Here's Why 'Dancing With the Stars' Is Airing on Monday & Why No Elimination Is Happening

Dancing with the Stars with back with two new episodes!

Since there was no new episode last week on October 1 due to the Vice Presidential Debate, ABC is airing two episodes of the dancing competition series this week.

First up, Monday night (Oct. 7) will be “Soul Train Night” where the 11 contestants where will be performing to hit Soul Train songs. Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez is serving as the guest judge!

Then on Tuesday (Oct. 8), the contestants are returning to the dance floor for “Hair Metal Night” where they will be performing to head-banging, rock music. Kiss legend Gene Simmons will be serving as a guest judge!

Keep reading to find out more…“Soul Train Night” was pre-recorded while “Hair Metal Night” will air live, so that the contestants had enough time to learn the choreography for the two dances.

Since there will be no elimination on Monday night, the scores from the two nights will be combined with the fan votes and there will be another double elimination at the end of Tuesday’s episode.

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