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DANCING WITH THE STARS [LENGTH CHANGE]
Air Date: Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:02 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#705A-60) "Episode 705A"
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THE SIXTH COUPLE TO BE DISMISSED FROM THE BALLROOM IS REVEALED, ON "DANCING WITH THE STARS THE RESULTS SHOW," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21, ON ABC

Brian Setzer Orchestra Performs

"Macy's Stars of Dance" Celebrates Macy's 150th Birthday by "Dancing Through the Ages"

More Ballroom Kids Dance

"Episode 705A" - After tallying the judges' and viewers' votes from a night of Hustle, Jitterbug, Salsa and West Coast Swing, the sixth couple to be eliminated from the competition is revealed on "Dancing with the Stars the Results Show," TUESDAY, OCTOBER 21 (9:00-10:02 p.m., ET) following a special "Dancing with the Stars: Performance Recap Show" (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) airing on the ABC Television Network.

The swing and jump blues band, Brian Setzer Orchestra takes to the stage with their hit, "Rock This Town," from their third album, "The Dirty Boogy."

"Macy's Stars of Dance" return to the ballroom to celebrate Macy's 150th birthday with the biggest dance number the ballroom has ever seen. Choreographed by world famous choreographers Rich and Tone, the ballroom is transformed with 26 dancers in a "Dancing Through the Ages"-themed performance showcasing different costumes and fashion.

For the second week in a row, kids will shake and shimmy their way into America's hearts in a live ballroom dancing competition. Judges Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and Carrie Ann Inaba will select their favorite team of the night. That team will then return later in the season for another performance. This week two teams, 13 and under, will compete.

By evening's end one more couple will be eliminated, as determined by a combination of the judges' scores and viewers' votes. Who among the following eight teams will leave the ballroom floor?

Lance Bass & Lacey Schwimmer
Toni Braxton & Alec Mazo
Brooke Burke & Derek Hough
Maurice Greene & Cheryl Burke
Cloris Leachman & Corky Ballas
Cody Linley & Julianne Hough
Susan Lucci & Tony Dovolani
Warren Sapp & Kym Johnson

Viewers may cast their votes for their favorite teams via phone on Monday and Tuesday night during and up to 30 minutes after the "Dancing with the Stars" performance shows. AT&T subscribers may also text message their votes by texting the word "VOTE" and entering the number that corresponds to the team they want to support (standard text message rates apply). Viewers may also vote online at www.abc.com starting from the opening of each episode on the East Coast and until 12:00 Noon, ET the following day.

Hosted by Tom Bergeron ("America's Funniest Home Videos") and Samantha Harris ("E! Entertainment"), the celebrities perform choreographed dance routines which are judged by renowned Ballroom judge Len Goodman and dancer/choreographers Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

"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 Americas. Conrad Green serves as executive producer and Rob Wade and Matilda Zoltowski 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 and Spanish audio via SAP.

About BBC Worldwide Americas: BBC Worldwide is the main commercial arm and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). BBC Worldwide Americas, with headquarters in New York, Los Angeles, Toronto and Miami, brings together all of BBC Worldwide's businesses in the North and South America region. The company exists to maximize the value of the BBC's assets for the benefit of the UK license payer and invests in public service programming in return for rights. The company has six core businesses: Channels, Sales and Distribution, Content and Production, Home Entertainment, Digital Media and Magazines. Under these businesses fall two key brands in the U.S. - digital cable channel BBC America and a bi-coastal production arm responsible for the smash hit Dancing with the Stars for ABC.

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