'Dancing With the Stars' Cast: Will Mischa Barton, Geraldo Rivera Or Doug Flutie Be Eliminated First? [POLL]
Geraldo Rivera, Doug Flutie and Mischa Barton will likely be the three couples on the chopping block during Monday night's Dancing With the Stars.
The next episode of Dancing With the Stars will feature the first elimination of the season at the end of the night. The couple with the lowest combined total score from the judges and America's vote will be sent home, which means Rivera, Flutie and Barton are in the hot seat.
Rivera and his partner Edyta Śliwinśka were given the lowest score of the evening by the judges - a mere 13 out of 30 for their cha-cha. Meanwhile, Flutie and Karina Smirnoff's foxtrot received a 15 out of 30 and Barton and Artem Chigvintsev were scored 16 out of 30.
All nine of the other couples received scores of at least 20 and above, which probably means they will be safe from the first elimination. Of course, stranger things have happened in the ballroom, but it's safe to assume that the aforementioned three celebs will be most in danger.
So which one will it be? Rivera has name recognition and occupies the slot of "older celeb whose lack of skills he makes up with in charm," but one look at the Dancing With the Stars Facebook page suggests many viewers are already ready for him to go.
Flutie is a former athlete, which is traditionally a strong indicator of success on Dancing With the Stars, but his low scores suggest he may be a work in progress. Also, his partner, Smirnoff, has been in a bit of slump lately, unable to get any of her partners beyond 11th place for her past three seasons.
As for Barton, head judge Len Goodman accused her of basically "walking" through her performance rather than dancing. She has also mostly been out of the limelight since her days on The O.C. in the mid-2000s. If that fanbase doesn't come through for her and encourage her to improve, she may be going home sooner than anyone expected.
Who do you think will be eliminated first from this season of Dancing With the Stars? Vote in our poll below.
Dancing With the Stars airs Mondays at 8/7c on ABC.
