'DWTS' Horror Night: Fans surprised at Cody Rigsby surviving, say 'he needs to leave'

Fans and judges often have different opinions on contestants in 'Dancing With The Stars' as elimination takes place each week
Cody Rigsby and partner Cheryl Burke on 'DWTS' (DWTS/Twitter)
Cody Rigsby and partner Cheryl Burke on 'DWTS' (DWTS/Twitter)

It's that time of the year when evil lurks around the corner and spirits haunt the streets, yep it's almost Halloween people! It's time to get out the decorations and go trick or treating with your loved ones. 'Dancing With The Stars' too channeled their spooky spirit with tonight's theme being Horror Night!

The ABC show has celebrity fitness guru Cody Rigsby on it who has been putting up sub-par performances but moving forward in the competition due to his loyal fans. Grease Night saw him perform the quickstep with partner Cheryl Burke to get a score of 32 out of 40. For Horror Night Rigsby andBurke danced the Cha Cha to “There Will Be Blood” by Kim Petras inspired by the horror flick ' American Psycho'. Read on to know the judges' and fans' views on his performance.

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Cody dedicated his performance to his boyfriend of 3 years Andres Alfaro. Rigsby has also been asked to make improvements before by the judges and commented that he wants to work harder to prove himself. Covered in fake blood and wielding an axe Cody paid homage to 'The American Psycho'. Judge Carrie Ann said he was amazing tonight stating she loved the beginning. She also said that he and Cheryl danced as one and scored him a 9. Judge Bruno enthusiastically exclaimed that Cody was guilty of murder on the dance floor, saying he loved it. He scored him a 9. While the judges were all praises the fans clearly had different opinions. Viewers were left annoyed as they didn't understand how Cody kept making it through eliminations time and again. Here's how fans reacted.

A viewer said, "I'm still mad people keep hyping up Cody every week because I keep being underwhelmed by him. Idk what the judges saw lol. #dwts". Another user said, "ABC GARBAGE TV DWTS CHERYL AND CODY GOT TO GO WITH BECAUSE COVLD THEY HAVE TO GO THEY ARE BORING THEY HAVE TO GO IT NIT EXCITEING #DWTS". A user commented, "Cody better start paying for everyone's #pelton menwbership bc that is the ONLY reason he is still on #DWTS no one else deserved to go home but him!".

A fan said, "HOW THE FCK IS CODY’S STALE WHITE BREAD ASS STILL GETTING THROUGH??? #DWTS". Another viewer said, "Cody needs to leave next week. It’s his time. #DWTS". Yet another fan said, "I'm actually surprised Cody and Cheryl are still in this. #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.

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