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'DWTS' Janet Jackson Night: Cody Rigsby's survival has fans asking 'are you serious?'

Peloton fans have Cody Rigsby's back even though 'DWTS' fans don't see the appeal

The November 8 episode of 'Dancing With The Stars' has a brand-new theme -- Janet Jackson Night. And the talented singer's tunes got us all dancing at home. We also saw a double elimination and a dance-off on Monday between the contestants as the competition got more perilous with each passing week.

Celebrity fitness guru Cody Rigsby survived Queen Night after performing the Foxtrot with partner Cheryl Burke to get a total of 36. For Janet Jackson Night the duo did the Paso Doble to 'Black Cat'. In rehearsal, he also shared that he's a huge Janet Jackson fan and has seen her in concerts multiple times and looks forward to performing. Read on to know how his performance went and what were the audiences' thoughts.

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His Paso Doble saw him receive rave reviews from the judges. On his performance, Judge Derek said he had perfect lines and that power and stage presence were all there, scoring him a 9. Judge Len getting straight to the point said it was a big, bold, no-nonsense dance that was full of fire. He continued saying the Paso Doble is a man's dance and that Cody's dominance made for a fantastic performance. He gave him a 10. Judge Bruno full of enthusiasm said he released the beast within and was a mortal combat-like power-packed performance, scoring him a 9. Judge Carrie Ann voiced similar thoughts and said it was fantastic and that he finally brought it all together for a powerful performance. She scored him a 10 for a total of 38 out of 40.

The special dance-off saw him face off against Amanda Kloots and her partner Alan Bersten. The two had to perform the Cha Cha to 'Together Again' which was judged by Len Goodman. He said both of them gave clean, crisp performances but it all hinged on one step called the New York. This saw him award his 2 bonus points to Amanda.

Now although Cody did quite well on Monday, fans of the show weren't happy. He will be seen in next week's semifinals which fans arent happy about. This is what they expressed on Twitter.

A viewer commented, "Ughhhhh Cody and Cheryl LITERALLY look like they are marking every single time they perform. Idk how they are still in the competition #DWTS".One of the tweets read, "Cody going to the semifinals…are you serious #DWTS". A viewer said, "Cody is just skating by honestly smh #DWTS"

A fan of the show said, "I am astounded that Cody and Cheryl made it to the semi-finals!!! WOW #DWTS @DancingABC #DidNotSeeThatComing". Another tweet said, "it’s nothing against cody but who is voting for him #DWTS". A viewer also commented, "Lol who’s voting for Cody rigsby? He doesn’t even like Olive Garden Breadsticks. #DWTS" 

Catch Season 30 of 'Dancing With The Stars' on Monday at 8/7c on ABC. You can also stream the episodes on abc.com and Hulu