Dancing With the Stars made its bow on Disney+ Monday evening in what we are able to solely describe as a two-hour present.
Leaving its ABC house allowed for higher manufacturing values, large adjustments, and no industrial breaks.
Live content material is difficult to drag off, extra so when there are not any industrial breaks, however the premiere of Dancing With the Stars Season 31 was a valiant try at reinvigorating the franchise.
The high-stakes premiere concluded with a number of {couples} in jeopardy and we even obtained our first elimination of the season.
Here is how the scores performed out for the {couples} on the evening.
Jordin Sparks and Brandon Armstrong – 26/40
Sam Champion and Cheryl Burke – 20/40
Heidi D’Amelio and Artem Chigvintesev – 24/40
Jessie James Decker and Alan Bersten – 20/40
Wayne Brady and Witney Carson – 29/40
Daniel Durant and Britt Stewart – 27/40
Vinny Guadagnino and Koko Iwasaki – 17/40
Trevor Donovan and Emma Slater – 21/40
Gabby Windey and Val Chmerkovskiy – 28/40
Cheryl Ladd and Lous Van Amstel – 21/40
Shangela and Gleb Savchenko – 28/40
Joseph Baena and Daniella Karagach – 23/40
Selma Blair and Sasha Farber – 28/40
Charli D’Amelio and Mark Ballas – 32/40
Teresa Giudice and Pasha Pashkov -20/40
Jason Lewis and Peta Murgatroyd – 18/40
At the finish of the evening, we discovered that Teresa and Jason had been in the most hazard, and their scores had been largely in charge.
Teresa’s efficiency with Pasha had much more pizazz and than Jason and Peta’s, and finally, the judges agreed.
Jason Lewis and Peta Murgatroyd had been the first eradicated contestants of the season.
Dancing With the Stars Season 31 is off and operating.
There had been some large surprises on the evening, but it surely’s not unusual for a few of the contestants to be nervous till they discover their footing.
The true check shall be in how the remaining opponents carry out in the coming weeks.
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