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Dancing With The Stars Season 35 Premiere: Men's Night in Full Swing
Confirmed
In Short: The season kicks off with the men's performances, setting the stage for a new round of dance-offs.
The two-night premiere format continues, with the women's performances scheduled for Wednesday, September 16. Fans can catch the show on ABC, with broadcasts at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For those who are cord-cutters, there are multiple ways to watch the show for free, making it accessible to a wider audience.
The season is expected to air before Thanksgiving, following the tradition of the previous year's premiere on September 16, 2025, and the finale on November 25. The show promises a mix of famous celebrities and less well-known participants, with sparkly costumes and iconic routines. The two-night premiere format is designed to provide double the fun, with performances from both men and women on consecutive nights.
What's confirmed
- The two-night premiere format continues, with the women's performances scheduled for Wednesday, September 16. Fans can catch the show on ABC, with broadcasts at 8 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. For those who are cord-cutters, there are multiple ways to watch the show for free, making it accessible to a wider audience.
- The season is expected to air before Thanksgiving, following the tradition of the previous year's premiere on September 16, 2025, and the finale on November 25. The show promises a mix of famous celebrities and less well-known participants, with sparkly costumes and iconic routines. The two-night premiere format is designed to provide double the fun, with performances from both men and women on consecutive nights.
What's still developing
- Macaulay Culkin, Annie Murphy and Dan Levy delivered a poignant tribute to their late Home Alone and Schitt's Creek co-star and on-screen mother, Catherine O'Hara, at the Emmy Awards Culkin remembered her as "our momma", and "like a good mom, she always showed up when I asked her to", he said.
- Emmys 2026: The winners and nominees in full Welsh actor Matthew Rhys makes Emmy Awards history with double win In pictures: Stars on red carpet at Emmy Awards in LA Murphy noted how, since her death, many people had quoted O'Hara's most memorable lines from their show back at her.
- Heroes and Nashville star Hayden Panettiere, who died last month, was also remembered alongside other stars including Rocky Horror Show's Tim Curry and Dawson's Creek actor James Van Der Beek.
- Related A Full List of Current 2026 K-Pop Concerts (Updating) Mahershala Ali Listened to Ka's 'Honor Killed the Samurai' for New Hitman Role: 'It Just Was the Right Vibe & Tone for This Guy' Smells Like Tween Spirit: This 'Twilight' Air Freshener Fills Your Room With Rugged & Romantic Vibes Dancing with the Stars season 35 begins on Tuesday (Sept. 15) with the men’s performances and Wednesday (Sept. 16) with the women’s performances.
- If you’re a Dancing with the Stars fan and cord-cutter, then there are a number of ways to watch without cable — especially if you want to watch for free.
- It hasn’t been announced yet, but last year’s season premiere was also in mid-September (September 16 to be exact), and the three-hour finale aired on November 25.
- Dancing With the Stars is back for another season of sparkly costumes, iconic routines, and its traditional mix of actually famous celebrities and people whose names you haven’t heard in 84 years.
- But it’s a two-night premiere, so also make sure to tune in tomorrow, September 16, 2026, for double the fun.