SEASON FINALE

WHO WILL TAKE HOME THE COVETED MIRROR BALL TROPHY -- THE EMMY AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS, THE DISNEY CHANNEL STAR OR THE SUPER BOWL MVP ? -- ON THE SEASON'S FINAL EPISODES OF "DANCING WITH THE STARS" ON THE ABC TELEVISION NETWORK

Six-Time Grammy-Winning Global Music Superstars The Black Eyed Peas Perform "Don't Stop the Party" Live in an Exclusive Television Premiere

The Go-Go's Reprise Their Fan Favorite Hit, "We Got the Beat," As Part of Macy's Design-a-Dance

Country Star/"DWTS" Alum Sara Evans Returns to the Ballroom

"Episode 12010 & 12010A - After 10 weeks of electrifying performances, heartbreaking eliminations and shocking moments of the most intense competition in 12 seasons, Kirstie Alley, Chelsie Kane and Hines Ward will have one last chance to shine before the "Dancing with the Stars" champions are crowned. Next week, Season 12's three finalists will try to impress the judges and viewers and emerge the victors on two final nights of dancing, MONDAY, MAY 23 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), concluding on the Season Finale, TUESDAY, MAY 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.

In the final one-hour performance show on MONDAY, MAY 23 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET), the couples will compete in two dances. The first number, the Judges' Choice, is the style that the judges have determined to be the one each couple showed promise in and could now excel at based on hours of practice and performance. Then all three contenders will perform their fan favorite Freestyle dances.

The anticipation builds and competition continues for the two-hour Season Finale on TUESDAY, MAY 24 (9:00-11:00 p.m., ET), as the three finalists perform their own favorite dance of the season and are ranked by the judges. In addition, each of this season's 11 couples returns to the dance floor for a special performance. All of the excitement and frenzy will lead up to the moment we've been waiting for - who among the three finalists will reign as champions of "Dancing with the Stars" and take home the coveted mirror ball trophy?

Also on Tuesday's spectacular Season Finale, one the best-selling, most popular and most innovative groups in over a decade, The Black Eyed Peas, will perform the exclusive television premiere of their new single, "Don't Stop the Party," live. The Black Eyed Peas have transformed themselves from a beloved backpack rap troop from the West Coast Underground into fully-fledged, massive global superstars whose music can be heard in any country around the world. Having created several albums, each more innovative and popular than the last, The Black Eyed Peas - will.i.am, Fergie, Taboo and apl.de.ap - are releasing their sixth full-length album, "The Beginning." This follows on the heels of 2009's "The E.N.D.," their most popular and most creative album to date - and the one that reaffirmed their singular status as global music icons. "The E.N.D." sold more than 11 million copies worldwide and entered the Billboard Top 200 Chart at No. 1, outperforming their previous CD, "Monkey Business." It yielded five Top 10 singles (the first album to do so in 20 years), spent an entire year on the Billboard Top 200 Chart, and earned the group three new Grammy Awards, for a total of six Grammy Awards they've won. In all, they've sold 29 million records worldwide (plus over 30-million digital tracks), sold more than 3 million tickets and headlined over 300 different tour dates in 29 different countries. "The Beginning's" first single, "The Time (Dirty Bit)," went straight to No. 1 on iTunes in 11 countries within the first 24 hours. Much of "The Beginning" was conceived during their most recent worldwide headlining tour, where they visited more than 20 countries and played to more than a million people.

For the first time in a "DWTS" Season Finale, Macy's Stars of Dance presents the Macy's Design-a-Dance fan favorite Jive song pick, "We Got the Beat," to be performed live in the ballroom by the Go-Go's. The winning "DWTS" pro dancers and concept will also be revealed Tuesday night. This will be the band's first television performance together in over five years and kicks off a spectacular summer of events celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Go-Go's debut, history-making album, "Beauty and the Beat." The Go-Go's recently announced the addition of a tour kick-off performance to be held in Las Vegas, NV at The Beach at Mandalay Bay on May 27, 2011. When "Beauty and the Beat" was released and flew up the charts 30 years ago, it became a perennial soundtrack for summer and reached the top of the Billboard charts, the first for an all-female band who wrote and performed their own music. Also just released, "The Go-Go's: Beauty and the Beat 30th Anniversary Edition" by Capitol/I.R.S. commemorative edition, available in 2CD, digital and hot pink vinyl format, which features the remastered original album plus exclusive, previously unreleased live show recordings from 1981.

Country music star/"DWTS" Season 3 alum Sara Evans returns to the ballroom floor after having to withdraw from the competition. Having made a huge comeback, Sara's new RCA Nashville album, "Stronger," was released March 8 and scored back-to-back weeks at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. First week sales earned the album a No. 6 debut on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The album's first hit single, "A Little Bit Stronger," recently reached the No. 1 position on the country radio charts and stayed there for two consecutive weeks. "A Little Bit Stronger" was also recently RIAA-certified as a Gold Digital Single, reflecting digital sales in excess of 500,000 downloads. Beginning June 18, Evans will join Rascal Flatts on their summer "Flatts Fest" tour.

Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Brooke Burke ("Dancing with the Stars" Season Seven Champion), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which will be judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday night during and up to 30 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T customers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (message and data rates may apply). AT&T will also offer customers exclusive mobile video footage of weekly backstage highlights to keep fans connected to some of their favorite couples all season long. Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast with voting closing at 8:00 a.m., PT/11:00 a.m., ET on Tuesday mornings.

"Dancing with the Stars" is the U.S. version of the international smash hit series, "Strictly Come Dancing." This version is produced by BBC Worldwide Productions. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Ashley Edens-Shaffer and Joe Sungkur are co-executive producers. Alex Rudzinski directs. "Dancing with the Stars" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. This program carries a TV-PG,L parental guideline.

About BBC Worldwide Productions:

BBC Worldwide Productions is based in Los Angeles and develops and produces scripted and non-scripted projects for U.S. cable and broadcast networks, as well as digital platforms. The production company is responsible for the smash hit "Dancing with the Stars" (ABC), "Top Gear" (HISTORY), "What Not to Wear" (TLC) and "Torchwood: Miracle Day" (Starz). BBC Worldwide Productions is one of seven core businesses within BBC Worldwide, the main commercial arm and wholly-owned subsidiary of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).