Dancing With The Stars results: are they rigged?

The Dancing With The Stars 2010 voting for the first round of competition finished last night, and the DWTS results have left many fans in shock. In fact, the Dancing With The Stars results were so unpredictable that some fans are already asking if DWTS results are rigged. The stars that had the lowest judges scores, like Kate Gosselin, are still on the show. The first star eliminated was Shannen Doherty, who had a middle of the road judging score. Did voting really favor a star that seems to need money now, or did the producers have a black hand in this DWTS result?

Results of Dancing With The Stars

Had the judges been the only ones scoring, Buzz Aldrin and Kate Gosselin would have been battling it out to stay on Dancing With The Stars. When the Dancing With The Stars voting was finished, the DWTS results had Shannen Doherty and Pamela Anderson at the bottom. When DWTS results left Shannen Doherty and Pamela Anderson on the firing line, fan votes saved Pamela. Many DWTS results watchers are now thinking about how many hundred thousand votes more than Shannen did Kate Gosselin get to stay on Dancing With The Stars?

How Dancing With The Stars voting functions

Dancing With The Stars results are added on a half-and-half system. Judge scoring counts for half of the DWTS results, call-in votes count for the other half. The point difference between Buzz Aldrin and Shannen Doherty meant that Buzz had to get twice the Dancing With The Stars voting fans as Shannen. The internet loans some possible tabulation formulas, but the exact method is kept secret by ABC.

Dancing With The Stars 2010 voting rigged?

As with most “reality” shows, the producers of Dancing With The Stars do have some say in how the show goes. Some fans are asking if the Dancing With The Stars results are now part of the producer’s preview as well. Before voting, Kate Gosselin was thought to be the next DWTS elimination. If Kate Gosselin was not going to be sent home by DWTS results, Buzz Aldrin had the biggest point deficit to make up. Instead, one of one of the most popular dancers – Pamela Anderson – ended up in the bottom two along with Shannen. Are the producers of DWTS keeping Kate on the show in hopes of more drama? Or is the mom of eight pulling in enough votes to keep her in the spot legitimately? What are your thoughts?