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Harry Shum Jr led Dancing With the Stars on Grammy Night, November 10, 2026, with a 29 out of 30 for a salsa to “Die With A Smile” by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars. TODAY reported that score as the highest of the individual round. His pro partner, Jenna Johnson, danced it with a broken nose. The next morning his name was still rising on Google Trends in the United States, at 20,000+ searches and up about 700%.
He is still in the competition. TODAY reported that Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy were eliminated at the end of the night, and that the semifinals air Tuesday, November 17.
How Harry Shum Jr Scored on Grammy Night
The episode was week 9 of season 35, themed to Grammy-winning and Grammy-nominated songs. Seven couples danced. Hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough brought back dance-offs, with the winners picking up bonus points on top of the scores from Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli. Shum and Johnson did not have to dance in that round. TODAY reported they had immunity from the week before.
Their salsa was set to “Die With A Smile,” the 2025 Grammy winner for best pop duo/group performance. Inaba said she could feel him dancing from the heart. Derek Hough said the bottom half was “rigid” and the top was perfection. Bruno Tonioli called it an “extra spicy salsa.” The score was 29 out of 30. TODAY did not print the three judges’ paddles separately. NorthJersey.com reported the split as two 10s and a 9.
| Couple | Individual dance | Judges’ score |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Shum Jr and Jenna Johnson | Salsa, “Die With A Smile” | 29 out of 30 |
| Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov | Paso doble, “Bring Me to Life” | 28 out of 30 |
| Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy | Jazz, “All for You” | 28 out of 30 |
| Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach | Argentine tango, “Crazy in Love” | 27 out of 30 |
| Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas | Argentine tango, “Thong Song” | 27 out of 30 |
| Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik | Tango, “Boom Boom Pow” | 27 out of 30 |
| Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold | Argentine tango, “SexyBack” | 27 out of 30 |
Those are the individual-round scores as TODAY listed them. Maura Higgins danced with a rib injury. The song credits TODAY attached to the night were Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” remix, a 2004 best R&B song Grammy, Evanescence’s “Bring Me to Life,” a 2004 best hard rock performance Grammy, Sisqó’s “Thong Song,” a 2001 best R&B song nominee, Janet Jackson’s “All for You,” a 2002 best dance recording Grammy, the Black Eyed Peas’ “Boom Boom Pow,” and Justin Timberlake’s “SexyBack,” a 2007 best dance recording Grammy.
The Dance-Offs and Who Went Home
Three head-to-head dances followed, with live vocals. Brandy and Monica sang “The Boy Is Mine” while Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov faced Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach in a rumba. Amber and Pasha won, and TODAY listed their new score as 30 out of 30. Maren Morris sang “The Middle” for a cha-cha between Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy and Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik. Dewan and Chmerkovskiy won, also listed at 30. Sheryl Crow sang “All I Wanna Do” for a cha-cha between Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold and Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas. Higgins and Ballas won, listed at 29.
Shum and Johnson sat that round out. TODAY still described them, “broken nose and all,” as the top of the leaderboard going into the result. Just Jared’s scorecard treated the immunity as two bonus points and listed the pair at 31, still first. TODAY did not print that 31. The number that both the TODAY recap and the NorthJersey.com score list agree on is the 29 from the judges.
The elimination was Dewan and Chmerkovskiy, despite the 30. Dewan told TODAY, “Honestly, dancing again, getting to share my joy with my family … every single night … I had a great time. All love.” The six couples left head to the semifinals on November 17. The season 35 cast guide is on this site.
The Broken Nose and the Immunity
Us Weekly reported that Johnson said on Instagram, on November 10, that she had broken her nose the night before during camera blocking. She pointed to the bridge and the area under one eye, said there were no black eyes yet, and captioned the clip “Salsa: 1 Jenna’s Nose: 0.” Season 34 contestant Dylan Efron commented, “Don’t need noses to dance.” Us Weekly described Johnson as 32 and Shum as 44.
The immunity came from Disney Night on November 2. Us Weekly reported that Shum and Johnson posted a perfect 40 out of 40 that night, their second perfect score in a row, for a jazz routine to “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious,” and that the season total is what put them ahead of Dewan and Chmerkovskiy, who had also been perfect that night. Johnson is married to Chmerkovskiy. The couple that sat out the dance-off is the couple that is still in. The couple that won its dance-off went home.
Sources
- TODAY, updated November 10, 2026
- Us Weekly, November 10, 2026
- NorthJersey.com score report, November 10, 2026, for the 10-10-9 split
- Just Jared scorecard, November 10, 2026, for the immunity bonus
- Google Trends, United States entertainment, checked the morning of November 11, 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Harry Shum Jr score on Dancing With the Stars?
He and Jenna Johnson scored 29 out of 30 for a salsa to “Die With A Smile” on the November 10, 2026 Grammy Night show. TODAY reported that as the highest individual score of the night.
Is Harry Shum Jr still on Dancing With the Stars?
Yes. TODAY reported that Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy were eliminated on Grammy Night. The semifinals air Tuesday, November 17, 2026.
Why did Harry Shum Jr sit out the dance-off?
He and Jenna Johnson had immunity from Disney Night the week before, so they did not dance in the Grammy Night dance-offs, TODAY reported.
Did Jenna Johnson dance with a broken nose?
Yes. Us Weekly reported that she said on Instagram, on November 10, 2026, that she broke her nose during camera blocking the night before.
Who is Harry Shum Jr paired with?
Pro dancer Jenna Johnson. Us Weekly described her as 32 and Shum as 44. She is married to Val Chmerkovskiy, whose couple was eliminated the same night.