Disney Night on DWTS Season 35 sees double perfect scores and two eliminations
Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson, and Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy each earned a perfect 40/40 on Disney Night, while Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa were eliminated.
ABC's "Dancing With the Stars" presented a Disney-themed episode with Broadway-style numbers inspired by classic Disney films such as Mary Poppins, The Little Mermaid, Tangled and Beauty and the Beast. Co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough each participated in a team dance, and actress Cynthia Erivo served as a guest judge.
Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson opened the night with a jazz routine to "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and received a perfect 40/40, repeating the flawless score they earned the previous week. Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy matched the score with a quickstep to "Be Our Guest," also earning 40/40. Because the two couples tied, immunity for the upcoming dance-off was awarded to the pair with the highest cumulative total for the season, giving the advantage to Shum and Johnson, who lead with 236 points.
Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa were the second couple eliminated after receiving a 33/40 for their paso doble set to Hamilton’s "Satisfied." Earlier in the episode, they had performed a solo dance and participated in the team segment. Other contestants remaining in the competition include Tatyana Ali, Jenna Dewan, Ezra Frech, Amber Glenn, Maura Higgins, Harry Shum Jr., and Connor Wood.
The episode also featured team dances, with the Wildcats team—led by Julianne Hough and including Connor Wood, Ezra Frech, Jenna Dewan, Val Chmerkovskiy, Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson—earning a 40/40, while the Slaytopia team received 36/40.
Viewers could vote for their favorite couples during the live East Coast broadcast, with voting closing shortly after the final performance. Each viewer may cast up to ten votes per couple via the network’s website or text messaging.