Dancing with the Stars eliminated Antonio Sabato Jr. and his professional dance partner Cheryl Burke during Monday night's live nineteenth-season broadcast on ABC.
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The soap opera and General Hospital star and Cheryl became the sixth couple eliminated from the competition based on the combination of the Dancing with the Stars judges' scores they had received during last week's performance show and the home viewer votes that were cast immediately following that episode.
"It meant the world. I worked with the greatest here and I was able to dance with one of the best dancers in the world. She's a friend of mine -- part of my family now. It's all about the fans and that's why I'm here and the man upstairs," Antonio said following his ouster.
"I'm just so proud of Antonio and this has been the most memorable season for me for so many reasons. It's just so sad for me to say goodbye, but I just had the most amazing time with [Antonio] and I'm so proud of [him]," Cheryl added.
Comedian Tommy Chong and partner Peta Murgatroyd were the other couple still in danger of elimination prior to Antonio and Cheryl's ouster, however, they were not necessarily one of the bottom-two couples based on the judges' scores and America's votes.
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Last week, Antonio and Cheryl had tied for eighth -- and last -- place on the judging leaderboard with Tommy and Peta. Both couples had received 28 out of 40 possible points from the judges after Tommy and Peta performed the foxtrot and Antonio and Cheryl danced a salsa routine.
Monday night's Halloween-themed episode featured the remaining eight pairs each performing an individual routine for Dancing with the Stars judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, Julianne Hough, and Len Goodman as well as a "Team Freestyle."
Antonio and Cheryl finished in seventh place on the judges' leaderboard Monday night with only 59 out of 80 possible points. They first performed a 27-point worthy Viennese waltz and followed it up with their "Team Creepy" freestyle, which earned them an extra 32 out of 40 points.
Tommy and Peta landed in sixth place on the leaderboard with 60 points. They danced a quickstep which received 28 points from the judges and then performed with "Team Creepy," adding 32 points to their initial score.
YouTube fashionista Bethany Mota and partner Derek Hough topped the leaderboard in first place with 75 total points. They performed a paso doble which earned 39 points from the judges and then a "Team Itsy Bitsy" freestyle, which tacked on 36 more points.
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Second place on the judges' leaderboard went to actress and Back to the Future star Lea Thompson and partner Artem Chigvintsev with 70 total points. Lea and Artem performed an Argentine tango that received 34 points from the judges. They were also part of "Team Itsy Bitsy," which gave them 36 additional points.
Actor and Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star Alfonso Ribeiro and partner Witney Carson claimed third place on the night's leaderboard with 68 total points. They danced a 36-point worthy rumba and then performed with "Team Creepy" for the 32 extra points.
Actress and Pretty Little Liars star Janel Parrish and partner Val Chmerkovskiy finished in fourth place on the judging leaderboard with 67 points. The pair performed a Viennese waltz which earned 31 points from the judges and then followed it up with their "Team Itsy Bitsy" freestyle.
Fifth place on the leaderboard went to Duck Dynasty star Sadie Robertson and partner Mark Ballas with 62 points. In addition to their "Team Creepy" freestyle, the couple performed an individual paso doble routine, which received 30 points from the judges.
After Tommy and Antonio came Michael Waltrip, a professional race car driver, on the leaderboard. Michael and partner Emma Slater finished in eighth -- and last -- place on Monday night's leaderboard with 56 total points. They danced a jive which received only 20 points from the judges. They were also included in "Team Itsy Bitsy."
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