Who was eliminated during season 29 of “Dancing with the Stars.” The competition series carried on with a new host (Tyra Banks) and a new judge (Derek Hough, filling in for Len Goodman) amid the COVID-19 pandemic with precautions in place to protect the health of the participants. But that didn’t keep everyone safe from the chopping block. Scroll down for the complete list of eliminations, updating every week as contestants are booted from the show.
As always, the results are determined by combining the scores from judges Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli with the votes of viewers watching at home. Just like in season 28, those votes are cast live throughout the show, with results revealed at the end of each week’s episode. Once the bottom two are unveiled, it’s up to the judges to make the final call as to who should be saved and who should be eliminated.
And there were quite a lot of celebrities to narrow down this time around: 15 contestants, which made this the second biggest cast in the show’s history to date, behind only season nine which started with a lineup of 16 stars. This lineup included actors Anne Heche, Skai Jackson, Justina Machado, Jesse Metcalfe and Chrishell Stause; athletes Vernon Davis, Charles Oakley and Johnny Weir; musicians AJ McLean and Nelly; TV hosts Jeannie Mai and Nev Schulman; and nonfiction TV stars Monica Aldama (“Cheer”), Carole Baskin (“Tiger King”) and Kaitlyn Bristowe (“The Bachelorette”).
How did they all fare in the ballroom? Find out below who went home, when and why.
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Charles Oakley annd Emma Slater (15th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “First Elimination” (Week 2)
What dance were they eliminated for? Salsa (Week 1) and Cha Cha (Week 2)
Results: When the first two weeks of dances were combined, Oakley was tied with Carole Baskin for the lowest judges’ score. They ended up as the bottom two, and it was a split decision for the judges: Bruno Tonioli voted to save Oakley, but Carrie Ann Inaba and Derek Hough voted to save Baskin, so Oakley was eliminated.
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Carole Baskin and Pasha Pashkov (14th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “Disney Night” (Week 3)
What dance were they eliminated for? Samba
Results: Baskin was at the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard for her “Lion King” routine. She ended up in the bottom two with Anne Heche, and the judges voted unanimously to save Heche and eliminate Baskin.
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Anne Heche and Keo Motsepe (13th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “Top 13” (Week 4)
What dance were they eliminated for? Paso Doble
Results: Heche tied for the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard. At first she was announced to be in the bottom two with Vernon Davis, but a correction was made and it turned out she was actually in the bottom with Monica Aldama. The judges voted unanimously to save Aldama and eliminate Heche.
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Jesse Metcalfe and Sharna Burgess (12th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Kelsey McNeal When were they eliminated? “’80s Night” (Week 5)
What dance were they eliminated for? Tango
Results: Metcalfe tied at the bottom of the judges’ leaderboard and ended up in the bottom two with Vernon Davis, but the jugdes unanimously decided to save Davis and eliminate Metcalfe.
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Vernon Davis and Peta Murgatroyd (11th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Kelsey McNeal When were they eliminated? “Top 11” (Week 6)
What dance were they eliminated for? Cha Cha
Results: Davis was second to last on the leaderboard, just ahead of Skai Jackson. But viewer votes saved Jackson, so the bottom two were Davis and Johnny Weir. And it was a split decision for the judges: Carrie Ann Inaba voted to save Davis, but Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli voted to save Weir, so Davis was eliminated.
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Monica Aldama and Val Chmerkovskiy (10th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “Villains Night” (Week 7)
What dance were they eliminated for? Jazz
Results: She finished last on the judges’ leaderboard, and after viewer votes were added in she was in the bottom two with Jeannie Mai. Derek Hough voted to save Aldama from elimination, but Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba voted to save Mai, which meant Aldama was sent home from the competition.
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Jeannie Mai and Brandon Armstrong (9th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “Double Elimination Night” (Week 8)
What dance were they eliminated for? N/A
Results: Mai was hospitalized with epiglottitis, which required emergency surgery on Sunday night, November 1. So she announced on “Good Morning America” on Monday, November 2, that she would be withdrawing from the competition.
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Chrishell Stause and Gleb Savchenko (8th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “Double Elimination Night” (Week 8)
What dance were they eliminated for? Viennese Waltz/Cha Cha
Results: She received solid scores for her waltz (straight 24 out of 30), and got a couple of bonus points for her relay round cha cha, but she nevertheless landed in the bottom two with Skai Jackson after viewer votes were added to her jugdes’ scores. The judges voted unanimously to save Jackson, so Stause was eliminated.
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AJ McLean and Cheryl Burke (7th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “Icons Night” (Week 9)
What dance were they eliminated for? Viennese Waltz/Dance-Off Jive
Results: He went wrong during his waltz and ended up with the lowest judges’ score in round one. He won a couple of bonus points during the Dance-Off round, while took him out of the bottom of the leaderboard, but he was still in the bottom two with Johnny Weir when viewer votes were added to the judges’ scores. Derek hough voted to save McLean, but Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli voted to save Weir, so McLean was eliminated from the competition.
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Johnny Weir and Britt Stewart (6th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Kelsey McNeal When were they eliminated? “Semi-Finals” (Week 10)
What dance were they eliminated for? Salsa/Jazz
Results: In a night with eight perfect scores, he received 30 out 30 for his jazz routine, but still wound up in the middle of the judges’ leaderboard, and he was at the very bottom when viewer votes were added in, so he was automatically eliminated.
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Skai Jackson and Alan Bersten (5th Place)
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless When were they eliminated? “Semi-Finals” (Week 10)
What dance were they eliminated for? Cha Cha/Viennese Waltz
Results: She redeemed herself with a strong cha cha after her struggle earlier in the season, and she got a perfect score for her waltz, but she still ended up in the middle of the judges’ scores. She was in the bottom three with Johnny Weir and Justina Machado after viewer votes were added in. Weir was at the very bottom, so he was automatically eliminated, and then the judges voted unanimously to save Machado and eliminate Jackson from the competition.
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Who will be win the Mirror Ball Trophy?
Image Credit: ABC/Eric McCandless Find out when the show airs Monday on ABC.
