Dancing With the Stars Cuts 2 Couples in Horror Movie Night Double Elimination

Q: Did Harry Shum Jr.’s first perfect 40 of the season make him the new Disney Night frontrunner after Horror Movie Night’s double elimination?

Yes — based on Horror Movie Night, Harry Shum Jr. looks like the Disney Night frontrunner. His contemporary with Jenna Johnson was the clear standout of the episode, earning the season’s first perfect 40/40 and putting them alone at the top of the leaderboard. The combined two-week totals also reinforced that position: Harry and Jenna led with 76/80, ahead of Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov and Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy, who were tied at 74/80. That does not make him a runaway favorite. Amber Glenn, Jenna Dewan and even Connor Wood remain close enough to challenge, especially because “Dancing with the Stars” is decided by both judges’ scores and viewer votes. A single perfect score signals momentum, not a lock. The double elimination also changed the field by removing Jackson Olson and Tyler Cameron, narrowing the competition and making every vote more important. Still, the evidence from Halloween week points in Harry’s favor. He had the night’s best performance, the strongest judges’ reaction, and the highest cumulative score entering Disney Night. With Cynthia Erivo set to guest judge the Disney-themed episode, Harry enters next week as the dancer to beat.

3 articles · Updated · KABC-TV · Oct 28

Jackson Olson and Emma Slater, along with Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess, were eliminated after a Halloween-themed episode that sent home two couples because no one exited last week.
40 points put Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson atop the night’s leaderboard, while Tyler and Sharna scored 26 and finished last on a two-night total of 58.
35 points were not enough to save Jackson and Emma, who tied Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas on the night and ended with a combined 67 across both nights.
Nov. 2 is next for the remaining couples, who move on to Disney Night with Cynthia Erivo set to appear as guest judge.