Overview
- The live finale featured five teams: Alix Earle/Val Chmerkovskiy, Robert Irwin/Witney Carson, Dylan Efron/Daniella Karagach, Jordan Chiles/Ezra Sosa, and Elaine Hendrix/Alan Bersten.
- It was announced on finale night that the top two pairs—Irwin/Carson and Earle/Chmerkovskiy—received a record-breaking number of public votes.
- Season 34 delivered the show’s biggest premiere since 2020 and logged five straight weeks of viewership gains, with notable reach into Gen Z and younger millennial audiences.
- Judge Derek Hough praised Elaine Hendrix’s comeback as a “hero’s journey” after she returned from injury and finished fifth.
- ABC has not announced a Season 35 renewal, though several pros, including Louis Van Amstel, Jan Ravnik, and Rylee Arnold, have publicly expressed interest in returning.