“Dancing with the Stars” Reveals Total Number of Viewer Votes for the First Time in Show History

The network revealed that Tori Spelling and Anna Delvey's elimination episode received the most votes ever received in the history of the show

Dancing with the Stars is pulling back the curtain on their fan votes!

ABC has revealed the number of viewers who voted for their favorite celebrity contestants for the first time. The network told Deadline that the competitive dance series saw more than 14 million votes for their Sept. 24 episode, which saw Anna Delvey and Tori Spelling eliminated from the running.

According to the outlet, the show received the most votes ever received in a single episode in the history of the series.

Conrad Green, an executive producer of DWTS, told Deadline, "Viewers can vote multiple times, so if they’re particularly passionate about certain couples they can vote up to 10 times for each couple. The record number of votes that week suggests to me that a lot of our audience are very passionate about a lot of our stars this year, and the increased ratings year or year would suggest that it is the case.”

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“At core, as always, the cast is what defines the season,” Green added of this season's cast, which includes Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik a.k.a. Pommel Horse Guy, The Bachelor's Joey Graziadei, Real Housewives of Atlanta star Phaedra Parks and more. “This group of stars are really likable, talented and love being on the show — and that passion for what they’re doing really comes through on live TV."

Not only is there "real dance talent across the cast," but Green also said the celebrities have shared lots of "unique stories" and possess "so much potential" to grow as performers.

Additionally, the executive producer shared how DWTS has been a "really positive show at a time when the world is feeling pretty bleak."

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"There’s a certain escapism and sense of community that comes with watching which helps remind us of what we have in common as Americans,” he explained. “We’ve also been on air long enough now that a new generation viewers are watching with their kids and the popularity of the show on social apps like TikTok has exploded and introduced new viewers.”

Delvey, whose controversial casting on DWTS made headlines, was eliminated alongside Spelling on Hollywood night. Immediately after she was cut, host Julianne Hough asked what she was taking from her experience on the show, to which she replied bluntly, "Nothing."

Her pro partner, Ezra Sosa, appeared shocked by her reply, raising his eyebrows in surprise. For her part, Hough laughed it off before wrapping the episode.

As for Spelling, when asked about her "incredible journey" on the show, the Beverly Hills, 90210 alum joked that she planned to "stay here" before telling her kids watching in the audience, "I love you, you can do anything you put your mind to."

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Dancing with the Stars airs Monday, Oct. 7 and Tuesday, Oct. 8 this week at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+. Episodes can be streamed the next day on Hulu and Disney+.

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