Disney has announced that last week’s “Disney Night” episode of “Dancing With The Stars”, was a huge ratings winner, becoming the top program of the night for adults aged between 18 and 49.

“Dancing with the Stars” is the first series to simulcast across both ABC and Disney+.  It is hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the hit series pairs celebrities with trained ballroom dancers to compete in themed choreographed dance routines that are judged by a panel of renowned ballroom experts, including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli and Derek Hough.

Not only was the “Disney Night” episode a ratings hit, but in this episode, it broke series records, with the show’s “Disney Night” setting an astonishing new benchmark with over 16 million votes for the teams.

The “Disney Night” featured music from many well known movies such as “Tarzan”, “Wreck It Ralph”, “Encanto”, “The Little Mermaid” and “Deadpool & Wolverine”.

Building on its remarkable success this season, “Dancing with the Stars” was the top entertainment program of the night in Adults 18-49 (0.72 rating), based on Live+Same Day data.

With the show’s festive “Disney Night,” “Dancing with the Stars” (0.72 rating) led its closest competition in the 8 to 10 p.m. time period on CBS by +85% (0.39 rating), NBC by +95% (0.37 rating) and FOX by 300% (0.18 rating).

“Dancing with the Stars” topped the previous week’s episode in Total Viewers by 10% (4.85 million vs. 4.40 million) and in Adults 18-49 by +7% (0.72 rating vs. 0.67 rating), hitting a 4-week high in both measures – since 9/24/24.

The season’s popular “Disney Night” increased on the comparable “Disney Night” telecast from last season by +24% (0.72 rating vs. 0.58 rating).  In addition, the “Dancing with the Stars” “Disney Night” episode ranked as the No. 1 program of the night in Kids 2-11 (0.33 rating), hitting a season high.

Season to date, “Dancing with the Stars” stands as the No. 1 entertainment program on broadcast in Adults 18-49 (0.69 rating).

The strength of Tuesday night’s episode helped propel ABC to win the night in Adults 18-49 (0.58 rating) for the 3rd week in a row, among the broadcast networks.

The previous episodes of “Dancing With The Stars” are available to stream now on Hulu and Disney+.

Did you check out the “Disney Night” episode?  Let me know on social media!

Roger Palmer

Roger has been a Disney fan since he was a kid and this interest has grown over the years. He has visited Disney Parks around the globe and has a vast collection of Disney movies and collectibles. He is the owner of What's On Disney Plus & DisKingdom. Email: Roger@WhatsOnDisneyPlus.com Twitter: Twitter.com/RogPalmerUK Facebook: Facebook.com/rogpalmeruk

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