‘Dancing with the Stars’ Makes Television History — Rising for Fifth Straight Week

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• “Dancing with the Stars” continued its upward climb, bedazzling viewers with this week’s “Wicked Night,” and scoring 6.63 million Total Viewers and a 1.38 rating among Adults 18-49, hitting new season highs in both demographics.

• Amidst a season full of highlights, “Dancing with the Stars” has made history, growing for the fifth straight week following premiere over last week’s “Dedication Night” in Total Viewers (+11% – 6.63 million vs. 5.98 million), the first time in measurement history that a fall show has grown its audience for five straight weeks following premiere, dating back to 1991.

• Head-to-head from 8-10 p.m., “Dancing with the Stars” led the competition among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49 (6.63 million and 1.38, respectively), including CBS’s “NCIS” and “NCIS: Origins” (4.81 million and 0.25 rating) and the season debut of NBC’s NBA basketball coverage (4.73 million and 1.29 rating).
• Fan voting leapt to another new high of 53.10 million votes cast (+6% vs. 50.15 million votes cast on 10/14).
• “Dancing with the Stars” was once again the 1 most social television program across broadcast and cable, scoring 3.2 million total social interactions, up +13% over the show’s season average (vs. 2.9 million).

“Dancing with the Stars” returns Tuesday, Oct. 28, for “Halloween Night” (airing at 8 p.m. EDT/PDT on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu). Nine couples get into the spooky spirit with eerie makeovers and chilling routines, conjuring up a hauntingly entertaining night. The dance marathon, “Dance Monster-thon,” returns, as well as two-time Mirrorball champion Cheryl Burke as guest judge.

“Dancing with the Stars” is produced by BBC Studios.

Source: Nielsen National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for 10/21/25. 24/25 season based on Big Data Plus Panel, while prior seasons are panel-only. Talkwalker SCR. 

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