Was this the best Dancing With the Stars Season Premiere night in history?!
The judges seemed to think so, and unlike Chris Harrison on The Bachelor, they don't throw around superlatives like that every single episode of every season.
So you know Monday's Season 14 opener was at least pretty good, and with no one on the block tonight, the contestants were free to let loose, pressure-free!
Not to say we didn't learn who's in it to win it and whose cringe-inducing moves will likely make their stint on DWTS a short one, but all are safe this week!
Let's get right to the biggest story, though: Jaleel White is no Steve Urkel.
His foxtrot with Kym Johnson closed the show, but DWTS saved the best dance for last apparently, as the former Family Matters star posted a 26! In Week One!
Welsh opera singer Katherine Jenkins was elegant during her own foxtrot with Mark Ballas, also scoring a 26 and tying Urkel Jaleel for first place Monday.
Also coming out of nowhere? Cuban actor William Levy, a telenovela star known as "the Mexican Brad Pitt" apparently. Funny as that is, his skills are no joke!
His cha-cha with Cheryl Burke had Carrie Ann thanking ABC for her job. That about sums it up right there, has Levy swept into a solid third with 24 points.
The 67-year-old Gladys Knight made the AARP crowd proud with a cha-cha that "oozed rhythm," according to Len. That's right, Len. Well done, Gladys!
NFL star Donald Driver was so amped up, he was instructed to rein in his enthusiasm just a bit for next week's quickstep, but he still came out swinging.
Roshon Fegan of the Disney's Shake It Up! and Camp Rock fame handled the cha-cha with confidence. Keep your eye on Roshon and Chelsie Hightower.
Melissa Gilbert didn't start strong, despite a shirtless Maksim Chmerkovskiy as her partner, though both she and Maria Menounos showed some promise.
Sherri Shepherd, despite a well-received first dance, had to put this out there right away: "I apologize to everybody I criticized at The View," she joked.
Jack Wagner landed right in the middle of the pack with his foxtrot, while a jovial Gavin DeGraw and an elegant Martina Navratilova brought up the rear.
Bruno absolutely loved the tennis legend's sass and class, even after she admitted she had not worn a dress in 20 years. Don't write Martina off yet.
Only six points separated first from last, though, so everyone is in the running heading into next week's jives and quicksteps. Should be a lot of fun!
The Dancing With the Stars season premiere scoreboard:
- Jaleel White & Kym Johnson: 26
- Katherine Jenkins & Mark Ballas: 26
- William Levy & Cheryl Burke: 24
- Gladys Knight & Tristan MacManus: 24
- Jack Wagner & Anna Trebunskaya: 23
- Roshon Fegan & Chelsie Hightower: 23
- Sherri Shepherd & Val Chmerkovskiy: 23
- Maria Menounos & Derek Hough: 21
- Donald Driver & Peta Murgatroyd: 21
- Gavin DeGraw & Karina Smirnoff: 20
- Martina Navratilova & Tony Dovolani: 20
- Melissa Gilbert & Maks Chmerkovskiy: 20
Who was your favorite in the first week? Who do you think has what it takes to make it far, and who will be on the block next week? Share your comments below!
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