SPOILERS!! DWTS Season 15, Week 2 – Who Got the Boot???
I better hurry up and post this obligatory waste of space in order to spare the Twitter fans on the west coast the bad news…
Tonight, we lost Team FatOne as Joey & Kym were sent home. With them in the REAL bottom 2 were Helio & Chelsie; and in quite possibly the worst case scenario Heidi could have predicted, Bristol managed to avoid the bottom 2 entirely - Heidi assures me from the road that there will be a post forthcoming to help sort out some of the confusion and dismay we might be feeling about Bristol sticking around despite seemingly insurmountable odds…and hopefully assuage this feeling of season 11 déjà vu I find myself feeling 
So to recap…
Court: Said it would be Bristol & Drew in the bottom 2, with Drew getting sent home.
Heidi: Said it would be Bristol & Drew in the bottom 2, with Bristol going home, but also said it could be Bristol & Kelly in the bottom 2 with Bristol still going home.
Vogue: Said Bristol would be going home.
So basically, a sh*t week was had by all in the predictions department – and we’re left a bit uneasy as we head into Iconic Dances week. The 3 people at the bottom of the leaderboard managed to avoid landing in the bottom 2, and the guy tied for 5th and one of the guys tied for 7th plummeted. The middle of the pack definitely seems like a dangerous place to be this season… 
I just hope they sen Bristol and Kristie home next week in the double elimination
I just…I’m in shock. wtf, wtf, WTF?! Joey and Kym were not my favorites, not even close, but still…I think I might cry.
I wonder if things would have turned out differently if the judges had given her the fours she deserved.
I’m simply stunned. For Bristol not even to put in jeopardy much less not being in the bottom two? None of the people I expected to be in jepordy were. This sucks.
Twice they showed Joey holding up that “THE END” sign and right then I knew he was a goner.
It pisses me off that Bristol is even on this show, she is the thorn in this cast, and how convenient that its an election year. Shame on DWTS for making me travel down that dark and dreary road again with that B*tch.
This is total bullshit!! They were one of my favorite teams!!! And seeing kym cry was one of the saddest things I’ve seen!! I <3 her!!
And here is some weird trivia for ya this is the third season in a row she has been sent home wearing a white dress! What a hell of an omen to a girl who is now being asked how many seasons she wants to continue to stay, and when she might retire, plus she has said in multiple interviews she is ready for Mr. Right and a family.
I wouldn’t bet on it Laila. Bristol and Kirstie have gotten thousands of more votes the first 2 weeks to finish ahead of Drew, Joey, and Helio. Bristol danced in the most vulnerable spot 2nd, got bad scores, and STILL got over 18,000 more votes than Helio!
I think the middle of the packers, Joey, Drew, Helio, and Melissa all have very soft fan bases as Shawn, Apollo, Emmitt, and Gilles are likely sucking up most of the good dancing voters. Kirstie/Maks and Bristol have fanatical fan bases. They won’t make the finals but they will outlast some of these other contestants if they don’t have AMAZING routines.
What a lousy, lousy show tonight. Hated every minute of it. But the network is getting what it wants, I think, by keeping Bristol close enough in scores that her supporters can do this…once again…
# KarenT commented on October 2, 2012:
I wonder if things would have turned out differently if the judges had given her the fours she deserved.”
The only one over scored last night was Joey. And the audience saw right through it.
Sad to see Joey go but i really wanted Helio to stay. I feel like I have too many favorites (five at tge moment) and it makes me want to vote split. Maybe that’s why some people in the “middle” are so in jeopardy, splitting votes is causing them to lag behind.
Im so happy that Kirstie,Gilles,and Kelly are but very sad for Joey.I wasnt a fan of dwts till Kirstie came on so i wasnt here for Bristols season im starting to understand why people have a problem with her and those that vote for her.
Sandy, I’m with you. And I am far from a liberal. But she is ruining my favorite show. My show that is SUPPOSED to be my escape from stress and carry me to a world of glitter and charm. And she is RUINING IT.
I want the dance duel back. Just for one week, to get her the f out. Put a big enough spread to get her in the bottom 2 and then send her packing.
You hear that, Bristol? I was trying to hard to go in to this with an open mind before the season, but I fear you will knock out people I love to watch, like Melissa, Kelly, Sabrina, or even people I enjoy like Drew or Helio. People who deserve to be there far more than YOU. So I officially despise your presence on DWTS.
Okay, I’m done. Sorry.
2 of the most lovable guys were in the bottom 2. For Helio and Chelsie I hope this pushes them to new heights so they surge to the top. It was a wake up call for me to vote more for them.
Next week will be interesting to see the iconic dances eqch one chooses. I’m curious to see if the bottom 2 couples will be different each week.
I’m upset too. I wanted Joey to stick around for a couple more weeks. I’m hoping Bristol’s gonna get the cut next week though.
Just terrible. With the double elimination next week, hopefully we can Bristol can go. Joey wasn’t one of my favorites, but I’ll miss him. He kept the show light and I was truly entertained by him. If one of the boybanders had to go, I would’ve preferred Drew to go. He does nothing for me this season and I’m not enjoying the Drew/Anna partnership. His desperation pleas yesterday bringing up his daughter to troll for votes was unflattering. I like Kirstie, but she’s clearly not up to par this season and I’m hoping for a Bristol/Kirstie double elimination next week or I may have to stop watching.
#10 good point on the vote splitting. Didn’t think about that.
It really sucks that Joey left, and not Bristol. But can we take a moment to thank Joey for that uhmazing exit speech. I loved how CAI face went from smiling to a frown. You go Joey!
What’s with CAI this season? I absolutely loooovved Maks’ reaction to what CAI said to Bristol. I’m not a fan of Bristol, but look Carrie Ann, you are supposed to be the professional judge here, but yet again for the past 14 you have failed to show it.
Joey gets sent home and Bristol stays. Deja Vu…. DWTS is baking bull cookies again.
Thank you Violet
You said everything I was thinking.
When they announced the double elimination for next week I knew Bristol wasn’t going anywhere. It’s a damn shame. Tonight’s show did suck. Gilles is weirding me out too. He just needs to shut up and dance, he’s good enough to win it this time. I also think he’s got a better partner this time. Emmitt is another one who will go further than he should.
Was it a real bottom 3, or just bottom 2 + 1 jeopardy?
I wonder how that guy that took out his TV with a shotgun back in season 11 is doing right now. Probably feeling the same and I’m sure many are feeling just as frustrated.
Derek seemed to think week 4 was going to be double elimination week, unless he misspoke. Now it’s happening week 3. The couples backstage all looked a bit stunned IMHO. I wonder if the show has hopes of making something happen, IF this is a change.
unfortunately I think Bristol and Kristie will be around longer while many much better and fun to watch couples go home…just like season 11. So sad to see Joey go -instead of one of them. Bristol still can’t dance and could care less and Kirstie is just not up to this level of competition. But it’s the producers faults. They wanted the controversy and their giant fan bases whether it screws everybody else over or not. Ratings are down and perhaps they should have listened to the fans of the show when they asked people to weigh in about who they wanted to come back….but we all know by now, don’t we, that what viewers might want is the last thing they consider.
The farther Bristol goes, the more it reminds of two years ago when I tried to ignore her but couldn’t as the better dancers went home before her.
As for Joey, I figured he was in trouble. His dance was a snoozefest for me. I thought Helio had enough points and fans to save him from the B2 despite the fact I didn’t like his dance. Melissa and Kelly getting past the B2 tonight is surprising. Not surprised about Kirstie.
Mimi I think a lot of people began to think all stars was a joke when she was announced as a part of the cast. I hope they are paying for it in their ratings.
I think we need to let TPTB that what they have done makes a mockery of an “All Star” season…this is ridiculous….these folks are working their butt ends off every day and how they rewarded by someone who obviously can’t dance staying in the competition. I think ABC did this for ratings but I also think it could back fire on them big time. Derek has had said this season will probably be his swan song…and it very well may be for many viewers…what were they thinking??
I’m just…….. gutted.
And to see poor Kym cry. At least the DWTS people think enough of her to not swing the camera around – they stayed off to the side and allowed her to hide her face a while. As I said on twitter, I think Bristol is the dance equivalent of Master P, Kenny Mayne, and Hasselhoff, all rolled into one. And did you notice that one of the clips they played of her, she said “I’m just glad it’s over”???? To send Joey & Kym home, who loved what they were doing, as opposed to this uncoordinated, petulant girl? It’s a travesty. As someone said up-thread, it’s sucking the joy out this for me. It’s a sad, sad day.
WTF!!! Why did they have to bring her back? She is boring as sh*t, she’s a bi*ch, and she can’t f**king dance! Joey was funny and entertaining, and I love Kym. I’m very upset…can you tell?
Sorry. The whole show sucked tonight IMO.
Rating are down this season and what better way to create some buzz than to have the “controversial” Bristol around for another couple of weeks. I’m sure TPTB wouldn’t mind Bristol hanging around longer even if she creates havoc with the eliminations. Despite all the All-Stars that are back, it has to be humbling to know that this did nothing to increase the ratings for the show.
There is really no buzz around this show at the moment, but Bristol sticking around a couple more weeks will have some folks interested I’m sure. How sad I have to resort to conspiracy theories as to why Bristol wasn’t eliminated nor even the bottom 2. This development will have all the dancers on their toes and I’m betting we see some really good performances next week.
Andrea you’re making a lot of assertions that are your opinon and not rooted in fact. Dial it back a notch, please.
I always hate eliminations. Even though all of my favorites were safe its still hard to see Joey and Kym go. I always liked Joey and his funny loving personality is really refreshing esspecialy in a competition like this where everyting tends to get so tense. And ofcourse it’s always sad when Kym leaves.
Honestly when I saw the final three up there I thought Kelly was screwed but, alas, she wasn’t even in the bottom 2. Just glad Melissa is safe!! Since she is my cinnamon cake. 
I think the original theory from season 11 might be right. Bristol has all the Alaskans(including hears, mosse, and salmon) voting for her. I think they’re all voting fir her because they don’t want her to come home, they want her to stay as far away from them as possible
Maybe now the judges will stop overscoring Bristol AND Kirstie. In this season, for that dance, Bristol should have gotten 4′s and 5′s. Shawn got a 6.5 from Len just the week before for a dance that was ten times better. But the judges just haven’t learned to score the against each other. Until they do, better dancers will go home.
Are you guys sure that it was the real bottom two? Last week Brooke indicated it was the real bottom two but tonight Tom just said bottom two. It makes me think that maybe it wasn’t the real bottom two.
Sad to see Joey good. He was entertaining but he wasn’t the best dancer. Better than Bristol for sure but still…. Wasn’t the best elimination for sure but it could’ve been worse. Someone much better could’ve left.
Sorry to see Kym leave so early.
Jesus – you’d think after all my lectures about ratings and numbers. Why do I bother when people keep spouting the same fallacies over and over again?? Damn.
Time to start up the ratings post again. And do a Bristol explanation post.
After finding out that Joey & Kym and Kelly & Val were in the bottom, I prayed that Helio would be in the bottom (despite Chelsie being my favorite female) because I assumed Joey & Kym were a fake out and that was the only way Kelly & Val could avoid elimination. Boy was I wrong.
It was heart breaking to see Kym cry. If somebody like Karina was the one crying I would’ve said “Oh, What else is new?” But, Kym never cries. I’m not gonna lie. I did awe at my tv after seeing Joey comfort her.
I think the reason they were voted out was because most of Joey’s voted switched to Drew. One question, who is voting for Bristol? I’d like to meet just one of her voters, just to know they exist.
I’m just curious who in the heck is voting for Bristol anyway? Her reality show waaaay underperformed, her mother isn’t nearly the population magnet she used to be….and for God’s sake, her son called his own aunt a VULGER word on their “reality” show. I just can’t stand that horrible, horrible girl.
Well, many of those voting for Bristol are probably actually voting for Mark. I have a friend who’s favourite is Mark and she votes her votes for him, so… That’s some of who votes “for Bristol”.
#35 Tom stated clearly that Helio and Joey were the bottom two with scores and votes combined.
Just recalled last season Chelsie was in bottom 2 with Roshon (with Sherry) in the second elimination and Anna was in the bottom (and eliminated then) in the 1st elimination. Interesting coincidence.
Really? Bristol is going to be around another week? She did not do a quick step, she broke hold, got slammed by the judges and still manages to stick around? Joey’s dance wasn’t good, but it was better than Bristol’s. I cannot wrap my mind around the possibility that she will hang around like she did before. I can only hope that her having creative control next week will put an end to it.
Oh gawd, here we go again. I’m so mad right now I could spit some of Bristol’s unused bullets!
PH — Run me some numbers, please! What do we have to do to get this undeserving, spoiled, petulant self-proclaimed redneck Alaskan bitch off the show???
Wow! I was laughing so hard after finding out Bristol was safe. I just couldn’t believe it. She must have a bigger fan base than I thought. So sad to see Joey go. I was looking forward to seeing how he would improve on his technique.
Nice thought Cindy, but how much “creative control” do we really believe the celebs will actually have? For many of them, it’s in their best interest to just pretend to be the one in charge.
Of course, Bristol has completely deluded herself into believing she deserves better scores than she’s gotten. So she probably also believes she’s a great choreographer and costume designer too. She’s already proven how clever *cough* she is at selecting music to match the dance style they’re doing. You go Bristol, take charge, and please, please, please, drive your little dance train right off the cliff!
I think Bristol knew she should be the one to go as she looked like she had prepared herself for leaving, from her expression when they were at the bottom of the stairs. Carrie Ann could have been less rude in what she said but she was right. Len and Bruno are rude to the couples all the time, not that there’s any excuse for it. I think that dance is what Bristol would cooperate with Mark on, so that’s what they did. He doesn’t look too happy this season but he’s been pretty professional about it. She’s trying harder to be nice this time, but that doesn’t bring the caliber of her dancing up.
I think next week it’s Helio and Bristol. Almost got a bit worried for Helio tonight, when I saw him in the bttom tow i said “It was nice knowing ya…”
And it is just me or did Joey look like the RBC bank guy??
I guess it was true – the audience can only vote for one boy-band member and this week the votes went to Drew, as he was in jeopardy last week. See ya Joey. And we’ll miss you Kym – and the boobage references in the weekly Cheesecake.
I just DVR it and ff through Bristol. Don’t care about her or Mark, rather just ignore. I do it with others when they start to annoy me. Don’t let crappy dancers ruin your DWTS experience. Leave that for the crazy judges (and this is all stars, they need to judge dancers against EACH other, not what their perceived expectations of the dancers is…)
Aww…. Joey, sad to see Kym and Joey take. their leave. Was hoping for a Bristol or Kristie being sent home. Lol, what an I thinking, Bristol will make to the finals, some things never change.
At the beginning of the season I thought Joey had it in him to go to the finals, but after the first two dances I could see it was going wrong for him and Kym. I love Kym, but I have to wonder if she wasn’t trying a little too hard to make him stand out. He already has such a big personality that I would think less is more.
The judges would do well to wipe the look of horror off their faces when a lesser dancer is saved and start voting the dances the way they should be voted. I’m still p.o.’d that they didn’t reward Apolo with the scores he deserved Monday night. The three of them sat there in wonder over how good he was and then ranked him fourth. Either they have an agenda, or they don’t. They can’t have it both ways.
As I said on Twitter, Laaaaaawwwwwwdddddd that was Scary! I do believe that Kelly being in jeopardy was a warning that she isn’t getting the votes. Unfortunately I see plenty of GH fans are tweeting support but not voting. *sigh*
As for Joey, I kind of saw it coming. I like Kirstie, I really do but if its between her and Kelly, sorry I’m rooting for Kelly to stay.
I still am not convinced Bristol is getting a ton of votes, although she did cover her spread, it could just mean Helio and Joey simply weren’t getting votes period. I now eagerly await for the new post on Bristol!!!
Thanks Pure DWTS
Hopefully Helio fans will respond next week the way Drew supporters did this week. I thought it was pretty telling that Bristol and Mark were ‘outside’ the circle as everyone hugged Kym and Joey.
Awesome, Nathan – someone who got the memo.
You are absolutely correct on it not necessarily being Bristol’s fanbase.
You know, I hypothesized before the season started (can’t remember if I did it HERE or not) that with six very popular guys, they might split votes and allow weaker dancers to go forward at their expense. I can’t help but wonder if that’s what happened to Joey.
Heidi, I can’t wait for you to post another Bristol Myth post too to make sense of all of this again. Sad.
I just don’t get the Bristol hate. She faces SO much criticism all the dang time, of course she’s going to have down/insecure moments where she says things like “i’m glad that’s over with.” But she certainly isn’t the only one saying it. She knows she’s going to dwell at the bottom of the scoreboard, and rightly so (she’s said so herself). It’s the VOTERS who keep her here, and their votes are as completely legit as everyone else’s. I don’t think she’s getting a bajillion votes this time, but i’m pretty sure those who support her are not likely to be splitting votes. They know her scores are going to otherwise put her in jeopardy every week. The middle is indeed a dangerous place for the couples. If one of your faves is in fifth, there’s just enough “eh, he’s probably safe” to justify splitting votes. With so many favorites on this season, i think splitting votes is going to be what dooms people in the early rounds.
I better buckle my seatbelt… This could be a very bumpy ride, full of twists and turns. If Bristol continues to be on the show, I may follow Who’s Dancing When Post and just tune in for my favorites and that’s it. Bristol being on the show just leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
And to the poster above that mentioned Alaska, my neighbors daughter lives there… And The concensus is that most of Alaska can’t stand the Palins and wish they would just go away….
One thing I noticed last night. The 1st and 2nd week bottom 2 consisted of 3 guys and 1 girl celeb. I have a feeling that the likes of Kirstie and Bristol may be hanging on while our stronger more likeable guys are being sent home. Next week will be telling that’s for sure.
Princess Heidi, good points for why Bristol is still here and may stay around for a while – the type of competitors and the scoring. However, that doesn’t help fans who have been driven off. I’ve watched a total of 5 minutes thus far. Bristol is polarizing and her mother, when present, is unwatchable for many. I know, I know, no one on the show cares what I think…
Right back at ya Violet… this is my favorite show and I’ve seen every season, heck I even schedule appointments so I don’t miss it. I hate better dancers leaving for a more popular person who can’t dance, but it happens… and it ruins the show for me… I now DVR and skip over Bristol. Show did very well in ratings until they started bringing on the reality and political fame whores – that’s when it started to go downhill. A large portion of those voting for Bristol probably don’t even watch the show – just vote for her. I think most fans watch the show for the dancing.. and THANK YOU Heidi and all for this site – it helps me maintain my sanity about this show.
It was heartbreaking to see Kym cry and Joey was so sweet to focus on her and make sure she was doing as ok for the situation as she could. Did people notice at the end when everyone was surrounding them, Bristol was off to one side and Gilles off to the other? And maybe I’m wrong, but Mark didn’t look too happy when he heard they were safe. Maybe he does just want to be done. I can’t see her making it through a double elimination. If she does, she’s not going anywhere and it will be a repeat of the last time. I just don’t get it. She can’t dance, breaks the rules and stays.
@Heidi, I do remember you saying that. I think you’re right, too. I like a lot of the guys, but I like the women better for the most part.
Now I know why I am just not into this All-Star season. Memories of Hurricane Bristol. I almost feel sorry for Mark. Almost.
@Mimi K, I felt sort of that way the last time she was on, and I gave her the benefit of the doubt a lot of the time.
This time, it is different for me because it is the All-Star season. And in my opinion, Bristol is not an All-Star. She is not a good enough dancer for that. Neither is Kirstie. I’m pretty ticked she might knock out some far superior dancers, too.
I know this show depends on fan bases, but I watch it very much for the dancing, not who I like. I vote based on the dancing. I have several pros I love, but I don’t vote for them if I don’t like the dancing of the person they’re partnered with. That’s me, and I recognize and respect that others do it differently. But, when someone whom I consider to be well below the skill level of the others stays around while they go home, it still makes me mad and ruins the show for me.
This is why I do not like Bristol.
Mimi, your question was probably rhetorical, but for what it’s worth, my dislike of Bristol stems from the fact that she’s a hypocritical, attention-seeking nobody with a chip on her shoulder and a delusional sense of entitlement.
I’m not quite clear on why all the outage is for Bristol and not also for Kirstie who barely danced Monday night and didn’t make bottom two either? To me those two are interchangeable.
Katarina, I think there is a question of where Bristol’s voters are coming from. Kirstie’s is obvious since most of the DWTS viewers are older and she is from TV.
So sad to see Joey and Kym go so soon. I was really hoping they’d have time to turn the tide a bit on his technique. And yes, I voted for him. Split my various accounts between 4. I’m sad to think that I might have to pick just one so early on.
I’m not at all surprised the 2 lowest scorers didn’t go, and I kind of doubt they’ll go in this upcoming week with the double elimination.
Bristol wasn’t the only one to leap frog over others. Kirstie and Kelly did too. IMHO They were very good either and should be the double eliminations next week. Yes, Bristol should have went last night. One thing that does bother me is when people “hate” on her, or Kirstie, or even when they did it to Chaz Bono. People ask them on twitter or post comments on boards like “Why are you on the show.” They were asked. TPTB obviously knew that Palin fans would pull her through. If she managed to squeak by week 4 season11 with a 4,5,5 score for her rumba (even though Mike Sorrentino forgot his steps–she wasn’t real bottom 2 either back then).
All I saw was (when I’d take a break from voting) fans pissed that Carrie Ann was so rude to her and why not call out Mark who choreographed the quickstep…..so the power voted? Perhaps Joey’s regular voters jumped in to save Drew? Heck there are even fans yelling at Hines and Steeler fans for “not having Kym’s back. SMH
What will be very interesting IMO is that both Kirstie and Bristol will be doing what was their best dances during their original seasons and will judges have the ballzzzzzz to score them down. Pissed me off that the judges stand there shocked about Joey and Kym, yet their low-balling and negative comments by Len didn’t help.
AND….KUDOS TO JOEY for his comments (directed at Len I’m sure) to the judges at the end of the show!!!
Sorry for rambling….just not thrilled. My fave show and they wonder why ratings are down.
BTW…it was nice to see Karina “comforting” and saying words of encouragement to Chelsie on stage. The poor girl didn’t advance as far as hoped with Romeo or Roshon; she finally gets a champs and someone who you would think would be a fan fave and she’s in bottom 2.
I think when someone asked about “Bristol hate” for many, like me, it’s not about that at all. It’s anger at the producers of a show about DANCING. And this season was supposed to be(or should have been)about the best of the best dancers. And they have ruined that for many. I can think of soooo many others that would have been better and more entertaining to watch.
That being said, she does have quite a little attitude, but alot of that is probably a defense mechanism for her. The producers are using her for ratings and she’s being paid plenty for being worse than she was before. So guess she will just have to deal with it while she helps to ruin what had promised to be a really great idea.
I normally schedule appointments and such around Monday and Tuesday nights as well so I can watch the show. In Western Canada, it’s on at 6 pm. It’s about the only TV I ever watch. This Monday and Tuesday, I’ll be in Vegas during the show. The original plan was for us to get room service and watch the show on Monday, but now, I just don’t think I’ll bother. I’ll read this blog and find out the results later. Meh.
Oh I forgot to add while I was venting….to sheery’s comment. It was nice to see the exchange between Karina+Chelsie. I have never been much of a fan of Chelsie but I was beginning to see, I think, that slot of it was because of her partners and how she choreographed for them. She and Helio are great (but love Helio anyway).
And ditto to the comments about the judges and their bad acting..UGH. Sickening and if they don’t start giving Bristol and Kirstie (and Emmit for lack of content) the 4′s and 5′s they deserve during this season, there will never be a chance that they will go home before some of the better dancers…and they know it.
Can someone explain to me if the website “vote for the worst” plays a big part in the voting? The site says vote for Bristol. I was really shocked to see her still on the show.
Carolyn, funny you should ask because my co-worker listens to Howard Stern who supposedly told his listeners to vote for her. He supposedly said, “Don’t watch the crappy show, just call in.” Then on the radio (not Stern) the morning show was talking about her and how can people vote off a hot dancer like Kym……then mentioned VFTW. A side kick asked what the initials stood for and the radio personality said, “Vote for the Worst”….apparently they did it when she was on last time. Of course, Sarah P. tweets out the voting number and yes, I have seen sites (political ones) telling people how and when to vote.
I understand everyone has a form of a base. NFL is huge, etc. What ticks me off is when people who never have or don’t watch the show at all, vote to make a statement, so to speak. I’ve seen so many times, “I don’t watch the show, but how can I vote for so & so.” UGH!!!!
He got “Bristoled” big time. I was shocked by the bottom 3. Joey deserved to be in the bottom 2 but Bristol should have been right there with him. When I voted, I voted for Kelly and Shawn. Starting to think that I shuld throw some votes to my other favs just so they have a fighting chance of not getting “Bristoled”.
On a side note, what will it take to get her gone soon? Double elimination next week might do it becuase she has creative control, whivh basically means we might get more of what we saw this week since she clearly wants to play up this “I’m not from the city and just a regular girl from Alaska that is out of her element” junk again like she did her first season.
Cidra, that’s my belief too. In her mind, she’s going to nail it next week. I’m hoping nail it means getting herself voted off. I was speechless when they said she was safe. And if people are voting for Mark, stop. I don’t think he wants to be there so make him happy and stopped voting for him.
And I too have my favorites, but that doesn’t mean I’m voting for them. I vote each week on who I think deserves it. I stated I never voted for Helio in his prior season, but I did this week because I enjoyed his dance and thought he deserved it. I split my votes between 2 teams. If Bristol was to do the impossible and do a dance that’s worthy of being on the all star season, I would give her some votes. But I refuse to do that when it’s not deserved. She needs to go. Her dance was worse than Pam’s and Pam was voted off. I understand it has a lot to do with fan bases and it irritates me too that people who don’t watch will vote because they know when to and they want to mess with the results. You don’t want the show, fine, but stop ruining it for those of us that do.
Haven’t watched the results show, but did they say that it was the real bottom THREE? If not, that 3rd spot could actually have been Bristol (or anyone else), not Kelly.
Since Mark’s GF is not visisble this season as she was last season, wonder what kind of an impact the shippers are making..Kym and Chelsie were getting quite a bit of tweets from people who checked out from voting quite quite early in the night and seemed satisfied with the 36 or less they threw in. Can stars with more committed power voters, but actually less people voting for them overtake stars with more voters that are just throwing in less votes?
I was out of town last night so unfortunally I had to miss last nights show. On Monday night, Tom was saying that on Tuesday nights show, the judges would say what each dancers break out dance was from their season they were on. Could someone please tell me the dances the judges chose? I would really appreciate it.
Kelly – samba
Drew – tango
Emmitt – cha-cha
Joey – tango
Apolo – samba
Helio – quickstep
Sabrina – paso doble
Melissa – Lindy hop
Gilles – Argentine tango
Shawn – cha-cha
Kirstie – waltz
Ditto to what Mimi said, except I truly think whatever their idea or plan was, backfired regarding shares and demographics. They tanked this week and I think many obviously feel the same since I’ve read it over and over. This was supposed to be Allstars and many are just disgusted, over one contestant mainly! I also read where someone said they almost feel sorry for Mark. I definitely feel sorry for Mark. I told my closest friend that I was compelled to vote for “Mark” because he got screwed and was clearly the underdog, but I was harshly criticized and reminded it’s just not fair to those that belong there, and Bristol should have been the one voted off. I agree about the split vote theory but can’t help but wonder how many fan votes were Bristol and her Mom’s followers or Mark’s fans? The package with the automatic weapons was just scary!
Thank you so much Courtney! Did the judges not feature Bristol?
Whoops! I forgot Bristol. They picked her tango.
I actually think Kirstie needs to go as much as Bristol, katarina – but the problem with Bristol is that she acts like an entitled little bitch – not to mention being a true homophobe and massive hypocrite. Those things will cause people to not like you.
Thanks again! I know Bristol can be forgetable haha. Last question, I promise. Who got the encore?
DWTS is truly in danger of jumping the shark, IMO. I love this show, yet I’m having a hard time watching, in spite of some good dancing by some couples. I’ll bet both Derek and Maks are thanking God that they’ll be moving on from the show soon. This show used to give me such pleasure, but now it’s sucking up my joy – I keep switching over to watch The Voice instead. This show needs a retool, and starting next season, IMO. The 1st retool is a change of at least 2 out of 3 judges, and maybe add a 4th judge. And they have got to find some way of keeping the judges honest with their scores, otherwise the voting just runs things into the ground. I was not a fan of the dance-off, but if it can be used to save a better dancer over a weaker (or crappy) dancer, then I’ll take it.
And if they had used the infernal dance-off this past week, it would have been Helio and Joey in it and the result would be the same except there’d be tons more stress all around for the celebs and their pros.
This season is the good-time season for the vast number of viewers, most of whom don’t haunt the internet and the DWTS blogs, twitter, Facebook and whatever else. They’re enjoying the whole thing, I’m sure. And don’t talk about ratings – most shows would KILL for an 11 million + viewship like the show got last night.
Bristol’s questionable ability and shitty attitude aside, the only downside for me so far has been Emmitt’s “I am not intimidated.” speech that I sincerely hope came out wrong.
As for the iconic dances of next week, most people will see this as a tribute to the original dancers and I’m sure that’s how everyone involved means them. The average viewer is going to enjoy it, I think.
And just to clairfy, most of us that read this site aren’t what I consider average viewers.
Apolo and Karina got the Encore for their Quickstep
I have a coworker who watches the show religiously every week and she never votes until the finals. And at that just from her home phone. So not much, I think a lot of viewers don’t ever vote.
KellyK, did we watch the same show? Because on the one I watched, Sabrina & Louis got the encore.
Evaine, agreed that 11 million viewers for a network program is still good, but I remember a time when DWTS was pulling 18 million and 20 million viewers! I understand that as a show ages it will lose some viewers, but the show is down to nearly half the viewers from its heyday. I fear DWTS is losing viewers to The Voice (I haven’t checked their ratings though) and other shows. I just want the fun back – where have nearly 10 million viewers gone? Sorry to vent, but I love this show and I hate to see what’s happening to it. Maybe they need new producers as well as new judges.
Evaine, I agree with much of what you said. I’m going to enjoy it regardless. I loved Derek’s ducktail and the Hairspray approach and I thought Karina looked breathtaking and Apolo was outstanding, but numbers can be confusing and even with 11 million viewers, if it’s not the demographics the sponsors are targeting, they’re not happy so that comes down on the network and ultimately the show’s producers, so it’s vitally important. The Voice, Revolution and even How I Met Your Mother were major players and Sandra, if they don’t make some major changes for the spring season, there might not even be a fall season, and they know that! It also creates a domino scenario affecting the lead in on Castle’s numbers, so there is a lot at stake.
No, perhaps many viewers aren’t as invested as many that frequent the forums and this group makes up a tiny percentage of the show’s fans, but many pertinent points are made, and if they don’t address the issues with the judges, and they cast people like Bristol, it will have an impact.
Not that this means much but in the USA Today they were reporting Nielsen ratings and quote ” Dancing With the Stars (down 26% ) falling off a cliff.” There are probably other numbers to dispute this but I still found it pretty amusing. If,in fact it is true then it’s got Bristol’s dirty little redneck mitts all over it. Hear that producer’s??? She’s tanking your show! Now have the balls to do something about it.
Well, here’s what I read a couple of hours ago. Not sure where, but… ALL the shows last night were down in overall viewers over last week (NCIS, The Voice, the comedeys etc…), I believe it was last week… EXCEPT for DWTS which stayed stable. So… again… numbers need to be taken in context.
As for Monday’s numbers, when one looks at the whole picture, I believe everyone was down in overall viewership.
I just don’t think it’s Bristol’s fault, or the judges’ fault or whatever… the show is getting old and people are deserting network TV (CBS, ABC, NBC and Fox) in big numbers.
Evaine, I appreciate your comments at #88 and #95 – your points were all reasonable and helped my perspective immensely. I was so bummed after last night, and again after watching the post show interviews Vogue put up and feeling the heightened levels of stress most of the pros and celebs projected and talked about.
But hey, I get to choose my response, and since I love the show, I choose to do whatever I need to to enjoy it. Which is not to say I don’t need all the help I can get to meet that goal.
So keep throwing the glitter, ya’ll. And logical argument goes a long way, too, toward soothing the savage DWTS breast.
The voice is only number one because they did more blind auditions this year, the only thing that it is good about the show, you just wait until the live shows and I pretty sure that dwts will be number one again
Cidra#63 I love what you wrote about Bristol. My thoughts exactly. What a WTF moment when she was called safe. It made me sick. Its depressing that she is even on the All-Stars show, and even more so that she stayed safe, while a fun entertainer like Joey got the boot.
I was shocked to see Joey and Kym booted off.Joey can dance better than some of the so called”Stars”. I’ve watched DWTS since Season 1 but I’m beginning to wonder how the dances are scored (they underscore or overscore certain couples)!!! I think ABC should get rid of the judges and let us fans vote ; leave Tom B. alone minus his co-host! I know ABC wants good ratings so they asked 6 mirrorball winners to be part of the show- a retired football player to get those people who watch monday night football and olympic medalists who
has a big fanbase esp. Shawn Johnson.Anyway,I think in my opinion the top 4 would be: Sabrina, Gilles,Kirstie and Bristol and 2 of these 3 will be eliminated next week: Melissa,Kelly and Drew. So, that leaves Emmitt,Helio,Apollo and Shawn in between ; the athletes has a large fanbase but the word is REDEMPTION either Gilles or Sabrina will win.We’ll see..
:::sigh::: DWTS has NEVER done well in the demographic. In total viewers it’s still a top 5 show, top 10 for the results show. Hardly tanking. And something most shows on TV envy.
How often do you think I’ll have to repeat this shit?
I did a long freakin’ post on ratings and I just wish that people would THINK before they regurgitate what they “heard”. Evaine is right. All shows are down. Once upon a time DWTS was getting 18 to 20 million viewers and was the number two or number three show on TV. Last week DWTS got 14 million viewers and was the number 2 or 3 show on TV for the week, number one for Monday. This should be simple enough math for anyone to figure out. ALL shows are down.
If you put the ratings on a graph, it evident. I measured it against AI and they were losing the same numbers as all the other shows. As for the Voice, DWTS BEAT IT last week in total viewers but got beat by them in the key demo – JUST LIKE AI DOES EVERY. SINGLE. SEASON. DWTS will never will the key demo. Never have, never will.
Another good point by laila – last season the voice lost viewes in pretty big numbers once the blind auditions were over. Hell, that’s the only reason I watch – for the judges during the blind auditions.
You think it should be all viewer vote E?? The same viewers that kept Bristol over Joey? Yeah, that makes sense. Only NOT.
I agree with heidi 100%, I’m not sure what it is but pretty much every single show is down. American Idol number were down this year, sytycd as well, X factor is not great either (if wasn’t for Britney it would so much worst), it is rare to see show getting 20 mill people watching this days.
DWTS is doing great people, I’n worried at all, is not gonna be cancel anytime soon.
Brisdull – aka The Chin – is getting votes from the Vote for the Worst folks – but $he is delusional enough to think that $he has a ‘fan base.’ It really saddened me when it was announced that The Chin would be on the All Stars show – it was so obvious by all the fan’s comment choices that Bris-dull was not wanted on the show. It really ruins it for the fans, and it hurts the others who deserve to be on the show. How does $he qualify as a ‘star’ – by being an unwed mother, daughter of the most divisive celebrity politician, and featured in a ‘reality’ show that was the lowest rated program ever?? Thanks ABC for selling out for ‘ratings.’
People in the L48 would be surprised to know that Alaskans can’t stand the Paylins because we know them for the lying, grifting, hypocrites they truly are. More interesting – you will NEVER find a story about the Paylins in any Alaska media, maybe a link to a story elsewhere, but that’s it.
Also too: the Paylins NEVER show their faces anywhere in Alaska. NEVER. $arah, especially, is too afraid to come out from behind her Facebook and FOX News bunker. We call her THe Quitter.
I believe I read somewhere that leap years are particularly hard for television networks, and ratings are almost always down across the board on all shows due to the Olympics and the elections interrupting regular programming, plus viewers are just otherwise occupied with coverage of those events. And don’t quote me on this either, but I think I read something about the extra day in February causing some issues with February sweeps, and the ongoing election coverage shooting the November sweeps to hell. If that’s the case, I wouldn’t write any show on one of the major networks experiencing low ratings this fall off as a failure – seems like it’s almost to be expected. Unless you’re Sons of Anarchy on FX, which actually beat all of the big networks in the key demo on Tuesday night.
Hehehe…I’m feel somewhat compelled to delete your comment as rambling spam, Cod Piece…but I’d be lying if I said it didn’t amuse me slightly
Now that I have calmed down a little I am a little more understanding of the ratings game. It is true that less people are watching the big 3 stations and there is so much opportunity for other shows. To be truthful I have whole house DVR so at some points I am DVRing 3 or 4 other shows during DWTS. I also agree that Mark has a big fan base which probably accounts for some of Bristol’s popularity, because if I am honest I would vote for Derek even if Bristol had been his partner (but it would have made me throw up a little or a lot). But to the person who said they see Bristol and Kirstie in the final four….that is really scary…I love Kirstie…but that would be atrocious. This season is great in theory but horrid on the nerves. Thanks Heidi and all for bringing us back to reality….lol!!
#105…Levi, is that you? LOL
Ditto Court. His/her username is cracking me up too!!
LOL Sheery!!!
ROFLLLLLLL Sheery – you might be on to something !
still laughing …….
Just like I expected. I do think he should stay for at least another week. But I’m glad the better dancers are not eliminated.
I’m with everyone who says Bristol shouldn’t even be on the allstar season. She is not a STAR. Kirstie’s dancing is not that great, but her personality makes it much more bearable than Bristol, plus she has earned the right to be called a STAR. It is really hard to vote this season, wanting to vote for my personal favorites but also the best dance of the week, wondering if who I vote for will affect whether Bristol sticks around. Just love this site, it is so fun and entertaining but really can make you THINK about how it really works.