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DWTS Week 2 Brings One-Hit Wonders Night and a Double Elimination

With 30-point judging back, live voting set up Season 34’s first cuts.

“Dancing with the Stars” returns for its 20th anniversary. Cohosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with judges Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough, the ballroom welcomes 14 new celebrities for their first live performance.
“Dancing With the Stars” co-hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough Sept. 16, 2025.

Overview

  • Season 34’s Sept. 23 episode aired live at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with next-day streaming on Hulu.
  • Themed One-Hit Wonders Night, routines featured classics including Mambo No. 5, Take On Me, It’s Raining Men, and Baby Got Back.
  • Two couples were slated to be eliminated based on the combined judges’ scores from Weeks 1 and 2 and real-time viewer votes.
  • Voting opened during the broadcast with up to 10 online and 10 SMS votes per couple, with text votes sent to 21523.
  • Carrie Ann Inaba returned after missing the premiere, restoring 30-point scoring, as injury reports for Alix Earle and Danielle Fishel shaped pre-show expectations.