Dancing With the Stars showrunner Conrad Green is shedding light on why the show keeps its precise voting numbers private.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, published just hours ahead of the season 34 finale on Tuesday, November 25, Green confessed he’d “prefer not to” let viewers know the exact figures.

“[Disclosing numbers] has a very strong chance of disincentivizing people taking part or might affect the votes going forward, because people understand who to vote for,” he explained.

He continued, “In all kinds of ways, like any election or vote, you don’t want to be prejudicing the election or vote.”

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Green, who worked on the reality dancing series from its inception before taking a break after sea

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