The first episode of Dancing with the Stars Season 34 kicked off in the 2025 TV schedule on Tuesday, September 16 with a new crop of celebrities dancing to their personal anthems, and no elimination happened at the end to send any duo home after just one number together. Now, more than three full days since these stars strutted their stuff on ABC for the first time, the performances have been posted on YouTube and accumulated plenty of streaming views.
While we may never know how many people tuned in via Disney+ subscription, I'd say that the YouTube streaming numbers point toward a frontrunner, and the distance between #1 and #2 - #14 isn't even close. Robert Irwin, the younger brother of DWTS Season 21 champion Bindi Irwin, joined forces with pro Witney Carson for a jive to Steppenwolf's "Born to Be Wild."
