Scores, Elimination
The Hollywood Reporter • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Dancing With the Stars season 35 celebrated Halloween with a Horror Movie Night, featuring dances inspired by films like Sinners, Black Swan, and Joker, with couples performing to themed songs.
- No eliminations occurred after Dedication Night, so two couples were eliminated after Horror Movie Night based on combined judges’ scores and viewer votes from both nights.
- Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson earned the first perfect score of the season with a contemporary dance inspired by Saw, while Shirley Ballas joined as a guest judge, giving notably low scores compared to other judges.
- Val Chmerkovskiy returned to the competition after a one-week suspension related to comments about the Oscars incident involving Will Smith.
- After combined scoring, Jackson Olson and Tyler Cameron were eliminated, while Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson led the leaderboard heading into the next Disney-themed episode featuring guest judge Cynthia Erivo.
