No one went home on “Dedication Night.” In season 34, episode 5, which aired October 14, 2025, the ten remaining couples dedicated dances to important people in their lives. Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach led the night with 36/40; Andy Richter and Emma Slater finished last with 24/40. The scores and votes carried forward to the following week.
Who went home on Dancing With the Stars?
No couple was eliminated. TV Insider’s episode recap reported that the scores and audience votes rolled forward to the next week, leaving the competition’s outcome unsettled after the performances.
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What made Dedication Night different?
Each of the ten couples honored someone important to them, including family members, friends and colleagues. Some honorees joined the performers on the dance floor. Former professional dancer Kym Johnson Herjavec joined Carrie Ann Inaba, Derek Hough and Bruno Tonioli on the judging panel, so the episode’s routines were scored out of 40.
Week 5 leaderboard
The following scores and routine details were reported by TV Insider. The ranking follows the reported scores; couples tied on points share the same position.
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| Rank | Couple | Dance and dedication | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach | Contemporary to “Rewrite the Stars,” dedicated to Efron’s sister; his half-sister Olivia joined them. | 36/40 |
| 2 (tie) | Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy | Contemporary to Coldplay’s “Sparks,” dedicated to Earle’s younger sister. | 35/40 |
| 2 (tie) | Robert Irwin and Witney Carson | Contemporary to Phil Collins’s “You’ll Be in My Heart,” honoring Irwin’s mother, Terri Irwin. | 35/40 |
| 4 | Whitney Leavitt and Mark Ballas | Contemporary to “Heal,” dedicated to Leavitt’s husband, Conner. | 33/40 |
| 5 | Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa | Viennese waltz to John Mayer’s “Daughters,” dedicated to Chiles’s father. | 32/40 |
| 6 (tie) | Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten | Foxtrot to Natalie Cole’s “This Will Be (an Everlasting Love),” with Hendrix’s longtime friend and The Parent Trap co-star Lisa Ann Walter. | 30/40 |
| 6 (tie) | Scott Hoying and Rylee Arnold | Foxtrot to Hoying’s song “Parallel,” dedicated to his husband. | 30/40 |
| 8 (tie) | Jen Affleck and Jan Ravnik | Viennese waltz to Lauren Daigle’s “Rescue,” dedicated to Affleck’s mother. | 29/40 |
| 8 (tie) | Danielle Fishel and Pasha Pashkov | Jive to the Boy Meets World theme song, dedicated to Fishel’s co-star William Daniels, known as Mr. Feeny. | 29/40 |
| 10 | Andy Richter and Emma Slater | Salsa to “Jump in the Line,” dedicated to Richter’s stepdaughter Cornelia, who joined part of the performance. | 24/40 |
Which performances stood out on the scoreboard?
Efron and Karagach take first
Efron and Karagach earned four 9s for their contemporary routine, the night’s top score. Olivia joined them for the performance, which was dedicated to Efron’s sister.
Irwin’s tribute drew an emotional response
Irwin and Carson scored 35/40 with their contemporary dance honoring Terri Irwin. TV Insider attributed this response to Bruno Tonioli: “You gave us all of your heart and soul.” The recap also attributed this line to Derek Hough addressing the Irwin family: “The love I have for your family … thank you.”
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Richter finishes last, but remains in the competition
Richter and Slater’s salsa earned 24/40, the lowest reported score. Cornelia joined part of the dance. With no elimination that night, the score did not send the couple home immediately.
How did the episode perform with viewers?
TheWrap reported that the October 14, 2025, episode drew 5.98 million viewers in Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures, then a season high and 2% above Disney Night’s 5.88 million. TheWrap also reported 50.15 million votes, 11% more than Disney Night’s 45 million, plus a 1.53 rating among adults 18–34 and 4 million social interactions. These are figures reported by TheWrap on October 17, 2025.
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Where could U.S. viewers watch season 34?
ABC’s season guide said the season aired Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and Disney+, with next-day streaming on Disney+ and Hulu. ABC’s September 2025 theme-night announcement also described the ABC/Disney+ simulcast and next-day Hulu availability. Those are the season’s stated U.S. distribution details; current catalogs and access can vary by date and region.
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- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Full Screen, NTSC
- Language: English
- Region: Region 1 U.S. and Canada only
- Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
- Video Run Time: 51 minutes
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