win, Graziadei and Johnson did a tennis-inspired freestyle to “Canned Heat” by District 78 featuring Jake Simpson, which was an ode to Graziadei’s pre-“Bachelor” profession as a tennis instructor. For their redemption dance, the two did a cha-cha to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” which gave them a perfect score.

Amendola and Carson took fifth; Nedoroscik and Arnold were fourth; Kinney and Armstrong came in third, and Maher and Bersten took second.

The jam-packed finale included a redemption round and a freestyle round, as well as standout numbers set to pop hits by Madonna and Troye Sivan.

Here’s what else went down.

Danny Amendola redeems himself with cowboy tango

For his redemption dance, Amendola performed a Tango routine set to Post Malone and Morgan Wallen’s country banger “I Had Some Help.”

“Out of all the men, you have made the greatest transformation,” Judge Carrie Ann Inaba told Amendola.

He and Carson channeled Barbie and Ken for their freestyle performance, which was set to the tunes of Lizzo’s “Pink” and the Oscar-nominated “I’m Just Ken.”

‘DWTS’ winner Joey Graziadei goes for a cha-cha-do-over

Graziadei revived her Week 1 performance with an elegant cha-cha performance to “Can’t Stop the Feeling!” by Justin Timberlake.

Judge Bruno Tonioli stated that the number was “polished to perfection,” while Derek Hough noted that the dance served as a “punctuation mark” for Graziadei’s “DWTS” effort.

His freestyle for “Canned Heat” incorporated glow-in-the-dark tennis rackets and earned a 29/30 score.

Chandler Kinney electrifies with Bruno Mars’ Jive

Kinney got the crowd on their feet with a spirited jive performance of “Apt.” by Rosé and Bruno Mars, which gave her and Armstrong a perfect score.

It “went beyond redemption,” Tonioli said. “What we have here is a triumph!” Meanwhile, Hough praised Kinney’s number as “sensational”.

Kinney and Armstrong, who were the first black couple to make it to a “DWTS” finale, boasted another perfect score with their freestyle tribute to black artists, which included “Hellzapoppin'” by the Eyal Vilner Big Band and “Move On Up” by Curtis Mayfield.

Ilona Maher impresses judges with Jive redemption

Maher kicked off the night with a soulful jive performance set to “Shake A Tail Feather” by Ray Charles and The Blues Brothers.

The athlete’s dynamic redemption number earned her enthusiastic praise from the judges.

“Redemption is yours,” exclaimed Inaba, while Tonioli said Maher’s second outing was “so much better” than the original performance.

For his freestyle to Chappell Roan’s “Femininomenon,” Maher was appropriately dressed in a Mirrorball-like bodysuit and achieved a perfect score.

Stephen Nedoroscik comes back swinging with ‘Friends’ inspired performance

Nedoroscik staked his claim to finale glory with a quickstep to the “Friends” theme song, “I’ll Be There for You” by The Rembrandts.

The energetic redemption performance hit the spot for the judges this time.

“You ran in top gear — fast, smooth, clear,” Tonioli said.

For his freestyle, to Coldplay’s “Viva La Vida,” Nedoroscik brought out his signature pommel horse — and several of his gymnastics teammates. The routine earned him and Arnold a perfect score.

‘DWTS’ stars groove to Madonna for opening number

The Season 33 finale got off to a celebratory start with a group performance to Madonna’s ’80s hit “Holiday.”

The upbeat number, choreographed by Ray Leeper, featured the return of eliminated contestants from the season such as Anna Delvey, Tori Spelling, Eric Roberts and Jenn Tran. Co-hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro also appeared.

“What a way to start our celebration with all the stars of the season,” said Ribeiro.

Starring: Saleen Martin and KiMi Robinson

(This story was updated to include new information)