Val Chmerkovskiy's ballroom suspension tops E! News' celebrity week

The dancer apologized after a Will Smith reference aimed at defending Jenna Johnson drew a one-week suspension from BBC Studios.

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Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

DWTS' Val Chmerkovskiy SUSPENDED After Will Smith Oscars Slap Comment | E! News

A critique of Jenna Johnson's samba became a story about someone who wasn't dancing it. E! News' most-watched upload of the week reports that BBC Studios suspended Val Chmerkovskiy after his social media response to Carrie Ann Inaba's judging invoked Will Smith's Oscars slap.

Chmerkovskiy said he had intended to defend his wife, but acknowledged that the reference was a poor decision and apologized for putting Inaba in the middle. His dance partner, Jenna Dewan, is a different Jenna: his statement also stressed that he did not want to distract from her work. The report drew roughly 43,000 views in its opening five hours.

Elsewhere in the channel's fifteen-upload week, Khloé Kardashian supplied a considerably gentler conversation starter: Tyla is the name she would choose if she ever had a third child. That report has the strongest daily viewing momentum among the selected uploads. Jaime Pressly also spoke with E! News about working with her Mom costars, following Chuck Lorre's comments about Anna Faris' casting.

The subscriber total held steady, while daily views sat slightly below the channel's usual pace. Among nearby television channels, HBO Max had a particularly busy viewing week and VICE TV was close to its normal daily level. For E! News, the contrast is neatly celebrity-sized: ballroom consequences bring the biggest new audience, while a hypothetical baby name keeps the conversation moving.

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The videos drawing views on E! News right now

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The numbers

Here is how E! News' viewing and subscriber totals shaped up over the week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

HBO Max

37,550,545

E! News

14,300,289

Apple TV

13,712,674

South Park Studios

10,645,046

Paramount Plus

10,389,446

Netflix Sports

1,286,304

CBS

1,084,638

VICE TV

677,367

E! Entertainment

0

subscribers

2,660,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

2,065,013,031

views per day

1,902,318

typical day: 2,036,045

first-day views of each video posted this week

Khloé Kardashian Reveals What She'd Nam…

30,963

Sharon Osbourne is reflecting on a botc…

15,978

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

HBO Max

3,200,000

E! Entertainment

3,100,000

South Park Studios

3,080,000

VICE TV

2,770,000

E! News

2,660,000

Apple TV

2,490,000

CBS

2,380,000

Paramount Plus

2,360,000

Netflix Sports

2,310,000

As of October 18, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.