Carrie Ann Inaba’s absence was felt at the judges table during the premiere of Dancing With the Stars season 34.

“That’s how to set of a new season of Dancing With the Stars! … It’s great to have all of you at home joining us in the ballroom and wonderful to see our judges. Well, two of them,” Alfonso Ribeiro quipped following the energetic opening number on the Tuesday, September 16, episode. “Carrie Ann is under the weather and hopes to be back with us next week.”

Cohost Julianne Hough also sent well-wishes to Inaba, 57, adding, “Get well soon, Carrie Ann. We love you.”

Hours before the premiere, Inaba shared that she would not be present in the ballroom while battling an illness.

“I wanted to share that I will not be at the show tonight as I am feeling quite under the weather,” Inab

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