Is 'Dancing With the Stars' on tonight? Full TV schedule for DWTS next episodes after 2024 vice presidential debate

David Suggs

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Season 33 of the famed ABC program "Dancing With the Stars" has proven quite fruitful to sports fans.

There's a handful of athletes who have traded stadiums for the ballroom on the program, a venerated part of American media. There are Olympians in Stephen Nedoroscik and Ilona Maher, a former NBA star in Dwight Howard and a Super Bowl champion in Danny Amendola, who has garnered praise for his dizzying footwork in recent weeks.

The performances of those hailing from the world of sports have been hard to ignore. As the competition rolls on, they could become all the more captivating, particularly as the tournament transitions from movie-themed choreography into movement inspired by the musical stylings of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s.

Everyone seems to want to feast their eyes on DWTS. Here's what you need to know about the program's next official broadcast.

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Is 'Dancing With the Stars' on tonight?

"Dancing With the Stars" will not be airing tonight.

The vice presidential debate between VP nominees Tim Walz and JD Vance will take place in the DWTS time slot, meaning the program will be left on the back burner this week.

Dancing With the Stars will return to its weekly post next Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET.

MORE: How Danny Amendola performed on 'Dancing with the Stars' Week 2

When is the next 'Dancing With the Stars?'

  • Date: Monday, Oct. 7
  • Start time: 8 p.m. ET

DWTS will make its return on Monday, Oct. 7 at 8 p.m. ET. The program will host two episodes — Hair Metal Night and Soul Train Night — on successive days.

MORE: Stephen Nedoroscik wows with 'Superman' performance on DWTS

What channel is 'Dancing With the Stars' on?

  • TV channel: ABC
  • Live stream: Disney+, Fubo

Dancing With the Stars airs on ABC every Tuesday (with the exception of Oct. 1 and Nov. 5, the day of the 2024 presidential election). Cord-cutters can find the action on Disney+ or Fubo, which offers a free trial to new users.

MORE: Watch Olympic star Ilona Maher's debut performance on DWTS

'Dancing With the Stars' schedule 2024

(All times ET)

DateEpisodeTimeChannel
Tues., Sept. 17Premiere8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Sept. 24Oscars Night8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Mon., Oct. 7Soul Train Night8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Oct. 8Hair Metal Night8 p.mABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Oct. 15TBA8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Oct. 22TBA8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Oct. 29TBA8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Nov. 12TBA8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Nov. 19Semi-finals8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo
Tues., Nov. 26Finale8 p.m.ABC/Disney+/Fubo

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David Suggs is a content producer at The Sporting News. A long-suffering Everton, Wizards and Commanders fan, he has learned to get used to losing over the years. In his free time, he enjoys skateboarding (poorly), listening to the likes of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye and D’Angelo, and penning short journal entries.