'Dancing With the Stars' Fans Devastated After Tough Semi-Finals Double-Elimination
Dancing With the Stars kicked off its highly-anticipated Semi-Finals Night on Monday as the six [...]
As the lights dimmed and all eyes awaited the results, the first couple to be saved turned out to be Nelly and Daniella Karagach. As she read it, Tyra Banks even appeared surprised that they had been voted through after the two had the lowest score of the night with a 26 on their first dance.
prevnextY’all really voted Nelly into the final #DWTS pic.twitter.com/YYesapxue9
— Allie (@Golden_Josette) November 17, 2020
Others were left stunned to see Weir and Stewart voted out by having the least amount of votes. The two, arguably, were the top couple throughout the season as the two recorded perfect scores in each of the last three weeks.
prevnextJohnny got scammed #DWTS #dwts pic.twitter.com/57xYloe7JJ
— coolio (@dwtsfrustration) November 17, 2020
Likewise, others were disappointed to see Jackson not saved by the judges. Despite having some down weeks, including an 18 in the sixth week, the Disney Channel star had bounced back and began to show more and more poise over the final three weeks.
prevnextSkai Jackson was eliminated on #DWTS and I'm like pic.twitter.com/58yjRRdbD6
— Siobhain (@summer0001) November 17, 2020
Viewers can never not let the Tyra Banks jokes fly, however. Even after the intense double elimination, some fans offered another option the judges could have sent home instead of Jackson.
prevnextis Tyra eligible for the double elimination asking for a friend #dwts pic.twitter.com/juU2xHJfFq
— sarah (@THEhooker) November 17, 2020
With many of the pairs receiving similar scores and plenty of perfect scores on Monday, it seemed that the votes would come down to whoever had the most fans. As longtime viewers know, sometimes it's the most famous celebrity as opposed to the best dancer.
prevnextI don’t know why people act like #dwts isn’t a popularity contest!?
— m (@nothuman626) November 17, 2020
Many viewers are crediting Nelly's fanbase for keeping him in the competition. Deemed by some to be the least accomplished of the remaining pairs in regards to the competition, Nelly arguably is the most popular of the final four contestants, as one fan noted, has successfully avoided the bottom two every single week.
prevnextNelly hasn’t been in the bottom two all season so that tells you it’s pure audience votes. The judges wouldn’t have saved him id he ever got there #DWTS
— bianca 🦋 (@biancaisqueen_) November 17, 2020
Dancing With the Stars is just one week away from its Season 29 finale. That means there will be a new recipient of the Mirrorball, and potentially another member of Bachelor Nation joining the likes of Season 28 winner Hannah Brown and her partner, Alan Bersten.
prev@kaitlynbristowe is gonna bring that MirrorBall home for BachelorNation again!! I feel it!! 💃🏻🏆👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I cant wait til next week!! #DWTS https://t.co/eW4LKTQlPE
— Deanna Fidyk (@deannalyn15) November 17, 2020