'Dancing With the Stars' Season 34 Kicks Off With Two Teams Tied for First After a Scoring Flub Emily LongerettaSeptember 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM 0 'Dancing With the Stars' Season 34 Kicks Off With Two Teams Tied for First After a Scoring Flub "Dancing With the Stars" is back with its milestone 20th yea...
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Emily LongerettaSeptember 17, 2025 at 4:23 AM
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'Dancing With the Stars' Season 34 Kicks Off With Two Teams Tied for First After a Scoring Flub
"Dancing With the Stars" is back with its milestone 20th year. Season 34 kicked off on Tuesday night with returning hosts Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, and judges Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough. Carrie Ann Inaba announced earlier in the day that she would be unable to attend due to illness.
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The premiere kicked off with an opening dance, "Kill the Lights" by Whitney Myer, choreographed by Ray Leeper. The all-new troupe also took the stage for a dance to Tate McRae's "Just Keep Watching." The new troupe includes Carter Williams, Onye Stevenson, Jaxon Willard and Hailey Bills — Jenna Johnson's cousin.
80 minutes into the episode, Ribeiro announced Monday's episode surpassed the number of voters from the Season 33 premiere. By the end, he shared that the amount of votes doubled last year's premiere.
The final dance of the night was Robert Irwin and Witney Carson, a routine that Hough said was the best week one dance he's ever seen. (As a reminder, Hough took home the mirror ball trophy with Irwin's sister, Bindi.)
Irwin landed at the top of the leaderboard, tying with Whitney Leavitt with a score of 15. In a strange turn of events, both Hough and Tonioli held up 7s for Leavitt, but it was later revealed that Tonioli actually locked in an 8, which gave her a 15, instead of a 14.
While there was no elimination during the premiere, the votes from the first two weeks will be combined with both weeks of judges' scores to determine which two couples go home next week in a double elimination.
Scroll down for all the dances and the judges' scores from week one:
Robert Irwin and Witney Carson
Robert Irwin and Witney Carson
Dance: JiveSong: "Born To Be Wild" by SteppenwolfScore: 15/20
Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas
Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas
Dance: TangoSong: "Golden" by HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters CastScore: 15/20
Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko
Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko
Dance: Cha ChaSong: "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer LopezScore: 14/20
Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong
Lauren Jauregui and Brandon Armstrong
Dance: TangoSong: "yes, and?" by Ariana GrandeScore: 13/20
Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy
Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy
Dance: Cha ChaSong: "Circus" by Britney Spears
Score: 13/20
Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov
Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov
Dance: TangoSong: "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson
Score: 12/20
Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten
Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten
Dance: Cha ChaSong: "Woman" by Kesha featuring The Dap-Kings HornsScore: 12/20
Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik
Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik
Dance: SalsaSong: "NUEVAYoL" by Bad BunnyScore: 12/20
Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa
Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa
Dance: SalsaSong: "Break My Soul" by Beyoncé
Score: 10/20
Baron Davis and Britt Stewart
Baron Davis and Britt Stewart
Dance: Cha ChaSong: "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer
Score: 10/20
Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach
Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach
Dance: Cha ChaSong: "Milkshake" by Kelis
Score: 10/20
Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold
Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold
Dance: TangoSong: "Abracadabra" by Lady GagaScore: 10/20
Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson
Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson
Dance: TangoSong: "It's Still Rock & Roll To Me" by Billy Joel
Score: 9/20
Andy Richter and Emma Slater
Andy Richter and Emma Slater
Dance: Cha ChaSong: "Hold On, I'm Coming" by Sam & DaveScore: 9/20
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