Upcoming ‘Dancing With the Stars’ Episode Pushed Back [Video]

Dancing With the Stars Season 33 premieres on Sept. 17 on ABC’s fall 2024 schedule, but the network is already planning a brief break. Deadline reports that the dancing competition series will be preempted on Oct. 1 due to the vice presidential debate between Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Senator J.D. Vance. While there will be no episode that night, ABC is pulling double-duty the following week.

There will be a two-night event on Monday, Oct. 7, and Tuesday, Oct. 8, to account for the break. Fans should not get used to the two-night events, as it’s likely just a one-time thing because of the preemption. However, if the episodes follow the usual format, that means fans could be seeing more than one couple going home, but at least there will be 24 hours for people to prepare themselves and vote like their lives depended on it.