Overview

• The eighth live episode featured the debut of the Partner-Switch 2.0 format, requiring contestants to perform two dances—one with a new partner and one with their original partner.
• Marie Mouroum and Renata Lusin formed the first all-female dance pairing in the show’s history, earning high praise from the judges for their performances.
• Jeanette Biedermann and her partner Vadim Garbuzov were eliminated after receiving the fewest viewer votes, despite a strong effort in their final dance.
• The episode recorded the lowest ratings of the current season, drawing 3.21 million viewers and a 16.7% share in the key 14–49 demographic.
• Several previously eliminated professional dancers, including Christine Neubauer, Malika Dzumaev, and Christina Hänni, returned to the competition as part of the Partner-Switch 2.0 challenge.