“ Dancing With the Stars ” may be in its 20th year, but it’s nowhere near slowing down. The Season 34 premiere , which aired on Tuesday, Sept. 16, won the night for the second year in a row with 5.53 million total viewers and a 1.07 rating with adults 18-49.

Up 6% in total viewers and by 49% in rating from last year’s premiere, the episode is the biggest premiere in five years, since the Season 29 premiere in 2020 — the first episode post-Tom Bergeron and Erin Andrews’ exit.

The competition series, produced by BBC Studios, also won the 8 p.m. timeslot, coming in above NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” in both total viewers (+23%) and adults 18-49 rating (+182%). According to ABC, “Dancing with the Stars” beat the combined averages of all broadcast competition in the time period.

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