Dancing With the Stars voting leaves fans confused

Audience votes are added to the judges' scores to determine who will be sent home each week.

Viewers have accused MediaWorks of running a scam after they spent money voting for their favourite Dancing With the Stars contestants, only to discover no one would be eliminated this week.

Text voting opened at 7pm on Sunday night, as the debut live show went to air. Viewers were encouraged to vote, with texts costing 99c.

But on Monday night, viewers discovered no one would be sent home, leading some to accuse the network of operating a scam.

"I wasted a dollar last night voting since no one is leaving. What sort of scam are you running? And u r still telling people to vote," wrote Stewie Green on Facebook.

Loved the voting scam this week that was dancing with the stars #dwtsnz I wasted money to save no one. Scam scam #scam

— KEB (@KebQ) June 1, 2015

Another viewer, KebQ Tweeted: "Loved the voting scam this week that was dancing with the stars #dwtsnz I wasted money to save no one. Scam scam #scam"

But viewers who spent money voting for their favourite celeb can rest assured, all is above board.

Any votes cast between Sunday at 7pm, when voting lines opened, and Sunday June 7 at 8.30pm will go towards the first elimination.

Eagle-eyed viewers were also quick to point out Monday night's result show was taped immediately after the live show, with both the judges and audience members sporting the same clothes.

The Herald has confirmed Monday night's results shows will all be pre-recorded, with filming taking place immediately after the live show on Sunday night. Voting lines will not be open between Sunday night's live show and Monday's elimination.

According to voting terms and conditions, there will be weekly "voting windows" which open after the show goes to air on Monday night and closes at the end of Sunday night's live show at 8.30pm.

However, viewers who cast votes between Sunday night and Monday - when voting is not open - may still be charged for their mistake.

"MediaWorks accepts no responsibility of liability for costs incurred as a result of a viewer submitting a vote prior to or after the voting lines have been announced as open or closed."

281,000 viewers tuned in to watch Monday night's result show, down from the 357,000 that watched Sunday night's debut episode.

- nzherald.co.nz