Sabrina the teenage witch disappears

A shocker last night on DWTS: Sabrina the Cheetah Girl got the gate.

That's right. The perky, pudgy blonde with the hip-hop moves and 1,000 watt smile is a goner. Carrie Ann was on the verge of tears. Bruno was apoplectic. And Len looked like he was going to wag his finger at the fans really hard.

Even glib host Tom Bergeron seemed disappointed in the fans for not supporting Sabrina, but I say take a moment to study the demos on DWTS. Not a lot of teeny-boppers watching. Nope. It's the Marie Osmond, over-40 set ... and they voted to keep her and Jane Seymour alive, even though they are both weaker dancers than Cheetah Girl.

I say, if you bill your show as a popularity contest, you have to live with the consequences. Spare us the false shock and dismay, judges. Sabrina just wasn't the people's choice.