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“Dancing With the Stars” ended its 33rd season with a ratings smash.

Tuesday’s finale of “Dancing With the Stars” drew 6.36 million viewers on ABC — the largest audience to see the ballroom dancing show since the season 29 finale in November 2020, according to Nielsen live-plus-same-day figures.

The finale episode also earned a 1.14 rating in the key broadcast demo among adults 18-49, which is the show’s highest demo rating since the season 29 premiere in September 2020. Tuesday’s episode further drew the biggest demo viewership of the show, with a final in seven. years, since May 2018.

As five couples performed their final dances in the hope of winning the Len Goodman Mirrorball Trophy, the final saw a record 32 million votes as fans supported their favorite couples.

In addition to scoring both the largest total and demo viewers since season 29, the season 33 finale posted double-digit gains compared to last season’s finale, increasing total viewers by 16% and demo viewership increased by 70%.

The “DWTS” finale also excelled in other key demos, with a 1.27 rating among adults 18-34, a 1.61 rating among women 18-49, a 1.9 rating among women aged 18-34 and a rating of 0.65 among men aged 18-34. .

Tuesday’s finale saw ABC win the night among its counterparts, with “DWTS” outpacing “The Voice” — its closest competitor — by 226%, while the NBC show earned a 0.35 rating. The “Dancing” finale also ranked as the highest-rated regular primetime entertainment broadcast since NBC’s “This Is Us” finale, which delivered a 1.28 rating in May 2022.

Season 33 of “Dancing With the Stars” averaged a 0.77 rating and was the No. 1 entertainment series among adults 18-49 for the first time ever.

As the final five couples: Chandler Kinney and Brandon Armstrong; Danny Amendola and Witney Carson; Joey Graziadei and Jenna Johnson; Ilona Maher and Alan Bersten; and Stephen Nedoroscik and Rylee Arnold – taking the stage for the final time this season, Graziadei and Johnson were crowned the winning couple of season 33.