How to Vote for Dancing with the Stars: A Comprehensive Guide

Voting for Dancing with the Stars is a crucial part of the show, allowing viewers to support their favorite contestants and influence the outcome of the competition. Here’s how you can participate in the voting process.

Viewers can cast their votes either through ABC‘s website or via text messages. During the live broadcast, a specific number will appear on the screen, and viewers can text the first name of their favorite dancer to this number to register a vote. Each voting method allows up to 10 votes per competitor, providing ample opportunity for fans to show their support.

The voting window is limited to the original broadcast time in the ET/CT slot, emphasizing the importance of timely participation. This ensures that all votes are cast during the live show, adding to the real-time excitement and engagement of the program.

The scoring system on Dancing with the Stars combines both judges’ scores and audience votes. Judges Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli, along with occasional guest judges, award scores from 1 to 10 (or up to 40 points if a guest judge is included). These scores are then combined with the audience votes, which are calculated as a percentage of the total votes cast. The final score is determined by adding the percentage of the judges’ votes to the percentage of the audience’s votes.

Recent episodes have seen significant performances, such as the “Disney Night” where Danny Amendola received the highest score for his jazz number to NSYNC‘s “Bye Bye Bye,” and the upcoming “Halloween Nightmares” theme, where contestants will dance to tunes reflecting their worst fears. The voting process remains a key factor in determining which contestants will advance and which will be eliminated.