‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 33 Finale Delivers Largest Audience in Over Four Years

• “Dancing with the Stars” concluded its spectacular season 33 as the top program of the night, delivering record-breaking audience in both Total Viewers (6.36 million) and Adults 18-49 (1.14 rating) – the best Total Viewer audience since the show’s season 29 finale on 11/23/20 and the best Adults 18-49 audience since the season 29 premiere on 9/14/20.
• In addition to wins among Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, the extravagant three-hour finale, in which Joey Graziadei and his partner, Jenna Johnson, took home the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, swept additional key demographics including Adults 18-34 (1.27 rating), Women 18-49 (1.61 rating), Women 18-34 (1.90 rating) and Men 18-34 (0.65 rating), among others, while also pushing ABC to a win for the night.
• “Dancing with the Stars” delivered double-digit gains in both Total Viewers (+16% – 6.36 million vs. 5.50 million) and Adults 18-49 (+70% – 1.14 rating vs. 0.67 rating) compared to its year-ago season finale (12/5/23), turning in its best Adults 18-49 season finale performance in 7 years – since 5/21/18.
• “Dancing with the Stars” led its closest broadcast competitor, NBC’s “The Voice,” by +226%, more than tripling its Adults 18-49 performance (1.14 rating vs. 0.35 rating).
• Additionally, the season 33 finale was the highest-rated Adults 18-49 regularly scheduled entertainment telecast in primetime since NBC’s “This Is Us” finale (1.28 rating on 5/24/22).
• Season to date, “Dancing with the Stars” stands as the 1 entertainment series among Adults 18-49 (0.77 rating) – the first time for the show to take the top spot for the broadcast season in its entire history.The show once again broke voting records, garnering over 32 million votes for the teams during the very competitive finale.

• “Dancing with the Stars” was the 1 most social TV program across broadcast and cable on 11/26 and the No. 1 most social episode of any entertainment series season to date.

“Dancing with the Stars” is produced in front of a live audience by BBC Studios Los Angeles Productions.

Source: The Nielsen Company, National Live+Same Day Program Ratings for 11/26/24, or as dated. Season to date (9/23/24 – 11/26/24).  Talkwalker SCR

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