Harry Shum Jr earns perfect score on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ horror night
A double elimination was announced for the October 27 episode after the previous week ended without anyone leaving.
Harry Shum Jr and professional partner Jenna Johnson led the seventh week of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars with 40 out of 40 on October 27. The episode’s “Horror Movie Night” theme had the 10 remaining celebrity-professional pairs perform routines drawing on horror films.
Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy earned 37 out of 40, as did Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold. Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov received 36 out of 40, while Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach, along with Jackson Olson and Emma Slater, each scored 35 out of 40.
With scores from weeks six and seven combined, Shum and Johnson topped the standings at 76. Dewan and Chmerkovskiy were tied with Glenn and Pashkov at 74. Shum and Johnson also held the season 35 lead with 196, ahead of Dewan and Chmerkovskiy’s 195.
Shirley Ballas, head judge of the UK’s Strictly Come Dancing, joined regular judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli. At the episode’s opening, the show announced that two couples would be eliminated, following a week without an elimination.
