‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 35, Week 5 – Where to Watch, Streaming, Preview & Last Week’s Results

Dancing with the Stars returns Tuesday, October 13, 2026 for Week 5 of Season 35, with 11 couples left in the ballroom. Here’s everything you need to know before tuning in, including when the episode premieres, where to watch, what happened last week and a preview of what’s ahead.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ Week 5:

• Theme: Super Bowl Night
• Air Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2026
• Time: 8 p.m. ET
• Hosts: Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough
• Judges: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli
• Guest Judge: Joe Buck
• Network: ABC
• Streaming Service: Disney+

How to Watch ‘Dancing with the Stars’

Dancing with the Stars airs live Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streams simultaneously on Disney+. Episodes become available to watch on Hulu the following day.

You can watch ABC and stream Disney+ through DIRECTV, making it easy to catch every live show and vote for your favorites all season!

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‘Dancing with the Stars’ Week 5 Preview

Heading into Week 5, 11 couples remain and the ballroom becomes a halftime show. Super Bowl Night is a first for the series, with every routine set to a song from a past Super Bowl halftime performance, and it lands ahead of ABC and ESPN’s broadcast of Super Bowl LXI in February 2027.

Joe Buck joins the panel as guest judge, which pushes scoring onto a 40-point scale for the night rather than the usual 30. Four returning NFL alumni appear, and the opening number runs a medley of “NUEVAYoL” by Bad Bunny, “Rude Boy” by Rihanna and “HUMBLE.” by Kendrick Lamar.

The standings are tight at the top and not at the bottom. Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson and Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas are tied on 87 points for the season, with Maura holding the only 9 any judge has given out. Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson sit on 50, a full 20 points behind the next couple, and have now finished last on the judges’ board four weeks running.

Here’s the full Week 5 lineup of songs and dances:

What Happened on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Last Week?

Need a refresher? Here’s what happened in Week 4 of Dancing with the Stars.

‘DWTS’ Episode 4 Recap

Week 4 was Mariah Carey Night, with all 12 remaining couples dancing to songs from her catalog, and four of them drawing the rumba. The pros and troupe filled out the night with numbers set to “Heartbreaker,” “Loverboy” and “Always Be My Baby.”

It was the best-scoring night of the season. Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas took the first 9 any judge has awarded, from Carrie Ann Inaba, and three couples tied at 24. Harry Shum Jr.’s tango came with a small Glee reunion, with Amber Riley on vocals.

Week 4 Leaderboard: Dances and Scores

Scoring was on the standard 30-point scale with no guest judge. The Week 4 leaderboard:

Week 4 Elimination

Ciara Miller and Brandon Armstrong were eliminated, finishing twelfth, on a jazz routine to “Emotions” that scored 21.

That made it two shock eliminations in a row. Ciara’s 21 tied her with three other couples and left four couples scoring below her, including Guillermo Rodriguez on 13, the lowest score of the season so far. He survived on fan votes for the fourth week running.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 35 Competitor Tracker

‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 35 Schedule

Follow the season with the schedule below:

New episodes air live every Tuesday, with the exception of Disney Night, which ABC has moved to Monday, November 2. The season runs through the finale on November 24. This schedule will be updated as additional details are announced.

What is ‘Dancing with the Stars’ About?

Dancing with the Stars pairs a celebrity with a professional ballroom dancer and gives them one week to build a routine for live television. Three judges score the dance, and the audience votes on their favorite. The two different scores are combined, and the couple with the lowest score goes home. By the finale, only the top pairings remain, with the winning couple taking home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.

Season 35 brought sixteen new couples into the ballroom, tying Seasons 9 and 31 for the largest cast in the show’s history. Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough return as hosts and Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli return to the judges’ table.

Watch ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on DIRECTV

Never miss an elimination! Watch new episodes of Dancing with the Stars every week on ABC and stream them on Disney+ through DIRECTV, and follow Season 35 all the way to the Mirrorball.

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