Overview

• For the first time, honorees joined each routine as the 10 remaining couples performed tributes to family and friends.
• Kym Johnson returned as a guest judge alongside Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough for a four-judge panel.
• Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach topped the leaderboard with 36/40, while Robert Irwin earned 35/40 for a widely praised tribute to his mother.
• Whitney Leavitt continued a strong season with 33/40, and Andy Richter posted the night’s lowest score at 24/40.
• The show reported more than 50 million votes and ended without an elimination, with Wicked Night set for next week.