scandal. ♪ >> reporter: after the tootsie roll, jive, and paso doble, there were three dancers left. the mirror ball trophy up for grabs. in the end it was jennifer grey whose impeccable moves made her the champ of this season's "dancing with the stars." this time around, most of the drama happened after the dancing was done. week after week, bristol palin was in the bottom two but always managed to get enough votes to survive. in contrast, disney star kyle massey has gotten consistent praise from the judges. and "dirty dancing's" jennifer grey, one perfect score after another. bristol's presence in the final three prompted accusations the voting must be rigged. and that supporters of her famous mother sarah were behind it all. >> jennifer and derek! >> i don't know, couldn't be much sweeter. i don't know how anything feels sweeter than this. >> reporter: scandal's been good for ratings.