TV Ratings: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Stays Hot With Season 35 Premiere

TV Ratings: ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Stays Hot With Season 35 Premiere

The season 35 premiere of 'Dancing With the Stars' built on last year's ratings momentum, scoring its most watched debut in six years.

'Dancing With The Stars' Season 35 Premieres To 24% Audience Boost

Dancing with the Stars is off to a dazzling start with last night’s Season 35 premiere on ABC and Disney+. The episode, which saw only the male celebrities and their pro partners compete, attracted 6.67 million total live + same-day viewers, according to preliminary data from Nielsen. When the company’s Big Data + Panel numbers […]

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"Dancing With Stars" gathered 6.67 million viwers across ABC and Disney+, the biggest premiere ratings since 2020

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Premiere Hits 6.7 Million Viewers, Best Opener in Six Years

“Dancing With the Stars” returned to ABC for its Season 35 premiere on Tuesday night and reached a strong 6.7 million viewers. That’s a 24% increase from the performance of the Season 34 premiere, which hit 5.4 million viewers in 2025. Even more, Tuesday’s episode marks the series’ best opener in six years, since Season […]

‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Premieres to Big Ratings

The ABC show’s early numbers are up considerably from last year’s debut. September 16, 2026 2:57pm ‘Dancing With the Stars’ season 35 premiere, night one. Disney/Eric McCandless Dancing With the Stars did not lose any of its ratings momentum in the offseason. If anything, it picked up steam. The ABC competition opened its 35th season […]