Taylor Swift Takes Center Stage: The Dancing with the Stars Spectacle You Can’t Miss
Taylor Swift Shines on Dancing with the Stars
It’s Taylor Swift’s time to shine, and everything related to the pop star is hitting it big.
Even Dancing with the Stars joined the celebration. The dance competition show dedicated its November 21 episode to Swift, featuring couples dancing to her greatest hits.
.@MrBarryWilliams & @petamurgatroyd gave it their all on #WhitneyHoustonNight! 👏 #DWTS pic.twitter.com/yP3q39jNQd
— Dancing with the Stars #DWTS (@officialdwts) November 17, 2023
After a week of people watching on TV and online, the episode reached an impressive 7.8 million viewers. This makes it the most-watched show on ABC, combining both traditional and online viewership, since the premiere in September 2021. That’s over 2 million more viewers compared to the live audience recorded by Nielsen.
Taylor Swift Shines on Dancing with the Stars
Looking at the ratings, the Taylor Swift special of Dancing with the Stars achieved a 1.36 rating among adults aged 18-49. This makes it the highest-rated episode of the season, showing significant growth from the initial rating of 0.87.
Dancing with the Stars is thriving since its return to ABC after a season exclusively on Disney+. Broadcasting on both traditional and online platforms, the show is either matching or surpassing the performance of Season 30 in most episodes.
The week before, the Whitney Houston-themed night propelled the show to its highest multiplatform viewership in five weeks.
This marks the third consecutive week of increased ratings for the show, which is promising news for the upcoming finale airing on Tuesday night. The final five couples will compete one last time for the coveted mirrorball trophy.
