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Cameron and Olson leave Dancing With the Stars as eight couples remain

Dancing With the Stars eliminated Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess, along with Jackson Olson and Emma Slater, during Horror Movie Night. The double elimination left eight couples competing for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

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What happened

Key facts

  • Two couples were eliminated at the end of the Horror Movie Night episode (per pagesix.com, hollywoodreporter.com, eonline.com).
  • Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess were eliminated (per pagesix.com).
  • Jackson Olson and Emma Slater were eliminated (per pagesix.com).
  • The previous week's Dedication Night ended without an elimination, leaving 10 couples safe (per pagesix.com).
  • Judges' scores and viewer votes from Dedication Night and Horror Movie Night were combined to determine the eliminated couples (per pagesix.com, hollywoodreporter.com).
  • The episode was the eighth episode of Dancing With the Stars season 35 (per hollywoodreporter.com, pagesix.com).

The brief

Dancing With the Stars eliminated Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess, as well as Jackson Olson and Emma Slater, during Horror Movie Night. The double exit reduced the field from 10 couples to eight, with the remaining contestants still competing for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy. The elimination process carried over results from the prior episode.

Dedication Night ended without sending anyone home, and all 10 couples remained safe. Judges’ scores and viewer votes from that episode were combined with scores and votes from Horror Movie Night to decide which two pairs left.

The Hollywood Reporter described the episode as the eighth of season 35 and said the couples performed routines inspired by frightening films as part of the Halloween programming. Page Six likewise identified the broadcast as Horror Movie Night and reported the two eliminated pairs by name. E!

News and Forbes headlines also characterized the outcome as a double elimination, corroborating the episode’s central result. The two outlets provide different amounts of detail rather than conflicting accounts of the outcome. Page Six names Cameron, Burgess, Olson and Slater and emphasizes that the previous week’s scores and fan votes carried forward.

The Hollywood Reporter explains that viewer votes and judges’ scores from both episodes determined the exits, and adds a preview of the next themed episode. Neither account gives a different elimination count or names a different departing couple.

The episode’s voting mechanism meant the decision reflected results across two broadcasts, not only performances from Horror Movie Night. That arrangement followed a Dedication Night in which no couple was eliminated, leaving all 10 couples’ prior scores and votes in the combined calculation.

In a preview for the Disney-themed episode announced at the end of the broadcast, Alfonso Ribeiro said Cynthia Erivo would join as a guest judge. The remaining eight couples are still in the competition, while the sources do not identify a further elimination decision or its timing.

Why it matters

  • Cameron and Burgess, and Olson and Slater, bore the direct consequence of the combined judges’ scores and viewer votes: elimination from the competition.
  • The remaining eight couples continue to compete for the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy after the field dropped from 10.
  • Carrying Dedication Night scores and votes forward meant the previous episode’s results remained part of the mechanism that determined which couples left.

What to watch next

  • Whether the eight remaining couples compete in the Disney-themed episode previewed by The Hollywood Reporter.
  • Whether Cynthia Erivo joins that episode as the guest judge, as Alfonso Ribeiro announced.

How it's being covered

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Where the outlets are based: US/Canada 60% · Unknown 40%
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  • Coverage is currently concentrated among Center-rated outlets (5 of 5 rated sources); comparatively few Left or Right-rated outlets have published on the event.
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How outlets' accounts compare

1 framing difference · 1 uncorroborated claim · 1 information gap
The reports repeat the same account with different emphasis; its central claims are not independently confirmed in the reporting Updat3 read.Compared across 2 reports whose article text Updat3 read; 3 other outlets were checked by headline only.
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Sources emphasise different angles, actors or consequences of the same reporting.
  • Page Six names Tyler Cameron, Sharna Burgess, Jackson Olson and Emma Slater and highlights the carryover of prior scores and votes; The Hollywood Reporter emphasizes the combined results from both episodes and the Halloween film-inspired theme.
Updat3: These are differences of emphasis, not disputes about what is reported. They do not show that the reported claims are true.
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  • Alfonso Ribeiro announced Cynthia Erivo as a guest judge for the Disney-themed episode, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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  • The sources do not state the exact date of the episode or give the number of couples expected to compete in the next episode.
Updat3: Updat3 cannot conclude anything about this from the current sources.

Timeline

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  1. BBC One premiered the British dance competition Strictly Come Dancing.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  2. ABC premiered the U.S. adaptation, Dancing With the Stars.
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  3. The first U.S. season ended on July 6, 2005, with actress Kelly Monaco and professional dancer Alec Mazo winning.
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  4. Dancing With the Stars judge Len Goodman died.
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  5. Dancing With the Stars named its Mirrorball Trophy in Len Goodman's honor during season 32.
    Background · compiled and fact-checked by Updat3
  6. Dancing With the Stars' Dedication Night ended without an elimination, leaving 10 couples in the competition.
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How we got here

The week before Horror Movie Night, *Dancing With the Stars*’ Dedication Night ended without an elimination, leaving 10 couples in the competition. The U.S. series premiered on ABC on June 1, 2005, adapting the British competition *Strictly Come Dancing*, which began on BBC One in 2004.

The first U.S. season ended on July 6, 2005, with actress Kelly Monaco and professional dancer Alec Mazo winning. After judge Len Goodman died in April 2023, the show named its Mirrorball Trophy in his honor during season 32, which premiered in September 2023.

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