Tuesday's Horror Movie Night episode marked Chmerkovskiy's first episode back after a one-week hiatus following his reference to Will Smith’s Oscars controversy while critiquing Carrie Ann Inaba’s judging of his wife, Jenna Johnson.

Chmerkovskiy was temporarily removed from the professional dancer cast after a controversial reference he made to Will Smith's infamous Oscars slap when criticizing Carrie Ann Inaba's judging. He will continue season 35 with Jenna Dewan.