The country singer was named the Season 16 "DWTS" champion after weeks of competition, beating out Disney star Zendaya, Super Bowl champ Jacoby Jones and Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman.

"This is amazing," Kellie said, before Jacoby put the "DWTS" winner on his shoulders as she held the Mirror Ball trophy with her partner Derek Hough.

Shortly after the results were announced, Kellie, who initially didn't hear co-host Tom Bergeron name her the "DWTS" winner, spoke with ABC News. "This has been an unbelievable night. I'm kind of lost for words," the "American Idol" alumna said.

"I'm very proud," a very poised Zendaya, who was the runner-up, told "DWTS" co-host Brooke Burke Charvet. "I get to leave here with an amazing experience so I'm happy."

After he found out he wasn't the "DWTS" winner shortly before the show ended, Jacoby joked that he'll be "gracefully" catching the football on the field now, thanks to months of training with his partner Karina Smirnoff.

About 20 minutes into the "DWTS" finale, Aly was the first finalist to be eliminated. "This has been the best experience of my life," she said upon learning she was not the "DWTS" winner. Aly's partner Mark Ballas called the gold medal-winning gymnast "the best student [he's] ever had." Despite her fourth place position, Aly did join the female pros, Zendaya and Kellie for a reprise of their routine set to Beyonce's "Run the World (Girls)."

To determine who would be named the Season 16 "DWTS" winner, the remaining three finalists -- Jacoby, Kellie and Zendaya -- had to perform a routine they learned less than an hour prior to hitting the dance floor (a.k.a. an "instant dance").

Jacoby and Karina danced the salsa, earning praise and three perfect 10s from the judges. "You're like the Big Easy," head judge Len Goodman told him. "You always deliver ... For me, you're a breath of fresh air." Judge Carrie Ann Inaba added that Jacoby's samba was "the dance of a champion."

Kellie and Derek performed an energetic jive that also had the judges raving. "What a perfect ending to a wonderful journey," Carrie Ann said. "You're the bee's knees," Len added, before all three judges awarded Kellie and Derek with 10s as well.

Last up for the instant dance was Zendaya and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy with the jive, the final dance of Season 16. "You dance with such maturity. It's incredible," Len told her. Judge Bruno Tonioli called Zendaya "pitch perfect" and "unique" and unsurprisingly, she also received 30 points for her instant dance.

The audience's pick for the encore dance went to Kellie and Derek, who wowed the judges on Monday night's finale with their contemporary routine, even moving Carrie Ann to tears.

But before the "DWTS" winner was crowned, contestants from Season 16 returned to hit the "DWTS" dance floor and stage yet again. Many of the season's cast members participated in the opening number, set to one of many Pitbull songs of the evening. Later, Lisa Vanderpump danced alongside her partner Gleb Savchenko and Len Goodman, Andy Dick revived his Alice In Wonderland-inspired jazz number with his pro partner Sharna Burgess, and Season 16 contestant Wynonna Judd sang Foreigner's "I Want to Know What Love Is" while pros Peta Murgatroyd (Sean Lowe's partner) and Tony Dovolani (Wynonna's partner) danced. "That's what I do," the songstress said at the end of her performance.

Dorothy Hamill, who bowed out of the competition after an injury made it too dangerous for her to perform, also returned, ready to pick up where she left off. Unfortunately, her partner Tristan MacManus was injured and unable to perform in the finale so pro Henry Biyalikov stepped in to partner Dorothy. Mid-performance, the audience was pleasantly surprised to see "DWTS" Season 6 winner and fellow Olympic champion ice skater Kristi Yamaguchi join her for a side-by-side routine. "It's such an honor to join my idol out here on the dance floor of all things," the former "DWTS" winner said.

The "DWTS" finale also saw Psy stop by to perform his new hit "Gentleman" and Pitbull also took the stage to sing "Sube Las Manos Pa' Arriba." Shortly before the "DWTS" winner was announced, "American Idol" alum Jessica Sanchez performed her own take on Pitbull and Christina Aguilera's hit "Feel This Moment," while highlights from the season played behind her.

Do you think Kellie Pickler should have been the "DWTS" winner? Who did you vote for? Sound off in the comments.

This is the second week in a row that "The Voice" sent members from Shakira and Usher's teams home, leaving each newbie coach with only one more contestant while Blake Shelton and Adam Levine each have three artists left in the competition.

Danielle Bradbery from Team Blake was the first contestant to move on, then Team Adam's Judith Hill, Team Usher's Michelle Chamuel, Team Shakira's Sasha Allen, Team Adam's Sarah Simmons, Team Blake's Holly Tucker, Team Adam's Amber Carrington and Team Blake's The Swon Brothers.

"The Voice" results show kicked off with a moving performance from coach Blake Shelton and his wife Miranda Lambert, dedicated to the tornado victims in Oklahoma. The couple sang "Over You," a song they co-wrote about Blake's experience losing his brother as a teenager. Fans of "The Voice" will remember Season 3 winner Cassadee Pope singing the track as well. Team Blake -- Danielle Bradbery, The Swon Brothers and Holly Tucker -- later performed Alabama's "Mountain Music" while their coach looked on proudly.

Shakira and her team -- Sasha Allen and Kris Thomas -- also took the stage earlier in "The Voice" results show, singing The Pretenders' "I'll Stand By You." Later, Usher and his team members -- Michelle Chamuel and Josiah Hawley -- sang Dusty Springfield's "The Look Of Love" before Josiah was eliminated.

Team Adam's Judith Hill, Sarah Simmons and Amber Carrington also showed their skills with Kiki Dee Band's "I Got The Music In Me."

Do you think the right people went home on "The Voice"? Sound off in the comments.

"The Voice" airs Mondays at 8 p.m. ET and Tuesdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.

Line producer Loucas George and production supervisor Don Bensko, along with their team on the ground in Nashville, did not have their contracts renewed for a second season, and were reportedly never notified by the studio. This prompted Bensko's wife Micaela to pen an impassioned open letter to the entertainment industry, noting the long hours, production delays and behind-the-scenes friction between executives in Los Angeles and those creating the show in Nashville:

You know you've made it in Hollywood, when a studio replaces your team, and doesn't even bother to call ...

Nashville was a town unrigged for the immediacy of needs by a television series. Lionsgate had never done a network series. It had a star who worried, and a creator who cared so much it broke his heart, a community that was filled with pride, a small cafe with bluebirds that became famous overnight, and in the midst of it all, a life on the crew was almost lost; It happened during a string of endless and exhausting shoot days. This is not new to production, but a string of delayed scripts and tripping storylines kept everyone on edge. Then one of our crew lost his footing while rigging for a huge arena shoot at The Bridgestone Arena. He fell twenty feet and could have died. So he could make a living ...

The studios will argue they must shoot long hours because of their budget, the deadlines, the people that call them at midnight. The reality is, nothing is important when the humanity in the process is lost. When the writers' hands are tied. And when the very people who broke their backs to create something special were never even told they were being replaced. Like my husband and Loucas George. Not a phone call or a thank you for all they had done. I am so tired of seeing the emotional toll the industry takes on so many in production and on the crew who work so hard all for a paycheck and a wrap party they are too exhausted to attend.

According to the letter, creator Callie Khouri did reach out to the Benskos after learning about the crew's treatment: "Upon hearing of the news, and how things were handled, she called Don. She made Don smile because she told him he mattered. She shared in the loss and that he will be missed. And she reminded me, a production wife, that there are good people in this industry who truly do wish that they could make it different."

In addition to the crew shake-up, Deadline also reported rumors of difficulties between production companies ABC Studios and Lionsgate, "and other behind-the-scenes issues, including star Britton being unhappy with the experience" during Season 1.

While the intention is reportedly to keep production of the series in Nashville despite the writer's room being based in Los Angeles, Deadline suggests that it largely depends on available tax incentives from the state of Tennessee.

Still, much of the show's current backstage maneuvering shouldn't be apparent in terms of what appears on screen in Season 2, and ABC is banking on the charisma of Britton and co-star Hayden Panettiere to help grow the show's modest ratings from its Season 1 average of 1.8 in the adults 18-49 demo.

Will you watch "Nashville" Season 2?

The Nielsen company estimated that 14.3 million people watched Candice Glover's victory over Kree Harrison in last week's final episode of the season. Both the CBS drama "NCIS" and comedy "The Big Bang Theory" had more viewers.

The viewership was a startling half of the 29.3 million people who watched in 2011, and also down from the 21.5 million who watched last year. The judge's feud between Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey clearly turned viewers off. Original judge Randy Jackson has already announced he is leaving and more changes are expected soon.

Ten years ago, "American Idol" hit a high-water mark with 38.1 million people watching the show's season finale.

ABC couldn't quite topple CBS last week, but saw some encouraging numbers: The season finale of "Scandal" had the largest audience ever for that show, while the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday had the highest viewership for that show in 10 years, Nielsen said.

In an ominous sign for the summer, Fox's season premiere of "So You Think You Can Dance" reached only 5.1 million viewers last week.

CBS won the week in prime time, averaging 7.9 million viewers. ABC had 7.5 million, and won among the 18-to-49-year-old demographic craved by advertisers. Fox had 5.8 million, NBC had 5.5 million, Univision had 3.4 million, Telemundo had 1.6 million, the CW had 1.3 million and ION Television had 1.2 million.

TNT was the most popular cable network for the week, averaging 3.6 million viewers in prime time. USA had 2.5 million, Fox News Channel had 2.04 million, the Disney Channel had 2.03 million and TBS had 1.6 million.

NBC's "Nightly News" topped the evening newscasts with an average of 7.5 million viewers. ABC's "World News" was second with 6.7 million and the "CBS Evening News" had 5.8 million viewers.

For the week of May 13-19, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: "NCIS," CBS, 18.79 million; "The Big Bang Theory," CBS, 15.48 million; "American Idol" (Thursday), Fox, 14.31 million; "NCIS: Los Angeles," CBS, 13.52 million; "Dancing With the Stars," ABC, 13.33 million; "American Idol" (Wednesday), Fox, 12.11 million; "Dancing With the Stars Results," ABC, 11.87 million; "The Big Bang Theory" (Thursday, 8:30 p.m.), CBS, 11.84 million; "The Voice" (Monday), NBC, 11.29 million; "Castle," ABC, 11.16 million.

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"I don't put a time limit on anything," Hartsock told host Abby Huntsman. "I feel like if you know, you know. I don't think I'd need three years to wait to get married."

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Bob Ryan, a local weatherman with the ABC-affiliate station in Washington, D.C., was surprised with a special musical message from Mikulski before his recent retirement.

"We are so proud of the 30 years that you've given to weather forecasting," Mikulski said.

Mikulski went on to sing "You Are My Sunshine" by former Louisiana Gov. Jimmie Davis.

Watch Mikulski singing above.

The former co-stars reunited at a screening of "Behind the Candelabra," looking very dapper. Wesley tweeted his excitement and a photo.

On a romantic date with @ben_mckenzie appropriately seeing the new HBO Liberace film. twitter.com/paulwesley/sta…

— Paul Wesley (@paulwesley) May 21, 2013

On "The O.C.," McKenzie portrayed Ryan Atwood, a reformed bad boy who moved in with the wealthy Cohen family in Newport Beach. In the first season, Ryan got a job as a busboy at the Crab Shack nearby, where he met Donnie (Wesley). When Seth (Andy Cohen) decided bring Ryan's coworker to a Newport beach party, Donnie decided to bring something himself: a gun. Of course, resident bully Luke (Chris Carmack) wound up shot and in the hospital. Check out a clip below.

That one episode spawned quite the friendship for McKenzie and Wesley. Check them out at at the premiere of the 2004 film "The Last Run," directed and co-written by Jonathan Segal (pictured center), and co-starring Wesley, Amy Adams and Fred Savage.

And here are the actors at a 2011 L.A. Lakers game.

Donnie and Ryan forever.

MTV's half-hour special, titled "Hooked On Catfish: The Road to Season Two," will focus on what's to come in the hit reality series' second season, including an engaged couple who have never met and an Iraq vet and his "mystery love."

Season 2 will kick off with 16 all-new episodes and feature the return of Internet detectives Nev and Rel Schulman. The season promises to offer up "the most sordid stories online dating has to offer."

"Catfish" was officially renewed by MTV in December.

"'Catfish: The TV Show' has truly captured the zeitgeist of the digital dating age,” said Dave Sirulnick, executive vice president of MTV multiplatform, said in a statement at the time. “The show has resonated with our audience by portraying the real life journeys of individuals trying to navigate the highs and lows of online dating -– an experience our viewers can relate to. We are thrilled to bring the show back for a second season, and look forward to the fascinating stories that only Nev and Max can uncover."

"Hooked On Catfish: The Road To Season 2" airs on Mon., June 17, at 12 a.m. ET and Season 2 of "Catfish" premieres on Tues., June 25 at 11 p.m. ET.

During Microsoft's event announcing the Xbox One, the Redmond, Wash.-based software maker also revealed that Spielberg would be involved in the production of a live-action television series based on the world of "Halo," the Xbox's long-running first-person shooter franchise.

Bonnie Ross, studio head at "Halo" developer 343 Industries, spoke on stage about how the Xbox One's unique multimedia interactivity meshes well with Spielberg's style of storytelling. It was then that Spielberg -- who was also in the introductory video for the event -- echoed Ross' sentiment on the video board.

"For me, the Halo universe is an amazing opportunity to be at that intersection where technology and myth-making meet to create something really groundbreaking," Spielberg said, speaking to the crowd from the screen. Spielberg, who will serve as an executive producer on the project, has an extensive list of producing credits for television that include "The Pacific" and "Animaniacs."

"Until now the TV viewing experience has been a one-way street for the viewer," said Nancy Tellem, Microsoft's entertainment and digital media president. "Now, that's about to change. TV on the Xbox will immerse you, enable you to virtually jump into the action." Microsoft's hiring of Tellem, a former CBS executive, last fall was seen as move toward creating original content.

Spielberg will have his hands full adapting "Halo," a massively successful franchise that has sold over 50 million copies worldwide with a fanbase eager to see the story come alive on the screen. “The possibilities for storylines in the Halo universe are as deep and wide as any other space-faring franchise out there," "Halo" gamer Paul Sposato told Forbes. "While we already have an encyclopedic storehouse of info on Halo, it's still a big universe in there."

There's still no word on when the show will premiere or how people will be able to watch it apart from through Microsoft's Xbox Live.

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Good news for all those who mourned the cancellation of the American version of Who Do You Think You Are?, the popular celebrity roots series that's enjoyed success around the globe. It's coming back!

TLC picked up the show and has announced its relaunch on July 23rd. Among those slated for this season are lots of talented women, including Christina Applegate, Cindy Crawford, Zooey Deschanel, Chelsea Handler, and Kelly Clarkson.

Those needing a family history fix in the interim can't go wrong with HBO's hilarious Family Tree, a gem of a show that lovingly mocks all that's weird and wonderful about the quirky genealogical world.

Friday can't come fast enough!

The new footage offers glimpses of new scenes from "Dexter's" upcoming final season and one major component of Season 8 will be Deb's struggle to come to terms with La Guerta's murder in last season's finale. "Dexter never meant to back her into choosing her brother over La Guerta," Michael C. Hall (Dexter Morgan) says in the video above. "I think she's going to be questioning whether she killed the right person probably for the remainder of her days," James Remar (Harry Morgan) adds.

"Deborah is hitting a low point, searching for her bottom," Jennifer Carpenter (Deborah Morgan) says in the video. The trailer showed Deb strung out on drugs, sleeping with a man who appears to be her dealer, getting arrested for a DUI and showing up at the police station, slurring that she "want[s] to make an official statement."

"I don't think Dexter spends a lot of time thinking about La Guerta's murder. He's confused by Deborah's reaction to it and her inability to move past it," Carpenter continues.

The new season starts six months after last season left off, the video reveals. "We find Dexter, on the one hand, telling himself that things are good, but there are a lot of problems, and the subterranean stuff is starting to bubble up," Hall says, as a scene of Dexter yelling at Harrison plays. Later, he chokes a guy sitting in his car in broad daylight.

"Anything goes this season. There's no safe zone. Anyone can die, and anything can happen," Aimee Garcia (Jamie Batista) says, as footage plays of Dexter, with a bloody hand, searching for a missing Harrison.

When it comes to the series' end-game, the cast keeps it vague. "What's gonna happen with Deb and Dexter? Is anyone else in the department going to find out about Dexter's secret? Could it be Quinn? Batista? Maybe all of us, or maybe none of us," C.S. Lee (Vince Masuka) teases.

Michael C. Hall closes the video by waxing philosophical about the ending. "This season is about what Dexter is going to leave behind. I have no idea how fans will react, hopefully they'll be leaning forward, and compelled by the story, but I imagine there will be a spectrum of experience," he teases.

"Dexter" Season 8 premieres Sunday, June 30 at 9 p.m. ET on Showtime.