September 16, 2026
‘Dancing With the Stars’: Voting Glitches During Season 35 Premiere


โ€œDancing With the Starsโ€ 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 โ€” so to vote for Conner Leavitt or Connor Wood, viewers need to text Conner L or Connor W.

This weekโ€™s premiere is split into two nights, with Tuesday night for the male celebrities โ€” and one going home at the end of the episode โ€” and Wednesday for the female celebrities and one of them being eliminated.

Hereโ€™s a breakdown of all the dances and scores from night one โ€” we will continue to update as the night goes on:

Jackson Olson and Emma Slater โ€” Cha-Cha to โ€œWannabeโ€ by Spice Girls
15/30

Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess โ€” Tango to โ€œAre You Gonna Go My Wayโ€ by Lenny Kravitz
17/30

Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman โ€” Salsa to โ€œWhoomp! There It Isโ€ by Tag Team
12/30

Guillermo Rodriguez and Witney Carson โ€” Cha-Cha to โ€œMr. Big Stuffโ€ by Jean Knight
10/30

Taylor Hanson and Britt Stewart โ€” Quickstep to โ€œTell Her About Itโ€ by Billy Joel

Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach โ€” Tango to โ€œSince U Been Goneโ€ by Kelly Clarkson

Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnsonย โ€” Cha-Cha to โ€œLetโ€™s Grooveโ€ by Earth, Wind & Fire

Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold โ€” Cha-Cha to โ€œI Like It, I Love Itโ€ by Tim McGraw

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