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The newest episode of 鈥淒ancing With the Stars鈥� included the first elimination of contestants, with Fox News鈥� Geraldo Rivera and his professional dancer partner, Edyta Sliwinska, leaving the show.聽

Mr. Rivera and Ms. Sliwinska had performed a cha-cha during the premiere episode and a salsa on the March 28 installment, with Rivera dressing as presidential candidate Donald Trump for the salsa. The two received the lowest scores of any contestants, though dancer Artem Chigvintsev and 鈥淭he O.C.鈥� actress Mischa Barton also received low marks from the judges.聽

Paige VanZant, a martial artist, and Alan Bersten, who was stepping in for professional dancer Mark Ballas, earned some of the highest praise from the judges, as did Boyz II Men singer Wanya Morris and dancer Lindsay Arnold.聽

While the ratings for the season 22 premiere of 鈥淒ancing鈥� last week were down among viewers 18-49, the program was the in terms of total viewers for the night.聽

鈥淒ancing鈥� is based on the British TV program 鈥淪trictly Come Dancing,鈥� which also features professional dancers working with celebrities to win using their dance skills. 鈥淪trictly鈥� premiered in 2004 and many countries have since debuted their own versions.

Sometimes a country鈥檚 version of the program has even addressed national politics. In Colombia, a member of the police force who was imprisoned by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and a woman who was a child soldier with the FARC both participated in Colombia鈥檚 鈥淒ancing With the Stars鈥� earlier this year.聽

In the same country, producers recently announced that the program would be on TV live every weeknight.聽

noted that the program 鈥淪trictly鈥� set a record in 2011 for the amount of broadcasters to which the BBC has licensed the competition.聽

What makes the format so popular? 鈥溾�橲trictly鈥欌�檚 triumph could come down to the slight revisions made by each country,鈥� Mr. Midgley wrote. 鈥淢inor details, yes, but which appeal exclusively to its local audience.鈥� For example, in the Indian version of the competition, the partners perform with music from the country.聽

As for differences between "Strictly Come Dancing" and America's "Dancing With the Stars," writes that the American version is kinder.

"You can expect to see maximum [scores] given out by the third or fourth week of the series 鈥� presumably because American audiences like to see their celebrities do well," Ms. Dunn wrote. ("Dancing With the Stars" judges Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli have appeared on "Strictly" as well.) "...['Dancing With the Stars]聽will give you non-stop glitz and glamour, and ['Strictly Come Dancing' will give you] the chance to watch celebrities getting told off for not working harder on their footwork."

Reality competitions familiar to American audiences such as 鈥淭he X Factor,鈥� 鈥淎merican Idol,鈥� and 鈥淭he Voice鈥� are also produced in other countries like 鈥淒ancing.鈥� 鈥淴鈥� was based on the popular British program of the same name, which is still airing new episodes. A program of the same name debuted in the US in 2011 but ended in 2013.聽

鈥淰oice鈥� is based on a Dutch program which debuted in 2010. Other versions of 鈥淭he Voice鈥� air in countries including Argentina, Spain, and China.

Meanwhile, 鈥淚dol鈥� is similar to the British program 鈥淧op Idol,鈥� versions of which are broadcast around the world.