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‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Kicks Off With Voting Glitch During Premiere

Wed, Sep 16, 2026 1:01 AM
‘Dancing With the Stars’ Season 35 Kicks Off With Voting Glitch During Premiere

Dancing With the Stars” may have had too many voters than it could handle. After the second dance of the Sept. 15 Season 35 premiere, hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro revealed that online voting is down and audiences could only vote via text.

Then, following the third number, the hosts revealed that all online votes that did go through would be thrown out and only texted votes would count for the first night. And just to complicate things a bit more, there are two different Connor/ers in this competition — so to vote for Conner Leavitt or Connor Wood, viewers need to text Conner L or Connor W.

This week’s premiere is split into two nights, with Tuesday night for the male celebrities — and one going home at the end of the episode — and Wednesday for the female celebrities and one of them being eliminated.

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Here’s a breakdown of all the dances and scores from night one, from top to bottom:

Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson — Cha-Cha to “Let’s Groove” by Earth, Wind & Fire
21/30

Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach — Tango to “Since U Been Gone” by Kelly Clarkson
20/30

Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess — Tango to “Are You Gonna Go My Way” by Lenny Kravitz
17/30

Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold — Cha-Cha to “I Like It, I Love It” by Tim McGraw
16/30

Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart — Quickstep to “Tell Her About It” by Billy Joel
16/30

Jackson Olson and Emma Slater — Cha-Cha to “Wannabe” by Spice Girls
15/30

Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman — Salsa to “Whoomp! There It Is” by Tag Team
12/30

Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson — Cha-Cha to “Mr. Big Stuff” by Jean Knight
10/30

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