DWTS Elimination Shocker: Which Season 33 Celebs Made the Final?

• Updated Nov 19, 2024 at 10:01pm

Heavy/ABC The season 33 DWTS finalists have been set.

The couples competing in the season 33 finale of “Dancing with the Stars” have been determined after a spectacular night of semifinal performances.

DWTS fans had plenty of theories regarding who would be impacted by the elimination and who would move on. In addition, some fans suspected there might be no elimination.

This would mean all five couples would compete in the season 33 finale. That is an unusual number of finalists. However, fans saw five pairs in the season 32 finale for “Dancing with the Stars,” too.

Which semifinalists for “Dancing with the Stars” season 33 will perform in the November 26 finale?

The DWTS Judges Praised the Ballroom Performances

Each of the five remaining season 33 couples danced twice during the November 19 semifinals. All of the contestants prepared both a ballroom and a Latin routine, noted ABC.

• Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson’s foxtrot received 30 out of 30 points from the judges.
• Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong did a foxtrot that earned 29 out of 30 points.
• Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten’s Viennese waltz was given a score of 28 out of 30 points by the judges.
• Danny Amendola and Witney Carson received 27 points out of 30 for their Viennese waltz.
• Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold earned 25 out of 30 points for their cha cha.

The Latin Round Scores Were High

Expectations were high for all the couples with their second performances of the evening. After the Latin round, the leaderboard and overall scores were as follows:

• Kinney and Armstrong did a salsa that received 29 out of 30 points. For the night, the pair’s combined total was 58 out of 60.
• Graziadei and Johnson’s paso doble received 28 out of 30 points. Their total for the evening was 58 out of 60.
• Maher and Bersten’s second dance was a paso doble, and the judges awarded them 29 out of 30 points. Their total was 57 out of 60 for the night.
• Amendola and Carson earned 27 out of 30 points for their salsa. Their overall total for the night was 54 out of 60.
• Nedoroscik and Arnold scored 28 out of 30 for their tango. Their total for the night was 53 out of 60.

As has been the case all season, ABC teased simply that the combination of the judges scores and viewer votes would “determine who may be in jeopardy of elimination.”

Some “Dancing with the Stars” fans suggested that the show might take all five pairs to the season 33 finale with no elimination.

The contestants and the viewers were kept in suspense until the very last moment.

Ultimately, co-host Alfonso Ribeiro declared that nobody would be eliminated. All five celebrities still have a shot at the Mirrorball trophy.