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[10/31/25 - 10:42 AM]
"Dancing with the Stars" Scares Up More Wins - Rising for Historic Sixth Week in a Row
"Dancing with the Stars" is the only fall show to increase its overall audience for six consecutive weeks following its season premiere.
[via press release from ABC]

Ratings Report for Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025

Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Ratings

'Dancing with the Stars' Scares Up More Wins - Rising for Historic Sixth Week in a Row

Eye Popping 'Halloween Night' Scores Over 6.7 Million Total Viewers - Hitting a New Season High

Fan Voting Exceeds 55 Million

· "Dancing with the Stars" hit another season high with its annual "Halloween Night," scoring 6.74 million Total Viewers and rising for the sixth straight week since season premiere (+2% vs. 6.63 million on 10/21), despite airing against Game 4 of the World Series on Fox.

· Making history once again, "Dancing with the Stars" is the only fall show to increase its overall audience for six consecutive weeks following its season premiere - since September 1991, the start of Nielsen electronic measurement.

· In Adults 18-49, "Dancing with the Stars" scored a 1.36 rating, earning its second-highest performance of the season (vs. 1.38 rating on 10/21).

· On a competitive night with the World Series, "Dancing with the Stars" stood as the No. 1 non-sports program of the night on broadcast and cable among both Total Viewers (6.74 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.36 rating).

· The show also towered over last year's "Halloween Night" by double digits in Total Viewers (+41% - 6.74 million vs. 4.77 million) while nearly doubling in Adults 18-49 (+97% - 1.36 rating vs. 0.69 rating).

· In fact, "Dancing with the Stars" delivered its strongest "Halloween Night" episode among Total Viewers in seven years and its top Adults 18-49 performance in eight years - since 10/29/18 and 10/30/17, respectively.

· Fan voting on the night rose to a new high of 55.26 million (+4% vs. 53.10 million on 10/21).

· "Dancing with the Stars" was the No. 1 most social television program across broadcast and cable, scoring 3.3 million total social interactions, up +1% over last week's episode (vs. 3.2 million) and up +12% over the show's season-to-date average (vs. 2.9 million).

"Dancing with the Stars" returns Tuesday, Nov. 4, for "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Night" (airing at 8 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu). Get ready to rock! The remaining couples dance to classic hits celebrating the legends of Rock. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Flavor Flav joins the judges panel for a night packed with pure rock energy - yeah, boyee!

"Dancing with the Stars" is produced by BBC Studios.

Source: Nielsen National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for 10/28/25. 24/25 season based on Big Data Plus Panel, while prior seasons are panel-only. Talkwalker SCR.





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