Dancing with the Stars Season 35 Premiere Faces Online Voting Glitch, Text Votes Used
Dancing with the Stars Season 35 launched with a live broadcast on ABC and Disney, offering viewers online and text voting options during the show. However, technical issues disrupted online voting during the premiere, leading to the exclusion of online votes from the first night's results. Viewers were directed to vote via text instead. Conner Leavitt and Adele Zaikman were the first couple eliminated based on text votes. Voting instructions emphasized distinguishing between contestants with similar names.
First-hand measurement across 4 sources
We measured how 4 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (50/100). Lens Score 26/100.
Outlets measured: economictimes, economictimes, hindustantimes, hindustantimes. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (50–50/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
hindustantimes broke this story on 16 Sept, 12:26 am. Other outlets followed.