Who went home on Dancing with the Stars tonight? This week was Mariah Carey Night; last week's Yacht Rock Night sent Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart home
The spike
Social got to it first: views peaked on Sep 30; Google searches followed on Oct 7.Verified: the top posts on the social peak day were hand-checked and are about this trend.
Why it’s trending
People want to feel part of the result. Voting for their favourite makes a TV show feel like their team.
What’s happening
Dancing with the Stars airs live and people search who was voted off after every show. This week was Mariah Carey Night. Last week was Yacht Rock Night, when Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart went home. Fans are posting dances, jokes and vote links.
What content is working
Trending hashtags
The tags people used most on posts about this trend, ranked by number of posts. Generic tags like #fyp and #viral are left out.
- #dwts 2,610 posts
- #dancingwiththestars 1,515 posts
- #dwts35 266 posts
- #realitytv 128 posts
- #dance 132 posts
- #taylorhanson 54 posts
- #guillermo 96 posts
- #dancing 68 posts
- #yachtrock 28 posts
- #ciaramiller 102 posts
Sentiment
Automatic sentiment labels across 3,894 posts and 400 comments.
The other side · what’s negative
Real backlashFans are angry Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart were voted off, call the voting and judging unfair or rigged, and complain about camera work and the Yacht Rock theme.
The negative videos
Don't joke about eliminations or voting results; Hanson and Britt fans feel robbed. Sponsor the dances, music and pro-dancer moments, and stay out of the fairness debate.
What people are saying in comments
Exactly how I felt. Still pissed 3 days later. They better let them come back somehow lol
I wanna be happy for yall but Im so sad for Taylor. He deserved to stay.
So do we all agree to help Britt bring the mirror ball Next season?
Next season we need a Britt freestyle or Im going to stop watching @dancingwiththestars
They really need to realize this is all rigged its a tv show !! The producers know exactly what they are doing!!
The show has been so disappointing the last few seasons. It is a popularity contest not just with the star but the dancers have a fan base too.
Im done with the judges being harder on people who can dance and giving sympathy points to fan favourites.
I told DWTS not to mess with Hanson fans, we get pretty feral
There was so much happening glitchy sound, bad camera blocking
The theme was AWFUL!!! So many bad song choices.
Thats exactly what I was going to say! He is such a joy to watch and we need more joy these days! Love him!
He's having fun bringing us all with him on this journey while improving each week and isn't that what the show is really about?
We want someone winning without advantages, someone who grows. Julia for the win!
Love you, Whitney and Guillermo. And he is improving from week to week and thats what the show should be about
Im rooting for him to win it all! Hes so amazing and he deserves it, I do wish he was partnered with Britt
I love them so much. Harry for the win, but when it comes to Hall and Oates, accept no substitutions.
This was the dance I most expected Harry to thrive and I was so bored....why did this not flow well as a jive at all
Am I the only one that feels like the timing of the dance is slower than the actual song?
The content strategy we observed
Pro dancers post funny studio clips from behind the scenes.
One visual joke or gossip hint in the first seconds.#1 #2 #5
Rehearsals and outfit reveals show what TV hides.#3 #4 #5
Short studio TikToks with one move and a one-line caption.#1 #3 #4 #5
Playful and affectionate; the vote ask drew most comments.#1 #2 #3 #5
The top videos went up between Oct 2 and Oct 6: all 6 before Google searches peaked on Oct 7. Social views peaked on Sep 30.#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6
Post a short, funny studio moment with one visual joke before elimination night.
What can brands do?
Hair reveal before the live show
“Stylist spins the dancer's finished hair under studio lights: 'This has to survive a quickstep tonight.'”
- Format
- Short video: hair prep, spin test, product close-up
- Platform
- TikTok, Instagram Reels
- Who posts
- Haircare brand with a dancer or stylist creator
- Caption
- Held through every spin. Fans keep asking what we use. Vote for your pair tonight.
- When to post
- Live show nights, Monday to Tuesday
- Watch out
- Show is a Disney property. Do not use clips, logos or music without a license.