Overview
- The third season of Netflix’s America’s Sweethearts, which premiered June 16, 2026, shows Dayton Bramhall eliminated again during the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders 2025–26 tryout process.
- Shelly Bramhall, a DCC alum and Dayton’s mother, is filmed openly protesting the decision and saying she is not okay with her daughter being cut.
- DCC director Kelli Finglass and head choreographer Judy Trammell publicly defend the judges’ consistency and say Dayton was given opportunities but did not fit the team’s style.
- Dayton has posted on social media and wrote a personal essay after last season saying this tryout would likely be her last and that she plans to move on and pursue other opportunities.
- Reports differ on whether this was Dayton’s third or fourth audition attempt, but all accounts confirm the elimination and the documentary’s role in bringing internal selection decisions and family tensions into public view.