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Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Premieres This Week: How to Watch for Free
Confirmed
In Short: Dancing with the Stars season 35 kicks off on Tuesday, September 15, with men's performances, followed by women's performances on Wednesday. Free viewing options are available through various streaming services.
Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars begins on Tuesday, September 15, with men's performances, and continues with women's performances on Wednesday, September 16. For those looking to watch without cable, several streaming services offer free trials, including DirecTV, Fubo, and Hulu + Live TV, allowing viewers to catch the show without upfront costs.
Viewers can watch Dancing with the Stars on ABC on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The season is expected to run until the finale, which is anticipated to be before Thanksgiving. Last year's season premiere was on September 16, and the finale aired on November 25.
Free viewing options for Dancing with the Stars are available through various streaming services. DirecTV offers a five-day free trial, while Fubo and Hulu + Live TV provide free trials, enabling fans to watch the show without spending money upfront.
The season premiere of 60 Minutes, a top-rated program on the same network, averaged 7.94 million viewers, down from the more than 10 million who tuned in last year. Despite the drop, the show remains one of ABC's top-rated programs.
What's confirmed
- Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars begins on Tuesday, September 15, with men's performances, and continues with women's performances on Wednesday, September 16. For those looking to watch without cable, several streaming services offer free trials, including DirecTV, Fubo, and Hulu + Live TV, allowing viewers to catch the show without upfront costs.
- Viewers can watch Dancing with the Stars on ABC on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. The season is expected to run until the finale, which is anticipated to be before Thanksgiving. Last year's season premiere was on September 16, and the finale aired on November 25.
- Free viewing options for Dancing with the Stars are available through various streaming services. DirecTV offers a five-day free trial, while Fubo and Hulu + Live TV provide free trials, enabling fans to watch the show without spending money upfront.
- The season premiere of 60 Minutes, a top-rated program on the same network, averaged 7.94 million viewers, down from the more than 10 million who tuned in last year. Despite the drop, the show remains one of ABC's top-rated programs.
What's still developing
- 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.
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- Disney+ plans start at $11.99 per month for the ad-supported plan, while you can go ad-free for $18.99 per month.
- 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.
- So expect the Season 35 timing to also be sometime before Thanksgiving!
- The season premiere was off by 21% compared to the September 28 debut last year, but there are some caveats to the figure, as tends to be the case during the NFL season.
- CBS News said in a statement, “We are so proud of the exceptional journalism on display in our season premiere and we can’t wait to bring our audience another amazing show this coming Sunday.” Last spring, CBS News editor in chief Bari Weiss replaced executive producer Tanya Simon with Nick Bilton, and three correspondents including Sharyn Alfonsi, Cecilia Vega and Scott Pelley were fired.