Dancing With the Stars Eliminates Tyler Cameron and Jackson Olson

Two celebrity couples exited Dancing With the Stars during Week 7's Horror Movie Night, narrowing the field in Season 35 of the ABC dance competition. Tyler Cameron, known for The Bachelorette, and his professional partner, Sharna Burgess, were eliminated alongside baseball player Jackson Olson and his partner, Emma Slater, after judges' scores and viewer votes from two weeks determined the results.

The double elimination followed Week 6's Dedication Night, which ended without anyone leaving the competition. According to the show's reported results, the Week 7 standings combined judges' scores and audience votes from Horror Movie Night with the corresponding results carried over from Week 6.

Olson's departure came despite his fifth-place tie with Maura Higgins during the latest week's rankings. Higgins remained in the competition, with the combined results from both weeks ultimately determining which couples advanced.

Cameron described his experience positively while acknowledging his disappointment over the elimination and praising Burgess's support.

"incredible"

Cameron used that word to describe his time on the show and also said Burgess had been very good to him. He explained that his disappointment stemmed partly from feeling he had let his partner down after everything she had contributed to their journey.

"You saw me upset up there, I was disappointed with myself because I feel like I let her down because she's given me so much. I have a special woman in my life now, I'm very lucky."

Olson also reflected on achieving a goal he had pursued since the previous year, including making videos about his ambition to compete on the program.

"I wanted to be on this since last year and I made a bunch of videos about it and I got on it and I got the most amazing partner, Emma, so this journey's been amazing."

At the top of the leaderboard, Glee actor Harry Shum Jr. and professional dancer Jenna Johnson earned perfect 10s from all judges for their contemporary routine. Their performance delivered the first perfect score of Season 35.

Val Chmerkovskiy, who returned to the dance floor after a one-week suspension, and his celebrity partner, Jenna Dewan, scored 37 points. That total tied them for second place with Connor Wood and professional dancer Rylee Arnold.

Guest judge Shirley Ballas also evaluated her son, professional dancer Mark Ballas, and his celebrity partner, Maura Higgins. Shirley awarded the couple 7 out of 10, while Carrie Ann Inaba gave them 9 and Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli each scored them 8.

The Season 35 cast includes Shum, Julia Stiles, and Higgins. Inaba, Hough, and Tonioli returned as judges, while Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough resumed their hosting roles for a fourth consecutive season.

The season premiered on Sept. 15, with celebrities competing to follow Season 34 champion Robert Irwin. Shirley Ballas, head judge on the U.K. version of the show, joined the program as a guest host for Tuesday's episode.

The elimination record through Week 7 lists Guillermo Rodriguez as the Week 5 departure, Ciara Miller in Week 4, Taylor Hanson in Week 3, Giada De Laurentiis in Week 2, and Conner Leavitt and Sarah Jane Nader in Week 1. Week 6 had no elimination, while Week 7 sent Cameron and Olson home.

Dancing With the Stars will return Monday, Nov. 2, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+ for Disney Night, according to the published schedule. The episode moves to Monday because of Election Day on Tuesday, and Wicked star Cynthia Erivo is scheduled to appear as a guest judge. Episodes become available to stream on Hulu the following day.