Dancing With The Stars Season 33’s Judging Issues Prove The Show Doesn’t Care About Its Viewers (Their Votes Don’t Matter)

Dancing With The Stars season 33’s performances have been top tier, but the judging doesn’t show that for all of the contestants which proves the show doesn’t care about who the viewers want to see. Throughout DWTS history, the judges have been a major part of determining who stays in the competition and who leaves. While the votes from viewers are part of the calculation, the majority of the power on who stays and who goes on Dancing With The Stars season 33 comes from the panel of judges who offer expertise and criticism of the performers.

The current panel of Dancing With The Stars judges, which includes Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough along with a guest judge some weeks, tends to be highly critical of the performances on the show. While they understand that the goal of the competition is to crown the best overall journey, there are some times that the judges offer more feedback than necessary, and others when their score is lower than viewers would like. While dissatisfaction with Dancing With The Stars isn’t uncommon, especially with the judges, the issues on DWTS season 33 have been worse than ever.

Dancing With The Stars Viewers Are Angry With The Show’s Judging

They Don’t Feel The Performers Are Being Judged With The Same Scale

Though the Dancing With The Stars judges have changed a bit through the years, the spirit of the judges has remained the same through the course of the show Currently, the DWTS judges often give valuable feedback to the performers after their dances, but their scores don’t always reflect the level of excitement from the viewers, or level of performance that was shown. Though the scores don’t necessarily matter in the grand scheme of things, longevity in the competition itself is reliant on the judges scores.

Throughout Dancing With The Stars season 33, the judges have been getting a lot of flack from viewers about scoring the performances far lower than they deserve. While the scores are only reflective of the current performance, not the dancers’ entire journey on the show, the judges have been scoring with a heavy hand. They’ve been docking points for things that many viewers don’t deem necessary. With some dancers getting higher scores than others, viewers aren’t feeling like the judges have an equitable stake in every performance.

DWTS Viewer Votes Only Impact Part Of The Competition

The Judges Have More Power Than The Viewers

Although Dancing With The Stars has a panel of judges for a reason, they also rely on votes to determine who continues in the competition. Throughout Dancing With The Stars season 33, viewer votes have mattered less than the judges’ scores. This has been something that viewers have noticed throughout the run of DWTS, but it has been particularly noticeable during the most recent season because of the judges’ scores being so low. For performers like DWTS star Chandler Kenny, who has been dancing well but has been scored low by the judges, viewer votes have been a saving grace.

Dancing With The Stars Doesn’t Care About Quality

They Aren’t Looking For The Best Performances

Although the show has been running in a similar manner for its duration, the way that the judges are scoring the performances of DWTS season 33 proves that the show doesn’t really care about the quality of the performances. The judges are giving the dancers feedback, but their scores haven’t been reflective of the actual quality of the dances they’re seeing. While the performers are hopeful they’ll be able to continue in the competition, viewer votes have had to pick up the slack on Dancing With The Stars this season to keep the most deserving performers in the competition.

Dancing With The Stars airs Tuesdays at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.

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