Overview
- Elaine Hendrix was hospitalized after a rehearsal injury and had her Argentine tango judged from camera-blocking footage, with doctors clearing her to continue if public votes keep her in.
- Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas won the Dance Monster-thon to earn five bonus points, while Hendrix received none because she could not compete in the marathon.
- Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy finished the night in first place on 43 points after a high-scoring tango to Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend.”
- Jen Affleck and first-season pro Jan Ravnik were eliminated after scoring 32/40 for a contemporary to Taylor Swift’s “Look What You Made Me Do.”
- Judge Derek Hough publicly praised Ravnik’s debut season following recent criticism from former pro Maks Chmerkovskiy, and Cheryl Burke joined the panel as guest judge.