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DWTS "Mariah Carey Night" Ends in Tears as Ciara Miller Gets the Boot

All 12 remaining couples saluted the Songbird Supreme on "Dancing With the Stars" — but only one pair went home heartbroken.

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BY OBSERVER ENTERTAINMENT DESK

The Weekly Observer

OCT 7, 2026 · 2 MIN READ
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"Dancing With the Stars" Season 35 went full diva on Monday night, dedicating the entire episode to Mariah Carey's songbook as the 12 remaining couples battled it out in sequins and vocal-run tributes. By the end of the night, it was reality star Ciara Miller and pro partner Brandon Armstrong who got the music cut off for good.

Miller and Armstrong danced a jazz routine to "Emotions" that judges Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli both called her best performance of the season, earning three 7s for a 21-out-of-30 score. It wasn't enough once combined with America's vote, and the pair's Mirrorball dreams ended on Mariah Carey Night of all nights. The elimination was confirmed in recaps from TV Insider and The Hollywood Reporter.

The result stunned fans on social media who'd pegged Miller as a frontrunner just weeks ago, proof yet again that a good night of scores doesn't always save you when the phone lines close.

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