Originally Posted by
Monaogg:
“It appears they will still end up with a winner & 2 runner ups though.
As there is a single show with no break where one couple is eliminated.
Just wish there was the clear 1st, 2nd and 3rd as in the early years.”
I totally agree, I can see no good reason for us not knowing 2nd/3rd. In the olden days (!), in a 3-way final, it went like this:
1. All three couples dance their repeated dances (always used to be their best-scoring latin and ballroom, but that was before a) there were so many extra genres and b) the producers decided
they wanted to
choose the dances.
2. Voting started, there was some filler, (usually each of the eliminated dancers returning and doing a 30-second twirl), then the votes were frozen.
3. Third place was announced, that couple said their goodbyes and then danced their showdance.
4. Voting re-opened then the final two did their showdances.
5. Voting closed and after some more filler the winners were announced.
I always preferred it when the showdances were last - finishing on a repeated dance always feels a real anti-climax - but so many dances feel like showdances these days that <shrug>. I also don't like it when one couple doesn't get to do their final dance. (Especially when it means we didn't get to see Sophie's Charleston again, for example), so I really hope they keep that sort of format.
So, hopefully, all do two dances, 3rd announced, 3rd does their final dance, then remaining two do their final dance.
But this is SCD producers we're talking about here, so who knows.
Edited to add, after seeing previous post, I can see them not doing the in-final elimination.