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Dancing with the Stars voting
The gist
Dancing with the Stars' Season 35 premiere lost online voting to a website error.
The glitch changed who went home and left fans unsure their votes mattered.
How it unfolded
- Sep 15, 2026During the live Season 35 premiere, co-host Julianne Hough announced online voting was temporarily unavailable; fans reported an "Error 503 Too Many Variants" page on ABC's website.
- Sep 15, 2026Around 8:45pm ET, Alfonso Ribeiro announced they were eliminating online voting for the night.
- Sep 15, 2026After the second dance, hosts Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro revealed online voting was down and audiences could only vote via text.