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DWTS Week 2 Goes Live With ‘One‑Hit Wonders’ Double Elimination

Combined judges’ scores from two weeks with real-time votes will determine the first exits of Season 34.

“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.
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Overview

  • Tuesday’s live episode begins at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with next‑day streaming on Hulu.
  • Voting opens at show start and closes after the final competitive dance, allowing viewers 18+ in the U.S., its territories or Canada to cast up to 10 votes per couple online and 10 by SMS to 21523.
  • Carrie Ann Inaba returns to the judges’ panel after missing the premiere due to illness, joining Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli.
  • Week 1 set the early leaderboard with Robert Irwin and Whitney Leavitt tied on 15/20 and Corey Feldman and Andy Richter lowest on 9/20, factors that carry into tonight’s results.
  • The season debuted to strong metrics with 8.13 million viewers in live‑plus‑three, a Disney+/Hulu streaming high, and 21 million premiere votes, as reported by TheWrap.