Overview
- The pair were eliminated from Dancing With the Stars after Tuesday’s episode despite earning their season-high judges’ total of 22 out of 40, which left them at the bottom of the Week 5 leaderboard.
- Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night show to protest the result, praise Witney Carson’s choreography, joke about taking legal action and celebrate Guillermo’s five-week run.
- Kimmel pointed to large online engagement for the duo, citing a clip with roughly three times the YouTube views of a nearby competitor, but that online popularity did not produce enough viewer votes to keep them in the competition.
- Fans reacted with mixed emotions: many posted sadness and gratitude for Guillermo’s joyful presence while others said they were relieved he was gone, and some earlier viewers had accused the show of being "fixed."
- The elimination has renewed scrutiny of how DWTS combines judges’ scores with viewer voting and how in‑network promotion can shape outcomes, though no verified rule‑breaking has been reported.