'Dancing with the Stars' season 27 finale: Two perfect scores at the end of Night 1 sets the bar really high

Titled the "Thanksgiving Spectacular", the finale's first night started airing on Monday, November 19, 8 pm ET/PT, with a grand opening parade, followed by performances from Avril Lavigne, Dan + Shay, Lauren Daigle, John Schneider, Robin Thicke, and Tinashe. 
PUBLISHED NOV 20, 2018

Finallly, the night that most fans of 'Dancing with the Stars' have been waiting so eagerly for, is here! With the remaining four finalists fighting for the coveted Mirrorball trophy, fans will soon learn who will be taking it home on season 27 of DWTS. Titled the "Thanksgiving Spectacular", the finale's first night started airing Monday, November 19, 8 pm ET/PT, with a grand opening parade, followed by performances from Avril Lavigne, Dan + Shay, Lauren Daigle, John Schneider, Robin Thicke, and Tinashe. 

But of course, the remaining four contestants - Evanna Lynch and Keo Motsepe, Bobby Bones and Sharna Burgess, Alexis Ren and Alan Bersten or Milo Manheim and Witney Carson - have to battle their way through the two finale nights and perform two dances each, before hosts Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews announce the season 27 winners. The first night of the finale, however, kicked off the Thanksgiving special parade, where the finalists were reunited with this season's eliminated cast members for an opening number, featuring a fun Mirrorball trophy float, a marching band, several troupe dancers and a whole lot of holiday spirit!

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