Quick answer: Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Disney Night airs tonight, Monday, November 2, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, a day earlier than usual because ABC is covering the elections on Tuesday. It streams next day on Hulu. The theme honours Disney on Broadway, Cynthia Erivo is guest judge, and team dances are back (ABC press release; Good Housekeeping).
Why DWTS is on a Monday this week
DWTS normally airs on Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. ABC’s official schedule has ABC News Election Night: Vote 2026 on Tuesday, November 3, so the show moves up a night (Good Housekeeping). Host Alfonso Ribeiro flagged the Monday date to fans, EW reports (EW).
ABC says the ballroom “transforms into Broadway” as the eight remaining couples perform routines inspired by Disney stories and their stage adaptations. Cynthia Erivo, a Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner and three-time Oscar nominee, joins the panel as guest judge. Good Housekeeping calls her a “musical icon” and Wicked movie star. She follows last week’s guest judge, Shirley Ballas, whose two 4s (for Julia Stiles and Tatyana Ali) drew gasps in the ballroom.
Every couple’s Disney Night dance
| Couple | Dance | Song | Broadway show |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amber Glenn & Pasha Pashkov | Quickstep | “A Star Is Born” | Hercules |
| Connor Wood & Rylee Arnold | Waltz | “I See the Light” | Tangled |
| Ezra Frech & Daniella Karagach | Samba | “Under the Sea” | The Little Mermaid |
| Harry Shum Jr. & Jenna Johnson | Jazz | “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” | Mary Poppins |
| Jenna Dewan & Val Chmerkovskiy | Quickstep | “Be Our Guest” | Beauty and the Beast |
| Julia Stiles & Ezra Sosa | Paso doble | “Satisfied” | Hamilton |
| Maura Higgins & Mark Ballas | Jive | “You Can Fly! You Can Fly! You Can Fly!” | Peter Pan |
| Tatyana Ali & Jan Ravnik | Contemporary | “Easy as Life” | Aida |
Source: EW.
Julia Stiles, who scored 26 last week, gets a paso doble to the Hamilton showstopper “Satisfied”. Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson, fresh off the season’s first perfect 40, tackle a jazz routine to the longest title of the night.
The team dances
Both hosts hit the floor this week, according to EW:
- Team Slaytopia (captain Tatyana Ali): Alfonso Ribeiro with Tatyana Ali and Jan Ravnik, Maura Higgins and Mark Ballas, Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov, and Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa. They dance to “Zoo” from Zootopia 2.
- Connor Wood’s team (he’s captain): Julianne Hough with Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold, Ezra Frech and Daniella Karagach, Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy, and Harry Shum Jr. and Jenna Johnson. They perform to “We’re All in This Together” from High School Musical.
How to watch DWTS Disney Night
- US: live on ABC and Disney+ from 8 to 10 p.m. ET (7 to 9 p.m. CT). Disney+ lists the livestream, and fan voting, from 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT. The episode streams next day on Hulu (ABC press release; Disney+).
- UK: 8 p.m. ET on Monday is 1 a.m. GMT on Tuesday, November 3. DWTS doesn’t have a UK broadcast. Grazia notes the official Dancing with the Stars YouTube channel posts full dances after they air.
Catch up first
Disney Night follows last week’s double elimination, when Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess and Jackson Olson and Emma Slater went home. Read our Horror Movie Night recap, and find every Season 35 story on our Dancing with the Stars hub.
Sources
- ABC press release, “Dancing with the Stars sets the stage for a magical Disney Night on ABC and Disney+” (October 29, 2026): detpress.com
- Good Housekeeping, “Dancing With the Stars fans, the show announced a massive shakeup for the next episode” (October 29, 2026): goodhousekeeping.com
- EW, “Dancing With the Stars season 35 week 8 songs revealed” (October 29, 2026): ew.com
- Disney+, Dancing with the Stars series page: disneyplus.com
- Grazia, “How to watch Dancing with the Stars”: graziadaily.co.uk
