DWTS: Who Scored What in TV Week?

Week 5 is TV week on Dancing with the Stars.  We're down to eight couples now that The Situation has left and we continue Theme Nights.

This week, each couple dances to the music from someone's favorite TV show (they never really defined who "someone" is...).

Did Jennifer continue to dominate?  Rick continue to be tall?  Kyle continue to smile?

Here are the judges' scores from week 5:

• Brandy and Maks - Quickstep - "Friends" - 27.  Brandy's smile lends itself to feel good music and this was a very smooth yet energetic performance.
• Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas - Tango - "The Brady Bunch" - 21.  You knew they were going to do this show, but I didn't think it would be a Tango!  It was a pretty good performance, but there wasn't anything about it that stood out either.
• Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya - Quickstep - "Bewitched" - 24.  Even though he made mistakes, Kurt exuded confidence and started to lead and control the dance.
• Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani - Rumba - "The Hills" - 23.  A strange choice of TV theme but I guess it has a connection.  This was a pretty forgettable performance with Carrie Ann referencing that fact that Audrina was 'still and dead" on top
• Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer - Foxtrot - "Charlie's Angels" - 20.  A disco-themed Foxtrot was very, very entertaining...and Len hated it.  Doing the same thing he criticized Bruno for with Michael Bolton, he said he hated it and never gave any positive feedback.  Only 5 of the 20 points were from him!
• Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke - Rumba - "Hill Street Blues" - 24.  Rick still looks like a stick insect when dancing but proved tonight he had grace.
• Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas - Jive - "The Monkees" - 18.  The Jive isn't really Bristol's thing.  The judges were very kind and Len went so far to say he thought the monkey suits were a good idea.
• Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough - Foxtrot - "Married with Children" - 25.  Len thought it was too theatrical, Bruno sort of agreed.  This was a very well done dance and I thought it was a bit unfair to criticize the theatricalness (my word) when the producers insist on having theme nights!  A fair score though.

So, we have a new could atop the leader board - Brandy and Max, a clear last place couple - Bristol and Mark and proof that Jennifer Grey might not run away with it.

Bristol, Kyle, and Florence seem most at risk but we have no real idea on how many votes each get from the viewers.

DWTS Week 4 - Who Actually Went Home?

The Goo Goo Dolls performed (I was a little disappointed), Macy's Stars of Dance performed a group Tango thing (they didn't look happy, but then they're not supposed to) and Florence + The Machine was very good.

We also had a topless Len (My eyes!) and "How to get a 10 from Len" - a mildly funny guide to scoring a 10 from, well, Len.

As is becoming the norm, the couples were brought out in groups.  The first group was the highest scores - Brandy, Audrina and Jennifer - and all three were safe.

The next "group" were the youngest - Kyle and Lacey, Bristol and Mark.  Kyle was safe and Bristol was still in jeopardy.

Sports was the next theme - Rick and Cheryl were safe, and Kurt and Anna were still in jeopardy.

The Sitch and Florence were left - Florence and Corky were safe, The Sitch and Karina not.

So - Bristol, Kurt and The Situation were left - the three lowest scorers.

The next couple safe was Kurt and Anna.

We're left with the two lowest scorers.

And The Situation is going home.  He never lived up to my expectations (but I've been wrong before!), but he tried and put himself out there.

The fourth week were the lowest scoring couple goes home!

Week 4 Results Show – Who Will Go Home?

The week 4 results show continues the acoustics theme tonight with an acoustic performance by the Goo Goo Dolls with a medley of their new single, "Not Broken" and their classic hit "Iris". Florence + The Machine performs her hit song "Dog Days Are Over" and Macy's Stars of Dance presents a number from the Tony-nominated show "Forever Tango".

But who will go home?

On first glance I thought The Situation was a certainty, but then I looked at the percentage of the judges' scores everyone got:

Couple	Judges Score
Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough	56	15.64%
Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy	48	13.41%
Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani	46	12.85%
Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer	40	11.17%
Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke	39	10.89%
Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas	35	9.78%
Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya	34	9.50%
Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas	32	8.94%
Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and Karina Smirnoff	28	7.82%

The Sitch only needs 1.12 percentage points more of the viewers' votes to beat Bristol. And Kurt and Florence aren't that far ahead either!

So it will come down to the viewers again. They've agreed with the judges up to now as to who should go home – will they agree again tonight?

Week 4 - Acoustic Night Scores

This week the couples dance either a Rumba or a Tango on a raised stage surrounded by the audience.

The other twist is that they are also scored twice - once for technical and once for performance - to give a total score out of 60.

No sure I like the two score thing - it accentuates the difference between the good ones and the bad ones...or maybe that's why they do it!

Here are the judges' scores from week 4 of season 11 (technical/performance):

• Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya - 15 + 19 = 34
• Brandy and Maks - 22 + 26 = 48
• Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke - 19 + 20 = 39
• Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer - 18 + 22 = 40
• The Situation and Karina Smirnoff - 12 + 16 = 28
• Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas - 17 + 18 = 35
• Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough - 27 + 29 = 56
• Briston Palin and Mark Ballas - 18 + 14 = 32
• Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani - 24 + 22 = 46

Jennifer and Derek were miles ahead of everyone else - she can dance and he can teach!

It's going to be hard for The Situation to stay on this week!

DWTS Eliminations Follow The Judges' Scores

Did you know that this is the first season where the first three couples eliminated also scored the lowest in the judges' scoring?

David Hasselhoff scored 15 in week 1 (along with Margaret and The Situation), Michael Bolton was lowest with twelve in week 2 and Margaret was eliminated last night with an 18.

The nearest to this happening in the past was season 8 where Debi Mazar was eliminated with a score of 17 despite Lawrence Taylor having 14 in week 3.  (It was also the week Tom Delay withdrew - he scored 15).

So what?  Well, it shows that the viewers don't always agree with the judges and have shown that numerous times before.  Perhaps the viewers are now getting more sophisticated, or it's just coincidence.

It's something to keep an eye on...

Week Three DWTS Results

It's the third week of the eleventh season and it's story night.

Each couple dance and tell a story.  This is is normally my least favorite night as if the story is done really well it's brilliant, if it's only done OK then it doesn't really work.

So, ten couples remain - who will go home tomorrow?  Here are the judges' scores:

• Jennifer Grey and Derek Hough - 24 - big mistake by Jennifer meant they lost some points.
• Florence Henderson and Corky Ballas - 20 - plain but sturdy
• Kurt Warner and Anna Trebunskaya - 23 - Kurt gets better every week
• Margaret Cho and Louis van Amstel - 18 - a little on the low side
• Audrina Patridge and Tony Dovolani - 26 - Audrina is starting to look like a contender
• Bristol Palin and Mark Ballas - 19 - found it hard to tell the story
• Brandy and Maksim Chmerkovskiy - 24 - Brandy hasn't had a bad night yet
• Kyle Massey and Lacey Schwimmer - 23 - entertaining as always, great arms tonight (seriously)
• The Situation and Karina Smirnoff - 20 - perhaps a little generous - you can't say he doesn't try!
• Rick Fox and Cheryl Burke - 24 - another good performance

I think it's wide open who goes home tomorrow!

Latest odds for Dancing with the Stars 11

The initial bookmakers odds for season 11 of DWTS showed confidence in Jennifer Grey and Brandy , but not so much for Kurt Warner (in fact, Michael Bolton had shorter odds). Kurt is now third favorite, which I find quite surprising given he's good, but not brilliant. Perhaps the football factor is coming into play, where they are more or less guaranteed a number of votes and if they don't screw up they'll be around in the final weeks.

I was quite surprised Brandy moved out so much. I didn't think she deserved to be such a favorite, but she has performed pretty well, and has a good chance to stick around.

Here are the latest odds (with the pre-season odds in parentheses):

• Jennifer Grey +110 (+200)
  
• Rick Fox +350 (+500)
  
• Kurt Warner +550 (+2000)
  
• Bristol Palin +900 (+2500)
  
• Audrina Patridge +1100 (+600)
  
• Kyle Massey +1200 (+2500)
  
• Brandy +1600 (+250)
  
• Mike Sorrentino +5000 (+700)
  
• Margaret Cho +6600 (+2500)
  
• Florence Henderson +8000 (+5000)
  

(Example: $1 placed on Kurt Warner to win will get you $5.50 plus your original $1)

Bristol and Kyle has also improved significantly in the odds, while the Sitch has no chance according to the bookmakers.

The bottom line is that Jennifer is the firm favorite.