A group of 16 celebrities, the largest to date and their dance partners hit the stage for their first competition.

The first night of competition moves on to the female celebrities performing on stage.

Season 9’s first elimination round includes a special tribute to Patrick Swayze; plus a performance from the cast of Broadway’s The Lion King; and Sean Kingston performs. The episode also features a double elimination round.

When a bully begins to harass Chris, Peter goes to his defense, but the kid is so annoying that Peter beats him up. This is so satisfying that Peter realizes bullying is fun and begins to bully everyone in the house. Finally, Chris stands up to Peter and beats him senseless. Meanwhile, Stewie goes out without sunscreen and becomes obsessed with getting a tan. After Brian accidentally leaves him in the tanning booth for six hours, Stewie gets sunburned and fears he has cancer. While waiting for the results of his cancer screening, Stewie begins to live his life as if he had only days to live and drives Brian crazy with his demands.

When Brian is afraid that he has lost his chance at love, he goes in search of a former flame Tracy only to discover he is the father of her unruly son, Dylan. After Brian’s surprise visit, Tracy drops Dylan off at the Griffin's so Brian can raise him. Subsequently, his new little angel begins terrorizing the Griffin household and Brian's self-important attitude toward parenting infuriates Peter and Lois.

The third week of performances has begun.

The third elimination episode .

The 11 remaining stars tackle 4 new dances in tonight’s competition.

Round four of the results are revealed.

The stars and their partners take on the Paso Doble and the Argentine Tango in tonight’s competition.

A tribute to Michael Jackson by the professional dancers is set to three of the singer’s songs through different eras. Also, one more couple will be eliminated.

In the sixth week of the competition the couples have to dance either the Jitterbug or the Waltz. Then there will be a Mambo Marathon, where the couples will be knocked out one by one..

The sixth-round results show features a double elimination, with the second elimination being the result of a dance-off. Also: performances by Taylor Swift and Tiempo Libre

The seventh week of performances

The seventh-round results show.

The eighth week of performances

The eighth-round results show. Included: performances by Michael Buble and Susan Boyle. Also: DanceCenter with Kenny Mayne, Jerry Rice and Stacy Keibler; and the Design-a-Dance performance with Sabrina Bryan and a male professional dancer

The ninth week of performances

The ninth-round results show.

In the last week of season 9 the three remaining couples will dance three dances including the always anticipated freestyle to win the Mirror Ball...

The winner of the ninth season of Dancing With The Stars is announced. All of the eliminated celebrities return for one last spin across the floor..