♪
>>> GIVE ME A BEAT!
>> Announcer: LIVE FROM
HOLLYWOOD, IT'S JANET
JACKSON NIGHT ON "DANCING WITH
THE STARS."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪ SEND IN THE MOVIE SHOW
♪ THINKING THEIR NASTY
THOUGHTS ♪
♪ THERE BETTER BE A GENTLEMAN OR
YOU'LL TURN ME OFF THAT'S
RIGHT ♪
♪ NASTY A NASTY BOY
♪ DON'T MEAN A THING
♪ OH, NASTY BOYS
♪
♪ MY FIRST NAME AIN'T BABY IT'S
JANET IF YOU'RE NASTY ♪
♪ NASTY BOYS
>> Announcer: AND NOW PLEASE
WELCOME YOUR HOST, TYRA BANKS!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪ NASTY BOYS DON'T MEAN A THING
ALL YOU NASTY BOYS ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: THANKS TO BRITT AND
BRANDON FOR CHOREOGRAPHING THAT
FANTASTIC OPENING.
IT'S JANET JACKSON NIGHT IN THIS
BALLROOM, AND IT'S GOING TO BE
AMAZING.
SO LET'S GO!
>> Announcer: DANCING TONIGHT ‐‐
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: WE'RE ALL SO EXCITED TO
BE CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF A
LIVING LEGEND.
SHE'S A FIVE‐TIME GRAMMY‐WINNING
SINGER/SONGWRITER/PRODUCER,
INCREDIBLE DANCER.
AND GET THIS ‐‐ SHE'S JOINING US
FROM LONDON RIGHT NOW.
MY GIRL, JANET JACKSON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> HI, TYRA.
>> Tyra: I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT
TONIGHT.
THIS NIGHT IS DEDICATED TO YOUR
ARTISTRY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT YOUR
SONGS BEING DANCED TO THE LATIN
AND BALLROOM STYLES TONIGHT?
>> I THINK IT'S GREAT.
I LOVE ALL STYLES, ALL TYPES OF
DANCE.
IT'S A WAY TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.
ANOTHER WAY, I SHOULD SAY, TO
EXPRESS YOURSELF.
IF YOU DON'T DO IT THROUGH
WORDS, ANOTHER WAY YOU CAN
EXPRESS YOURSELF, THROUGH DANCE.
>> Tyra: I REMEMBER GOING TO
YOUR CONCERTS OVER THE YEARS,
SEEING YOU ONSTAGE, YOU'RE LIKE,
BOOM, BOOM, AND IT'S LIKE, OKAY,
WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET TO EAT?
>> I DON'T KNOW, YOU'RE
EMBARRASSING ME.
>> Tyra: I ALWAYS EMBARRASS ME.
>> I DON'T KNOW.
IT'S MY LIFE.
I LOVE IT.
IT'S MY JOB.
I ENJOY WHAT I DO.
>> Tyra: YEAH.
WE LOVE IT.
>> I SO ENJOY MY DAY JOB.
>> Tyra: WHICH IS MAMA, RIGHT?
YEAH.
WE GOT TO GET OUR BOYS BACK
TOGETHER AGAIN.
>> THAT'S THE BEST.
>> Tyra: TONIGHT IS ALL FOR YOU,
BOO.
>> THAT'S SO SWEET.
AND I'M SO HONORED BY THIS
NIGHT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, TYRA.
>> Tyra: GIVE IT UP FOR MS.
JANET JACKSON, EVERYBODY!
OH, MY GOSH.
WE PLOF HER SO MUCH.
THE PRESSURE IS ON OUR COUPLES
AS THEY DANCE FOR A SPOT IN THE
SEMIFINALS.
TO GET THERE, OUR COUPLES HAVE
TO SURVIVE TONIGHT'S DOUBLE
ELIMINATION WITH NOT ONE, BUT
TWO DANCES TO SOME OF JANET'S
BIGGEST HITS.
I'M SO NERVOUS BECAUSE ANYBODY
CAN GO HOME.
VOTING IS OPEN IN THE EASTERN
AND CENTRAL TIME ZONES, SO GO TO
ABC.COM.
SUBSCRIBERS OF ALL U. S. WIRELESS
PHONE CARRIERS CAN ALSO VOTE BY
TEXTING THE STAR'S FIRST NAME TO
THE NUMBER 21523.
MESSAGE AND DATA RATES MAY
APPLY.
NOW, LEADING OFF THE FIRST ROUND
WITH A CHA‐CHA TO
JANET JACKSON'S GOOD TIME ANTHEM
"ESCAPADE," IT'S OUR PLATINUM
COUNTRY SINGER.
WE'RE GONNA GET A GLIMPSE OF
JIMMIE ALLEN AND EMMA'S
FRIENDSHIP AS THEY TRAINED FOR
THIS DANCE.
♪
>> IT'S JANET JACKSON NIGHT ON
"DANCING WITH THE STARS."
>> I HEART JANET JACKSON.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
JANET JACKSON IS A TRAILBLAZER.
HER SONGS, HER OUTFITS THAT SHE
WEARS.
FIRE.
JANET IS A GREAT DANCER AS WELL.
AND IT'S ONLY FITTING THAT WE
GET TO HONOR HER ON "DANCING
WITH THE STARS."
WHAT SONG ARE WE DANCING TO?
>> "ESCAPADE".
>> OH, MY GOSH.
>> YOU REALLY LOVE JANET
JACKSON.
KICK IT OUT.
THERE'S NEVER A DULL MOMENT WITH
JIMMIE ALLEN.
OH, YEAH.
POST‐REHEARSAL, THIS IS WHAT
JIMMIE LOOKS LIKE.
PRE‐REHEARSAL ‐‐
>> I LOVE LITTLE EMMA.
THAT'S WHAT I CALL HER.
YOU KNOW, SHE'S SUPER FUN.
>> MAKE SURE YOU VOTE FOR ME ON
MONDAY NIGHT!
>> YES, I'M EMMA.
VOTE FOR HIM.
>> SHE GETS TO SEE MY WORLD.
>> CHEF ALLEN, WHAT DO WE HAVE?
>> WE GOT A LITTLE FRENCH TOAST
HAPPENING.
I'VE GAINED A SISTER AND A
FRIEND.
I WANT TO BRING SOMEBODY TO THE
STAGE RIGHT NOW, WHO IN THE LAST
TWO MONTHS HAS BEEN KICKING MY
BUTT INTO SHAPE.
>> WE JUST HAVE THIS GREAT
CONNECTION, THIS GREAT BOND.
IT MAKES THIS WHOLE EXPERIENCE
JUST SO BLISSFUL.
>> AM I A HORRIBLE PARTNER, OR
AM I OKAY?
>> YOU'RE A GOOD DANCER.
YOU JUST NEEDED POLISHING.
>> I'VE DEFINITELY FOUND A
FRIEND FOR LIFE IN EMMA.
SHE'S A WONDERFUL PERSON WITH A
BIG HEART.
EMMA SLATER, Y'ALL!
>> Announcer: DANCING THE
CHA‐CHA WITH HIS PARTNER EMMA,
IT'S JIMMIE ALLEN.
♪
♪ AS I WAS WALKIN' BY
SAW YOU STANDIN'
THERE WITH A SMILE ♪
♪ LOOKIN' SHY
YOU CAUGHT MY EYE ♪
♪ THOUGHT YOU'D WANT
TO HANG FOR A WHILE ♪
♪ MY MIND'S TIRED
I'VE WORKED SO
HARD ALL WEEK ♪
♪ CASHED MY CHECK
I'M READY TO GO ♪
♪ I PROMISE YOU
I'LL SHOW YOU
SUCH A GOOD TIME BABY ♪
♪ COME ON BABY
LET'S GET AWAY ♪
♪ LET'S SAVE YOUR TROUBLES
FOR ANOTHER DAY ♪
♪ COME GO WITH ME
WE'VE GOT IT MADE ♪
♪ LET ME TAKE YOU
ON AN ESCAPADE ♪
♪ LET'S GO
♪ MY MIND'S TIRED OOH
I'VE WORKED SO HARD OOH ♪
♪ I PROMISE YOU I'LL
SHOW YOU SUCH A GOOD TIME ♪
♪ COME ON BABY
♪ LET ME TAKE YOU
ON AN ESCAPADE
ON AN ESCAPADE BABY ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: OKAY.
JIMMIE AND LITTLE EMMA.
STARTING UP JANET JACKSON NIGHT
WITH A CHA‐CHA TO "ES PA PAID."
LEN?
>> WELL, THERE WAS ONE OR TWO
HEEL LEADS.
WHICH YOU SHOULDN'T DO.
THERE WERE A FEW OF THOSE.
LET ME TELL YOU, THIS WAS A NICE
DANCE AND A NICE ROUTINE.
IS NICE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET YOU
INTO NEXT WEEK?
I'M NOT SURE.
>> Tyra: ALL RIGHT.
DEREK, FIRST OF ALL, BEFORE YOU
COMMENT, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
YOU ON YOUR NOMINATION FOR A
WORLD CHOREOGRAPHY AWARD.
WORLD, NOT CITY OR STATE.
WORLD.
HUGE.
>> NO, MY MAN, JIMMIE.
FIRST OF ALL, YOU'RE KILLING ME
WITH THE SPARKLES.
I LOVE A SPARKLY OUTFIT.
THIS WAS A GOOD PERFORMANCE, BUT
IT WASN'T YOUR BEST.
I THINK IN THE SIDE‐BY‐SIDE, IT
FELT FREE.
BUT IN THE PARTNER WORK, IT GOT
A LITTLE STIFF.
BUT EVERY WEEK CAN'T BE GREAT.
IT HAPPENS.
>> Tyra: BRUNO?
>> LET ME SAY, I'M SURE YOU'LL
AGREE WITH ME.
THANKS TO JANET, THE PLEASURE
PRINCIPLE IS RULING THE AIRWAYS
TONIGHT.
>> Tyra: IT ABSOLUTELY IS.
TOTALLY.
>> FUN, PLAYFUL, YOU WERE EVEN
DOING BACKING VOCALS.
WHICH WAS NOT NECESSARY, BY THE
WAY, THIS IS ANOTHER SHOW.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY, YOUR FLUIDITY
HAS IMPROVED.
BUT NO HEEL LEADS IN THE
CHA‐CHA‐CHA!
>> Tyra: OH.
CARRIE ANN?
>> LOOK, YOU BRING THE FUN EVERY
TIME.
WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START OUT
THE NIGHT.
YOU ALWAYS MAKE US SMILE.
I LOVE THAT ABOUT YOU.
THERE'S A CASUALNESS ABOUT YOU.
BUT IN THE QUARTERFINALS, WE
ARE, WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE
DETAILS OF THE TECHNIQUE.
THE SHOULDERS WERE UP, WE WANT
THEM DOWN, TOO.
AND KEEP THE RIB CAGE IN, OKAY?
>> Tyra: ALL RIGHTY.
I LOVE THIS LITTLE EMMA.
I MEAN, I THINK EVERYBODY ON
SOCIAL WILL BE CALLING YOU
LITTLE EMMA.
#LITTLEEMMA.
TELL US ABOUT THIS FRIENDSHIP.
>> SHE'S BECOME LIKE A SISTER TO
ME.
SHE GETS ON ME LIKE THE HEEL.
I SAY, WHEN I DANCE ON STAGE A
LOT OF TIMES, I GO WITH THE
HEEL.
BUT SHE'S BEEN GREAT, MY FAMILY
LOVES HER, SHE SUPPORTS ME AND
MY CAREER, ME AND MY FAMILY.
I COULDN'T ASK FOR A BETTER
PARTER IN.
>> Tyra: LET'S GET THESE SCORES.
LET'S GO.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> 8.
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> YES, IT'S AN 8.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> I AGREE.
8.
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 8.
>> Tyra: IT'S AN 8‐CAPADE.
32 OUT OF 40 FOR JIMMIE AND
EMMA.
BY THE WAY, YOU CAN CATCH JIMMIE
PERFORMING LIVE ON THE CMA
AWARDS, WEDNESDAY NIGHT AT 8:00,
7:00 P. M. CENTRAL ON ABC.
NOW, NEXT, SUNI LEE, WHO HAS A
NEW LOOK, AND SASHA, DANCE A
SAMBA TO JANET JACKSON'S NUMBER
ONE HIT, "ALL FOR YOU."
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: WELCOME BACK TO JANET
JACKSON NIGHT.
REMEMBER, YOU'RE VOTING FOR THE
STARS YOU WANT TO SEE IN NEXT
WEEK'S SEMIFINALS.
LAST WEEK'S BOTTOM TWO WAS A
SHOCK TO ALL OF US.
THE COUPLES AT THE BOTTOM HAVE
CHANGED EVERY WEEK.
IN FACT, WHEN IT CAME TO LAST
WEEK'S VOTES, TWO COUPLES WERE
SEPARATED BY LESS THAN 0.1%.
AND TONIGHT, YOU GET TEN VOTES
PER DANCING COUPLE PER VOTIING
METHOD FOR TONIGHT'S DOUBLE
ELIMINATION.
NEXT UP, SUNI LEE IS FEELING
GREAT TONIGHT, AND SHE'S READY
TO DANCE A SAMBA WITH SASHA TO
JANET'S SIGNATURE SONG, "ALL FOR
YOU."
>> LAST WEEK WAS ROUGH.
THE DAY OF THE LIVE SHOW, I WAS
FEELING REALLY SICK.
THE WHOLE TIME I WAS JUST
THINKING, LIKE, JUST GET THROUGH
THE DANCE AND YOU CAN GET UP AND
GO.
>> SUNI AND SASHA.
>> AFTER THE DANCE, I HAD TO RUN
TO THE BATHROOM, BECAUSE I HAD
TO THROW UP.
>> IS SHE OKAY?
>> POOR THING.
>> I LITERALLY RAN OFF THE STAGE
ON LIVE TV.
>> IS SHE OKAY?
>> SERIOUSLY, THAT DANCE WAS SO
GOOD.
>> WHEN I WAS BACKSTAGE, I THINK
I WAS MORE EMBARRASSED THAN
ANYTHING.
BUT I WAS NOT ABOUT TO THROW UP
ON NATIONAL TV.
>> FIRST OF ALL, HOW ARE YOU
FEELING?
>> A LOT BETTER.
THAT WAS A ROUGH WEEK.
PROBABLY GOING TO HAVE TO DELETE
ALL MY SOCIAL MEDIA FOR THIS.
>> WHY?
>> I DON'T LIKE LOOKING AT
NEGATIVE COMMENTS AND STUFF.
ON SOCIAL MEDIA, I ALWAYS SEE A
LOT OF MEAN COMMENTS ABOUT ME
NOT BEING ABLE TO DANCE, AND I
NEED TO GO HOME.
SINCE I'M NOT THE BEST AT IT ‐‐
>> YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR COMFORT
ZONE.
>> YEAH.
AND I FEEL LIKE THEY'RE RIGHT.
I LET THEM GET TO ME.
IF I DIDN'T CARE ABOUT WHAT
EVERYBODY SAID, I FEEL LIKE I
COULD BE SO MUCH BETTER.
THIS WEEK, WE'RE DOING A SAMBA
TO ALL FOR YOU.
>> 7, 8.
>> I HAVE BEEN WORKING MY BUTT
OFF IN REHEARSALS.
IF I LOOK GOOFY, THEN I LOOK
GOOFY.
I'M HAVING FUN.
AND NOBODY WILL TAKE THE FUN
AWAY.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE SAMBA
WITH HER PARTNER SASHA, IT'S
SUNI LEE.
♪
♪ ALL FOR YOU DO YOU REALLY WANT
IT ♪
♪ ALL FOR YOU ALL FOR YOU
♪ YOU GOT TO HAVE IT.
♪ ALL FOR YOU
♪ I SEE YOU OUT THE CORNER OF MY
EYE ♪
♪ BUT INSIDE YOU SAY OH MY I
KNOW EXACTLY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS
WITH OTHER GUYS ♪
♪ WHAT YOU GONNA DO COME ON TALK
TO ME ♪
♪ THAT AIN'T THE WAY TO BE
YEAH ♪
♪ ALL FOR YOU ALL FOR YOU
♪ IT'S ALL FOR YOU
♪ YOU GOT TO HAVE IT
♪ IT'S ALL FOR YOU
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: SUNI AND SASHA WITH A
SAMBA TO "ALL FOR YOU."
DEREK?
>> SUNI!
MY GIRL!
OH, MY ‐‐ YO, GET THIS GIRL A
HAIR CAMPAIGN IMMEDIATELY.
NEW HAIR, NEW CONFIDENCE.
BABE, YES.
YES.
YOU WERE SO VIBRANT.
YOU HAD THIS BEAUTIFUL ENERGY
OOZING OUT OF YOU.
SO MAGNETIC.
SO SMOOTH.
THE TECHNIQUE.
SAMBA IS A TOUGH ONE.
AND YOU DID IT SO BEAUTIFULLY.
SO GRACEFULLY.
YEAH, GIRL.
>> Tyra: OKAY.
BRUNO?
>> REBOOTED, RECHARGED, RUNNING
ON HIGH OCTANE.
ACTUALLY, I SEE YOU FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN HD.
YOU WERE BRILLIANT.
BECAUSE YOU HAD PROS AROUND YOU,
YOU COULD BE ONE OF THEM.
AND IT WAS 100% AUTHENTIC A
SAMBA.
>> Tyra: CARRIE ANN?
>> SUNI, I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
THIS IS WHAT I THOUGHT WAS
INSIDE OF YOU THIS WHOLE TIME.
WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING.
DOES IT FEEL LIKE THIS IS
FINALLY YOU?
>> YES.
>> THIS WAS ALL YOU, AND ALL
FANTASTIC.
WELL DONE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> Tyra: LEN?
>> IF I WAS A DOCTOR, GIVING
YOUR SAMBA A HEALTH CHECK, IT
WOULD GET A ONE.
>> THAT'S A GOOD THING, RIGHT?
>> Tyra: WE GOT NEW HAIR, NEW
SUNI.
WHAT IS HAPPENING THIS WEEK,
BECAUSE YOU ARE GLOWING.
>> I'M HONESTLY SO HAPPY AND
EXCITED.
I FEEL LIKE THIS IS THE TIME TO
REALLY STEP IT UP.
I WAS LIKE, I NEED TO LET GO,
FORGET ABOUT EVERYTHING, AND DO
MY THING.
>> Tyra: IT'S WORKING.
THE HIGHLIGHTS HAVE GIVEN HER
LIFE.
LET'S GET YOUR SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> IT'S A 10!
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> FROM LEN, THE 10!
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> FROM DEREK, I DON'T KNOW, A
10!
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 10, BABY.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: PERFECT SCORE FOR A
PERFECT DANCE.
40 OUT OF 40 FOR SUNI AND SASHA.
YOU GUYS GET READY TO GO
CELEBRATE.
YOU GOT THE DANCE‐OFF.
BUT GO CELEBRATE THAT.
LET'S SEE OUR ACTRESS FROM "THE
OFFICE, " THIS WEEK MELORA
HARDIN AND ARTEM HAD SOME TENSE
MOMENTS AS THEY TRAINED FOR A
PASO DOBLE TO "IF."
>> THIS WEEK, IT'S GOING TO BE
JANET JACKSON NIGHT.
AND WE'RE DANCING PASO DOBLE TO
THE SONG "IF."
>> THAT'S A POWERFUL DANCE.
>> WE NEED TO GET SOME 10s
AGAIN.
THIS WEEK IS A DOUBLE
ELIMINATION.
ARTEM AND I ARE WORKING HARD TO
GET TO THE SEMIFINALS.
I'M PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED.
YOU DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HOURS IN
THE DAY.
>> TRY TO STAY ON TIME.
I'M NOT GOING TO BE HOLDING
BACK.
WE ONLY HAVE A FEW DAYS.
>> I UNDERSTAND.
BUT YOU DON'T NEED TO BE
STRESSED AT ME BECAUSE YOU'RE
STRESSED ABOUT THE TIME.
HE WAS FRUSTRATED BY ME.
MAKES ME FEEL UPSET.
WE'RE UP AGAINST SOME STRESS
HERE, I'M UP AGAINST SOME
STRESS.
YOU WERE BEING COLD.
>> YEAH.
BECAUSE I NEEDED TO GET DONE.
>> THE ONLY WAY TO MATCH YOU
WHEN YOU'RE BEING LIKE THAT IS
TO BE LIKE THAT.
>> OKAY.
COOL.
>> THERE'S GOING TO BE PLACES
WHERE YOU KIND OF DON'T CLICK.
WE'RE STILL LEARNING ABOUT EACH
OTHER.
BUT WHEN I GET SILENT ARTEM, I'M
IN FEAR.
AND I'M GOING TO DISAPPOINT
EVERYBODY.
THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS TO ME.
IT'S LIKE YOU'RE ‐‐ OFF ABOUT
EVERYTHING, AND IT'S LIKE, OKAY.
IT'S A GREAT WAY TO START
REHEARSAL.
>> GETTING UPSET WITH ME FOR
BEING THAT WAY MAKES ME FEEL
IT'S MY FAULT THAT WE DON'T HAVE
TIME.
>> IT'S NOT YOUR FAULT.
>> BUT THAT'S HOW IT MADE ME
FEEL.
>> IT MAKES SENSE THERE'S GOING
TO BE HICCHICCUPS.
IN ANY INTENSE RELATIONSHIP.
I'M SO STORY I MESSED UP THIS
MORNING.
IT'S AN INTENSE TIME, BUT WE'RE
A TEAM, A PARTNERSHIP.
IT'S SUPERHUMAN, THE THINGS
YOU'RE DOING.
YOU KNOW I APPRECIATE THAT, SO
MUCH.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: DANCING THE PASO
DOBLE WITH HER PARTNER ARTEM,
IT'S MELORA HARDIN.
♪
♪ HOW MANY NIGHTS I'VE LAID IN
BET EXCITED OVER YOU I CLOSE MY
EYES AND THOUGHT OF US 100
DIFFERENT WAYS ♪
♪ HOW MANY TIMES I WONDER HOW
ABOUT YOU ♪
♪ DAY AND NIGHT NIGHT AND DAY
♪ IF I WAS YOUR GIRL OH THE
THINGS I'D DO TO YOU BUT I'M
NOT ♪
♪ SO I CAN'T AND I WON'T
♪ IF I WAS YOUR GIRL
♪
♪ IF I WAS YOUR GIRL
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: OH, FOR THE SPINNING
CLOCK, TICK‐TOCK, YOU DON'T
STOP.
MELORA AND ARTEM, PASO DOBLE.
DEREK AND BRUNO, EVERYBODY ON
THEIR FEET.
LET'S START WITH YOU, BRUNO.
>> THE QUEEN OF MEAN.
FEROCIOUS.
FURIOUS.
YOU WERE SPINNING LIKE A
WHIRLWIND.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE
OFF.
BUT I HAVE TO SAY, THE KEY TO
THE PASO DOBLE IS ARTISTRY, IN
SPITE OF IT ALL, THE ARTISTRY
AND THE BEAUTY WAS THERE.
THE CHARACTER WAS THERE.
I MEAN, ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL.
>> Tyra: CARRIE ANN?
>> OKAY.
MELORA, I JUST HAVE TO SAY THIS.
OFTENTIMES, WOMEN IN THEIR 50s
JUST CAN'T QUITE COMPETE AT THE
LEVEL OF EVERYBODY ELSE.
BUT THIS YEAR, YOU ARE KICKING
THE BALLS OUT OF THIS BALLROOM
COMPETITION.
IT WAS AMAZING, POWERFUL,
PASSIONATE.
I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
WELL DONE.
IT'S OKAY THAT YOU GUYS FOUGHT.
FORGET IT.
I'M DONE.
>> Tyra: LEN?
>> MELORA, WHAT CAME OUT OF YOU?
YOU'RE USUALLY SUCH A GENTEEL
AND NICE, THEN YOU'RE
AGGRESSIVE, YOU HAVE ATTACK.
I LOVE THE SKIRT, IT GAVE THE
FEELING OF A CAPE THROUGHOUT THE
DANCE.
WELL DONE.
GREAT PERFORMANCE.
>> Tyra: DEREK?
>> FIRST OF ALL, I LOVED YOUR
PACKAGE.
IT REMINDS US ALL HOW DIFFICULT
IT IS.
BUT YOU CAME OUT, YOU ABSOLUTELY
SLAYED THAT PASO.
I'M OUT OF TIME.
YOU'RE AMAZING.
WOW.
>> Tyra: THAT WAS INTENSE TO SEE
YOU HAVE THAT REAL FAMILY
MOMENT.
WHAT WAS GOING ON?
HOW ARE YOU GUYS FEELING NOW?
>> YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY AT THE
NITTY‐GRITTY HERE.
I'M VERY AWARE THAT THIS COULD
BE MY LAST NIGHT ON THE SHOW.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO
REALLY THANK SOME OF THE MANY,
MANY PEOPLE THAT THE AUDIENCE AT
HOME DOES NOT SEE, THE PEOPLE
THAT MAKE OUR INCREDIBLE
COSTUMES, THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE
US LOOK BEAUTIFUL.
WEEK AFTER WEEK.
THE PEOPLE THAT GET US TO SET ON
TIME, AND KEEP THE SHOW MOVING.
AND THE CAMERA OPERATORS.
AND THE SOUND DEPARTMENT.
EVERYBODY.
AND THE PEOPLE THAT COME OUT
DURING THE COMMERCIAL AND SWEEP
UP ALL THE CONFETTI.
>> Tyra: SHE'S THANKING
EVERYBODY.
THEY'RE SAYING I GOT TO GET
THESE SCORES.
>> I LOVE EVERYONE.
I'M PRIVILEGED.
I LOVE YOU, ARTEM.
>> Tyra: THEY'RE TELLING ME WE
GOT TO GET SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> IT'S A 10!
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> IT'S A 10!
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> IT'S A 10!
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 10!
>> Tyra: OH, MY GOODNESS.
MELORA, ARTEM, YOU GUYS GOT A
PERFECT 10.
I KNOW JANET IS UP IN LONDON
GOING, HECK, YEAH.
FOUR 10s FOR A 40.
40 OUT OF 40.
WE'VE GOT ONE OF JANET JACKSON'S
NUMBER ONE R&B HITS.
OLIVIA AND VAL DANCE TO "ANYTIME
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: WE'RE BACK WITH OUR
JANET JACKSON NIGHT COMPETITION
AS OUR COUPLES DANCE TO SURVIVE
TONIGHT'S DOUBLE ELIMINATION AND
ADVANCE TO NEXT WEEK'S
SEMIFINALS.
NEXT UP, WITH AN ARGENTINE
TANGO, OUR BEAUTY VLOGGER.
FIRST, WE'RE GONNA CHECK OUT
OLIVIA JADE AND VAL WORKING ON
THEIR ROUTINE TO JANET'S
BEAUTIFULLY SEXY HIT, "ANY TIME,
ANY PLACE."
>> LAST WEEK WAS SO INCREDIBLE.
WE GOT OUR FIRST 10s.
>> 10!
>> IT WAS A BIG SURPRISE TO ME.
I DID NOT EXPECT TO GET ALL FOUR
OF THOSE POINTS.
>> OLIVIA!
>> I CAME ON THE SHOW AND REALLY
DIDN'T THINK I WOULD MAKE IT
VERY FAR.
SO IT'S REALLY SURREAL THAT WE
COULD POTENTIALLY MAKE THE
SEMIFINALS IF WE MAKE IT THROUGH
THIS WEEK.
>> IT'S JANET JACKSON NIGHT, AND
WE'RE DANCING THE ARGENTINE
TANGO TO "ANY TIME, ANY PLACE".
>> I'M REALLY EXCITED.
SHE'S AN ICONIC SINGER AND A
FIRE DANCER.
I HAVE A FAMILY, SMALL
CONNECTION TO JANET JACKSON.
>> WHAT IS IT?
>> FUN FACT.
MY DAD WAS IN A JANET JACKSON
MUSIC VIDEO.
>> WOW.
>> HE'S IN, LIKE, A TRUCK OR
SOMETHING.
SO YOUNG, LATE 20s.
I THINK HE WAS FRIENDS WITH HER
BACK IN THE, LIKE, EARLY '90s.
I THINK WHY I LIKE TO DANCE SO
MUCH IS WHEN I WAS SUPER YOUNG,
MY DAD AND I WOULD DANCE
TOGETHER ALL THE TIME.
JUST BLASTING MUSIC, EVERY
HOLIDAY PARTY, WE WOULD BE THE
FIRST ONES ON THE DANCE FLOOR
AND THE LAST ONES OFF.
MY FAVORITE MEMORIES WITH MY DAD
ARE ON THE DANCE FLOOR, A FULL
CIRCLE MOMENT.
AND HE'S WATCHING ME DANCE EVERY
SINGLE MONDAY, IT MEANS
EVERYTHING.
HE'LL CALL ME, TEXT ME, AND TELL
ME HE'S REALLY PROUD OF ME AND
THAT I'M DOING A GREAT JOB.
IT'S HARD.
I WANT TO MAKE IT THROUGH THIS
WEEK SO BADLY.
I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN IT.
I WILL PUSH MYSELF TO NEW LIMITS
IF I MAKE IT TO THE SEMIS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: DANCING THE
ARGENTINE TANGO WITH HER PARTNER
VAL, IT'S OLIVIA JADE.
♪
♪ IN THE
THUNDER AND RAIN
YOU STARE INTO MY EYES ♪
♪ I CAN FEEL YOUR HAND
MOVIN' UP MY THIGHS ♪
♪ SKIRT AROUND MY WAIST
WALL AGAINST MY FACE
I CAN FEEL YOUR LIPS ♪
♪ OOH I DON'T WANNA STOP
JUST BECAUSE PEOPLE WALKIN'
BY ARE WATCHIN' US ♪
♪ I DON'T GIVE A DAMN
WHAT THEY THINK ♪
♪ I WANT YOU NOW
I DON'T WANNA STOP ♪
♪ JUST BECAUSE
YOU FEEL SO GOOD ♪
♪ INSIDE OF MY LOVE
I'M NOT GONNA STOP ♪
♪ NO NO NO
I WANT YOU ♪
♪ ALL I WANT TO SAY IS
ANY TIME ♪
♪ AND ANY PLACE
I DON'T CARE WHO'S AROUND
NO NO NO NO NO WEE OH ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: SOME TABLE ACTION,
OLIVIA AND VAL WITH AN ARGENTINE
TANGO TO "ANY TIME, ANY PLACE."
CARRIE ANN?
>> OLIVIA, IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL
PERFORMANCE.
YOU'RE SO ELEGANT, SO REFINED
WITH ALL YOUR LINES.
HONESTLY, I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO
SEE A LITTLE MORE HEAT.
AND YOU HAVE A RUMBA COMING UP.
IN YOUR NEXT DANCE ‐‐
>> Tyra: YOU WANT A LITTLE MORE
MM.
LEN?
>> I LOVED THE CHEMISTRY, YOU
HAD MOMENTS OF SPEED.
VAL, I'M NEVER KEEN ON A TABLE.
>> HAVE YOU TRIED IT?
>> Tyra: OH, VAL.
SHAME ON YOU.
>> DON'T KNOCK IT UNTIL YOU TRY
IT.
>> Tyra: DEREK?
>> OLIVIA, BY THE WAY, YOU
SHOULD TRY TABLES OUT, LEN.
>> Tyra: YOU GUYS, THIS IS A
FAMILY SHOW.
>> OLIVIA, WHO AM I?
WHERE AM I?
I DON'T KNOW.
YOU CAN DANCE A PASO OR
ARGENTINE TANGO, BUT YOU HAVE
THIS JOY AND SMILE ON YOUR FACE
THAT IS SO AUTHENTIC AND
WONDERFUL.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL
DANCE.
WELL DONE.
>> Tyra: BRUNO?
>> MY DARLING, SEDUCTIVE, R
ROMANTIC, INVOLVING.
MAYBE A LITTLE BIT MORE PASSION,
BUT AN ARGENTINE BEAUTY.
>> Tyra: I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY
SEXY.
I LOVED THE TABLE.
SOME OF THE JUDGES ARE NOT
FEELING THE TABLE.
>> YOU CAN FIND THIS TABLE IN
IKEA.
>> Tyra: IT'S FOR SALE.
LET'S GET THE SCORES, DARLING.
P>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> YEAH, A 9.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> SLICK.
9.
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 9.
>> Tyra: ALL RIGHTY.
WE GOT A 36 OUT OF 40 FOR OLIVIA
AND VAL SO FAR TONIGHT.
NEXT UP WITH A PASO DOBLE TO
JANET'S "BLACK CAT," CODY RIGSBY
AND CHERYL.
WE'LL SEE THEM AFTER THIS, LIVE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: WELCOME BACK.
NOW, GET THIS.
"DANCING WITH THE STARS" HAS
BEEN NOMINATED FOR A PEOPLE'S
CHOICE AWARD.
VOTE FOR US AT VOTEPCA.COM.
ALL VOTES CAST TOMORROW COUNT
TWICE.
YOU GOT THAT?
THEY COUNT TWICE.
SO VOTE TOMORROW.
NOW, OUR CELEBRITY FITNESS GURU
IS UP NEXT TO DANCE A
PASO DOBLE.
HERE ARE CODY RIGSBY AND CHERYL
TRAINING FOR THEIR ROUTINE TO
JANET JACKSON'S GRAMMY‐NOMINATED
NUMBER ONE HIT "BLACK CAT."
♪
>> IT'S JANET JACKSON NIGHT.
>> OH, MY GOD.
I LOVE JANET JACKSON.
I HAVE SEEN JANET JACKSON SO
MANY TIMES IN CONCERT.
>> AND WE'RE DANCING TO THE
SONG "BLACK CAT".
>> OOH, SUCH A GOOD ONE.
JANET JACKSON IS A FEMALE
POWERHOUSE.
I CAN'T WAIT TO DO HER PROUD IN
THE BALLROOM.
WHEN I THINK OF JANET JACKSON, I
THINK OF JUST HAVING FUN WITH MY
MOM AS A KID.
SHE TOOK ME TO MY FIRST JANET
JACKSON CONCERT.
>> TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR MOM.
>> SHE'S FUN, SILLY, CAN TALK
YOUR EAR OFF.
I HAVE SO MUCH RESPECT FOR MY
MOM.
SHE WAS A SINGLE PARENT.
I WAS BORN IN LOS ANGELES, AND
MY DAD DIED WHEN I WAS ABOUT
FOUR MONTHS OLD.
AND SHE TOOK ON A LOT OF
RESPONSIBILITY.
I REMEMBER BEING EVICTED FROM
OUR APARTMNT AS AN 8‐YEAR‐OLD.
WE DIDN'T HAVE A HOME FOR A
WHILE, AND THAT WAS SCARY.
NO MATTER HOW ROUGH IT GOT, SHE
ALWAYS WAS GIVING HER BEST.
AND SHE ALWAYS PUT ME FIRST.
I'M GRATEFUL FOR THAT STRUGGLE.
>> HAS SHE WATCHED YOU ON THE
SHOW?
>> OH, MY GOD, SHE LOVES
WATCHING US ON "DANCING WITH THE
STARS."
THIS WEEK IS A FIGHT TO THE
SEMIFINALS.
AND I WANT TO BE IN THAT
SEMIFINAL SO, SO BAD.
>> STEP NEXT TO MY FOOT.
THAT'S IT.
>> I WOULD LOVE TO DEDICATE THIS
DANCE TO MY MOM.
I WANT HER TO KNOW SHE'S SO
SPECIAL TO ME.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: DANCING THE
PASO DOBLE WITH HIS PARTNER
CHERYL, IT'S CODY RIGSBY.
♪
♪ ALL THE LONELY NIGHTS
I SPEND ALONE
NEVER AROUND TO LOVE ME ♪
♪ YOU'RE ALWAYS GONE
'CAUSE YOU'RE HANGIN' OUT
BREAKIN' THE RULES ♪
♪ OH THE MAN HAS COME
LOOKING FOR YOU
YOU'RE A REBEL NOW ♪
♪ DON'T GIVE A DAMN
ALWAYS CARRYING ON
TILL IT'S TOO LATE ♪
♪ DON'T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU INSIST ♪
♪ AND I JUST KNOW THAT
YOU'RE TELLING ME LIES ♪
♪ BLACK CAT NINE LIVES
SHORT DAYS LONG NIGHTS ♪
♪ LIVIN' ON THE EDGE
NOT AFRAID TO DIE ♪
♪ HEARTBEAT REAL STRONG
BUT NOT FOR LONG ♪
♪ BETTER WATCH YOUR STEP
OR YOU'RE GONNA DIE ♪
♪
♪ NOT AFRAID TO
DIE GUITAR ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: THAT DROP IN THE END.
WHOA.
CODY AND CHERYL WITH A PASO
DOBLE.
TO "BLACK CAT."
ALL RIGHT, LEN, WE'RE GOING TO
START WITH YOU.
>> ARE YOU TALKING TO ME?
>> Tyra: YES.
>> IT WAS BIG, BOLD, NO NONSENSE
DANCING.
FULL OF FIRE AND ICE.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST, I DIDN'T
EVEN SEE YOU, CHERYL.
IT WAS SO DOMINANT, AND THAT'S
HOW THE PASO DOBLE SHOULD BE.
IT'S A MAN'S DANCE.
AND YOU DANCED IT FANTASTIC.
>> Tyra: DEREK?
>> I FEEL LIKE THERE WAS A
SWITCH WENT OFF, A COUPLE OF
WEEKS AGO.
YOU SAID, I GOT TO STEP IT UP.
AND MY FRIEND, YOU HAVE BEEN
STEPPING IT UP.
THE WHOLE TIME, I WAS LIKE, OH.
YOUR LINES, YOUR PRESENCE, IT
WAS ALL THERE.
>> Tyra: IT WAS FUN TO WATCH YOU
WATCH HIM, DEREK.
>> YOU HAVE UNLEASHED THE BEAST
WITHIN.
IT WAS LIKE MORTAL KOMBAT.
HE WAS GOING AT IT LIKE AN
EXECUTIONER.
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, HE'S MINE!
I'M GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE
SEMIFINALS.
I MEAN, IT WAS A POWER PASO.
>> Tyra: CARRIE ANN?
>> CODY, I JUST HAVE TO ASK YOU,
HOW DID THAT FEEL?
>> IT FELT AMAZING.
I THINK I LOST ONE OF MY NINE
LIVES, THOUGH.
>> IT WAS FANTASTIC.
YOU'RE FINALLY BRINGING IT ALL
TOGETHER.
IT WAS LIKE ‐‐ THE STRENGTH, THE
POWER, THE PASSION.
IT ALL CAME TOGETHER.
>> Tyra: YOUR MAMA TOOK YOU TO
YOUR FIRST JANET CONCERT.
YOU DEDICATED THIS TO YOUR MAMA.
THIS WAS CRAZY POWER.
I WAS LIKE, OH, MY GOSH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT TO SAY TO YOUR
MAMA?
>> I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB RAISING
ME.
I LOVE YOU.
>> Tyra: WE LOVE YOU, MAMA.
AND MAMA, WE'RE GOING TO GET
YOUR BABY SCORES.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET
IT AFTER THE BREAK.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: WE'RE BACK ON JANET
JACKSON NIGHT.
BY THE WAY, IN 2022, TO MARK THE
40th ANNIVERSARY OF HER DEBUT
ALBUM, SHE'S TELLING HER STORY
IN A TWO‐PART DOCUMENTARY EVENT.
IT'S AN INTIMATE, HONEST, AND
UNFILTERED LOOK IN HER OWN
WORDS.
BEFORE THE BREAK, CODY AND
CHERYL DANCED A PASO DOBLE TO
JANET JACKSON'S HIT,
"BLACK CAT."
NOW, IT'S TIME TO GET SOME
SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> ONE CORRECTION.
JUST KIDDING.
10!
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> IT'S A 10!
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 9!
>> Tyra: OH, MAN.
WHAT'S UP WITH DEREK AND BRUNO
MESSING UP THE 10s.
38 OUT OF 40 FOR CODY AND
CHERYL.
BUT THESE ARE CODY AND CHERYL'S
FIRST 10s OF THE SEASON.
SO CONGRATULATIONS.
GET READY FOR THAT DANCE‐OFF.
WE'RE GOING TO KEEP IT GOING.
ALL RIGHT.
NEXT UP, DANCING TO JANET'S
HIT "MISS YOU MUCH," IT'S THE
CO‐HOST OF "THE TALK."
THIS WEEK, THE STRESS WAS
GETTING TO AMANDA KLOOTS AND
ALAN AS THEY TRAINED.
>> THE JUDGES WERE A BIT TOUGH
ON ME.
>> I WANTED TO SEE SOMETHING
SPECIAL, AND I DIDN'T REALLY SEE
THAT.
>> IT DIDN'T HAVE THE FINESSE WE
WERE USED TO SEEING THIS WEEK.
>> I WANT TO GO IN AND KILL IT
THIS WEEK.
>> WE'RE DANCING JAZZ TO "MISS
YOU MUCH."
IF WE MAKE IT THIS WEEK, WE'RE
IN THE SEMIFINALS.
>> IT'S GOING TO BE A REALLY
TOUGH WEEK WITH THE DOUBLE
ELIMI
ELIMINATION.
AND I WANT TO GET TO THE
SEMIFINALS.
>> OUR ARMS ARE SO DISCONNECTED
FROM YOUR BODY.
>> ALAN HAS BEEN PUSHING ME HARD
THIS WEEK.
WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO.
>> YOU'RE JUST RUNNING THROUGH
IT.
>> I'M NOT DOING THAT.
IT'S SO RUDE.
IT'S DEFINITELY TIME WITHIN
EVERY REHEARSAL WHERE ALAN AND I
WILL BUTT HEADS.
YOU GIVE ME THE [ BLEEP ]
LAUNDRY LIST.
>> YOU DON'T LIKE TO DO LAUNDRY.
NEITHER DO I.
>> WE PUSH EACH OTHER'S BUTTONS,
AND WE DEFINITELY HAVE TIMES
PWHERE WE'RE HAVING A HARD TIME
UNDERSTANDING EACH OTHER.
>> SO WHAT IS THAT STEP, IS WHAT
I'M ASKING?
>> GRANDE, STEP, STEP, STEP.
>> YOU DIDN'T DO THAT.
>> 3, 4.
>> NO.
I THINK THE JUDGES ARE HARDER ON
AMANDA BECAUSE THEY SEE
SOMETHING SPECIAL WITH HER.
THEY'RE PUSHING US TO BRING A
NEW SIDE OF AMANDA OUT.
AND HOPEFULLY THIS IS THE WEEK.
>> MY MIND LITERALLY BLANKS OUT
EVERY TIME.
BOTTOM LINE, WE HAVE TO
COMMUNICATE, WORK THROUGH IT,
AND KEEP PUSHING.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: DANCING JAZZ WITH
HER PARTNER ALAN, IT'S
AMANDA KLOOTS.
♪
♪ SHOT LIKE AN ARROW
THROUGH MY HEART
I JUST KNOW THAT ♪
♪ IT FEELS WRONG
WHEN I'M AWAY TOO LONG
IT MAKES MY BODY HOT ♪
♪ SO LET ME TELL YA BABY
I'LL TELL YOUR MAMA
I'LL TELL YOUR FRIENDS ♪
♪ I'LL TELL ANYONE
WHOSE HEART CAN COMPREHEND
SEND IT IN A LETTER BABY ♪
♪ TELL YOU ON THE PHONE
I'M NOT THE KIND OF GIRL
WHO LIKES TO BE ALONE ♪
♪ I MISS YOU MUCH
BOY OH I MISS YOU MUCH ♪
♪ I REALLY MISS YOU MUCH
M‐I‐S‐S YOU MUCH ♪
♪ I MISS YOU MUCH
BOY OH I MISS YOU MUCH ♪
♪ BABY I REALLY
MISS YOU MUCH
M‐I‐S‐S YOU MUCH ♪
♪ I MISS YOU MUCH
I MISS YOU MUCH ♪
♪ I'M NOT ASHAMED TO
TELL THE WORLD
I MISS YOU ♪
♪ I MISS YOU MUCH
REALLY REALLY
MISS YOU MUCH ♪
♪ BOY OH I MISS YOU MUCH
BABY I REALLY
MISS YOU MUCH ♪
♪ M‐I‐S‐S YOU MUCH
THAT'S THE END ♪
>> Tyra: IS THAT THE END?
SHE'S LIKE, NO.
NO.
AMANDA AND ALAN, DOING A JAZZ
DANCE TO "MISS YOU MUCH."
DEREK'S GOT THE SLOW CLAP.
>> AMANDA!
OH, MY GOODNESS.
YOU WERE JUST A LEADING LADY
FROM START TO FINISH.
YOU OWNED THOSE FELLAS AT THE
BEGINNING, ALL THE WAY THROUGH.
THE LIFTS WERE DIFFICULT.
YOU WERE SO IN SYNC.
YOU DID IT.
>> Tyra: BRUNO?
>> YOU WERE IN CHARGE OF THE
DANCE FROM BEGINNING TO THE END.
ABSOLUTELY LEADING IT.
AND WHAT YOU DID, YOU HAD ALL OF
THIS JANET JACKSON REFERENCES,
BUT YOU MADE IT YOUR OWN.
YOUR PERSONALITY SHOWED IT'S
YOUR DANCE.
>> Tyra: CARRIE ANN?
>> AMANDA, CAN I COME HUG YOU?
BECAUSE I WANT TO HUG YOU.
>> Tyra: WOW, CARRIE ANN SHOWING
SOME LOVE.
>> OKAY.
I'M SO PROUD OF HER.
>> Tyra: WE GOT TO MOVE ON TO
LEN.
THEY'RE SAYING THIS, NOT ME.
GO AHEAD, LEN.
>> AMANDA.
AMAZING.
>> Tyra: OH, MY GOSH, WHAT A
HEATED REHEARSAL THAT YOU GUYS
HAD.
BUT THEN THIS HAPPENS.
THIS IS, LIKE, CRAZY.
YOU BROUGHT THE THING.
LET'S GET THESE SCORES.
READY?
SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> 10!
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> FROM LEN, THE 10.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> 10!
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 10!
>> Tyra: 40 OUT OF 40 FOR AMANDA
AND ALAN.
HER FIRST PERFECT SCORE.
40 OUT OF 40 SO FAR TONIGHT.
THEY CAN GET READY FOR THAT DAVE
DA
DANCE‐OFF.
WE'RE GONNA KEEP IT GOING WITH A
CHA‐CHA FROM OUR NBA CHAMPION.
HERE ARE IMAN SHUMPERT AND
DANIELLA TRAINING FOR THEIR
ROUTINE TO JANET JACKSON'S
GROUNDBREAKING, SOCIALLY
CONSCIOUS HIT, "RHYTHM NATION."
♪
>> SO IT'S JANET JACKSON NIGHT.
ARE YOU EXCITED ABOUT THAT ONE?
>> YEAH.
GOING TO BE SOME POPS.
THAT'S WHAT SHE ALWAYS TALKS
ABOUT WITH JANET, CATCHING THE
RIGHT ‐‐
>> OH, MY GOD.
I'M DEAD.
>> MY WIFE IS AN ENORMOUS FAN OF
JANET JACKSON.
NUMBER ONE FAN WITH THE FOAM
FINGER.
>> YOU GUYS ACTUALLY KNOW HER.
>> JANET IS COOL, THOUGH.
WE WERE TRYING TO GET TO A JANET
JACKSON CONCERT.
THE FLIGHT DIDN'T LINE UP.
AND JANET REACHED OUT, KNOWING
SHE WAS A HUGE FAN.
>> I WAS LOOKING FORWARD TO
MEETING YOU.
I REALLY WAS.
>> IT WAS COOL FOR MY WIFE TO
TALK TO HER IDOL.
IT WAS LIKE THE BEGINNING OF
THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
>> WE'RE DANCING A CHA‐CHA
TO "RHYTHM NATION."
I THINK THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE,
LEARNING THE CHA‐CHA, IS JUST
CONTROLLING OUR LIMBS TO THIS
SPEED OF MUSIC.
BECAUSE HE'S SO TALL.
SO I WANT TO WORK ON THAT STEP.
I DON'T WANT TO JUST DO IT.
IMAN AND I ARE DEFINITELY
FEELING THE PRESSURE OF THE
DOUBLE ELIMINATION.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR FOOTWORK,
WE CAN'T WORK ON IT.
ANYONE CAN WIN, THE FIELD IS
REALLY OPEN.
WE JUST HAVE TO DANCE OUR
ABSOLUTE BEST.
>> [ BLEEP ].
I'M WORKING EXTREMELY HARD ON
THIS CHA‐CHA.
I LIKE THE PRESSURE, AND WE'RE
AT WAR RIGHT NOW.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: QUICK CHANGE, WE'RE
BACK.
BEFORE THE BREAK, WE SAW
IMAN SHUMPERT AND DANIELLA
TRAINING FOR A CHA‐CHA TO
JANET JACKSON'S ICONIC HIT
"RHYTHM NATION."
HERE THEY ARE.
>> Announcer: DANCING THE
CHA‐CHA WITH HIS PARTNER
DANIELLA, IT'S IMAN SHUMPERT.
♪
♪ FIVE FOUR
THREE TWO ONE ♪
♪ YEAH YEAH
YEAH YEAH
WOO ♪
♪ YEAH YEAH YEAH
WOO
BASS BASS BASS BASS ♪
♪ GET NASTY
♪
♪ WITH MUSIC BY OUR SIDE
TO BREAK THE COLOR LINES ♪
♪ LET'S WORK TOGETHER
TO IMPROVE OUR WAY OF LIFE ♪
♪ JOIN VOICES IN PROTEST
TO SOCIAL INJUSTICE ♪
♪ A GENERATION
FULL OF COURAGE
COME FORTH WITH ME ♪
♪ PEOPLE OF THE WORLD TODAY
ARE WE LOOKING FOR A
BETTER WAY OF LIFE ♪
♪ WE ARE A PART OF
THE RHYTHM NATION
PEOPLE OF THE WORLD UNITE ♪
♪ STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
WE CAN GET IT RIGHT
ONE TIME ♪
♪ WE ARE A PART OF
THE RHYTHM NATION ♪
♪ BASS BASS
BASS BASS
BASS BASS BASS ♪
♪ SING IT PEOPLE
SING IT CHILDREN
RHYTHM NATION ♪
♪ SING IT IF YOU
WANT A BETTER WAY OF LIFE
RHYTHM NATION ♪
♪ WE ARE A PART OF
THE RHYTHM NATION ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: OKAY.
IMAN AND DANIELLA WITH THE
CHA‐CHA.
TO EVERYONE'S FAVORITE, "RHYTHM
NATION."
>> WHAT IS THAT SMELL?
>> Tyra: BRUNO, BRUNO, BRUNO?
>> RESPECT, RESPECT, RESPECT.
TAKING ON "RHYTHM NATION," ONE
OF THE MOST ICONIC,
GROUNDBREAKING NUMBERS EVER.
IT WAS A GREAT TRIBUTE, YOU GAVE
A GREAT PERFORMANCE.
THE CHA‐CHA‐CHA WAS A BIT
MINIMAL.
BUT YOU GAVE A GREAT
PERFORMANCE.
>> Tyra: CARRIE ANN?
>> INTRICATE CHOREOGRAPHY,
DELIVERED WITH YOUR NORMAL
PIZZAZZ.
YOU WERE HITTING THINGS WAY
HARDER AND SHARPER THAN NORMAL.
>> Tyra: LEN?
>> I WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE
PRECISION IN THE GROUP SECTION
OF THAT DANCE.
I THOUGHT THAT WAS RIGHT
ON‐POINT.
AS FAR AS THE CHA‐CHA‐CHA IS
CONCERN, IT HAD ITS MOMENTS.
BUT FOR ME, THERE WASN'T ENOUGH
OF THEM.
>> Tyra: DEREK?
>> YOU GUYS, Y'ALL ARE SPECIAL.
I'LL TELL YOU WHY.
WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT ON THE
SHOW IS TO BE MEMORABLE.
THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE VOTE FOR AND
REMEMBER.
AND YOU DELIVERED A VERY
MEMORABLE PERFORMANCE.
>> GOOD JOB, COACH.
>> Tyra: IMAN, I GOT TO SAY,
WHEN I LOOK AT YOU, TO ME,
ESPECIALLY BEING A BALLER, YOU
THRIVE UNDER PRESSURE.
>> YEAH.
>> Tyra: SO YOU'RE FEELING THE
PRESSURE OF THE SEMIFINALS.
AND YOU JUST BRING IT.
TALK ABOUT THAT.
>> I'M USED TO BEING IN THE LONG
ROAD, AT THE END, IT GETS TIGHT.
BUT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL MOMENTS
USUALLY COME OUT OF THIS.
>> Tyra: THE WINS, RIGHT?
LET'S SEE HOW THESE SCORES ARE
GOING.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> 8.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 9.
>> Tyra: ALL RIGHTY.
35 OUT OF 40 FOR IMAN AND
DANIELLA SO FAR TONIGHT.
THEY CAN HEAD OFF AND CHANGE FOR
THE DANCE‐OFF.
NEXT UP WITH A SALSA TO JANET
JACKSON'S HIT, "FEEDBACK," OUR
POP STAR AND TV PERSONALITY.
LAST WEEK, JOJO SIWA AND JENNA
WERE SAVED BY THE JUDGES TO
DANCE TONIGHT FOR A PLACE IN THE
SEMIFINALS.
>> LAST WEEK, LITERALLY BROKE MY
HEART.
JENNA AND I ENDED UP IN THE
BOTTOM TWO.
>> I WANT TO SAVE JOJO AND
JENNA.
>> THIS WAS A GREAT REMINDER
THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DO GET
HIGHER SCORES, VOTING MATTERS.
>> YES.
MY MOM HAS A FAMOUS SAYING, IT'S
CALLED RALLYING THE TROOPS.
TO GET OUT OF THE BOTTOM TWO, WE
NEED MY FANS.
THEY'RE THE BEST EVER, AND I
KNOW THEY'LL PULL US OUT OF
THIS.
THEY'VE BEEN SO SUPPORTIVE OF ME
FOR SO LONG.
WHEN I CAME OUT EARLIER THIS
YEAR, THEY GAVE ME SO MUCH LOVE.
THANK YOU GUYS.
THANK YOU.
THE SUPPORT FROM MY FAMILY, MY
FRIENDS, FROM CELEBRITIES, JUST
MADE MY HEART SO FULFILLED.
ELTON JOHN CALLED ME.
>> JOJO, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE
YOU ON SHARING YOURSELF WITH THE
WORLD AND COMING OUT THIS YEAR.
>> I KNEW THE SECOND I REALIZED
I WAS IN LOVE WITH A GIRL, NOT
EVERYBODY IS GOING TO LOVE IT.
IT BLOWS MY MIND THAT SOME
PEOPLE WON'T LET THEIR KIDS
WATCH MY VIDEOS ANYMORE, BECAUSE
OF WHO I LOVE.
I WAS NO DIFFERENT THE DAY
BEFORE.
IT'S WILD TO THINK THAT THE
SCARIEST THING, COMING OUT OF
THE WORLD, IS THE BEST THING
THAT I EVER DID.
>> I'M SO HAPPY YOU DID.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I'M SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> THIS WEK, WE'RE DOING A
SALSA TO MY FAVORITE JANET
JACKSON SONG, "FEEDBACK."
THIS IS THE LAST PERFORMANCE
BEFORE THE SEMIFINALS.
IT'S PRESSURE‐FILLED, BECAUSE WE
WERE IN THE BOTTOM TWO LAST
WEEK.
I KNOW THE SIWANATORS WILL VOTE
AND HAVE MY BACK.
AND I LOVE THEM SO MUCH.
>> BEAUTIFUL!
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: DANCING THE SALSA
WITH HER PARTNER JENNA, IT'S
JOJO SIWA.
♪
♪ LIGHT SKIN DARK SKIN
MY ASIAN PERSUASION ♪
♪ I GOT THEM ALL THAT'S WHY
THESE GIRLS OUT HERE HATIN'
'CAUSE I'M SEXY ♪
♪ DO YOU LIKE MY STYLE
YEAH THAT SEXY SEXY SEXY ♪
♪ AH LIKE I ROCK IT DOWN
YEAH THAT SEXY SEXY SEXY ♪
♪ AH YOU CAN WORK ME OUT
YEAH THAT SEXY SEXY SEXY ♪
♪ AH LET ME SHOW YOU HOW
YEAH THAT SEXY SEXY SEXY ♪
♪ SO HERE'S MY DEMONSTRATION
A PEEP SHOW ♪
♪ TONIGHT MY BODY'S
AN EXHIBITION BABY ♪
♪ THOUGH IT'S ON DISPLAY
DON'T BE SCARED TO
TOUCH IT IT SAID SO ♪
♪ SO COME AND GET IT BABE
STRUM ME LIKE A GUITAR
BLOW OUT MY AMPLIFIER ♪
♪ WHEN YOU HEAR
SOME FEEDBACK ♪
♪ KEEP GOING
TAKE IT HIGHER ♪
♪ CRANK IT UP
GIVE IT TO ME
COME ON ♪
♪ CRANK IT UP
GIVE IT TO ME
COME ON ♪
♪ I'M GONNA FEEDBACK
FEEDBACK OH
FEEDBACK FEEDBACK OH ♪
♪ CRANK IT UP
GIVE IT TO ME
COME ON ♪
♪ CRANK IT UP
GIVE IT TO ME
COME ON ♪
♪ I'M GONNA FEEDBACK
FEEDBACK OH
FEEDBACK FEEDBACK OH ♪
♪ FEEDBACK
F‐F‐FEEDBACK
BACK BACK BACK BACK ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: OH!
OKAY, JOJO AND JENNA ARE TRYING
TO SHOW US HOW IT'S DONE.
OKAY.
WITH THE SALSA TO "FEEDBACK."
JOJO'S FAVORITE JANET SONG.
CARRIE ANN?
>> I MEAN, COME ON.
THIS IS AMAZING, WHAT AN
INCREDIBLE JANET NIGHT.
JOJO, THIS IS THE MOST INTENSE
COMPETITION WE HAVE EVER SEEN IN
THE HISTORY OF "DANCING WITH THE
STARS."
AND A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH
YOU, BECAUSE YOU CONTINUE TO
COME OUT HERE AND DO INCREDIBLE
PERFORMANCES.
THAT WAS SHARP, HOT, AND SEXY.
AND HELLO, CIRQUE DE SALSA.
>> Tyra: LEN?
>> YOU TWO MAKE A FANTASTIC
DREAM TEAM.
HOWEVER, HERE COMES THE NEGATIVE
BIT.
FOR ME, THERE WAS ONE OR TWO
GIMMICKS IN THERE THAT I DIDN'T
FEEL WERE SALSA.
[ BOOING ]
>> I LIKE A GIMMICK.
THAT SOUNDS FUN.
>> Tyra: DEREK?
>> JOJO, FIRST OF ALL, THE
OPENING LIFT, I WAS LIKE, OKAY,
OPENING LIFT.
THAT WAS JUST BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT A WAY TO START IT.
GORGEOUS.
YOU HAD THE SALSA COMBOS, THE
JAZZ IN THERE.
THE AMAZING HIGHLIGHTS.
IT'S SO GREAT, YOU'RE SUCH A
GREAT PARTNER AND A GREAT
LEADER.
WATCHING THE SALSA.
HONESTLY, LIKE, THAT WAS JUST,
I'M SPEECHLESS.
>> Tyra: SPEECHLESS.
HE'S LIKE, DANG.
BRUNO?
>> DROP DEAD SEXY.
>> YES.
>> I'M TELLING YOU, BUT WHAT I
LIKE ABOUT YOU IS YOU DARE TO GO
THERE.
YOU PUT THINGS IN THERE THAT ARE
JUST AT THE LIMIT.
YOU PUSH IT AS FAR AS YOU CAN.
AND YOU HAVE THE COURAGE TO DO
IT.
AND TO PULL IT THROUGH.
I ADMIRE YOU FOR THAT.
GO FOR IT, NEVER STOP.
>> Tyra: AND JENNA, THE
CHOREOGRAPHY WAS BANANAS.
YOU GUYS WERE IN THE BOTTOM TWO,
I DON'T GET IT, BUT YOU WERE.
YOU'RE SHOWING PEOPLE THAT IT
SHOULDN'T HAPPEN.
WHAT ARE YOU SHOWING THEM
TONIGHT, JOJO?
>> HONESTLY, IT FEELS LIKE EVERY
WEEK WE TRY TO PULL SOMETHING
DIFFERENT OUT OF ME.
THANK YOU.
AND TONIGHT, I FEEL LIKE JENNA
REALLY PUSHED ME FOR STRENGTH.
WE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING WE
HADN'T DONE YET BEFORE, AND THAT
WAS SERIOUSLY INTENSE LIFTS.
AND IT TOOK A MINUTE, BUT WE GOT
THERE.
>> Tyra: LET'S GET THESE SCORES.
>> Announcer: CARRIE ANN INABA.
>> IT WORKED.
10!
>> Announcer: LEN GOODMAN.
>> 9.
>> Announcer: DEREK HOUGH.
>> A STRONG 10!
>> Announcer: BRUNO TONIOLI.
>> 10, BABY.
>> Tyra: ALMOST PERFECT SCORES.
39 OUT OF 40 FOR JOJO AND JENNA
SO FAR TONIGHT.
NOW, THE DANCE‐OFF ROUND IS ON
THE WAY.
IT'S GOING TO BE INTENSE.
PLUS, A SURPRISE GUEST JOINS OUR
PROS FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
WHEN WE COME BACK, LIVE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
WELCOME BACK TO JANET JACKSON
NIGHT.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE LEADERBOARD TO SEE WHERE ALL
OF OUR STARS STAND GOING INTO
THE DANCE‐OFF ROUND.
AT THE TOP, SUNI, HELMELORA, AN
AMANDA WITH PERFECT 40s.
AT THE BOTTOM, JIMMIE AND EMMA.
AND AS WE GET READY FOR
TONIGHT'S SECOND ROUND, WE'VE
GOT SOMETHING EXTRA SPECIAL FOR
YOU.
THIS WINTER 2022, OUR "DANCING
WITH THE STARS" PROS ARE GOING
ON TOUR IN AN ALL‐NEW LIVE SHOW.
WE CAN NOW FINALLY, FINALLY
ANNOUNCE THAT JOINING THEM IS
OUR REIGNING MIRROR BALL
CHAMPION, KAITLYN BRISTOWE.
NOW, SOME OF THOSE AMAZING
DANCERS ARE GONNA PERFORM FOR
YOU RIGHT NOW.
GIVE IT UP FOR BRITT, BRANDON,
GLEB, PASHA, AND
KAITLYN BRISTOWE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
♪ USED TO BE A TIME WHEN
YOU WOULD PAMPER ME ♪
♪ USED TO BRAG ABOUT
IT ALL THE TIME ♪
♪ YOUR FRIENDS SEEM TO THINK
THAT YOU'RE SO PEACHY KEEN ♪
♪ BUT MY FRIENDS SAY NEGLECT
IS ON YOUR MIND ♪
♪ WHO'S RIGHT
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
FOR ME LATELY ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH YEAH
♪ WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
FOR ME LATELY ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH YEAH
I NEVER ASK FOR MORE ♪
♪ THAN I DESERVE
YOU KNOW IT'S THE TRUTH ♪
♪ YOU SEEM TO THINK YOU'RE
GOD'S GIFT TO THIS EARTH ♪
♪ I'M TELLIN' YOU NO WAY
YOU OUGHT TO BE THANKFUL ♪
♪ FOR THE LITTLE THINGS
BUT LITTLE THINGS ARE ALL ♪
♪ YOU SEEM TO GIVE
YOU'RE ALWAYS PUTTING OFF ♪
♪ WHAT WE COULD DO TODAY
SOAP OPERA SAYS ♪
♪ YOU'VE GOT ONE
LIFE TO LIVE ♪
♪ WHO'S RIGHT WHO'S WRONG
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
FOR ME LATELY ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH YEAH
WHAT HAVE YOU DONE
FOR ME LATELY ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH YEAH ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: CHOREOGRAPHED BY
DOMINIQUE KELLY, OUR PROS, AND
KAITLYN BRISTOWE!
KAITLYN!
LOOK AT YOU, BRUNETTE, IT'S SO
GREAT TO HAVE YOU BACK.
AND WE'RE SO EXCITED THAT YOU'RE
JOINING OUR PROS FOR THE TOUR.
WHAT IS THAT LIKE?
>> IT FEELS RIGHT, TYRA.
IT FEELS RIGHT.
>> Tyra: AND YOU'RE LOOKING
GOOD.
YOU HAVE TO BE EXCITED THAT
YOU'RE GOING TO BE DANCING YOUR
WAY ACROSS AMERICA FOR ALL OF
THE FANS.
>> I KNOW.
>> LET'S GO!
>> IT'S SO CRAZY, BECAUSE WE
DIDN'T HAVE AN AUDIENCE LAST
SEASON.
IT'S SO EXCITING TO CONNECT WITH
THE "DANCING WITH THE STARS"
FANS.
>> Tyra: KAITLYN WILL BE JOINING
THE MAJORITY OF THE TOUR STOPS.
GO TO DWTSTOUR.COM FOR TICKETS
AND DETAILS.
WE'VE COME TO THE ROUND THAT
KAITLYN KNOWS ALL TOO WELL.
THE DANCE‐OFFS.
TWO AT A TIME, OUR COUPLES WILL
DANCE OFF SIDE‐BY‐SIDE FOR TWO
BONUS POINTS FROM ONE OF OUR
JUDGES.
NOW LET'S FIND OUT WHICH OF OUR
COUPLES WILL BATTLE IT OUT IN
THE FIRST DANCE‐OFF.
♪
>> WHO DO YOU THINK WE'LL
DANCE‐OFF AGAINST?
>> CAN WE JUST DANCE BY
OURSELVES?
>> YEAH, I KNOW.
>> OH!
>> YEAH!
>> JIMMIE, EMMA.
>> PUT ME AGAINST AN OLYMPIC
GOLD MEDALIST AND A GUY LIKE
SASHA THAT CAN DANCE HIS BUTT
OFF.
THANK YOU.
>> JIMMIE IS GREAT.
>> JIMMIE IS KILLING IT RIGHT
NOW.
I'M REALLY NERVOUS.
>> I'M CURIOUS TO SEE WHAT WE'RE
DANCING, WHAT WE'RE DANCING TO,
AND OUR JUDGES.
LET'S TAKE A GANDER.
>> DRUM ROLL.
>> WE'RE DOING THE SALSA
TO "MADE FOR NOW" BY JANET
JACKSON AND DADDY YANKEE.
>> GOOD SONG.
>> THE JUDGE, BRUNO.
>> WOW.
>> ALL RIGHT, SABETWEEN JIMMIE D
SUNI, WHOEVER BLINKS FIRST IS
THE LOSER.
LET'S GO.
>> MY EYES ARE BURNING!
>> DO NOT BLINK, SUNI.
YOU HOLD IT IN.
>> LOSER!
>> BYE!
>> Y'ALL GET OUT OF HERE SO WE
CAN PRACTICE, PLEASE.
>> I ALONE WILL BE JUDGING THIS
DANCE‐OFF BETWEEN JIMMIE AND
SUNI.
THE BEST THING IN A DANCE‐OFF IS
BEING ABLE TO COMPARE BOTH OF
THEM SIDE‐BY‐SIDE.
JIMMIE AT TIMES CAN BE A BIT
HEAVY‐FOOTED.
YOU DON'T STOMP A SALSA.
SUNI IS SO GOOD, ALL SHE HAS TO
DO IS RELAX AND BECOME THE
MUSIC.
YOU ARE PART OF IT.
>> GOING FOR THE GOLD.
>> SUNI MIGHT HAVE AN OLYMPIC
GOLD MEDAL.
BUT I HAVE AN ACADEMY OF COUNTRY
MUSIC AWARD.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT WILL PLAY
FOR THE SALSA.
BUT GOOD CONFIDENCE BUILDER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: DANCING THE SALSA
AGAINST EACH OTHER, IT'S
JIMMIE ALLEN AND EMMA VERSUS
SUNI LEE AND SASHA.
LET THE DANCE‐OFF BEGIN.
>> JANET JACKSON, ICONIC.
♪
[ SINGING IN SPANISH ]
>> GO.
♪
[ SINGING IN SPANISH ]
♪ MADE FOR LOVE MADE FOR LOVE
♪
[ SINGING IN SPANISH ]
♪
[ SINGING IN SPANISH ]
♪ MADE FOR LOVE MADE FOR LOVE
♪ MADE FOR LOVE
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: WHOA.
THE BATTLE BEGINS.
JIMMIE AND EMMA AND SUNI AND
SASHA WITH A SALSA DANCE‐OFF.
BRUNO, IT'S ALL YOU, BABY.
>> OH, MY GOD.
THIS IS SO HARD.
BECAUSE ACTUALLY YOU BOTH DID
GREAT PERFORMANCES.
SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FLAVOR.
BOTH VERY, VERY TASTY.
IT'S LIKE CHOOSING FROM A GREAT
CHARDONNAY AND A GREAT
SAUVIGNON.
BUT THE SALSA, YOU HAVE TO
COMBINE FLUIDITY WITH PRECISION.
WHICH IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT TO
DO.
IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT DANCE.
YOU CAN'T JUST SHAKE IT ABOUT.
SO PURELY BASED ON A BALANCE OF
TECHNIQUE AND PERFORMANCE, AND
THE TURNS, OH, GOD.
>> YOU'RE KILLING US!
>> DO I HAVE TO DO IT.
>> Tyra: WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU
WHILE YOU NOODLE ON THAT.
JIMMIE, YOU WERE COMPETING
AGAINST A GOLD MEDALIST.
SUNI, YOU'RE COMPETING AGAINST A
COUNTRY MUSIC STAR.
DRIPPING IN GOLD, BABY.
>> Tyra: RIGHT?
BRUNO, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN TO
GIVE THE SCORE.
WHO IS THE WINNER OF THIS
DANCE‐OFF, BRUNO?
>> I THINK IT'S SO DIFFICULT
BECAUSE AT THIS STAGE, YOU'RE
BOTH WINNERS.
BUT PURELY BASED ON THE POINTS I
MADE, SUNI, YOU'RE THE WINNER.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: ALL RIGHTY, SUNI AND
SASHA GET THE TWO BONUS POINTS
ADDED TO THEIR TOTAL FOR
TONIGHT.
YOU AT HOME STILL HAVE TO SEND
YOUR FAVORITES TO THE SEMITIMES.
TWO MORE COUPLES WILL GO
HEAD‐TO‐HEAD FOR BONUS POINT
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: WELCOME BACK TO JANET
JACKSON NIGHT.
YOU GET TEN VOTES PER DANCING
COUPLE PER VOTING METHOD.
VOTING CLOSES DURING THE LAST
KPESHL BREAK.
NOW LET'S FIND OUT WHO IS GOING
HEAD‐TO‐HEAD IN THE NEXT
DANCE‐OFF TO "THAT'S THE WAY
LOVE GOES."
>> WHO DO YOU THINK WE'LL BE
PAIRED AGAINST?
>> WHO DO YOU WANT?
>> I DON'T CARE, I JUST WANT THE
TWO POINTS.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
>> YEAH!
>> OKAY.
>> HEY!
>> WE WANT TO KNOW, WHO PUT ME
UP AGAINST MS. JOJO SIWA?
>> AMAZING!
>> I'M GOING UP AGAINST MY
BEAUTIFUL WIFE JENNA JOHNSON.
>> WE MEET AGAIN.
>> BUT THAT'S WHERE THE LOVE
ENDS.
AND COMPETITION BEGINS.
I HAVE SUCH CONFLICTING
EMOTIONS.
>> VAL, OLIVIA, WE'RE COMING FOR
YOU.
>> OH, THIS IS EVERYTHING.
>> IT'S GOING DOWN.
>> ALL RIGHT, WE'RE ABOUT TO
FIND OUT OUR SONG, STYLE, AND
JUDGE.
WE'RE DANCING A RUMBA TO THE
SONG "THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES"
BY JANET JACKSON.
>> WORD.
>> WE'RE BEING JUDGED BY CARRIE
ANN INABA.
>> THIS IS THE FIRST TIME JOJO
AND JENNA WILL BE DANCING A
RUMBA.
THE KEY IS GREAT FLUIDITY AND
CONNECTION.
SOMETIMES JOJO IS A LITTLE BIT
TOO ATHLETIC, AND THROWS THINGS
AWAY.
AND WE NEED TO SEE OLIVIA IN HER
FULLEST STRENGTH.
>> WE WERE IN THE BOTTOM TWO
LAST WEEK.
SO WE REALLY WANT TO SOLIDIFY
OUR SPOT IN THIS COMPETITION BY
GETTING THE TWO POINTS.
>> I'M NERVOUS ABOUT DOUBLE
ELIMINATION.
IT'S EITHER WE'RE GOING HOME, OR
TO THE SEMIFINALS.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: DANCING THE RUMBA
AGAINST EACH OTHER, IT'S
JOJO SIWA AND JENNA VERSUS
OLIVIA JADE AND VAL.
LET THE DANCE‐OFF BEGIN.
♪
♪ LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
BURNED BY THE FIRE ♪
♪ MY LOVE IS BLIND
CAN'T YOU SEE MY DESIRE ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE ♪
♪ LIKE A MOTH TO A FLAME
BURNED BY THE FIRE ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES
MY LOVE IS BLIND ♪
♪ CAN'T YOU SEE MY DESIRE
COME WITH ME ♪
♪ DON'T YOU WORRY
I'M GONNA MAKE YOU CRAZY ♪
♪ I'LL GIVE YOU THE
TIME OF YOUR LIFE ♪
♪ I'M GONNA TAKE YOU PLACES
YOU'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE ♪
♪ AND YOU'LL BE SO HAPPY
THAT YOU CAME ♪
♪ OOH I'M GONNA TAKE
YOU THERE ♪
♪ OOH OOH OOH
THAT'S THE WAY ♪
♪ LOVE GOES HOO
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES ♪
♪ DESIRE THAT'S THE WAY
THAT'S THE WAY ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES
OOH THAT'S THE WAY LOVE ♪
♪ THAT'S THE WAY LOVE
THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: OH, MY GOODNESS.
IT'S GETTING HOT IN HERE.
WE GOT COUPLES AND COUPLES AND
COUPLES.
OKAY.
JOJO AND JENNA AND OLIVIA AND
VAL WITH A RUMBA DANCE‐OFF
TO "THAT'S THE WAY LOVE GOES."
CARRIE ANN, WHERE IS YOUR VOTE
GOES‐ING?
>> FIRST OF ALL, NO PRESSURE.
THAT IS THE DANCE‐OFF OF
DANCE‐OFFS.
BOTH OF YOU GUYS ARE SO
INCREDIBLE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THAT WAS
THE FIRST TIME BOTH OF YOU HAVE
DONE YOUR RUMBAS.
OLIVIA, I SAW YOU BRING UP THE
HEAT, YOU WERE SINGING ALONG.
OOH, OOH.
BUT YOU'RE SO FLUID AND THERE'S
THIS EXQUISITENESS THAT YOU DO
THAT I REALLY LOVE ABOUT YOU.
JOJO AND JENNA, I'M SORRY, HOLD
ON ONE SECOND NOW.
BECAUSE THAT PASSION AND
CHEMISTRY WAS PALPABLE.
PAL
PALPABLE.
>> Tyra: IT WAS COUPLE AND
COUPLE AND COUPLE.
I HAVE TO ASK YOU, JENNA, YOU'RE
DANCING WITH JOJO, BUT YOUR MAN
IS OVER THERE, TOO.
IT'S A LOT GOING ON.
>> I TOLD JOJO, I MIGHT GET
DISTRACTED.
HIS BUM IS SO GREAT.
I GOT TO STAY FOCUSED.
>> Tyra: YES.
IT IS HARD TO, LIKE, NOT WATCH
VAL AND ALL OF HIS ‐‐ OKAY.
IT'S TIME FOR CARRIE ANN'S
DECISION.
CARRIE ANN, WHO IS THE WINNER OF
THIS DANCE‐OFF?
>> OKAY, SO HARD.
YOU BOTH DID AMAZINGLY.
BUT I'M GOING TO SAY THAT THE
WINNER OF THIS DANCE‐OFF IS, WHO
DO YOU THINK?
OH, WELL I'M GOING TO SAY JOJO
AND JENNA.
>> Tyra: OH!
JOJO AND JENNA GET THE TWO BONUS
POINTS ADDED TO THEIR SCORE
TONIGHT.
BUT YOU AT HOME STILL HAVE TO
VOTE TO SEE THEM IN THE
SEMIFINALS.
AND I STILL VOTE FOR VAL'S
BOOTY, TOO, BECAUSE IT WAS HOT.
WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT WHICH
COUPLES ARE GOING HEAD‐TO‐HEAD
IN THE NEXT DANCE‐OFF, RIGHT
AFTER THIS, LIVE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: ALL RIGHT.
WELCOME BACK.
AND WE WANT TO SAY HELLO TO THE
FIERCE MUSICIANS WHO ARE
ABSOLUTELY CRUSHING IT TONIGHT
ON ALL OF JANET JACKSON'S HITS.
OUR OWN RAY CHEW LIVE.
>> HEY, TYRA.
>> Tyra: HEY, RAY.
I KNOW YOU'VE GOT ANOTHER ONE OF
THOSE HITS COMING FOR US RIGHT
NOW.
FIRST WE'RE GONNA FIND OUT WHICH
OF OUR COUPLES WILL FOXTROT
AGAINST EACH OTHER IN THIS
DANCE‐OFF TO JANET'S ACADEMY
AWARD‐NOMINATED SONG "AGAIN."
>> THIS WEEK IS GOING TO BE A
DANCE‐OFF CHALLENGE.
WHO DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO
BE?
IT COULD BE ANYBODY.
>> IT COULD BE ANYBODY.
I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY PAIR
PEOPLE UP.
>> OH!
>> MAN.
>> NO WAY.
>> I HAPPEN TO REALLY LIKE IMAN
A LOT.
IT'S UNFORTUNATE THAT IMAN IS
NOW GOING TO MEET MY COMPETITIVE
SIDE.
>> GOING AGAINST MELORA HARDIN
IS GOING TO BE HARD.
>> THEY'RE DEFINITELY STRONG
COMPETITION.
>> WE'RE DANCING A FOXTROT TO
THE SONG "AGAIN" BY JANET
JACKSON.
AND WE'RE BEING JUDGED BY DEREK.
>> THIS IS MY DANCE‐OFF
CHALLENGE.
I ALONE WILL DETERMINE THE
WINNER BETWEEN IMAN AND MELORA.
MELORA, SHE'S BEEN SO CONSISTENT
BECAUSE SHE HAS AN IMPECCABLE
FRAME AND BEAUTIFUL, FLOWING
MOVEMENT.
WITH IMAN, HE COULD USE HIS SIZE
TO HIS ADVANTAGE TO REALLY FILL
OUT THE ROOM.
THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY
HE MOVES, HIS ENERGY, HIS
CHARISMA, YOU CAN'T HELP BUT
SMILE.
THAT'S WHAT FOXTROT IS ALL
ABOUT.
I'M GOING TO BE LOOKING AT WHO
IS PERFORMING MORE, WITH BETTER
LINES AND MORE TECHNIQUE.
PLAY TO YOUR STRENGTHS.
>> THESE POINTS ARE CRUCIAL.
WE'RE COMING FOR YOU, MELORA AND
ARTEM.
>> IMAN BETTER WATCH OUT.
IT'S TWO EXTRA POINTS.
SO I WANT THEM.
>> Tyra: DANCING THE FOXTROT
AGAINST EACH OTHER, IT'S
IMAN SHUMPERT AND DANIELLA
VERSUS MELORA HARDIN AND ARTEM.
LET THE DANCE‐OFF BEGIN.
♪
♪ I HEARD FROM
A FRIEND TODAY ♪
♪ AND SHE SAID
YOU WERE IN TOWN ♪
♪ SUDDENLY THE MEMORIES
CAME BACK TO ME IN MY MIND ♪
♪ HOW CAN I BE STRONG
I'VE ASKED MYSELF
TIME AND TIME I'VE SAID ♪
♪ THAT I'LL NEVER FALL
IN LOVE WITH YOU AGAIN ♪
♪ HOLD ME HOLD ME
DON'T EVER LET ME GO
SAY IT JUST ONE TIME ♪
♪ SAY YOU LOVE ME
GOD KNOWS I DO
LOVE YOU AGAIN ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: OH, OH.
ONE OF JANET'S MOST TENDER
SONGS.
SOME OF "DANCING WITH THE
STARS'" MOST TENDER DANCING.
DEREK, BABY, IT'S YOU.
>> OH, MY GOODNESS.
I LOVE THIS DANCE‐OFF CHALLENGE.
NOW WE SEE EACH OTHER
SIDE‐BY‐SIDE.
IMAN, MY MAN.
YOU HAVE GOTTEN SO MUCH BETTER.
LIKE, WOW.
THE WAY YOU USED THAT FLOOR.
VERY STRATEGIC, YOU OPENED WITH
A LIFT.
MELORA, SO CONSISTENT, ELEGANT,
AND BEAUTIFUL.
BUT LISTEN, ON PAPER, I THOUGHT
HONESTLY, I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE
KIND OF A BLOWOUT ON PAPER.
BUT THAT WAS REALLY DIFFICULT.
>> Tyra: YOU GUYS REALLY CAME
FOR IT.
IT WAS SO BEAUTIFUL TO SEE BOTH
OF YOU.
JANET IS WATCHING, EVERYBODY IS
WATCHING, THEY'RE LIKE, WHAT IS
DEREK GOING TO SAY?
ARE WE READY TO HEAR?
DEREK, WHO IS GETTING YOUR TWO
BONUS POINTS?
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING,
BUT I'M DOING IT.
THE TWO BONUS POINTS, THE WINNER
IS MELORA.
>> Tyra: MELORA AND ARTEM GET
DEREK'S TWO BONUS POINTS ADDED
TO THEIR SCORE TONIGHT.
BUT YOU STILL HAVE TO VOTE TO
SEE THEM IN THE SEMIFINALS.
AMANDA AND ALAN AND CODY AND
CHERYL BATTLE SIDE‐BY‐SIDE IN
THE LAST DANCE‐OFF AFTER THIS,
LIVE.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
♪
>> Tyra: WE ARE BACK.
THIS FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12th,
CELEBRATE THE STORIES YOU LOVE
DURING DISNEY PLUS DAY, A GLOBAL
CELEBRATION THAT INCLUDES
EXCITING PROMOTIONS AND
EXPERIENCES.
CONTENT RELEASES FROM DISNEY,
PIXAR, MARVEL, STAR WARS,
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, AND A PEEK
INTO THE NEXT CHAPTER OF DISNEY
PLUS.
O DISNEY PLUS.
NEXT UP, AMANDA AND ALAN AND
CODY AND CHERYL COMPETE IN OUR
FINAL DANCE‐OFF TO
JANET JACKSON'S NUMBER ONE HIT
"TOGETHER AGAIN."
>> WHO'S IT GONNA BE?
>> THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME.
>> IS IT?
>> OH!
>> CODY HAS BEEN SHOWING
PROGRESS AND GROWTH.
SO I FEEL LIKE WE GOT TO BRING
IT.
>> AMANDA AND ALAN HAVE DONE SO
GREAT THIS ENTIRE SEASON.
SO WE'VE GOT A CHALLENGE IN
FRONT OF US.
AND WE'RE GOING TO BRING OUR
BEST.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT WE HAVE.
>> READY?
>> DO THE HONORS.
>> WE'RE DANCING THE CHA‐CHA!
TO "TOGETHER AGAIN" BY MS. JANET
JACKSON.
>> LOVE IT.
>> AND WE'RE BEING JUDGED BY
LEN.
>> YEAH!
>> LEN IS THE HARDEST JUDGE
EVER.
SO WE SHOULD PROBABLY HEAD BACK
TO REHEARSAL.
>> SEE YOU GUYS LATER.
>> THE KEY TO CHA‐CHA‐CHA, IT'S
GOT TO BE CRISP, CLEAN.
AMANDA HAS TO WORK ON GIVING US
A LITTLE MORE RHYTHM.
BUT IT'S GOT TO SHOW HIP ACTION.
CODY NEEDS TO GIVE ME A LITTLE
BIT MORE HIP ACTION.
HE'S GOT LOVELY, STRONG FEET AND
LEGS.
TRANSFER THAT LOVELY ACTION INTO
HIPS.
>> WATCH OUT, CODY AND CHERYL.
BECAUSE WE'RE BRINGING THE LATIN
HEAT.
AND WE'RE TAKING THE TWO POINTS.
>> AMANDA, ALAN, WATCH OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO CHA‐CHA IT DOWN.
>> BOOM.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Announcer: DANCING THE
CHA‐CHA AGAINST EACH OTHER, IT'S
AMANDA KLOOTS AND ALAN VERSUS
CODY RIGSBY AND CHERYL.
LET THE DANCE‐OFF BEGIN.
♪
♪ THERE ARE TIMES WHEN
I LOOK ABOVE AND BEYOND
THERE ARE TIMES WHEN ♪
♪ I FEEL YOUR LOVE
AROUND ME BABY
I'LL NEVER FORGET MY BABY ♪
♪ WHEN I FEEL THAT
I DON'T BELONG ♪
♪ DRAW MY STRENGTH FROM
THE WORDS WHEN YOU SAID
HEY IT'S ABOUT YOU BABY ♪
♪ LOOK DEEPER
INSIDE YOU BABY ♪
♪ DREAM ABOUT US
TOGETHER AGAIN
WHAT I WANT US ♪
♪ TOGETHER AGAIN BABY
I KNOW WE'LL BE
TOGETHER AGAIN 'CAUSE ♪
♪ EVERYWHERE I GO
EVERY SMILE I SEE
I KNOW YOU ARE THERE ♪
♪ SMILIN' BACK AT ME
DANCIN' IN MOONLIGHT
I KNOW YOU ARE FREE ♪
♪ 'CAUSE I CAN SEE YOUR STAR
SHININ' DOWN ON ME ♪
♪ TIMES WE'LL SHARE AGAIN
ALL MY LOVE'S FOR YOU ♪
♪
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
>> Tyra: I LOVE IT!
AMANDA AND ALAN AND CODY AND
CHERYL WITH A CHA‐CHA DANCE‐OFF.
TO "TOGETHER AGAIN."
THAT'S THE FINAL DANCE‐OFF OF
THE NIGHT.
SO GET THOSE VOTES IN RIGHT NOW
ON ABC.COM.
AND YOU CAN ALSO VOTE BY TEXTING
THE FIRST NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE
STAR TO THE NUMBER 21523.
LEN, IT IS ALL UP TO YOU.
>> I'M TOO OLD TO TAKE ALL THIS
PRESSURE.
I HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
YOU'VE BOTH PUT THE CHA IN
CHALLENGE.
BECAUSE YOU'VE BOTH COME OUT, IT
WAS CLEAN AND CRISP.
THE HIP ACTION AND RHYTHM WAS
LACKING IN THE PAST, BUT YOU
BOTH PRODUCED THAT.
I WAS LOOKING AT ONE, THERE'S MY
WINNER, MAYBE NOT.
TO BE HONEST, IT ALL HINGED ON
ONE STEP CALLED THE NEW YORK.
AND I THOUGHT, THAT'S WHAT IT
ALL HINGED ON.
>> Tyra: WOW.
SO SOMEBODY WAS TAKING US TO THE
NYC, AND SOMEONE WASN'T, LEN,
RIGHT?
>> IT WAS HONESTLY ‐‐ THANK GOD
I WENT TO THE BATHROOM BEFORE I
HAD TO JUDGE THIS.
>> Tyra: OH, MY GOSH.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS
HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.
LET'S JUST GO WITH THIS.
WHO DID THE NYC FOR YOU, LEN?
WHO GETS THE TWO BONUS POINPOIN?
>> IT WAS A TOUGH CALL, BUT IT'S
AMANDA.
>> Tyra: LOOKS LIKE AMANDA DID
THE NEW YORK STEP.
AMANDA AND ALAN WIN THE TWO
BONUS POINTS FOR THIS ROUND, AND
THE EXTRA POINTS COULD HELP THEM
SURVIVE TONIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, COUPLES, YOU GUYS GET
READY FOR THE RESULTS.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE A LOOK AT
THE FINAL LEADERBOARD.
WITH THE BONUS POINTS ADDED IN.
WE HAVE A THREE‐WAY TIE, WITH
SUNI AND SASHA, MELORA AND
ARTEM, AND AMANDA AND ALAN AT
THE TIP‐TOP.
AT THE BOTTOM, JIMMIE AND EMMA.
YOU NEED TO VOTE NOW FOR THESE
COUPLES THAT YOU WANT TO SEE IN
THE SEMIFINALS.
THE SEMIFINALS ARE NEXT MONDAY
NIGHT.
WE'LL SHOW YOU THE DETAILS FOR
ALL OF OUR COUPLES ONE LAST
TIME.
VOTING WILL CLOSE SOON, SO GET
YOUR FINAL VOTES AND TEXTS IN
RIGHT NOW.
ALL OF THE VOTING INFORMATION
CAN BE FOUND ON ABC.COM.
WE WILL REVEAL WHICH COUPLES
WILL DANCE IN NEXT WEEK'S
FINALS AND WHICH COUPLES WILL
NOT.
OUR DOUBLE ELIMINATION IS NEXT,
LIVE.
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>> Tyra: WELCOME, WELCOME BACK.
VOTING IS CLOSED, AND HERE ARE
THE RESULTS.
WE'VE COMBINED THE JUDGES'
SCORES FROM TONIGHT WITH YOUR
VOTES.
NOW, IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER,
LET'S FIND OUT WHO'S SAFE AND
WHO IS IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
THE FIRST COUPLE WHO IS DANCING
IN THE SEMIFINALS IS SUNI AND
SASHA.
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AND JOINING THEM IN THE
SEMIFINALS ARE JOJO AND JENNA.
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ALSO COMPETING IN THE SEMIFINALS
ARE AMANDA AND ALAN.
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THE NEXT SEMIFINALIST COUPLE IS
CODY AND CHERYL.
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>> OH, MY GOD.
>> Tyra: AND IN NO PARTICULAR
ORDER, THE LAST COUPLE WHO IS
DEFINITELY COMPETING IN THE
SEMIFINALS IS IMAN AND DANIELLA.
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WHICH MEANS OLIVIA AND VAL,
JIMMIE AND EMMA, AND MELORA AND
ARTEM ARE IN THE BOTTOM THREE.
THE COUPLE WITH THE LOWEST
COMBINED TOTAL OF SCORES AND
VIEWER VOTES WILL BE ELIMINATED.
THE COUPLE LEAVING RIGHT NOW IS
OLIVIA AND VAL.
THIS IS CRAZY.
YOU GUYS HAVE BROUGHT TO MUCH TO
THIS COMPETITION.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT UP FOR THEM.
OLIVIA DANCED HER BUTT OFF.
VAL CHOREOGRAPHED HIS BUTT OFF.
WE'RE SAD TO SEE YOU GUYS GO.
ALL RIGHTY.
THANK YOU GUYS SO, SO MUCH.
OLIVIA, YOU SHOULD BE SO PROUD
OF YOURSELF.
I FEEL YOU'VE GOT SOME PRO
SKILLS, GIRL.
LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND, YOU
GUYS.
LET'S GIVE THE REMAINING COUPLES
A HAND.
ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU BOTH.
AGAIN, IT'S GOING TO BE UP TO
THE JUDGES TO SAVE ONE OF THE
BOTTOM TWO COUPLES AND KEEP THEM
IN THIS COMPETITION.
IF, AFTER LEN'S VOTE, THERE IS A
TIE AMONG THE JUDGES, THEN AS
OUR HEAD JUDGE, LEN'S VOTE
AUTOMATICALLY BREAKS THE TIE.
OKAY, IT'S TIME FOR THE JUDGES'
VERDICT.
DEREK, WHICH COUPLE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SAVE?
>> FIRST OF ALL, I JUST WANT TO
SAY, I'M SO SAD TO SEE OLIVIA
AND VAL GO.
THEY WERE UNBELIEVABLE.
MAKES ME SO PROUD.
THIS IS REALLY DIFFICULT.
REALLY TRULY IS.
BUT TONIGHT, THE PERSON I'M
GOING TO SAVE IS MELORA AND
ARTEM.
>> Tyra: DEREK VOTES TO SAVE
MELORA AND ARTEM.
BRUNO, WHICH COUPLE WOULD YOU
LIKE TO SAVE?
>> I HAVE TO ‐‐ LET ME SAY ONE
THING.
JIMMIE, I LOVED WATCHING YOU ALL
THE WAY THROUGH.
YOU'VE GROWN SO MUCH.
YOU'RE SO ENTERTAINING.
BUT AT THIS STAGE, I HAVE TO
SAVE MELORA AND ARTEM.
>> Tyra: THAT'S TWO FOR MELORA
AND ARTEM.
CARRIE ANN?
WHICH COUPLE WOULD YOU LIKE TO
SAVE?
>> THIS BREAKS MY HEART.
>> Tyra: OH, CARRIE ANN.
>> YOU BOTH HAVE DONE REALLY
WELL.
BUT JIMMIE, YOU EMBODY WHAT THE
SHOW IS ALL ABOUT IN SO MANY
WAYS.
BUT I HAVE TO CHOOSE MELORA.
I'M SORRY.
>> Tyra: THE MAJORITY GOES TO
MELORA AND ARTEM.
YOU GUYS ARE SAFE.
JIMMIE, I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO
TAKE THAT ON THE ROAD, AND NOT
JUST YOUR VOICE AND YOUR BODY.
LEN, OUT OF CURIOSITY, WHO WOULD
YOU HAVE SAVED.
>> I WOULD HAVE SAVED MELORA AND
ARTEM.
>> Tyra: IT WAS UNANIMOUS.
YOU GUYS CAN HEAD UP WITH THE
OTHERS.
AS WE HAVE OUR FINAL MOMENT WITH
OLIVIA AND VAL.
WHERE IS MY OLIVIA AND VAL?
WE HAVE JIMMIE AND EMMA.
I WANT THEM BACK HERE.
HOW ARE YOU FEELING RIGHT NOW?
>> PEOPLE HAVE BEEN WANTING TO
KNOW WHAT THIS SCARF IS.
IT'S MY GRANDMA'S SCARF.
>> Tyra: SHE'S BEEN WITH US.
WE CAN SEE YOU, JIMMIE AND EMMA,
AND OLIVIA AND VAL, ON "GOOD
MORNING AMERICA" IN THE MORNING.
"BACKSTAGE PASS: COUNTDOWN TO
THE CMA AWARDS" STARTS NOW ON
ABC.
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