‘Dancing with the Stars’ week 3 theme, when to watch and how to vote

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- The third week of “Dancing with the Stars” season 34 will feature a TikTok-inspired theme.
- New episodes air live on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET.
- Two contestants from Florida remain in the competition.
Viewers saw them groove to their personal anthems and one-hit wonders; now the remaining 12 celebrities will dance to some earworms straight from social media on week three of “Dancing with the Stars.”
ABC’s hit reality dancing competition show returned two weeks ago to celebrate its 34th season, with two Floridians vying for the Len Goodman Mirrorball trophy.
Here’s a quick recap of what you missed on “Dancing with the Stars” last week, how to watch tonight, vote for your favorites and what the theme is for week three.
What time is ‘Dancing with the Stars’ on tonight?
New episodes of “Dancing with the Stars” air live on ABC and Disney+ on Tuesday nights at 8 p.m. ET.
Episodes of “Dancing with the Stars” season 34 are available to stream on Hulu the Wednesday following their air date.
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What’s the theme on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ week 3? See weekly themes for season 34
On Sept. 18, last season’s champion, former “Bachelor” Joey Graziadei, revealed the themes for each week of season 34 on the “Dancing with the Stars” official podcast.
And some of the contestants who are influencers will feel right at home with this week’s “TikTok night” theme.
- Week 1, Sept. 16 – Personal anthems
- Week 2, Sept. 23 – One-hit wonders
- Week 3, Sept. 30 – TikTok Night
- Week 4, Oct. 7 – Disney night
- Week 5, Oct. 14 – Dedication night
- Week 6, Oct. 21 – “Wicked” night
- Week 7, Oct. 28 – Halloween night
- Week 8, Nov. 4 – Rock and roll hall of fame night
- Week 9, Nov. 11 – “Dancing with the Stars” 20th birthday party night
- Week 10, semi-finals, Nov. 18 – Prince night (As in the late, great singer of “Purple Rain” and “Little Red Corvette”)
- Week 11, season finale, Nov. 25 – Three-hour finale has no overarching theme
Any Floridians on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ 2025? See how they did week 2
Season 34 of “Dancing with the Stars” features two stars from Miami, Florida: singer Lauren Jauregui and influencer Alix Earle.
Earle and partner Val Chmerkovskiy performed a jive last week to “Mambo No. 5” by Lou Bega. She scored 21 out of 30.
Jauregui and partner Brandon Armstrong performed a foxtrot to “Lovefool” by The Cardigans. She also scored 21 out of 20.
See every contestant’s score from ‘Dancing with the Stars’ week 2
Here’s how each celebrity scored out of 30 points during last week’s episode:
- 22 – Robert Irwin, son of the late, great Steve Irwin
- 22 – “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Whitney Leavitt
- 22 – “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” star Jen Affleck
- 22 – Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles
- 21 – Reality TV star and wife of actor Alec Baldwin, Hilaria Baldwin
- 21 – Florida-based influencer Alix Earle
- 21 – ‘Fifth Harmony’ singer Lauren Jauregui
- 21 – Actor known for her role as Meredith Blake in the 1998 remake of “The Parent Trap,” Elaine Hendrix
- 20 – Reality TV star and brother of actor Zac Efron, Dylan Efron
- 19 – Star of the nineties sitcom “Boy Meets World,” Danielle Fishel
- 18 – Two-time NBA All-Star Baron Davis
- 18 – Pentatonix singer Scott Hoying
- 16 – Comedian and former sidekick of Conan O’Brien, Andy Richter
- 15 – Eighties film star of “The Goonies” and “Stand by Me” fame, Corey Feldman
Who went home on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ week 2?
Last week was a double elimination, with the following couples voted out:
- Corey Feldman and Jenna Johnson
- Baron Davis and Britt Stewart
How to vote for ‘Dancing with the Stars’
Throughout the season, fans will be able to vote for their favorite couples during the live simulcast of the show, which will be broadcast in the EST/CST time zones.
Online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada at dwtsvote.abc.com. Fans with a participating U.S. wireless carrier can also vote via SMS/text; however, this feature is not available for viewers in Canada.




