"Dancing with the Stars" airs Monday, Nov. 2, instead of its usual Tuesday because of ABC's election coverage. The Week 8 "Disney Night" features eight couples, Disney Broadway songs and guest judge Cynthia Erivo. The show returns to Tuesday on Nov. 10.
"Dancing with the Stars" airs on Monday, Nov. 2, moved up a day from its normal Tuesday schedule. The change comes because of ABC's election coverage on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Election Day 2026. The schedule change was announced during Horror Movie Night on Tuesday, Oct. 27. That episode had a double elimination, sending home Tyler Cameron and Sharna Burgess, and Jackson Olson and Emma Slater.
The Week 8 episode runs from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. on ABC and Disney+. It starts at 8 p.m. ET on both ABC and Disney+. The show returns to its normal Tuesday schedule for Week 9 on Nov. 10.
The Week 8 theme is "Disney Night," with the eight remaining couples performing to Disney Broadway hits. The Season 35 theme celebrates Disney on Broadway, with songs from stage productions. Eight couples remain in the competition for the Mirrorball Trophy, and another elimination looms.
Cynthia Erivo will be a guest judge on the Monday episode. She is a Grammy, Emmy and Tony winner. She played the Blue Fairy in the 2022 live-action "Pinocchio" remake.
Amber Glenn and Pasha Pashkov will perform a quickstep to "A Star Is Born" from Hercules. Connor Wood and Rylee Arnold will dance a waltz to "I See the Light" from Tangled, with guest artist Heather Headley performing live. Jenna Dewan and Val Chmerkovskiy will perform a quickstep to "Be Our Guest" from "Beauty and the Beast." Julia Stiles and Ezra Sosa will perform a paso doble to "Satisfied" from Hamilton.
The episode will also feature two team dances. Team Slaytopia dances to "Zoo" from "Zootopia 2," and Team Wildcats dances to "We're All in This Together" from "High School Musical."
