All the Ratings Superlatives for Robert Irwin’s DWTS Finale

Wow! The Dancing With the Stars finale was a huge success, attracting over 9.2 million viewers on Tuesday night as Robert Irwin and Witney Carson won the Mirrorball Trophy. This was the show’s most-watched finale since 2016 and the highest same-day rating for any entertainment program on television since the Oscars in March. Early Nielsen ratings show DWTS achieved a 2.15 rating among adults under 50, its best finale performance in that key demographic in ten years – a level of success it last saw when Robert’s sister, Bindi, won in 2015.

The three-hour finale of Dancing with the Stars (DWTS) was a huge success! Viewership was up 45% compared to last year’s finale, and the show saw an 89% increase in viewers under 50 throughout the season. Overall, DWTS finished the season as the number one show among adults under 50. Notably, Gen Z viewers tuned in heavily, giving the show a remarkable 53% share of all live TV viewers aged 18-34 – the largest share for any entertainment broadcast since the Friends finale in 2004. A great result for ABC!

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2025-11-27 02:54