Logo text The ratings renaissance for Dancing With the Stars has continued throughout this season, and it reached a high with Tuesday’s episode.
DWTS typically sees an uptick in ratings when those two elements are added, so Tuesday’s episode will likely finish ahead of season’s previous high of 7.36 million viewers for the Oct. 20 show.
In the key ad sales demographic of adults 18-49, Tuesday’s show is already at a season high rating of 1.58 (equal to about 2.15 million viewers in that age range). The previous best this season was a 1.56 rating on Oct. 13, including big data.
Tuesday’s episode saw a surprise elimination and the field narrowed to six couples. The semifinal round is on deck for Nov. 17.
Dancing With the Stars has continued the surprising ratings momentum it found in 2025 into this season. Every week so far has posted ratings higher than the same week a year ago. Through this week, DWTS is averaging about 6.89 million same-day viewers and a 1.48 rating among adults 18-49, up from 6.1 million and 1.23 at the same point last season. A week of cross-platform viewing adds more than a million viewers to the total.
