‘Dancing With The Stars’ Announces Important Schedule Change For Disney Night Episode

on Oct 28, 2026 at 10:55 am CDT

Dancing with the Stars announces schedule change for Week 8. (Disney/Christopher Willard)

If you’ve been watching Season 35 of Dancing with the Stars, there’s an important schedule change happening that you need to know about so you don’t miss an episode.

On Tuesday night, October 28, the remaining contestants and their pro dance partners performed routines inspired by popular horror films. By the end, viewers saw two fan-favorite contestants be eliminated, bringing their DWTS journey to an end.

With just eight couples left, Season 35 is now more than halfway over. But there’s still plenty to look forward to, including new theme nights each week and a lineup of guest judges.

Next week, DWTS will bring back its popular Disney Night, a theme that’s been part of the show for years. Each contestant will perform to a classic Disney song. This time around, though, the theme has a twist: Disney on Broadway.

The show has also continued to bring in special guests. During the latest episode, host Alfonso Ribeiro announced next week’s guest judge. Emmy, Tony, and Grammy Award winner Cynthia Erivo will join the panel alongside Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, and Bruno Tonioli.

Dancing With The Stars Week 8 Schedule Change

Dedicated viewers are used to tuning in every Tuesday for a new episode. However, Week 8 will air on Monday night (November 3) instead.

The schedule change is due to ABC airing live coverage of the midterm elections during the show’s usual time slot. DWTS is expected to return to its regular Tuesday night schedule the following week.

The show will still air at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+.