Forget Bristol Palin and The Situation. It's the folks at ABC who are dancing.

The 21 million people who watched Monday's two-hour "Dancing With the Stars" made it the clear winner on the opening night of a new television season, the Nielsen Co. said on Tuesday. After a long, slow summer, CBS and NBC had some good news, too.

The "Dancing With the Stars" debut was up 18 percent over last season's opener, Nielsen said.






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