The Dancing With the Stars contestants will keep on dancing till the world ends, although one of those pairs will no longer do so in front of a TV audience.
On Monday, Oct. 4, ABC's competition show devoted the episode to Britney Spears' music with "Britney Night," giving the contestants a way to send the embattled pop star support amid her ongoing conservatorship battle.
The contestants and judges experienced some challenges of their own this week. After dance pro Cheryl Burke tested positive for COVID-19 the day before the Sept. 27 episode, partner Cody Rigsby learned later that week that he, too, received a positive diagnosis. This meant the pair would have to dance virtually from their own homes, rather than performing from the ballroom.
Additionally, host Tyra Banks explained that judge Derek Hough was absent from the episode "due to a potential COVID exposure," although he has tested negative and is fully vaccinated. As a result, each pair's scores would be out of only a potential 30 points this week, with Len Goodman, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli handling the evaluations, just like the old days.
As might have been expected, Cheryl and Cody's limitations made it tough for them to impress the judges, with Carrie Ann saying the performance was "not as great as I know you can be." Cody, who ended up with an 18 from the judges, remained positive, as the Britney fanatic appreciatively said he had been "waiting 34 years for this performance."
In the end, Christine Chiu was sent home after barely escaping elimination last week. This week, Kenya Moore joined Christine as the other performer in the bottom two.
To see everyone's scores, continue scrolling. Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC.
Week 1: 21 points
Week 2: 25 points
Week 3: 19 points
Week 4: 30 points (Heroes), 33 points (Villains)
Week 5: 28 points
Week 6: 40 points
Week 7: 32 points plus two bonus points
Week 8: 35 points
Week 9: 75 points
Week 10: 80 points
Total: 420 out of 510
Week 1: 29 points
Week 2: 31 points
Week 3: 24 points
Week 4: 35 points (Heroes), 35 points (Villains)
Week 5: 40 points
Week 6: 40 points
Week 7: 39 points
Week 8: 39 points plus two bonus points
Week 9: 80 points
Total: 474 out of 510
Week 1: 28 points
Week 2: 32 points
Week 3: 24 points
Week 4: 32 points (Heroes), 36 points (Villains)
Week 5: 39 points
Week 6: 38 points
Week 7: 33 points plus one bonus point
Week 8: 40 points plus two bonus points
Week 9: 79 points
Week 10: 78 points
Total: 460 out of 510
Week 1: 24 points
Week 2: 24 points
Week 3: 18 points
Week 4: 27 points (Heroes), 31 points (Villains)
Week 5: 32 points
Week 6: 36 points
Week 7: 34 points plus two bonus points
Week 8: 38 points
Week 9: 71 points
Week 10: 76 points
Total: 413 out of 510
Week 1: 26 points
Week 2: 27 points
Week 3: 23 points
Week 4: 36 points (Heroes), 37 points (Villains)
Week 5: 36 points
Week 6: 34 points
Week 7: 36 points plus two bonus points
Week 8: 40 points plus two bonus points
Week 9: 72 points
Total: 371 out of 430
Week 1: 28 points
Week 2: 28 points
Week 3: 21 points
Week 4: 33 points (Heroes), 35 points (Villains)
Week 5: 36 points
Week 6: 36 points
Week 7: 33 points plus one bonus point
Week 8: 40 points plus two bonus points
Week 9: 75 points
Total: 368 out of 430
Week 1: 22 points
Week 2: 27 points
Week 3: 20 points
Week 4: 30 points (Heroes), 37 points (Villains)
Week 5: 34 points
Week 6: 38 points
Week 7: 38 points
Week 8: 32 points
Total: 288 out of 350
Week 1: 25 points
Week 2: 27 points
Week 3: 24 points
Week 4: 35 points (Heroes), 35 points (Villains)
Week 5: 36 points
Week 6: 36 points
Week 7: 38 points plus four bonus points
Week 8: 36 points
Total: 296 out of 350
Week 1: 24 points
Week 2: 26 points
Week 3: 22 points
Week 4: 31 points (Heroes), 34 points (Villains)
Week 5: 32 points
Week 6: 34 points
Week 7: 32 points
Total: 235 out of 310
Week 1: 26 points
Week 2: 24 points
Week 3: 21 points
Week 4: 29 points (Heroes), 30 points (Villains)
Week 5: 36 points
Week 6: 32 points
Total: 198 out of 270
Week 1: 27 points
Week 2: 30 points
Week 3: 22 points
Week 4: 31 points (Heroes), 35 points (Villains)
Week 5: 36 points
Total: 181 out of 230
Week 1: 24 points
Week 2: 22 points
Week 3: 20 points
Week 4: 26 points (Heroes), 31 points (Villains)
Total: 123 out of 190
Week 1: 24 points
Week 2: 23 points
Week 3: 19 points
Week 4: 25 points (Heroes), 27 points (Villains)
Total: 118 out of 190
Week 1: 25 points
Week 2: 24 points
Week 3: 21 points
Total: 70 out of 110
Week 1: 13 points
Week 2: 15 points
Total: 28 out of 80