{"id":263470,"date":"2026-09-17T02:05:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:05:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-35-premiere-night-2-recap-which-celebrity-was-sent-home\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T02:05:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T02:05:43","slug":"dancing-with-the-stars-season-35-premiere-night-2-recap-which-celebrity-was-sent-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/09\/17\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-35-premiere-night-2-recap-which-celebrity-was-sent-home\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Season 35 Premiere Night 2 Recap: Which Celebrity Was Sent Home?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"gallery-current\">\n<p class=\"p1\">The ladies of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/dancing-with-the-stars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Dancing With the Stars<\/i><\/span><\/a> season 35 are bringing the moves \u2014 and competition \u2014 to the ballroom.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">ABC\u2019s two-night premiere concluded on Wednesday, September 16, with the female celebrity contestants each dancing to a <i>Billboard<\/i> No. 1 hit from their birth year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dancing-with-the-stars-season-35-premiere-recap-who-went-home\/#storylink=cpy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Similar to night one<\/span><\/a> on Tuesday, September 15, the judges did not hold back when it came to delivering honest feedback and scores.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWe\u2019re all very excited to see what this cast can do, but we also want to leave room for growth, so remember that as the scores come out,\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/carrie-ann-inaba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">Carrie Ann Inaba<\/span><\/a><\/strong> shared at the top of the show before giving <strong>Jan Ravnik<\/strong> and <strong>Tatyana Ali<\/strong> a 4 out of 10. \u201cWe want you to earn every point of those scores.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>Maura Higgins<\/strong> and <strong>Mark Ballas<\/strong> wowed the judges with one of the highest scores of the night, while <strong>Ciara Miller<\/strong> and <strong>Brandon Armstrong<\/strong>\u2019s foxtrot left them near the bottom of the leaderboard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the end of the night, the votes were counted and cohosts <strong>Julianne Hough<\/strong> and <strong>Alfonso Ribeiro<\/strong> revealed <b>Sarah Jane Nader<\/b> and pro partner <strong>Hailey Bills<\/strong> were eliminated from the competition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Dancing With the Stars<\/i> airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. Scroll down for a complete breakdown of each couple\u2019s scores from the second night of season 35\u2019s premiere:<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/dwts-season-35-premiere-night-2-recap-who-went-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The ladies of Dancing With the Stars season 35 are bringing the moves \u2014 and competition \u2014 to the ballroom. ABC\u2019s two-night premiere concluded on Wednesday, September 16, with the female celebrity contestants each dancing to a Billboard No. 1 hit from their birth year. 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