Dancing With the Stars Eliminates Two Couples During Horror Movie Night

Dancing With the Stars eliminated two celebrity couples on Tuesday night after a Horror Movie Night broadcast that combined scores and viewer votes from the previous two weeks of the competition.

The show sent home Tyler Cameron and his partner Sharna Burgess, along with Jackson Olson and his partner Emma Slater, leaving eight couples remaining in the season 35 contest.

The double elimination followed a week of no departures during the show's Dedication Night, forcing contestants to rely on cumulative totals to avoid exiting the ballroom.

Reflecting on his departure, Cameron said, "You saw me upset up there, I was disappointed with myself because I feel like I let her down because she's given me so much."

Olson also addressed his exit, stating, "I wanted to be on this since last year and I made a bunch of videos about it and I got on it and I got the most amazing partner, Emma, so this journey's been amazing."

The night featured a guest appearance by Shirley Ballas, who joined the permanent judges' panel to evaluate routines inspired by various horror films.

Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson led the leaderboard by earning the first perfect score of the season, receiving 40 out of 40 points for their contemporary dance.

Guest judge Ballas said she had "never seen anything quite like" the routine performed by Shum and Johnson, while judge Bruno Tonioli described the performance as "perfection."

Val Chmerkovskiy returned to the ballroom after serving a one-week suspension, reuniting with his partner Jenna Dewan to perform an Argentine tango that earned 37 out of 40 points.

Before their performance, Chmerkovskiy apologized to Dewan for the recent controversy, telling her, "We are back together. I am so sorry for all the chaos. You did not sign up for that, and I feel awful."

Reports differed on the specific scoring of other contestants, with Yahoo Entertainment noting that Ballas gave her son, Mark Ballas, a seven out of 10, while other judges provided higher marks.

The competition will continue next Monday, November 2, with a Disney-themed episode featuring guest judge Cynthia Erivo, moving from its usual Tuesday slot due to Election Day.