"DWTS" Season 35 witnessed the Disney Night on Monday, November 2, 2026, where only eight celebrity-and-pro duos are left to compete.
Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson have once again received a perfect score from the judges. Singer and actor Cynthia Erivo guest-judged alongside regular judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli in this episode.
The elimination details for the night are not given below since they were not provided in the article I read.
The season was premiered on ABC and Disney+ on September 15, 2026, hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough. The final date is November 24. Eliminations till date:
- Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman: Eliminated at the premiere night through salsa.
- Sarah Jane Nader and Hailey Bills: Eliminated at the second night of the premiere.
- Giada De Laurentiis and Alan Bersten: Sent home in Week 2 through salsa.
- Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart: Eliminated in Week 3.
- Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong: Eliminated in Mariah Carey's night despite getting 21/30.
- Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson: Eliminated in Super Bowl night.
- Tyler Cameron, Sharna Burgess, Jackson Olson, and Emma Slater: Double Eliminated in Horror Movie Night on October 27.
The eight remaining couples danced to songs from the musical, Disney on Broadway, and completed two team dances. Reported scores for the night were:
- Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov: 34/40 in a quickstep dance to "A Star Is Born" from "Hercules." Erivo described it as the happiest moment of the night.
- Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas: 32/40 with four 8s.
- Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik: 33/40 and her first 9 of the season. Erivo was impressed by the emotion but wanted her to stretch more.
- Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson: 40/40, a routine that Tonioli called almost perfect in every aspect.
In addition, Gold Derby reported another 40/40 and a 37/40 score, and various scores in the 30s range. However, the recap I read did not match all the scores with the couples.
This is the second time this season that Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson received a perfect 40 score, with Yahoo reporting that it is their second perfect dance in a row after receiving it a week ago on Horror Movie Night. Jenna Johnson, a professional dancer, won the mirrorball trophy in the season.
The previous week's episode, themed around Halloween, had its share of drama. Guest judge Shirley Ballas, the head judge of the British show "Strictly Come Dancing," handed out low scores, giving Tatyana Ali a 4 and Tyler Cameron a 5.
Ali scored 28/40 and survived, while Cameron fell to 26/40 and was eliminated. Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold scored 37/40, and Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach scored 35/40. Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa had 26/40.
Ali told her partner she was very grateful to make it through after being in the bottom three, but that it did not feel good to get a 4.
Those eight pairs who made it to Disney Night include:
- Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov
- Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas
- Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik
- Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson
- Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy
- Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach
- Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold
- Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa
At the end of each show, the scores from the judges get added up to the scores from the viewers' votes, deciding who is going home that week.
Because the latter count for 50%, a highly rated couple might end up among those who go home, as it happened last week, with Miller and Armstrong leaving despite scoring their best ever. Producers sometimes change the rules too, like during Dedication Night without any eliminations.
This season also introduced new faces among the professionals.
Adele Zaikman earned her place on the main cast by winning "Dancing with the Stars.:
The Next Pro," while Hailey Bills moved up from troupe work and the live tour. Both were eliminated in the first two nights, along with their celebrity partners, but they remain with the show's troupe.
A professional dancer also became the first to compete while pregnant, according to Wikipedia.
The program reaches its last weeks with the numbers of eliminated couples increasing and with the finale looming at November 24.
It is anticipated that the judges' scores will improve as the couples get ready with routines that are more difficult, and the team dances and themed nights will serve as a challenge for the flexibility of the dancers.
The teams of Shum Jr. and Johnson seem to be the early favorites with two perfect scores; however, Wood and Arnold, Dewan and Chmerkovskiy and Frech and Karagach could also compete.
