Something I've yet to reveal on Jezebel dot com is that-much to my own surprise-I'm a massive The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives fan. I have no issue with reality television, but outside of Real Housewives of New York City and MTV's Are You the One (the best reality dating show of all time, to be clear), nothing has ever really hooked me.
My absolute favorite is a newly sober disaster who's trying to be better but keeps getting in their own way. My second favorite is "unwilling or unable to play by the rules." This is Whitney. She's constantly saying the things you're not supposed to say. She treats group shoots like she's auditioning for a Tennessee Williams production. Her kayfabe is all over the place. It's magnetic!
Kicking off by explaining to listeners that her family "has had to make so many adjustments" to their daily life for the show, Danielle shared: "I used to regularly pick both of [my kids] up from school, take them to karate, take them to baseball. On the weekends, I was always at their baseball games, and we could have playdates, and we would do movie nights, and now... I just haven't really been able to be as present."
"I'm sorry, Jan has absolutely no business being a pro on Dancing With the Stars. There's zero foundation, technique, quality, understanding of the partnership," Chmerkovskiy said on the most freeing public forum, his wife's podcast, The Penthouse With Peta, on October 24. "Bro, I'm getting emotional. It is absurd. And this is unreal, how blind we have to be, and, God forbid, say what's obviously there. He had no idea what [the] foxtrot is supposed to look like. How are you gonna expect him to teach it and deliver that message in a format that is completely different from even ballroom dancing?"
It's only appropriate that Dancing With the Stars devoted an entire night to last week, because this year, the show's ratings and buzz are defying gravity in the most spectacular ways. At a time when double-digit declines are the norm for linear shows, ABC's variety-competition staple kicked off its 34th season in September by scoring its biggest premiere numbers since 2020 - and then proceeded to grow its viewership for five consecutive weeks,
The judges' table had a special addition: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli were joined by guest judge Jon M. Chu, director of Wicked and the upcoming Wicked: For Good. "Wicked Night" judge's scores and fan votes were combined with last week's "Dedication Night," as there was no elimination. In the end, it was time to say goodbye to Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying and his pro partner Rylee Arnold.
LOS ANGELES -- It was "Dedication Night" at the "Dancing with the Stars" ballroom, and it was nothing short of emotional. The remaining celebrities dedicated their dances to a person or group who meant a lot to them. The contestants honored their parents, partners, siblings, former co-stars, romantic partners and children for dedication night. Danielle Fishel, along with her dance partner Pasha Pashkov, gave her "Boy Meets World" co-star William Dennis his flowers.
LOS ANGELES -- "Dancing with the Stars" was back this week with the couples dancing to famous one-hit wonders, and in the end, the competition made its first double elimination of the season. Four stars - Olympian Jordan Chiles, "Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" stars Jen Affleck and Whitney Leavitt and conservationist Robert Irwin - were tied at the top of the leaderboard with scores of 22 out of 30 points.
original judge Carrie Ann Inaba, who shared on Instagram earlier today that she is feeling "quite under the weather" and will not be at the show. Another judge will not replace her tonight, so it will be only Bruce Tonioli and Derek Hough behind the judges' table.
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