Dancing With The Stars Season 33 Episode 2 Recap: Two Couples Eliminated Following Oscar Night

The **Dancing With The Stars** season 33 continued with its second episode on September 24, 2024, airing at 8 PM ET on **ABC** and **Disney+**. This episode celebrated a cinema theme, aptly titled “Oscar Night.”The 13 contestants showcased their talents with dances such as the foxtrot, rumba, and waltz, performing to iconic movie soundtracks from films including **La La Land**, **Barbie**, and **The Godfather**.

The lineup of celebrity contestants competing for the prestigious **Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy** includes former NFL star **Danny Amendola**, notorious figure **Anna Delvey**, reality star **Joey Graziadei**, basketball player **Dwight Howard**, actress **Chandler Kinney**, rugby player **Ilona Maher**, model **Brooks Nader**, meme artist **Stephen Nedoroscik**, reality star **Phaedra Parks**, actor **Eric Roberts**, actress **Tori Spelling**, social media personality **Jenn Tran**, and actor **Reginald VelJohnson**.

In the episode’s opening, hosts **Alfonso Ribeiro** and **Julianne Hough** announced that two couples would face elimination, and it was confirmed that **Tori Spelling** and **Anna Delvey** would exit the competition after week 2.

The judges for **Dancing With The Stars** season 33 include record six-time champion **Derek Hough**, along with **Bruno Tonioli** and **Carrie Ann Inaba**.

Dancing With The Stars Season 33 Episode 2 Recap: Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong Top the Leaderboard

To determine which contestants would be eliminated in **Dancing With The Stars**, the judges’ scores and viewer votes from both competition nights were combined.

The night commenced with **Bachelorette** star **Jenn Tran** and her partner **Sasha Farber**, who danced the tango to “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody”from **The Great Gatsby**. Despite some technical difficulties with the music, Jenn impressed with her timing, earning a score of 19 points.

**Eric Roberts** followed with a waltz to the iconic **Godfather** theme, scoring 15 points, while former NFL athlete **Danny Amendola** performed a spirited number to “Highway to the Danger Zone”from **Top Gun**, ultimately receiving 21 points as he reflected on the military connections to the film.

Next up was **Anna Delvey**, who danced a quickstep to “Suddenly I See”from **The Devil Wears Prada**. Despite facing criticism regarding her presence on the show, she scored 17 points with partner **Ezra Sosa**.

**Joey Graziadei** and his partner **Jenna Johnson** opted for a rumba to “Shallow”from **A Star is Born**, bringing in 22 points, while **Phaedra Parks** earned 21 points for her performance to the **Dreamgirls** soundtrack. **Tori Spelling** managed 19 points, and **Dwight Howard** received 22 points for his foxtrot to “City of Stars”from **La La Land**. The night concluded with **Brooks Nader** achieving a score of 20 and **Ilona Maher** scoring 21.

Leaderboard Overview After Both Nights

• Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong (Rumba) — 23 (1st week) + 24 (2nd week) = 47
• Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach (Foxtrot) — 22 (1st week) + 22 (2nd week) = 44
• Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson (Rumba) — 21 (1st week) + 22 (2nd week) = 43
• Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold (Paso Doble) — 21 (1st week) + 22 (2nd week) = 43
• Danny Amendola and Witney Carson (Jive) — 20 (1st week) + 21 (2nd week) = 41
• Phaedra Parks and Val Chmerkovskiy (Foxtrot) — 19 (1st week) + 21 (2nd week) = 40
• Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten (Salsa) — 18 (1st week) + 21 (2nd week) = 39
• Brooks Nader and Gleb Savchenko (Quickstep) — 18 (1st week) + 20 (2nd week) = 38
• Jenn Tran and Sasha Farber (Tango) — 19 (1st week) + 19 (2nd week) = 38
• Tori Spelling and Pasha Pashkov (Rumba) — 17 (1st week) + 19 (2nd week) = 36
• Anna Delvey and Ezra Sosa (Quickstep) — 18 (1st week) + 17 (2nd week) = 35
• Reginald VelJohnson and Emma Slater (Paso Doble) — 16 (1st week) + 15 (2nd week) = 31
• Eric Roberts and Britt Stewart (Waltz) — 15 (1st week) + 15 (2nd week) = 30

Elimination Results Announced

As the performances wrapped up for the second night of **Dancing With The Stars**, America’s votes determined the top performers. Host **Alfonso Ribeiro** announced the first five couples who were declared safe: Danny with Whitney, Chandler with Brandon, Eric with Britt, Joey with Jenna, and Ilona with Alan.

Co-host **Julianne Hough** continued by revealing that **Dwight** with **Daniella**, **Brooks** with **Gleb**, **Stephen** with **Rylee**, and **Phaedra** with **Val** were also safe, meaning that out of **Reginald** with **Emma**, **Tori** with **Pasha**, and **Anna** with **Ezra**, two couples would be leaving the competition.

The hosts revealed that **Reginald** was safe, leading to **Tori** and **Anna** being eliminated. Tori expressed gratitude towards her family, encouraging her kids to “do anything”they set their minds to, while Anna stated she would take “nothing”from the competition.

Tune in to **Dancing With The Stars** every Tuesday at 8 PM ET on ABC.

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