‘Dancing With The Stars’ Premiere Ratings In Line With 2021 Performance On ABC
deadline.comThe results are in: The same number of people who last watched Dancing with the Stars on ABC in 2021 came back to watch the September 26 season premiere.
According to Live+3 results from Nielsen, 6.50 million viewers tuned in to watch Matt Walsh become the first celebrity to get the old heave-ho from the ballroom.
The hourlong premiere averaged a 1.08 rating among adults 18-49. ABC says the premiere held even with the series’ prior season on ABC in fall 2021, when it averaged 6.50 million viewers. (The competition show moved to Disney+ for Season 31 where — quelle surprise — viewership numbers were never released to inquiring reporters.) DWTS grew by 1.72 million total viewers on Sept.
26 and jumped 69% in the demo from Live+Same Day to multi-platform 3-day. DWTS also streams on Disney+ and Hulu. This week is Latin night in the ballroom for the 13 remaining couples.
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