kirstie alley

There's a quick shot of the leaderboard with last week's scores and we're told it's all-Latin tonight and they immediately go to the first couple.

The contestants dance in a pair and then a trio, before facing a double elimination

Tom introduces the cast by calling them "Y'all Stars" -- no, Tom, no. Don't make me not love you.

Tom tells us this is the "best of the best" coming back -- if that were true we wouldn't have anybody that finished lower than first or second on here. Hmph.

I'm not sure how many of you regularly watch ABC's "Dancing With the Stars," but I suspect that number will dwindle now that Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward is joining the cast for the show's 12th season. Well, unless you're hoping Ward will hammer host Tom Bergeron on a crack-back block.