DWTS Season 35 Night 2: Maura Leads the Women, Sarah Jane Nader Out

Dancing with the Stars Season 35 moved to the women’s night as eight female celebrities—Tatyana Ali, Giada De Laurentiis, Jenna Dewan, Amber Glenn, Maura Higgins, Ciara Miller, Sarah Jane Nader, and Julia Stiles—danced to No. 1 songs from their birth years. Maura Higgins led the pack with 21/30, while Jenna Dewan (19/30) and Amber Glenn and Julia Stiles (18/30) followed; Sarah Jane Nader was eliminated with 14/30. Tuesday’s premiere night for the men saw Conner Leavitt eliminated and Harry Shum Jr. at the top with 21/30. The two-night premiere drew 6.67 million viewers, the most-watched DWTS debut since 2020, and an online voting crash forced Tuesday votes to be submitted by text. The show airs on ABC/Disney+ with eliminations based on judges’ scores plus viewer votes.