# Witney Carson and Guillermo Rodriguez eliminated from Dancing with the Stars on Super Bowl Night The pro dancer, who is pregnant, and Jimmy Kimmel's sidekick left in Week 5 of Season 35 after a 22 out of 40 salsa. By The Signal Edition | Entertainment / TV & streaming Published: 2026-10-16T02:30:00Z Updated: 2026-10-16T02:30:00Z Canonical: https://www.thesignaledition.com/article/witney-carson-guillermo-rodriguez-dwts-eliminated-1g47tvi Image: https://www.thesignaledition.com/media/40a890844887a3d42d9a11ac2e3de30d.jpg (Portrait of professional dancer Witney Carson at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards; credit: Glenn Francis / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0) ## Summary - Guillermo Rodriguez and pro partner Witney Carson were eliminated on the Week 5 Super Bowl Night episode of Dancing with the Stars, aired Tuesday, Oct. 13. - Their salsa to Bad Bunny's "Tití Me Preguntó" scored 22 out of 40, the lowest of the night. - Ten couples remain; Dedication Night airs Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. ET. - Carson, 32, has been dancing this season while pregnant. ## What happened Guillermo Rodriguez, the longtime sidekick on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, and his professional partner Witney Carson were eliminated from Dancing with the Stars on Tuesday, Oct. 13, during the Week 5 Super Bowl Night episode of Season 35, according to results coverage from Dance Mogul and Talent Recap. [2](https://www.dancemogul.com/dwts-week-5-results-2026-super-bowl-night/) [3](https://talentrecap.com/dwts-recap-guillermo-rodriguez-shocking-eliminated-during-super-bowl-night/) Their salsa to Bad Bunny's "Tití Me Preguntó" earned 22 out of 40, the lowest judges' total of the night, Dance Mogul reported. The scores were 6 from Carrie Ann Inaba, 5 from Derek Hough, 6 from guest judge Joe Buck and 5 from Bruno Tonioli. Joe Buck was the season's first guest judge, which made the scores out of 40. [2](https://www.dancemogul.com/dwts-week-5-results-2026-super-bowl-night/) Talent Recap and Parade report that the pair landed in the bottom two with Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess, whose jazz routine scored 30 out of 40, and were sent home. Ten couples remain in the competition. [3](https://talentrecap.com/dwts-recap-guillermo-rodriguez-shocking-eliminated-during-super-bowl-night/) [1](https://parade.com/news/witney-carson-dior-bag-guillermo-rodriguez-dwts) ## Reaction Parade reported that Carson made a surprise appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Oct. 14 to dance once more. Kimmel opened the exchange by calling the result "an outrage" and asked whether the pair would accept it. Carson said she was ready to take legal action, and later said she and Rodriguez were content with the outcome, according to Parade. [1](https://parade.com/news/witney-carson-dior-bag-guillermo-rodriguez-dwts) Rodriguez had survived earlier weeks despite low scores, which drew criticism online. In a monologue on Oct. 7, Kimmel defended him and rejected claims that the show was rigged, TheWrap reported. [5](https://thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/jimmy-kimmel-message-guillermo-rodriguez-dancing-with-the-stars-haters) ## Background on Carson Carson, 32, joined Dancing with the Stars as a troupe member in 2013 and became a professional in 2014. She won the Mirrorball Trophy with actor Alfonso Ribeiro in Season 19, in November 2014, and earned a Primetime Emmy nomination for choreography in 2015, according to her Wikipedia biography. [4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witney_Carson) She was about four months pregnant when she announced her return for Season 35, Parade reported. Wikipedia describes her as the first professional dancer to compete on the show while pregnant, a claim this report has not independently confirmed. Rodriguez, 55, is her latest partner after a list that includes Cody Simpson, Chris Soules, Von Miller and Robert Irwin. [1](https://parade.com/news/witney-carson-dior-bag-guillermo-rodriguez-dwts) [4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witney_Carson) ## What is next The show returns Tuesday, Oct. 20, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+ with Dedication Night, Dance Mogul reported. In the Week 5 scoring, Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy and Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach tied for the top score at 36 out of 40. The reason searches for Carson rose on Thursday evening has not been established; Parade published its latest piece on her on Oct. 15. [2](https://www.dancemogul.com/dwts-week-5-results-2026-super-bowl-night/) [1](https://parade.com/news/witney-carson-dior-bag-guillermo-rodriguez-dwts) ## Reporting sources 1. [Parade: Witney Carson, 32, Shows Off the Dior Bag Guillermo Rodriguez Gave Her After 'DWTS' Exit](https://parade.com/news/witney-carson-dior-bag-guillermo-rodriguez-dwts) (2026-10-15) 2. [Dance Mogul: DWTS Week 5 Results 2026: Guillermo Rodriguez Eliminated on Super Bowl Night](https://www.dancemogul.com/dwts-week-5-results-2026-super-bowl-night/) (2026-10-14) 3. [Talent Recap: 'DWTS' Recap: Guillermo Rodriguez Shocking Eliminated During Super Bowl Night](https://talentrecap.com/dwts-recap-guillermo-rodriguez-shocking-eliminated-during-super-bowl-night/) (2026-10-13) 4. [Wikipedia: Witney Carson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witney_Carson) (2026-10-15) 5. [TheWrap: Jimmy Kimmel Sends a Pointed Message to Guillermo Rodriguez's 'Dancing With the Stars' Haters](https://thewrap.com/creative-content/tv-shows/jimmy-kimmel-message-guillermo-rodriguez-dancing-with-the-stars-haters) (2026-10-07)