"HATE YOU ALL!!!!!": Dancing With the Stars fans criticize the show for Chandler Kinney receiving the third position

Dancing With the Stars Season 33
Dancing With the Stars Season 33 Finalists Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong | Image Source: Instagram/ @dancingwiththestars

ABC aired a 3-hour-long finale for Dancing With the Stars Season 33 on November 26, 2024. As the dance competition show revealed Joey Graziadei as the winner, fans were divided and criticized the show.

Soon, fans learned that Danny Amendola and Witney Carson received the fifth position, whereas Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold were in fourth place. Fan favorite dancing duo Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong came third.

As for the winner and first runner-up, Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten became the first runner-up, while Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson took home the Mirrorball Trophy for Dancing With the Stars Season 33.

After witnessing the results, fans took to social media platform X and criticized the show for giving Chandler Kinney the third position.

A fan shared on X about how Chandler Kinney should have won the trophy,

"That's bullsh*t Chandler Kinney should've won Mirrorball trophy but no she got a damn third placer seriously WHAT THE HELL is wrong with people these days. And don't get me started on Sloane Simon getting eliminated in #TheVoice Playoffs tonight. HATE YOU ALL!!!!! #DWTSFinale."

Another fan wrote about Chandler and Ilona,

"Unpopular opinion but ilona and chandler had the only dances that felt like a true freestyle dance #DWTSFinale."

One more fan wrote about Chandler and Brandon,

"Chandler and Brandon should be so proud of themselves. They didn't win the trophy but they won much more than that . Their freestyle was awesome, it was so lovely to see them embrace their culture and just go for it. My winners #dwts #DWTSFinale."

A fan referred to Chandler as the "best dancer" of them all,

"The only disadvantage Chandler had was the fact that she was black and the fan base doesn't rate black contestants but hands down she was the best dancer of them all #DWTSFinale."

A Dancing With the Stars fan wrote on X,

"Chandler and Brandon had an amazing season from start to finish and I enjoyed watching them!! They were my winners!! #dwts #DWTSFinale."

Another fan commented,

"America failed chandler. forever my winner #DWTSFinale."

One of the fans criticized the show for not letting Chandler and Brandon win,

"Just throw November away! Chandler and Brandon were robbed! If not 1st place then it damn sure should've been 2nd! Ol' Encanto girl could barely lift her leg up! #DWTS #DWTS33 #DWTSFinale Not watching ever again!"

Another Dancing With the Stars fan commented,

"My girl Chandler was robbed of the mirror ball trophy #DWTSFinale."

An X user shared about Chandler and Brandon,

"It should've been chandler and Brandon!! Poor Brandon has been robbed so many times! #DWTSFinale."

One more fan wrote,

"Still fuming about Chandler and Brandon getting third like are we serious??? #DWTSFinale."

Dancing With the Stars Season 33: Fans slam the dance show for placing Chandler in the third position

Dancing With the Stars Season 33 finale episode was released on November 26, 2024. It declared Joey Graziadei and his pro dance partner Jenna Johnson as the winners. This didn't go well with some fans who wanted their supported contestants to win the show.

After learning about the finalists and their ranks being revealed on the show, fans criticized the show for giving Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong the third position.

Since fans learned about Joey being the winner, some had different views on the winning contestant. Some thought Chandler was the more deserving winner. Fans shared their opinions on the same and took to social media platform X to comment about how Chandler did not win.

One fan mentioned Chandler as she was "robbed" of the Mirrorball trophy, while another mentioned how Chandler and Brandong had an "amazing season" from the beginning as they have received quite the praise from both judges and the viewers.


ABC is now streaming the Dancing With the Stars Season 33 episodes.

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Edited by Zainab Shaikh