How Dancing With the Stars Scores and Votes Determine Eliminations

Once the couples who were safe were announced, it really came down to just a few of us: Lauren and Brandon, Andy and Emma, and Elaine Hendrix with her pro partner, Alan Bersten. But our amazing cohost, Alfonso Ribeiro, was quick to point out that not everyone in that group was *definitely* in the bottom three. He clarified that only one couple actually had the very lowest combined score from the judges *and* the viewer votes that night.








