"Dancing with the Stars" correspondent Lenni G fills us in on last night's dances:

It's Rock 'n Roll week so we must have an appearance from KISS. The outrageous makeup and outfits were cool when these guys were young. Now that they're all "geriatricly challenged," it's just plain weird. Actually, in my opinion, most of last night was strange. I'm just not sure that the rock music was totally complementary to the ballroom dancing.  But enough about me ...

Sherri and Val (right) started the evening with a tango. Len thought she did a great job overall. Bruno said she played it well and liked her "nasty." Carrie felt it was "good" but lacked "sparkle."   was a bit put off by Sherri's facial expressions which looked more like pain than passion. Judges' scores - 7's from all three for a total of 21. 

"Dancing with the Stars" blogger Lenni G tells us about last night's elimination:

As usual, results night was crammed with all sorts of entertainment - Seal, Rascal Flatts, Macy's Stars of Dance featuring Travis Wall and tWITCH, as well as a haunting tribute dance from Anna and her husband, Jonathan Rogers, in honor of their friend and fellow dancer, Julia Ivlena, who is suffering from stage 4 cancer.  

Not as usual, Tom Bergeron announced a startling change to the elimination process. Starting next week, and continuing for the three weeks after that, there will be a "dance off" between the bottom two couples after which the judges will determine who leaves the competition. I'm thinking the show's producers have decided that some of the viewer vote has not always been about dancing skills and, for that reason, some of the better stars have gone away too early. So, for at least four weeks, the judges will have the final say on who stays and who goes. Interesting, very interesting. On to last night's results which were determined solely by the voting public...

Our "Dancing with the Stars" correspondent Lenni G has some thoughts on last night's episode.

To quote Judge Len, last evening's performances were "awesome." Lowest score of the night - 24. Yes, people, I said 24! And we had the first tens of the season! The dancing was all about the stars most memorable year so you know knew from the start it was going to be a multiple tissue event.  

First up, Jack and Anna with a samba celebrating Jack's daughter "finding" him in 2011. Len liked Jack's rhythm and felt it was the best dance from him so far. Bruno said he really "got the party started." Carrie Ann felt he "uplifted the room" but wanted to see more. I'm still not into Jack though it was a nice story. Judges' scores - 8's from all three for a total of 24.
 

Our "Dancing with the Stars" guest blogger Lenni G is back on duty this season, and she loved last night's premiere. Here's her recap:

Dancing with the Stars (8pm, ABC) - The 14th season begins with 12 couples dancing either the fox-trot or the cha-cha. Gladys Knight, Melissa Gilbert, and Martina Navratilova are among the dancers, but here is the full list of this season's competitors. Click below to see a photo of the full cast.

Pretty Little Liars (8pm, ABC Family) - The secret identity of "A" is revealed in tonight's season finale.

How I Met Your Mother (8pm, CBS) - The gang try to break up Barney and Quinn after learning that the couple plan to move in together.

2 Broke Girls (8:30pm, CBS) - Max and Caroline enjoy a spring getaway when they take care of a dog at a couple's ritzy apartment.

Alcatraz (9pm, Fox) - Musically inclined serial killer Webb Porter (relation to Cole?) resurfaces and causes trouble.

Hawaii Five-0 (10pm, CBS) - McGarrett's sister is arrested for allegedly smuggling $20 million in conflict diamonds. To clear her name, Steve enlists the help of a former diamond smuggler to set up a sting operation. Ed Asner reprises the role of smuggler August March, which he created on the original series, and footage from that 1975 episode is shown. In tonight's show, March is now out of prison after serving a 30-year sentence.

Smash (10pm, NBC) - The Marilyn musical is performed in front of a group of potential investors, and Ivy's confidence is weakened by her mom, a Broadway veteran. Also, repercussions await Julia and Michael.

Lost Girl (10pm, Syfy) - Bo probes a sex-related murder case with her new friend, Saskia.

The  new "Dancing with the Stars" cast was announced today and the lineup includes two former child actors and no reality stars! Regardless of the overall celebrity quotient, I call this an improvement.

Here's the list of dancers and their partners:

Melissa Gilbert: actress who played Laura Ingalls (aka Half Pint, pictured here with Jack the dog) on "Little House on the Prairie"; former SAG president -- partner: Maksim Chmerkovskiy

Jaleel White: actor who played Urkel on "Family Matters" -- partner: Kym Johnson

Gladys Knight: singer, eight-time Grammy winner -- partner: Tristan McManus

Sherri Shepherd: co-host on "The View" and actress on "30 Rock" -- partner: Val Chmerkovskiy

Martina Navratilova: professional tennis legend -- partner: Tony Dovolani

Here's a final word on this season of "Dancing with the Stars" from our correspondent, Lenni G, who is overjoyed with J.R.'s big win:

A thoroughly jampacked episode last night with Lady Antebellum for entertainment, performances from the nine stars who had been eliminated in previous weeks, and more dancing from the three finalists.
 
During the first hour of the show, Ricki and Derek, Rob and Cheryl, and J.R. and Karina each chose a dance they had done before and did it again.  Ricki chose her fantastic "Psycho" tango because it was just so fantastic we had to see it one more time.  Rob chose his dreamy "Fly Me to the Moon" foxtrot which he had dedicated to his father.  J.R. decided to show Len that the jive Len had called a lindy hop was really a jive.  Coming in first were Ricki and Derek with 30 points.  Second place went to J.R. and Karina with 28 points, leaving third place to Rob and Cheryl with 26.
 
At the end of the first hour, Ricki and Derek became the first finalists to be eliminated.  As I said yesterday, Ricki just didn't finish this competition very well, though the rest of her season was truly excellent.

We'll try to avoid accidentally spoiling the show for you, so if you aren't quite ready to know who the winner was, don't read or click below!