Viewership is 90% Deplorable for DWTS.
Better dancers have frequently been voted off. This is not a dance competition. Viewers who want to watch dance competitions should watch the PBS American Ballroom Challenge. DWTS is a combination dance competition/popularity contest. Better dances have been voted off before their time because viewers perceived them as ringers (coming on the show with a dance background), because they’re not likable, and other reasons.
I don’t know if it still exists, but there used to be a website/group called “VoteForTheWorst” that encouraged people to vote for the worst contestant on American Idol, The Voice, and other shows where viewers could vote. They were successful in keeping some fairly awful contestants around for much longer than they deserved to be there.
RE: Viewership is 90% Deplorable for DWTS.
I wonder if this is a reflection of how people will vote ... i.e., if they like Sean Spicer, they must like Trump.
We should encourage Sarah Huckabee Sanders to join the next season of DWTS just to find out ... :)