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Dancing With the Stars season 35 updates

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The 35th season of ‘Dancing With the Stars’ premiered as a special two-night event on September 15 and 16, marking the series’ 20th year on air. The premiere, which aired on ABC and Disney+, became the most-watched season premiere in six years, with the first night reaching approximately 6.77 million viewers and the second night averaging 6.44 million. The season features a cast of 16 celebrity couples, including Julia Stiles, Jenna Dewan, Giada De Laurentiis, Taylor Hanson, Harry Shum Jr., and Amber Glenn. To launch the competition, the premiere utilized a format splitting performances by gender. During the live broadcast, the production encountered technical difficulties when the online voting system on ABC’s website crashed, leading hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough to instruct viewers to participate via text message only. Following the premiere, Conner Leavitt, Adele Zaikman, Sarah Jane Nader, and Hailey Bills were eliminated. As the competition transitioned to a weekly format, the second week featured ‘Viral Hits Night,’ where Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas topped the leaderboard. During the third week, themed ‘Yacht Rock Night,’ thirteen couples remained. Giada De Laurentiis was eliminated during this week. Amber Glenn and partner Pasha Pashkov tied with Harry Shum Jr. and partner Jenna Johnson for the top of the leaderboard, both earning 24/30. During ‘Mariah Carey Night,’ Maura Higgins and partner Mark Ballas secured the top spot with a season-high score of 25/30 for their waltz to ‘If It’s Over.’ Other high scorers included Harry Shum ~~Jr.~~ Jr., Jenna Dewan, and Ezra Frech, who ~~both~~ all earned 24/30. ~~Following the recent departure of Taylor Hanson, Ciara Miller and partner Brandon Armstrong were eliminated after~~ Despite earning a 21/30 for their jazz routine to ~~‘Emotions.’ Eleven celebrity couples remain in~~ ‘Emotions,’ Ciara Miller and partner Brandon Armstrong were eliminated. Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson received the ~~competition. In addition to competition updates,~~ lowest score of the ~~show~~ night at 13/30 but were not eliminated. Following the recent departure of Taylor Hanson, eleven celebrity couples remain. Additionally, producers announced the ‘Dancing with the Stars: LIVE!’ 2027 North American tour, a 60-show event directed by Mandy Moore scheduled to run from January 21 through April 11, 2027.

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