Jesse Metcalfe was eliminated Monday from season 29 of Dancing With The Stars after performing a tango with pro partner Sharna Burgess during ’80s Night.
The 41-year-old actor and Sharna, 35, earned 19 points out of a possible 30 for their performance to Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears.
The Desperate Housewives star while being informed by Sharna of their ’80s Night assignment said he grew up during the period and that Judd Nelson, 60, of The Breakfast Club fame was his hero.
Eighties night: Jesse Metcalfe was eliminated Monday from season 29 of Dancing With The Stars after performing a tango with pro partner Sharna Burgess during ’80s Night
Jesse said he identified with Judd’s role of outsider John Bender in The Breakfast Club and admitted that he wasn’t popular growing up.
He performed in a white suit and matching shoes while Sharna sparkled in a purple dress as Pat Nagel-style images flashed behind them during their tango.
Bruno Tonioli, 64, pointed out that Jesse lost his timing and ‘it went a bit wrong’.
Carrie Ann Inaba, 52, said she agreed with Bruno and congratulated Jesse for feeling the music when the beat kicked in.
Tango time: The 41-year-old actor and Sharna, 35, earned 19 points out of a possible 30 for their performance to Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears
Outsider hero: The Desperate Housewives star while being informed by Sharna of their ’80s Night assignment said he grew up during the period and that Judd Nelson, 60, of The Breakfast Club fame was his hero
Bold fashion: Jesse performed in a white suit and matching shoes while Sharna sparkled in a purple dress as Pat Nagel-style images flashed behind them during their tango
New judge Derek Hough, 35, said the ‘framework’ was off in the dance and commended Jesse for his effort.
The show’s new host and executive producer Tyra Banks, 46, told Jesse and Sharna their 19 points was ‘commendable’.
Jesse and Sharna ended up in the bottom two along with former pro football player Vernon Davis, 36, and his pro partner Peta Murgatroyd, 34.
The judges: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli awarded the pair 19 points
The host: Tyra Banks hosted the show and is shown in the second of her three outfits
Vernon and Peta performed a tango to Livin’ On A Prayer by Bon Jovi after the Super Bowl champion was put through hard rehearsals by his pro partner.
Bruno pointed out some wrong footwork, while Carrie Ann gave Vernon credit for his progress and Derek said it was ‘well done’.
They earned 21 points out of 30 for their routine and faced elimination along with Jesse and Sharna.
Bottom two: Peta Murgatroyd and Vernon Davis were in the bottom two with Jesse and Sharna
The judges voted to decide their fate and Bruno voted to keep Vernon and was followed by Carrie Anne who also picked him to remain in the competition.
Derek revealed that if his tie-breaking vote was needed he also would have voted to keep Vernon and Peta.
Tyra ended the two-hour show by saying that Jesse and Sharna would appear Tuesday on Good Morning America and also promoted a dance performance by former DWTS champion Derek next week on the show.
Third outfit: Tyra ended the show in her third outfit that featured ’80s hip hop flare
The ’80s Night episode was fully embraced by the contestants and judges who all dressed in flamboyant style from the decade and Tyra wore three different outfits.
The show also included a few dramatic and surprising endings to performances.
Justina Machado, 48, opened the show with a spirited jazz dance with pro partner Sasha Farber, 36, to Maniac made famous in the 1983 film Flashdance.
Golden gal: The new host and executive producer opened the show in a golden jumpsuit
The One Day At A Time actress channeled Jennifer Beals in leg warmers during her routine and shocked the judges by finishing her dance by being doused with water while throwing her head back in a chair.
They earned 24 points for their routine.
The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe, 35, and her pro parter Artem Chigvintsev, 38, later performed a tango to the Tiffany song I Think We’re Alone Now.
Jazz dance: Justina Machado, 48, opened the show with a spirited jazz dance with pro partner Sasha Farber, 36, to Maniac made famous in the 1983 film Flashdance
Flashdance scene: The One Day At A Time actress channeled Jennifer Beals in leg warmers during her routine and shocked the judges by finishing her dance by being doused with water while throwing her head back in a chair
Kaitlyn boasted during rehearsal that she knew some ’80s dance moves and after they performed a proper tango she whipped off her skirt to wear cutoff denim shorts and started breakdancing for a surprise finish with Artem.
‘I didn’t see that coming,’ admitted Carrie Ann.
Kaitlyn told Tyra that she taught herself how to breakdance years ago and Artem admitted that she was teaching him how to do it.
Terrific tango: The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe, 35, and her pro parter Artem Chigvintsev, 38, later performed a tango to the Tiffany song I Think We’re Alone Now
The judges each awarded them nine points for a total of 27 out of 30 for their tango and they finished in second place on the leaderboard.
Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, 36, and pro partner Britt Stewart topped the leaderboard with 29 points after they performed the first contemporary dance of the season to Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler.
Johnny was having a tough time in practice so Britt took him to an ice rink where being in his element rejuvenated his ballroom dancing.
Contemporary dance: Olympic figure skater Johnny Weir, 36, and pro partner Britt Stewart topped the leaderboard with 29 points after they performed the first contemporary dance of the season to Total Eclipse Of The Heart by Bonnie Tyler
Monica Aldama, 48, and pro dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy, 34, finished in third place for the episode as they earned 26 points for their tango to Tainted Love by Soft Cell.
They reflected on the chaos that occurred at the end of last week’s episode when Tyra announced they were safe only to call them back as they had actually finished in the bottom two.
Tyra also addressed the mishap at the start of the show and assured viewers that voting was tabulated correctly and the right couples were eventually in the bottom two as she explained that she had been given cards to read with the wrong names.
Tango time: Monica Aldama, 48, and pro dancer Valentin Chmerkovskiy, 34, finished in third place for the episode as they earned 26 points for their tango to Tainted Love by Soft Cell
Feeling good: The Cheer star and Val were overjoyed after finishing in the bottom two last week
Nev Schulman, 36, and pro Jenna Johnson, 26, also finished near the top in fourth place with 26 points for their quickstep to the A-ha song Take On Me.
The middle was tight with five couples receiving identical scores of all 8’s from the judges.
In addition to Justina and Sasha, Jeanie Mai, 41, and Brandon Armstrong also received 24 points for their jazz dance to Like A Virgin by Madonna.
Fourth place: Nev Schulman, 36, and pro Jenna Johnson, 26, also finished near the top in fourth place with 26 points for their quickstep to the A-ha song Take On Me
Popular score: Jeanie Mai, 41, and Brandon Armstrong also received 24 points for their jazz dance to Like A Virgin by Madonna
AJ McLean, 42, and pro Cheryl Burke, 36, scored the same 24 for their waltz to Open Arms by Journey.
Skai Jackson, 18, and Alan Bersten, 26, also got 24 points for their jazz dance to The Power Of Love by Huey Lewis and the News.
Nelly, 45, and pro Daniella Karagach also earned 24 points for their samba to Rhythm Of The Night by DeBarge.
Wonderful waltz: AJ McLean, 42, and pro Cheryl Burke, 36, scored the same 24 for their waltz to Open Arms by Journey
Teen talent: Skai Jackson, 18, and Alan Bersten, 26, also got 24 points for their jazz dance to The Power Of Love by Huey Lewis and the News
Getting better: Nelly, 45, and pro Daniella Karagach also earned 24 points for their samba to Rhythm Of The Night by DeBarge
Chrishell Stause, 39, and pro Gleb Savchenko, 37, received just 19 points for their Cha-cha-cha to You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids On The Block.
The Selling Sunset star, who grew up obsessed with the boy band, beamed throughout her performance and later was overjoyed by a personal video message from band members.
Dancing With The Stars will return next week on ABC with a special dancing performance by Derek who will be joined by his dancer girlfriend Hayley Erbert, 26.
Fun dance: Chrishell Stause, 39, and pro Gleb Savchenko, 37, received just 19 points for their Cha-cha-cha to You Got It (The Right Stuff) by New Kids On The Block
Tyra Banks is BLASTED on Twitter as fans react to her Dancing With The Stars host debut
Tyra Banks bravely made her debut as host of Dancing With The Stars on Monday evening during the show’s season 29 premiere.
And fans of the long-running celebrity competition series took to Twitter to ruthlessly BLAST the 46-year-old supermodel’s performance.
A majority of the tweets desperately begged for the return of veteran hosts Tom Bergeron, 65, and Erin Andrews, 42, who were shockingly canned in July.
Ruthless: Fans of Dancing With The Stars took to Twitter to ruthlessly BLAST Tyra Bank’s host debut during Monday night’s season 29 premiere
Bergeron had been with the Dancing With The Stars franchise since it launched in 2005, while his former co-host Andrews joined the show in 2014.
In an interview with Extra earlier this month, Andrews revealed that her and Tom’s unexpected dismissals from Dancing With The Stars ‘was a surprise’ and that hers came via phone call.
Though there was never a direct reason given as to why the pair were axed, Valerie Bruce, general manager of LA Productions, stated that Dancing With The Stars was being taken ‘in a new creative direction’ for season 29.
She also offered her, ‘sincere thanks to Tom and Erin, whom we will always consider part of the Dancing with the Stars’ family.’
Bring them back: A majority of the tweets desperately begged for the return of veteran hosts Tom Bergeron, 65, and Erin Andrews, 42, who were shockingly canned in July; Tom and Erin pictured in 2019
The pair were let go just days before DailyMail.com exclusively revealed that Tyra Banks would be taking over their hosting gig.
‘Can Tyra please be the first one sent home?’ wrote one fan, referencing to the series’ nerve-wracking weekly eliminations.
Another Twitter user declared that replacing Tom and Erin with Tyra ‘replaced the heart of the show.’
‘Nothing against her, but it just sounds so off when you hear her voice instead of Tom Bergeron’s. On a year where people WANT comfort of the familiar… it’s just a really poor decision,’ they explained.
Loss of heart: One Twitter user declared that replacing Tom and Erin with Tyra ‘replaced the heart of the show’
Witch hunt: Many fans on Twitter aggressively attacked the higher-ups at Dancing With The Stars for ‘firing’ Tom and Erin
On blast: ‘Who ever came up with putting Tyra on this show needs to be fired,’ mirrored another
Many fans on Twitter aggressively attacked the higher-ups at Dancing With The Stars for ‘firing’ Tom and Erin.
‘The person who fired Tom Bergeron and replaced him with Tyra Banks needs be run out of town. She’s awful,’ one wrote.
‘Who ever came up with putting Tyra on this show needs to be fired,’ mirrored another.
The Twitter user also added a gif of Justin Timberlake from one of his appearances on SNL to the tweet, which read: ‘Bad idea. Shouldn’t have done that.’
They went there: One fan went as far as to label Tom’s dismissal from Dancing With The Stars as ageist, being that he is 65 and Tyra is 46
The Tyra show: Devout Dancing With The Stars viewers accused Banks of making the show ‘all about her,’ due to her frequent comments and her eye-catching ensembles worn during the premiere episode
Familiar: Many compared Bank’s scene stealing ensemble that she wore for her grand entrance to a ‘Bath & Body Works’ luffa
One fan went as far as to label Tom’s dismissal from Dancing With The Stars as ageist, being that he is 65 and Tyra is 46.
‘Friendly reminder that Tom Bergeron being fired from #DWTS is ageist,’ they began. ‘Tyra Banks is a terrible host and Carole Baskin killed her husband.’
Devout Dancing With The Stars viewers accused Banks of making the show ‘all about her,’ due to her frequent comments and her eye-catching ensembles worn during the premiere episode.
‘The show just started and Tyra already got on my nerves,’ read on tweet, followed by a rolling eye emoji.
Nope: One fan said that Tyra was ‘trying too hard to be funny’ and that her attempts at humor were ‘not working’
Nerved up: ‘The show just started and Tyra already got on my nerves,’ read on tweet, followed by a rolling eye emoji
And it’s gone: ‘My face lit up when I saw the dancers…then Tyra walked out,’ tweeted a fan, who was clearly not feeling Tyra’s energy
One fan said that Tyra was ‘trying too hard to be funny’ and that her attempts at humor were ‘not working.’
‘At least Tyra isn’t making it all about her,’ one fan sarcastically tweeted, while attaching an image of Tyra wearing a bright red ball gown and matching arm-length gloves on the show.
Many compared Bank’s scene stealing ensemble that she wore for her grand entrance to a ‘Bath & Body Works’ luffa.
‘My face lit up when I saw the dancers…then Tyra walked out,’ tweeted a fan, who was clearly not feeling Tyra’s energy.
Even worse: One clearly unimpressed DWTS viewer labeled Tyra as the ‘most hated woman on DWTS this season,’ above the polarizing Tiger King star Carole Baskin
Ouch: Despite the online backlash, Banks looked in her element as she guided the viewers, judges, dancers, and competitors through Monday night’s season premiere
One clearly unimpressed DWTS viewer labeled Tyra as the ‘most hated woman on DWTS this season,’ above the polarizing Tiger King star Carole Baskin.
Despite the online backlash, Banks looked in her element as she guided the viewers, judges, dancers, and competitors through Monday night’s season premiere.
‘Whoo! Oh, my gosh, I can’t believe it. I’m finally here. My family and I have been fans of this show since day one. And look, mama, I’m in the ballroom!’ shouted Banks excitedly into her microphone as she entered the ballroom.
‘Welcome to Dancing with the stars! Right here, right now!’
Tyra rocked a voluminous head of curls and a dramatic face of feature flattering makeup as she reacted animatedly to the show’s prerecorded applause.
Dancing With The Stars Injuries
In 2006, season two contestant Romeo Miller withdrew from Dancing With The Stars due to an injury and was replaced by his father Master P.
Pro dancer Derek Hough during season six in 2008 pulled his neck during rehearsal and missed a week of dancing.
Derek during season seven also blacked out during rehearsal after tripping and landing on the back of his head.
Season seven also saw the departure of Misty May-Treanor after she was injured during practice and ruptured her Achilles tendon.
Rehearsal injury: Misty May-Treanor is shown with host Tom Bergeron in October 2008 as she revealed rupturing her Achilles tendon during practice on Dancing With The Stars
Brooke Burke also severely bruised her foot during season seven during camera blocking when she landed hard doing a front flip with pro partner Derek.
Susan Lucci during season seven fractured two bones in her foot, but remained in the competition.
Nancy O’Dell withdrew from season eight due to a torn meniscus, along with Jewel who fractured both her tibias just before the season premiere.
Steve-O also suffered a pulled back muscle during dress rehearsal in season eight and was unable to perform the salsa live.
Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay during season nine withdrew from the competition in week three after injuring his foot during rehearsals before the premiere.
Billy Dee Williams was forced to withdraw from season 18 due to a chronic back problem.
Early exit; Billy Dee Williams withdrew early from season 18 due to a chronic back problem
Pro dancer Mark Ballas during season 22 injured his back during rehearsal and was unable to perform for a week with his partner, UFC fighter Paige VanZant.
Pro dancer Sharna Burgess during season 23 injured her knee during rehearsal with James Hinchcliffe and was out for two weeks.
Pro dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy during season 24 suffered a calf muscle injury during rehearsal with Heather Morris and was replaced by dance troupe member Alan Bersten during a four-week recovery period.
Christie Brinkley broke her arm during practice five days before the season 28 premiere and was replaced by her daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook.
Ray Lewis was forced to withdraw from season 28 after suffering three torn tendons in his foot during practice ahead of week three Movie Night. He re-aggravated an injury from 2010 while playing football for the Baltimore Ravens.
Country singer Lauren Alaina during Halloween Week of season 28 revealed that she’d been dancing with ‘four hurt ribs,’ having broken one during the first week of the show, and noting the others ‘don’t feel great’.
The Bachelorette star Kaitlyn Bristowe suffered an ‘ankle injury’ during week two of season 29, but still performed with pro partner Artem Chigvintsev. She later revealed during Disney Night that she was suffering from tendonitis and shin splints.
Stepping in: Christie Brinkley broke her arm during practice five days before the season 28 premiere of DWTS and was replaced by her daughter Sailor Brinkley-Cook