Overview
- The Halloween‑themed episode concluded a planned double elimination on Oct. 27 after producers carried over judges’ scores and viewer votes from the previous week’s non‑elimination Dedication Night.
- Tyler Cameron and pro Sharna Burgess and Jackson Olson and pro Emma Slater were sent home when the combined two‑week totals were tallied.
- Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson earned the season’s first perfect 40/40 for a Saw‑inspired contemporary and led the two‑week leaderboard with a total of 76 points.
- Guest judge Shirley Ballas sat on the panel and handed out several low marks that shifted night‑to‑night standings, and Val Chmerkovskiy returned to the ballroom after a one‑week suspension.
- DWTS will air a special Disney Night on Nov. 2 with a new guest judge, and producers’ use of themed weeks plus vote carryover makes cumulative judges’ scores and live viewer voting more decisive in who advances.