Ratings Report for Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025

Live+Same Day Preliminary Panel Ratings

'Dancing with the Stars' Caps Spectacular Season 34 With 9.24 Million Total Viewers - Drawing Largest Finale Audience in 9 Years

Show Scores Highest Finale Ratings Among Adults 18-49 Since 2015 and Best Among Adults 18-34 Since 2011

'Dancing with the Stars' Finale Is TV's Top Entertainment Telecast Since ABC's Presentation of 'The Oscars(R)'

Fan Voting Shatters Records With Over 72 Million Votes Cast - Reaching Nearly Half a Billion Votes This Season

Overall Highlights

· Wrapping a stellar season full of record-breaking highlights, "Dancing with the Stars" soared to new heights with a supersized three-hour finale, earning 9.24 million Total Viewers and a 2.15 rating among Adults 18-49, as Robert Irwin and his partner, Witney Carson, took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

· The show rose by double digits over last season's finale (11/26/24) in Total Viewers (+45% - 9.24 million vs. 6.37 million), seeing its most-watched finale in 9 years - since the Season 23 finale on 11/22/16.

· Among Adults 18-49, the show nearly doubled last season's finale episode (+89% - 2.15 rating vs. 1.14 rating), hitting its strongest finale result in 10 years - since Robert's sister, Bindi Irwin, and partner Derek Hough took home the Mirrorball Trophy on 11/24/15.

· The "Dancing with the Stars" finale stands as TV's top entertainment telecast since ABC's presentation of "The Oscars(R)" earlier this year among both Total Viewers and Adults 18-49. In fact, last night's telecast delivered more Adult 18-49 viewing in one night than the entirety of CBS's primetime entertainment schedule last week and more than double the combined primetime entertainment programming on NBC during that period.

· For the second season in a row, "Dancing with the Stars" stands as the No. 1 entertainment series among Adults 18-49, after accomplishing this feat for the first time in the show's history last year.

Younger Adult Audience

· Surging among younger viewers this season, "Dancing with the Stars" earned a 2.55 rating among Adults 18-34, the show's strongest performance in the younger adult demographic in 14 years - since the show's season finale on 11/22/11.

· The "Dancing with the Stars" finale captured a remarkable 53% audience share among Adults 18-34, the largest share of available viewers for any broadcast entertainment series telecast since the "Friends" series finale in May 2004.

Voting and Social Media

· After rising all season, fan voting hit a staggering new high with over 72 million votes cast during the finale, a +31% increase over the show's previous high during semifinals (55 million on 11/18/25) and a +125% rise over last season's finale (32 million on 11/26/24).

· Devoted "Dancing with the Stars" fans have cast nearly half a billion votes throughout the season.

· With 6.9 million total social interactions, "Dancing with the Stars" was the No. 1 most social program on television across broadcast and cable and the No. 1 most social episode of any primetime series, year to date. The finale grew +109% over the show's current season average (vs. 3.3 million) and was up +67% over the show's previous season finale (4.1 million).

In a special holiday presentation, "Dancing with the Holidays" airs Tuesday Dec. 2, 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST/PST on ABC and Disney+, streaming next day on Hulu. The ballroom comes alive with holiday magic as "Dancing with the Stars" celebrates the season with festive-themed routines, dazzling musical performances and special holiday greetings.

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

Source: Nielsen National Live+Same Day Preliminary Panel Program Ratings for 11/25/25. 2025-2026 Season (9/16/25 - 11/25/25). Talkwalker SCR.