‘Dancing with the Stars’ poll results: 80% of fans said you-know-who should’ve been eliminated instead of Barry Williams

“The Brady Bunch” actor Barry Williams was eliminated in seventh place on “Dancing with the Stars” at the end of “Whitney Houston Night.” Did he deserve to exit the competition? Not according to the fans we polled. More than 90% responded that the wrong celebrity went home. Who should’ve left instead? I think we all know the answer to that.

I for one thought Williams would survive the night. He performed a solid if not show-stopping rumba with his pro partner Peta Murgatroyd that scored eights across the board. But then he brought the house down during his dance-off against Jason Mraz. The 69-year-old actor boldly flung open his shirt during their head-to-head salsas and was so enthusiastic during the dance that he had the crowd chanting his name. Even though he lacked Mraz’s polished technique, the judges declared him the winner of the dance-off anyway. So when he was eliminated soon thereafter, the studio audience booed.

Only 9.81% of poll respondents thought Williams should have gone home. And fans were remarkably united as to who should have left instead. 80.66% said it was time for “Too Hot to Handle” reality personality Harry Jowsey to go. He’s a polarizing contestant to be sure. The judges admire his willingness to put himself out there, but haven’t been able to ignore that he’s not picking up the steps nearly as well as his fellow contestants and thus keep putting him at the bottom of their leaderboard. And our readers keep voting that he should have been eliminated by now. But he clearly has a cadre of fans excitedly voting for him, or else he wouldn’t be able to survive his low scores.

But the fewer celebs there are in the competition, the harder his fans will have to vote to overcome the fan bases of his remaining opponents. The fact that they’ve all made it this far shows that they all have audience support. But each new week puts that audience to the test. How far in the competition can they carry Jowsey?

Be sure to make your predictions so that the contestants can see how they’re faring in our racetrack odds. You can keep changing your predictions until just before the next episode airs every Tuesdays on ABC and Disney+. You’ll compete to win a spot on our leaderboard and eternal bragging rights. See our contest rules and sound off with other fans in our reality TV forum. Read more Gold Derby entertainment news.