The primary episode of Dancing with the Stars Season 34 kicked off within the 2025 TV schedule on Tuesday, September 16 with a brand new crop of celebrities dancing to their private anthems, and no elimination occurred on the finish to ship any duo dwelling after only one quantity collectively. Now, greater than three full days since these stars strutted their stuff on ABC for the primary time, the performances have been posted on YouTube and accrued loads of streaming views.
Whereas we might by no means understand how many individuals tuned in through Disney+ subscription, I might say that the YouTube streaming numbers level towards a frontrunner, and the space between #1 and #2 – #14 is not even shut. Robert Irwin, the youthful brother of DWTS Season 21 champion Bindi Irwin, joined forces with professional Witney Carson for a jive to Steppenwolf’s “Born to Be Wild.”
They have been simply one in all my favourite duos regardless of not having watched a full Dancing with the Stars episode in years, and on the time of writing on Friday night, accrued 1.2 million views on the present’s YouTube web page (and counting). Take a look at the place all the dancers stand with YouTube view depend, and be aware the huge discrepancy between Irwin and the following 13:
- Robert Irwin – 1.2 million views
- Jen Affleck – 278k views
- Alix Earle – 244k views
- Scott Hoying – 243k views
- Whitney Leavitt – 237k views
- Hilaria Baldwin – 190k views
- Dylan Efron – 160k views
- Jordan Chiles – 160k views
- Corey Feldman – 153k views
- Danielle Fishel – 149k views
- Elaine Hendrix – 125k views
- Lauren Jauregui – 117k views
- Andy Richter – 90k views
- Baron Davis – 55k views
Whereas loads can occur between Week 1 and Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough ultimately asserting the Season 34 winner of the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, I feel it is protected to say that Robert Irwin is not less than going to be the large winner amongst YouTube viewers by the point “One-Hit Wonders Night time” arrives subsequent on September 23. Witney Carson hasn’t led a star to victory since Ribeiro himself again in Season 19; might the partnership with the wildlife conservationist take her again to the highest? Check out their jive from the premiere:
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In case you’re questioning why I ranked Dylan Efron above Jordan Chiles regardless of the 2 having the identical view depend on the time of writing, I needed to go to the “likes” to interrupt the tie. Efron had accrued 1.9k likes on YouTube to hopefully preserve him round lengthy sufficient for a Excessive College Musical dance, whereas the previous Olympian solely has 1.7k likes.
these view counts from YouTube, I am a little bit bummed to see that Andy Richter did not get extra consideration within the first few days after the Season 34 premiere aired. Whereas I do not truthfully suppose he’ll be dancing his technique to the Mirrorball Trophy by the tip of the season, his enthusiasm made his cha-cha-cha to Sam & Dave’s “Maintain On, I am Comin'” with professional companion Emma Slater one of the enjoyable dances of the night time to observe.
I am curious to see how view totals would possibly change because the weeks move. The development on DWTS is determined by the purpose totals from the judges in addition to votes from followers, not the quantity of consideration {couples} get on YouTube. My eye is certainly on Elaine Hendrix, Hilaria Baldwin, and Whitney Leavitt specifically. All three got here to Dancing with the Stars with dance backgrounds already, which tends to make me wish to root extra for his or her competitors.
Week 2 of Dancing with the Stars Season 34 will contain eliminations, so make sure to tune in to “One-Hit Surprise Night time” to see these celebrities take their subsequent likelihood to impress the judges and the viewers. New episodes air on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and can be found streaming stay on Disney+.