Is ‘Dancing With the Stars’ on Tonight? See Season 33 Schedule & Themes
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Dancing With the Stars Season 33 is well underway, but its schedule was interrupted by the vice presidential debate on Tuesday, October 1. The show made up for lost time with a double-episode week, but fans may be wondering about the schedule for the rest of the season.
Here’s a breakdown of all there is to know about the season, from its themes each week to its release schedule, eliminations, and more. Stay tuned here as we continue to provide the latest updates over the coming weeks.
Is Dancing With the Stars on tonight?
Yes, there is a second episode of DWTS this week. “Soul Train Night” (Episode 3) aired live on Monday, October 7 at 8/7c. Episode 4 airs live at 8/7c on Tuesday, October 8. The show can be watched live on ABC and Disney+. Next-day streaming of new episodes will be available on Hulu.
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What is the Dancing With the Stars Season 33 schedule?
There will be no new episode on Tuesday, November 5. See the full Season 33 release schedule below:
- Episode 1, “Premiere” – Aired Tuesday, September 17, 2024
- Episode 2, “Oscars Night” — Aired Tuesday, September 24, 2024
- Episode 3, “Soul Train Night” — Aired Monday, October 7, 2024
- Episode 4, “Hair Metal Night” — Airs Tuesday, October 8, 2024
- Episode 5, Theme TBA — Tuesday, October 15, 2024
- Episode 6, Theme TBA — Tuesday, October 22, 2024
- Episode 7, Theme TBA — Tuesday, October 29, 2024
- Episode 8, Theme TBA — Tuesday, November 12, 2024
- Episode 9, Theme TBA — Tuesday, November 19, 2024
- Episode 10, Season 33 Finale — Tuesday, November 26, 2024
What is tonight’s Dancing With the Stars theme?
The theme for Episode 4 is “Hair Metal Night.” The 11 remaining couples will bring iconic rock anthems to life, alongside guest judge, rock ‘n’ roll superstar Gene Simmons of KISS. “Soul Train Night” featured guest judge Rosie Perez, who got her start on Soul Train.
Who is in the Dancing With the Stars Season 33 cast?
The official cast was revealed on September 4 and includes Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik. Also known as the “pommel horse guy,” Nedoroscik helped the USA men’s gymnastics team win bronze at the Paris games. He’s paired with pro Rylee Arnold. While it was rumored Vanderpump Rules’ controversial star Tom Sandoval, Survivor and The Traitors alum Parvati Shallow, The Real Housewives’ Sutton Stracke, Jeopardy host Ken Jennings, and former GMA anchors TJ Holmes and Amy Robach, could be among the competitors with retired NFL star Jason Kelce, they were not among the final lineup.
Instead, the rumored stars who did turn out to be on the list included The Bachelor‘s Joey Graziadei who is paired with Jenna Johnson, and Anna Delvey (aka Anna Sorokin), the subject of Shondaland’s limited Netflix series Inventing Anna. She was paired with Ezra Sosa, who has been a member of the DWTS dance troupe since 2021. They along with Tori Spelling and Pasha Pashkov were the first eliminated pairs of the season.
Additional pairings include former Super Bowl Champ Danny Amendola with Witney Carson, Bachelorette Jenn Tran with Sasha Farber, NBA champ Dwight Howard and Daniella Karagach, TV star Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong, Olympic rugby player Ilona Maher with Alan Bersten, model Brooks Nader with Gleb Savchenko, reality star Phaedra Parks with Val Chmerkovskiy, movie star Eric Roberts with Britt Stewart, and sitcom star Reginald VelJohnson with Emma Slater.
What are tonight’s Dancing With the Stars dances?
The pros will kick off “Hair Metal Night” with a performance to “Rock And Roll All Nite” by KISS, featuring guitarist Joel Hoekstra from Whitesnake and choreographed by Pasha Pashkov. Here’s what the competing pairs will be performing:
- Super Bowl Champion Danny Amendola and pro Witney Carson will perform a Paso Doble to “Livin’ On A Prayer” by Bon Jovi
- “The Bachelor” Joey Graziadei and pro Jenna Johnson will perform a Tango to “Rock You Like A Hurricane” by Scorpions
- NBA Champion Dwight Howard and pro Daniella Karagach will perform a Paso Doble to “Walk This Way” by Aerosmith
- TV star Chandler Kinney and pro Brandon Armstrong will perform a Jive to “We’re Not Gonna Take It” by Twisted Sister
- Olympian rugby player Ilona Maher and pro Alan Bersten will perform a Jive to “Cum On Feel the Noize” by Quiet Riot
- Model and cover girl Brooks Nader and pro Gleb Savchenko will perform a Cha Cha to “Nothin’ But A Good Time” by Poison
- Olympian gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik and pro Rylee Arnold will perform a Foxtrot to “Here I Go Again” by Whitesnake
- Reality royalty Phaedra Parks and pro Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a Paso Doble to “You Give Love A Bad Name” by Bon Jovi
- Movie star Eric Roberts and pro Britt Stewart will perform a Paso Doble to “Cherry Pie” by Warrant
- “The Bachelorette” Jenn Tran and pro Sasha Farber will perform a Paso Doble to “The Final Countdown” by Europe
- Sitcom and movie actor Reginald VelJohnson and pro Emma Slater will perform a Cha Cha to “I Wanna Rock” by Twisted Sister
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What were last night’s Dancing With the Stars scores?
Here’s the leaderboard from “Soul Train Night”:
- Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong – Cha-cha, 36 out of 40
- Joey Graziadei & Jenna Johnson – Jive, 34 out of 40
- Jenn Tran & Sasha Farber – Viennese waltz, 31 out of 40
- Stephen Nedoroscik & Rylee Arnold – Quickstep, 30 out of 40
- Phaedra Parks & Val Chmerkovskiy – Quickstep, 30 out of 40
- Ilona Maher & Alan Bersten- Foxtrot, 30 out of 40
- Danny Amendola & Witney Carson – Foxtrot, 30 out of 40
- Brooks Nader & Gleb Savchenko- Rumba, 28 out of 40
- Eric Roberts & Britt Stewart – Foxtrot, 24 out of 40
- Dwight Howard & Daniella Karagach – Cha-cha, 23 out of 40
- Reginald VelJohnson & Emma Slater – Foxtrot, 21 out of 40
Is there an elimination on Dancing With the Stars tonight?
There will be a double elimination based on combined judges scores from “Soul Train Night” and “Hair Metal Night” as well as votes from viewers.
How can I vote on Dancing With the Stars?
Fans can vote during the live simulcast of the show in the ET/CT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the US, its territories, and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com, and fans on participating US wireless carriers can also vote via SMS/text (fans in Canada cannot vote via SMS/text). Live viewer votes from the week’s two nights of competition will be combined with the judges’ scores from both nights to determine who may be in jeopardy of elimination.
Who are the Dancing With the Stars Season 33 judges?
Dancing With the Stars confirmed on social media on Tuesday, August 13 that Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough would return as the mainstay judges. The series often welcomes guest judges, like when Michael Bublé sat with Inaba, Hough, and Tonioli to adjudicate the episode themed around his music. Expect guest judge announcements in-season.
Inaba said she’s “honored to be back” on the judges panel in the comments section of the Instagram announcement on August 13. The trio continues the late Len Goodman‘s legacy, which is further enshrined in the name of the show’s grand prize. The trophy was renamed the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy following his death in April 2023. Inaba and Tonioli hosted the series with Goodman since its first season in 2005.
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Who are the Dancing With the Stars Season 33 hosts?
Like Season 32, Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough serve as hosts. Hough enters her second year as cohost with Ribeiro, who’s entering his third year as host since starting in Season 31 (his first cohost was Tyra Banks). Hough is one of the show’s most successful professional dancers, with two season wins under her belt and time spent as a guest judge as well. Ribeiro was a competitor on Season 19 with pro partner Witney Carson. They took home the Mirrorball Trophy that season.
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