Dancing with the Stars plans to overhaul its voting system. This comes after the show broke another record with voting. In the meantime, fans have raised questions about the voting process.
Key Takeaways
- Season 34 has included a record-breaking 50 million votes.
- DWTS plans to overhaul its voting system, making the show fair for everyone.
- Fans are fed up with the “unfair” voting process, which eliminated strong contenders.
- Cast members have also expressed their concerns behind the scenes.
Changes To DWTS Voting System
The ABC show experienced an increase in voting, which is up 11% from last season. Tuesday’s episode had 50 million total votes. However, keep in mind that it doesn’t mean that 50 million people voted.
The reason for the increase in votes is that fans are encouraged to vote up to 10 times for their favorite celebrity. Most of them vote for more than one celebrity, or may use multiple smartphones (each with a different phone number) to cast their votes.
The current voting system involves texting the celebrity’s name to the code 21523. Viewers can also vote on dwtsvote.abc.com. However, the majority of votes are from texting, according to The U.S. Sun.
The votes are then tallied up and added to the scores from the judges to reveal the bottom three. One or more couples with the fewest votes are eliminated from the competition. (Were online bullies behind Hilaria Baldwin’s DWTS elimination?)
As a result, the show is looking to implement social media into the voting process. “It hasn’t been ironed out yet, but they’re trying to make voting more accessible and want it to reach a wider audience for season 35,” an insider told the outlet.
Viewers Criticize Voting Process
Season 35 has been a success in many ways. This season has also sparked a massive voting overhaul. Viewers have called out this season for eliminating their favorites.
This season has proved that no one is safe, while the underdog can make it through. Viewers aren’t the only ones noticing these changes. Some members of the show have confronted some of these issues behind the scenes.
“Multiple pros have stepped up to meet with production over the judges’ bias and are demanding some kind of change and more fairness moving forward,” the source told The U.S. Sun.
Fans accused the judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough of picking favorites. They noticed they “overscored” some contestants, such as Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Whitney Leavitt. (Here’s why ABC is going all in with Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.)
What are your thoughts? Do you agree that DWTS needs to overhaul its current voting system? Sound off below in the comments section.
