[5][6] Although Delvey is currently under house arrest in East Village, Manhattan and facing deportation, she was granted permission from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to travel to Los Angeles as her confinement terms were recently relaxed.

[10] Nedoroscik and Ilona Maher are the first athletes from their respective disciplines, men's artistic gymnastics and rugby sevens, to compete in the series.

[15] Television advertisements for the season featured Emma Slater, Sasha Farber, Daniella Karagach, Pasha Pashkov, Britt Stewart, Alan Bersten, Rylee Arnold, and Brandon Armstrong.

[16] Former troupe member Ezra Sosa was promoted to pro, as initially reported by entertainment journalist Kristyn Burtt and later confirmed by GLAAD.

[9] Burtt also shared with Cheryl Burke that Jenna Johnson and the reigning champion Valentin Chmerkovskiy were slated to return; Koko Iwasaki will not.

[21] Artem Chigvintsev was not set to be a part of the cast when news broke of his arrest in Napa County, California, for felony domestic violence against his wife, Nikki Garcia.

Color key: Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

[39][40] The opening number, choreographed by Alan Bersten and Britt Stewart, was set to "Hooray for Hollywood" by Richard A. Whiting, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and John Williams.

As ABC tweaked its programming schedule to avoid conflicts with the U.S. vice presidential debate, held on October 1, 2024, Dancing with the Stars preempted an original episode that was set to air on the same date.

[44] Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Rosie Perez, Derek Hough, Bruno Tonioli.

[32] The opening number, choreographed by Luam, was set to "TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia)" by MFSB and the Three Degrees, and featured guest dancer and Soul Train alum Popin' Pete of the Electric Boogaloos.

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Gene Simmons, Bruno Tonioli.

[50][51] The opening number, choreographed by Pasha Pashkov, was set to "Rock and Roll All Nite" by Kiss and featured guitarist Joel Hoekstra from Whitesnake.

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough, Mark Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

As the competition neared the halfway point, judges visited the couples during rehearsals this week to assess their progress and offer feedback.

The opening number, choreographed by Mandy Moore, was set to "Friend Like Me" from Aladdin (1992) and featured an appearance from Michael James Scott, who stars as the Genie in its accompanying stage musical.

[59] This episode also marked the broadcast premiere of the song "We're Back" from Moana 2 (2024) with a routine by the troupe and eliminated pros, choreographed by Britt Stewart.

A third routine, choreographed by Britt Stewart and Ezra Sosa, was performed by the pros and troupe to "The Ballad of Witches' Road (Sacred Chant Version)" from the miniseries Agatha All Along.

The second routine, choreographed by Mandy Moore to "Greedy (Acoustic)" by Tate McRae, featured some of the professional dancers joining the Dancing With The Stars: Live!

Season 32 champions Xochitl Gomez and Val Chmerkovskiy returned for a performance to "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan.