Jenna Johnson takes center stage in Episode 4 of Dancing With the Stars: The Next Pro on Monday, Aug. 3 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The hour puts eight couples into their first partner-choice round, with the lowest-scoring pair headed out.
Chemistry With Jenna Johnson
Episode 4 is titled Bring on the Intensity: Chemistry With Jenna Johnson, and the challenge is direct: build a passionate routine that shows trust and chemistry. The couples have to work through rumba and Argentine tango under that brief, which makes the assignment more than a style exercise.
For the first time, the contestants choose partners. That changes the dynamics of the competition immediately, because the pairings now reflect strategy as well as dance fit, and one weak match can carry real score risk in a format where elimination is on the line.
Week 3’s injury fallout
Week 3 already showed how quickly the field can shift. Natalie Jolley was eliminated due to an injury, after Briar Nolet and Jake Monreal went out in Week 1 and Benji Castro exited in Week 2.
That injury-driven departure leaves the episode with a narrower margin for error, especially with Robert Irwin still in the mix and the competition moving into a round built around chemistry rather than simple technique.
How to watch live
Viewers can watch live and on demand for free on DIRECTV with a 5-day free trial, or on Fubo with up to a 5-day free trial. Episodes also stream the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, which gives late viewers a clean way to catch up before the next elimination lands.
The real pressure point is simple: Episode 4 does not just set a theme, it tests whether the remaining eight couples can survive a partner-choice round without falling into the week’s lowest score slot. That is where the competition starts to separate adaptable pairs from the rest.
