Overview
- The guest judge said on X and in comments to People that he meant to award Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy a 10 but mistakenly entered a 9 on the show’s scoring console.
- He said producers told him the score was already locked and could not be changed, and he apologized to Earle afterward.
- The error prevented the pair from earning a season-first sweep of perfect 10s, though they still advanced to the next round.
- Viewers criticized his broader judging as inconsistent, noting perfect 10s he gave to some couples that other judges scored lower.
- The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame-themed episode concluded with an elimination, and the next broadcast is the Nov. 11 20th‑anniversary show.