After Monday night's judges' scores and audience votes, it was a bit of a shock Tuesday night to find Sabrina Bryan and Louis Van Amstel along with Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower standing in the creepy red light awaiting their fate on the "Dancing with the Stars All-Stars" results show.

It was double-elimination night, and season 2 champ Drew Lachey was already sent packing 30 minutes earlier. Alas, luck ran out for season 5 champ Helio Castroneves as he was sent packing, too.

The big shock was learning that Bristol Palin will dance another day, even though she and partner Mark Ballas were at the bottom of the leader board Monday night.

We've seen it before; Palin's fan base is one of the largest and strongest of any competitor in the history of the show. In 2010, Palin made it all the way to the finals even though her scores found her consistently near the bottom of the leader board for a majority of the season.

Next week, it's all about celebs' choices for their co-competitors. Should prove to be an interesting night of dancing.

For the first time in the history of "Dancing with the Stars," the celebs and their partners got to choose the dances for their competitors for next week's show.

There should have been strategy in play (stick it to your rival or play nice?), but some of the choices proved less than smart moves by some of the dancing duos.

To wit: next week's dance line up will play out thusly:

Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas selected "Bollywood" dance for Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd;

Kirstie Alley and Maks Chmerkovskiy selected "disco dance" for Sabrina Bryan and Louis Van Amstel;

Kelly Monaco and Val Chmerkovskiy selected the bolero for rivals Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke;

Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani selected hip-hop for Apolo Anton Ohno and Karina Smirnoff;

Apolo and Karina seleted the jitterbug for Melissa and Tony;

Emmitt and Cheryl selected "contemporary dance for Kelly and Val;

Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough selected the "Broadway" dance for Helio Castroneves and Chelsie Hightower;

Sabrina and Louis selected the Charleston for Kirstie and Max;

Bristol and Mark were left with "rock 'n' roll' dance as the last of the bunch.

This was after Drew Lachey (season two champ) was sent packing from the ballroom as the first casualty of a double-elimination results show.

Next Monday --- that would be Oct. 15 --- Paula Abdul will pick up the ballroom scoring paddles when she joins "Dancing with the Stars" for a guest star stint as an official judge. It will be her first time judging ballroom dance on the show, which has made use of guest judges in the past.

Abdul served as a judge on "American Idol" from 2002 to 2009; she was also on the judging panel for the first season of "X Factor" until she exited that series earlier this year.

It was a night of surprise announcements on "Dancing with the Stars: All-Stars." First came the news that Paula Abdul would guest star on Oct. 15 as one of the judges for the hit series.

That was followed about a half-hour later by the news that for the first time ever, the celebs next week (also the 15th) will pick the dance styles for each other.

Will they be cruel or kind? Hey, there IS a mirrorball trophy at stake, isn't there?

It was a weeping Bristol Palin who accused her pro partner Mark Ballas on "Dancing with the Stars" of being unhappy with her as a partner for the all-star edition.

Breaking down into tears, she demanded to know why Ballas was a no-show for a rehearsal date earlier in the week. He apologized but did not explain.

The duo then entered the ballroom for their chessboard-inspired paso doble, with Palin resplendent as the white queen. Alas, there was more drama in her cry fest.

The judges, however, called it her best dance of the week, proving herself a worthy competitor. She earned a score of 22.5, her highest score of the season to date.

Maybe it's the camera angles.

Next Monday --- that would be Oct. 15 --- Paula Abdul will pick up the ballroom scoring paddles when she joins "Dancing with the Stars" for a guest star stint as an official judge. It will be her first time judging ballroom dance on the show, which has made use of guest judges in the past.

Abdul served as a judge on "American Idol" from 2002 to 2009; she was also on the judging panel for the first season of "X Factor" until she exited that series earlier this year.

Joey Fatone is the latest "All Star" to exit the "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom.

It all came down to Helio Castroneves, Kelly Monaco and Joey Fatone, standing in the eerie red light to learn their fate.

First to learn they were "safe" were Kelly and partner Val Chmerkovskiy.

After combining the judges' scores and viewer votes, Helio and Joey were the bottom two (Helio being a former "DWTS" champ!). Alas, a smiling and relieved Fatone summed it all up thusly, upon learning his fate: I'm going to a wedding tomorrow so I don't give a damn!"

Leading the pack after week two is fan favorite Sabrina Bryan who wowed the ballroom Monday night with partner Louis Van Amstel.

Next week, the usual surprise "twists and turns" commence with a double-elimination: Two all-stars will be sent packing.

Live television always has the potential for disaster, but that risk is ramped up when the real-time coverage involves car chases.

Fox News Channel -- no stranger to airing speeding vehicles attempting to flee the cops -- found out the hard way Friday when it inadvertently showed a man shooting himself in the head after being chased by Phoenix police.

Fox News was covering the chase using a live helicopter shot from its Phoenix affiliate when the driver stopped his car, ran into the desert and staggered around before putting a gun to his head, pulling the trigger and slumping to the ground.

Fox anchor Shepard Smith apologized to viewers, saying the video was supposed to be on a five-second delay so the network could pull the footage off the air in case something graphic -- like a self-inflicted gun shot wound to the head -- should occur.

Prior to the apparent suicide, Smith had been narrating the video of the chase, which was generating social media buzz -- and no doubt a boost in ratings. "Would not be a Friday with out a high speed car chase on @FoxNews! #LovesIt," tweeted one of many captivated viewers leading up to the disastrous final act.

Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy tried their best to rekindle their oh-so-marvelous ballroom chemistry on tonight's "All-Stars" premiere, but there was little of it to be had (though the duo, who were first paired in season 12, started a bit slow out of the gate back then as well).

Their fox trot was not that good, alas, and their score of 19 reflected it.

Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke were at the opposite end of the spectrum with their razzle-dazzler of a cha-cha-cha, or as Len Goodman called it, "the last and the BEST dance of the night."
Carrie Ann summed it up in one word "yabba-dabba-do!"

'Nuff said. And their score of 24.5 put them at the top of the leader board!

So who goes home Tuesday night?
Look for Pamela Anderson witht the night's low score of 17) to bid the ballroom adieu.

Tuesday night's entertainment? That would be Justin Bieber... a big, huge ratings booster (as if this ridiculously popular show needs one?) AND.... Pitbull! Call it one wild and crazy night in the ballroom.

Here's how the evening played out:

Season 15 of "Dancing with the Stars" otherwise known as the "All-Stars" edition, has one big change in store for its roster of competitors: the scoring system has been revised to include "half points." In other words, the judges, our old pals Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and the recently un-engaged Carrie Ann Inaba can now upgrade or downgrade their scores in half-step increments.
So that calls for a whole new set of score paddles, too! Yawn

One big change over last season: there are no super-high scores to be had on this first night of competition. (Many a fan complained that high scores flowed like the mighty Mississippi last season, leaving some in the pack nowhere to go but down).

So after the first four couples on the "All-Star" season of "Dancing with the Stars" and a few things come to mind:

1) Everyone looks a whole lot older
2) Melissa Rycroft's tan looks way too orange
3) Pamela Anderson is probably going home Tuesday night
4) Tristan MacManus' new 'do is mighty fine
5) Len Goodman, so far tonight, leads the Quips leaderboard with this nifty notable:
"I'm a cup of tea in a sea of lattes."
Thanks Len!

Joey Fatone kicked things off with a sparkly, spangly cha-cha-cha with his old partner Kym Johnson. Though he earned only a 23.5 (love those half-points), it was a fiery start to the much touted all-star season.

Shawn Johnson was next out of the gate with a fox trot that failed to wow the judges, earning a mere 22 points out of 30.

"Viewers' Choice" contestant Sabrina Bryan started off on the right foot with a super-charged cha-cha-cha with partner Louis Van Amstel, but the excitement (probably over those newly instituted half points) pushed her to "overdance" the routine, which led to more than a few slip-ups and a score of 22.5.

Season 5 mirror ball champ, Indy car racer Elio Castroneves and his "they gave me another blond" partner Chelsie Hightower didn't do much for their fox trot either, lacking much punch and style. Their score: 21.5

And then there was Pamela Anderson, who with the young Tristan MacManus (who called Anderson "every guy's dream"), attempted a cha-cha-cha, that well, just went nowhere. Anderson maintained her composure as the judges stumbled over ways to not hurt her feelings with too much criticism. To summarize, they felt she lacked technique, precision and was a bit shaky. Her score of 17 reflected their sentiments. (Early favorite for departing Tuesday night).

Melissa Rycroft followed with her willowy fox trot with her partner (they were also paired in season 8 when they made it to the finals) Tony Dovolani, earned high praises from the judges across the board. Tony even called her the best partner he ever had. The new mom earned a 21 for her first-night efforts.

Season eight "almost champ" (he lost by just a half a per cent to Shawn Johnson) Gilles Marini brought a sense of elegance to the ballroom with his gorgeous fox trot with partner Peta Murgatroyd.
All I can say is ditto to the judges' comments:
Len Goodman: "sophistication," "terrific"
Bruno Tonioli: "style, panache and finesse" and "technically so good"
Carrie Ann Inaba: "I missed you!"
(double ditto on Carrie Ann!)
The debonair Marini, with his white dinner jacket, was impossibly suave as he navigated the dance floor. Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire rolled into one sexy ballroom dancer.
The bar has been set for tonight's competition.

How do you follow Gilles Marini's sizzling turn on the dance floor?
If you're Bristol Palin, you have to be asking yourself that very question.
Of course, with encouraging words such as "Shake that a--") from her partner Mark Ballas (during their rehearsal video footage).... how could she NOT be ready for her big return to the ballroom (as proud mama Sarah Palin looked on from the sidelines) with the ever booty-shaking cha-cha -cha.
Carrie Ann called her "most improved," while Bruno called her "refrehsed, revived and refurbished" ... Len liked her legs, not her arms.
Her score: 19.5 out of 30.
But as Mark pointed out about his partner: "She's beautiful and having a good time."

Apolo Anton Ohno was back in fine form in the All-Stars "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom. The season four champ (with Julianne Hough) is partnered this season with Karina Smirnoff, and the duo will be one of the couples to be reckoned with down the road.
Ohno's cha-cha-cha looked better on TV than in the ballroom for Len Goodman who called the Olympic gold medalist's dance a "bronze medal performance." OUCH!
Of course, Carrie Ann was beside herself with giddiness, proclaiming that Ohno was "3,000 times more sexy" than his previous stint on the show five years ago.
His score: 22. Look for that to go way up in the weeks to come.

On the ladies' side, "General Hospital" star Kelly Monaco, and the very FIRST "Dancing with the Stars" champion was a firecracker out there with a sizzling cha-cha-cha (a dance she never did on that very first, six-week long DWTS season!).
Bruno Tonioli called her "hotter than ever".....
Consider Monaco in this for the long-haul unless her fan base is asleep at the wheel.
Monaco's score: 21.5

Drew Lachey,(season 2 champ with Cheryl Burke) is now partnered with Anna Trebunskaya, and the duo managed a stylish fox trot that didn't do much for the judges, landing a score of 21.

Apolo Anton Ohno was back in fine form in the All-Stars "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom. The season four champ (with Julianne Hough) is partnered this season with Karina Smirnoff, and the duo will be one of the couples to be reckoned with down the road.

Ohno's cha-cha-cha looked better on TV than in the ballroom for Len Goodman who called the Olympic gold medalist's dance a "bronze medal performance." OUCH!

Of course, Carrie Ann was beside herself with giddiness, proclaiming that Ohno was "3,000 times more sexy" than his previous stint on the show five years ago.

His score: 22. Look for that to go way up in the weeks to come.

On the ladies' side, "General Hospital" star Kelly Monaco, and the very FIRST "Dancing with the Stars" champion was a firecracker out there with a sizzling cha-cha-cha (a dance she never did on that very first, six-week long DWTS season!).

Bruno Tonioli called her "hotter than ever".....

Consider Monaco in this for the long-haul unless her fan base is asleep at the wheel.

Monaco's score: 21.5

Interesting how nobody's mentioned the famous dance-off Monaco endured after season one was over, against the second place finisher, actor/game show host John O'Hurley (O'Hurley ended up winning the trophy!)

I'm just saying.

How do you follow Gilles Marini's sizzling turn on the dance floor?

If you're Bristol Palin, you have to be asking yourself that very question.

Of course, with encouraging words such as "Shake that a--") from her partner Mark Ballas (during their rehearsal video footage).... how could she NOT be ready for her big return to the ballroom (as proud mama Sarah Palin looked on from the sidelines) with the ever booty-shaking cha-cha -cha.

Carrie Ann called her "most improved," while Bruno called her "refrehsed, revived and refurbished" ... Len liked her legs, not her arms.

Her score: 19.5 out of 30.
But as Mark pointed out about his partner: "She's beautiful and having a good time."

Season eight "almost champ" (he lost by just a half a per cent to Shawn Johnson) Gilles Marini brought a sense of elegance to the ballroom with his gorgeous fox trot with partner Peta Murgatroyd.

All I can say is ditto to the judges' comments:

Len Goodman: "sophistication," "terrific"
Bruno Tonioli: "style, panache and finesse" and "technically so good"
Carrie Ann Inaba: "I missed you!"
(double ditto on Carrie Ann!)

The debonair Marini, with his white dinner jacket, was impossibly suave as he navigated the dance floor. Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire rolled into one sexy ballroom dancer.

The bar has been set for tonight's competition.

So we're through four couples on the "All-Star" season of "Dancing with the Stars" and a few things come to mind:

1) Everyone looks a whole lot older
2) Melissa Rycroft's tan looks way too orange
3) Pamela Anderson is probably going home Tuesday night
4) Tristan MacManus' new 'do is mighty fine
5) Len Goodman, so far tonight, leads the Quips leaderboard with this nifty notable:
"I'm a cup of tea in a sea of lattes."

Thanks Len!

So far tonight, Joey Fatone kicked things off with a sparkly, spangly cha-cha-cha with his old partner Kym Johnson. Though he earned only a 23.5 (love those half-points), it was a fiery start to the much touted all-star season.

Shawn Johnson was next out of the gate with a fox trot that failed to wow the judges, earning a mere 22 points out of 30.

"Viewers' Choice" contestant Sabrina Bryan started off on the right foot with a super-charged cha-cha-cha with partner Louis Van Amstel, but the excitement (probably over those newly instituted half points) pushed her to "overdance" the routine, which led to more than a few slip-ups and a score of 22.5.

Season 5 mirror ball champ, Indy car racer Elio Castroneves and his "they gave me another blond" partner Chelsie Hightower didn't do much for their fox trot either, lacking much punch and style. Their score: 21.5

And then there was Pamela Anderson, who with the young Tristan MacManus (who called Anderson "every guy's dream"), attempted a cha-cha-cha, that well, just went nowhere. Anderson maintained her composure as the judges stumbled over ways to not hurt her feelings with too much criticism. To summarize, they felt she lacked technique, precision and was a bit shaky. Her score of 17 reflected their sentiments. (Early favorite for departing Tuesday night).

Melissa Rycroft followed with her willowy fox trot with her partner (they were also paired in season 8 when they made it to the finals) Tony Dovolani, earned high praises from the judges across the board. Tony even called her the best partner he ever had. The new mom earned a 21 for her first-night efforts.

Season 15 of "Dancing with the Stars" otherwise known as the "All-Stars" edition, has one big change in store for its roster of competitors: the scoring system has been revised to include "half points." In other words, the judges, our old pals Bruno Tonioli, Len Goodman and the recently un-engaged Carrie Ann Inaba can now upgrade or downgrade their scores in half-step increments.

So that calls for a whole new set of score paddles, too! Yawn.

Just in time for Sunday night's 64th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Parker Posey shows us how to deliver the ultimate Emmy Awards acceptance speech on this hilarious YouTube video:

In the 3 minute video, Posey takes on the eccentric persona of J.A.N., which stands for Just Act, Naturally. For a mere $899, students enroll in her class that teaches them how to give the perfect Emmy speech -- and how to lose graciously. That last part entails wearing goggles while J.A.N. throws raw eggs at students' faces while they nod appreciatively.

"When you see someone in the audience, be like, 'Hey, Bryan Cranston, I loved doing theater with you at Steppenwolf,'" J.A.N. coaches one student, who points out that she doesn't actually know Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad").

"It doesn't matter," J.A.N. says. "Just say it because it's the Emmys. There's no theater here."

Who will be fox trotting with whom this fall on the all-star edition of "DWTS?"

ABC announced the line up Monday:

Kirstie Alley and Maksim Chmerkovskiy
Pamela Anderson and Tristan MacManus
Helio Catroneves and Chelsie Hightower
Joey Fatone and Kym Johnson
Shawn Johnson and Derek Hough
Drew Lachey and Anna Trebunskaya
Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd
Kelly Monaco and Valentin Chmerkovskiy
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas
Melissa Rycroft and Tony Dovolani
Emmitt Smith and Cheryl Burke

The last All-Star member will be chosen by the public, who can cast votes for their fave among Sabrina Bryan, Carson Kressley and Kyle Massey. Vote at www.ABC.com/DancingwiththeStars until 2 pm CT on Friday, Aug. 24. The winner will be announced Aug. 27.