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Dancing with the Stars Scores Largest Audience of 2025 Season
24 Oct
Summary
- Wicked Night episode draws 6.63M viewers, up 11% from prior week
- Marks fifth consecutive week of audience growth, unprecedented for the show
- Over 53.1M votes cast during the two-hour episode, a new high
On October 24, 2025, the latest episode of the hit TV series Dancing with the Stars continued its impressive ratings streak. The "Wicked Night" episode drew 6.63 million total viewers, up 11% from the previous week's "Dedication Night" and the largest audience of the 2025 season so far.
This marked the fifth consecutive week of audience growth for the show, an unprecedented accomplishment not just for Dancing with the Stars, but for television more broadly. In fact, the series is the first fall show in at least 34 years to achieve such a sustained viewership increase post-premiere.
The episode also scored an impressive 1.38 rating among adults aged 18-49, another season high. Viewers were clearly engaged, as the show set a new voting record with over 53.1 million votes cast during the two-hour broadcast, up 6% from the prior week.
As co-host Julianne Hough noted, the total number of votes cast this season has now surpassed 100 million. Dancing with the Stars will look to continue its hot streak next week with a special Halloween-themed episode, featuring a "Dance Monster-thon" and the return of two-time Mirrorball champion Cheryl Burke as a guest judge.
