Dancing with the Stars Season 34 Finale – Tuesday, November 25, 2025
3 Hours. 5 Couples. 1 Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy.
And absolutely no one knows what’s about to happen.
Tomorrow night the ballroom becomes sacred ground.
For the first time in 34 seasons, the finale is not just a competition; it’s a coronation, a farewell, a resurrection, and a full-blown cultural event happening live in front of 18 million people across ABC, Disney+, and Hulu (with a next-day drop that will probably break servers).
Five couples remain, and every single one has already made history.
- Robert Irwin & Witney Carson
The crocodile-hunting, Prince-channeling, death-defying Australian who started the season as “that cute wildlife kid” and ends it as the frontrunner with four perfect 30s, a viral Dick Van Dyke moment, and a freestyle teaser that leaked yesterday (Robert surfing on a mechanical croc while Witney does an aerial pole routine above him) that has already hit 80 million views in 24 hours. Bookmakers have stopped taking bets. The odds are 1-to-9. - Chandler Kinney & Brandon Armstrong
The Zombies star who has quietly delivered the most technically flawless season anyone can remember. Her semi-finals contemporary about grief had Carrie Ann Inaba sobbing so hard she couldn’t speak for a full minute. Their freestyle is rumored to be a seven-minute cinematic masterpiece blending contemporary, jazz, and hip-hop with a live string quartet and a rain machine. Insiders say it’s the routine Brandon has been dreaming of his entire career.
- Danny Amendola & Koko Iwasaki
The NFL wide receiver who proved tough guys can cry (and dance). After his “redemption samba” last week scored the first perfect 30 of his season, the entire Patriots organization bought out three sections of the ballroom tomorrow night. Their freestyle theme: “From the field to the ballroom,” complete with a football toss that turns into a lift sequence everyone is calling “physically impossible.” - Ilona Maher & Alan Bersten
The Olympic rugby star who became the body-positivity icon of the season. Her viral “I am enough” lyrical last week had 12 million TikToks made in 48 hours. Their freestyle is a full-on celebration of strength: Ilona deadlifting Alan mid-routine, power choreography, and a rumored guest appearance by the entire USA Women’s Rugby Sevens team storming the stage for the final 30 seconds. - Joey Graziadei & Jenna Johnson
The Bachelor who surprised everyone by becoming a legitimate contender. After a near-elimination in Week 4, he and Jenna have been perfect every week since. Their freestyle is being kept under tighter security than the Oscar envelope, but a crew member whispered two words to People magazine: “Argentine. Tango. Revolution.”
And then there are the specials.
- The opening number: a ten-minute tribute to Len Goodman directed by Derek Hough featuring every living Mirrorball champion in history (yes, including Kelly Monaco, Emmitt Smith, and Nicole Scherzinger) flying in for one night only.
- The “One Last Ride 2026” cast reunion performance: Maks, Val, Cheryl, Witney, Derek, and Julianne performing the group number they’ve been secretly rehearsing for months. Sources say it ends with actual tears and a standing ovation that lasts four full minutes.
- Dick Van Dyke returning to dance a 30-second soft-shoe with Robert Irwin during the final commercial break (just because he insisted).
- A surprise musical performance that the production has managed to keep so secret even the pro dancers don’t know who it is (the betting pool has three names: Adele, Beyoncé, or Prince’s original band The Revolution).
The Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy itself was unveiled last night: taller, heavier, and engraved with Len’s signature catchphrases around the base. Whoever lifts it tomorrow night will make history as the first champion to receive the newly renamed trophy.
Judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli have already warned they will use every 10 paddle they have. Guest judge Julianne Hough (back for one night only) posted a cryptic Instagram story this morning: a close-up of her paddle with tape over the numbers 1–9 so only the 10 shows.
The ballroom is sold out. Scalpers are asking $15,000 for floor seats. Disney+ has issued a “high traffic expected” warning. Hulu has tripled server capacity. Times Square will have a watch party. London’s O2 is opening at 1 a.m. for a live screening.
This isn’t just a finale.
It’s the end of a season that reminded the world why we fell in love with this show in the first place: joy, redemption, courage, and the insane belief that ordinary people can do extraordinary things when someone believes in them.
Tomorrow night, one couple will skate across that floor holding the heaviest trophy in television.
One couple will watch their lives change forever.
And millions of us will cry, scream, and probably break the internet again.
8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT.
ABC. Disney+. Hulu next day.
Clear your schedule. Charge your phone. Grab tissues.
The Len Goodman Mirrorball is about to find its new forever home.
And whatever happens, Season 34 will be remembered as the year Dancing with the Stars didn’t just survive;
it reminded the world how to feel alive.
See you tomorrow night.
