Jenna Johnson powers through broken nose on DWTS before another A-lister faces season's most shocking elimination yet

Viewers were left stunned during Tuesday's week nine episode of Dancing With The Stars, after frontrunner Jenna Dewan was unexpectedly eliminated.

With just two weeks until the finale, contestants had to pull double-duty to secure their place in the semifinals with a dance battle in addition to their usual routine.

The evening's performances paid tribute to the Grammy Awards, with each couple dancing to songs that have either won or been nominated for honors at music's biggest night, before getting their scores from judges Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli and Carrie Ann Inaba.

Dewan and her partner Val Chmerkovskiy - who recently returned following his one-week suspension from the show - danced to All for You by Janet Jackson, which earned them a score of 28 out of 30.

However, despite having a great night, the duo were booted off as a stunned audience watched.

Elsewhere on the show Val's wife, Jenna Johnson, had to push through the pain while performing a salsa with her partner Harry Shum Jr to Die With a Smile by Lady Gaga, hours after she revealed that she broke her nose the night before. 

Dewan received plenty of praise from the judges for her first dance. 

'You were in the comfort zone,' Bruno said, adding she danced better than Val. 

'I'm not surprised,' Val responded.

The actress also got a special video message from Janet herself,  who told her, 'I miss you, I love you, I can’t wait to see you tonight, you’re going to do a wonderful job, I know it. Let’s get together next time I’m in L.A.'

The pair also went on to win their dance battle against Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik, after they each danced a cha cha to The Middle by Maren Morris, who sang live. 

After getting the news that Dewan was being sent home, host Julianne Hough said the elimination was 'shocking, to say the least.'

Dewan said her farewells, telling Hough, as well as her partner Steve Kazee and daughter in the audience, 'Honestly dancing again, getting to share my joy with my family, over here every single night thank you my baby, thank you.'

'I had a great time and I loved getting to share that with the world. Honestly, all love.'

Chmerkovskiy returned to Dancing With The Stars last month following his one-week suspension from the show over a controversial social media comment.

The drama kicked off after he responded to Inaba giving his wife, Johnson, an eight on the October 13 episode, as he referenced Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap - a move that ultimately got him suspended.

After the episode, Chmerkovskiy shared a now-deleted post to his TikTok Story, joking: 'You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night', after Inaba called out Johnson for a lift, which ballroom-dancing competitions frown upon.

Many fans thought Chmerkovskiy was referencing the infamous moment when Smith slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. When Smith slapped Rock, he screamed at the host: 'Keep my wife's name out of your f***ing mouth!'

Chmerkovskiy later clarified that he was referring to the 'keep my wife's name' portion of the incident.

Chmerkovskiy faced a furious backlash for the post and publicly apologized, but BBC Studios confirmed that he would be off the series for one week, marking the first time in the history of the show that a pro has been suspended.

Elsewhere on Tuesday's show, Tatyana and Jan performed a Tango to Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas for their first dance, which earned them a 27. 

Meanwhile, Johnson and Shum Jr's dance was dubbed 'magnetic' by Derek, while Bruno said it was a 'supercharged, extra spicy salsa.'

The dance earned them a 29 out of 30.

The duo didn't have to compete in the dance-off after winning immunity last week, which they achieved by accumulating the highest points throughout the season. 

Johnson told the crowd that she 'feels amazing' despite breaking her nose. Hours earlier she revealed her injury in an Instagram video.

'Alright, you guys. So, last night I definitely broke my nose during camera blocking,' she said in the clip.

'If you can see this right side, right here and right here, a little swollen,' she added, showing a close-up look at her nose.

'No black eyes today, which is awesome. But if my nose looks four times its size, that's why.'

Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas danced an Argentine tango to Thong Song by Sisqo. They got a score of 27 out of 30. 

Maura also revealed that she was dealing with a rib injury. 

Carrie Ann called Maura 'graceful' and a 'warrior' for performing with her rib pain.

'For me, that was a work of art,' she said.

Higgins and Ballas later won the dance battle after they faced off against Connor Wood and his partner Rylee Arnold, dancing a cha cha to All I Wanna Do by Sheryl Crow, who performed live. 

Earlier in the night Wood and Arnold took the stage and danced an Argentine tango to SexyBack by Justin Timberlake, for a score of 27. 

Meanwhile, Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach danced an Argentine tango to Crazy in Love (Remix) by Beyonce, which got them a score of 27. 

Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov danced a Paso doble to Bring Me to Life by Evanescence, earning a 28 from the judges. 

Later in the show, Glenn and Pashkov won the dance battler after they faced off against Frech and Karagach while dancing to The Boy Is Mine by Brandy and Monica, who performed live.

Dancing with the Stars airs live on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesdays and streams the next day on Hulu.