Summary
- Shirley Ballas is the guest judge for Horror Movie Night.
- The episode airs at 8 p.m. ET Tuesday on ABC.
- A double elimination follows last week’s non-elimination.
Ballas joins the judges’ table
Shirley Ballas joins Dancing With the Stars as a guest judge for Tuesday’s Horror Movie Night episode. The ABC listing places the broadcast from 8 to 10 p.m. Eastern, with episodes available the following day on Hulu. [1] [2]
Ballas is the head judge on the BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and the mother of DWTS professional Mark Ballas. Her appearance adds a fifth voice to the panel as the remaining couples perform routines inspired by horror films. [1] [2]
Double elimination follows carried-over votes
No couple was eliminated during last week’s Dedication Night. Judges’ scores and viewer votes carried into this episode, setting up a planned double elimination among the 10 remaining celebrities. [2]
The schedule therefore combines a full night of themed performances with a significant reduction in the field. The identities of the two eliminated couples and the final scores were not established in this developing edition. [2]
Horror films shape the routines
The program includes Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas performing a contemporary routine inspired by The Lost Boys, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson drawing on Saw, and Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov using Black Swan as inspiration. [2]
Other planned performances include Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik’s Sinners-inspired paso doble, Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa’s Argentine tango based on The Omen, and Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess’s Viennese waltz inspired by Bram Stoker’s Dracula. [2]
Viewing and schedule notes
The show airs live on ABC, with voting available online during the simulcast and by text for participating U.S. wireless customers. The following week’s Disney Night is scheduled for Monday, November 2, rather than Tuesday because of Election Day coverage. [2]
A final report should confirm the judges’ scores, voting outcome and eliminations after the broadcast rather than infer them from the pre-episode lineup. [1] [2]
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