Overview
- Earle and Chmerkovskiy earned perfect scores on finale night, opening with a 30 for their Judges’ Choice samba to “Hip Hip Chin Chin.”
- Their Freestyle blended Nelly Furtado’s “Maneater” and Tate McRae’s “Sports Car,” and they also performed an Instant Dance announced just minutes in advance.
- The Mirrorball result followed a three-hour live broadcast in which judges’ scores were combined with real-time viewer voting.
- In post-show interviews, Earle said she had “no hard feelings,” described the finale as “the best night ever,” and said the experience “changed my life.”
- Ahead of the broadcast, she shared tearful TikToks about rehearsal pressures and documented a 5:30 a.m. call time before an overnight flight to New York for Good Morning America.