‘Dancing with the Stars’: Here’s Where to Watch Season 35 Live Online for Free

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Hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, Dancing with the Stars returns for season 35 with new contests paired with professional dancers, such as Tatyana Ali with Jan Ravnik, Giada De Laurentiis with Alan Bersten, Ciara Miller with Brandon Armstrong, Harry Shum Jr. with Jenna Johnson, Julia Stiles with Ezra Sosa and others.

Additionally, Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba and Bruno Tonioli return as judges.

How to Watch ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 35 Live Online, at a Glance:

What Time Is Does ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 35 Start?

Dancing with the Stars season 35 begins on Tuesday (Sept. 15) with the men’s performances and Wednesday (Sept. 16) with the women’s performances. Both nights start at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The reality competition broadcasts on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until the season finale on ABC.

Where to Watch ‘Dancing with the Stars’ Season 35 Online for Free

If you’re a Dancing with the Stars fan and cord-cutter, then there are a number of ways to watch without cable — especially if you want to watch for free. For example: DirecTV offers a five-day free trial to try out the streaming service, while others like Fubo and Hulu + Live TV offer free trials too, so you can watch ABC without spending money up front.

A subscription to DirecTV gets you access to live TV, local and cable channels, including ABC, at $59.99 for the first month of service ($89.99 per month afterward). The service even offers a five-day free trial to watch for free, if you sign up now.

You can watch local networks, such as NBC, CBS and FOX, while you can also watch many cable networks, including FX, AMC, A&E, Bravo, Cartoon Network, ESPN, FS1, VH1, Fuse, CNN, Food Network, Lifetime, CNBC, BET, MTV, Paramount Network and many others.

Sling TV offers Blue, which comes with ABC. With more than 40 channels, the streaming plan goes for $54.99 per month and comes with a free cloud DVR and additional free channels. Please note: Pricing and channel availability vary from market-to-market.

Fubo starts at $63.99 for the first month ($88.99 per month afterward) with more than 230 channels — including local and cable, like ABC — that are streamable on smart TVs, smartphones, tablets and on web browsers. And with a five-day free trial, you can watch for free, if you act fast and sign up now.

The service gets you live access to local broadcast networks including NBC, CBS and FOX, while it also has dozens of cable networks, such as FX, Bravo, TLC, ESPN, E!, FS1, MTV, CMT, ID, Ion, OWN, Paramount Network, TV Land, VH1 and much more.

The broadcast network ABC is available to watch with Hulu + Live TV too. Prices for the cable alternative start at $89.99 per month, while each plan comes with Hulu, Disney+ and ESPN Unlimited at no additional cost. Hulu + Live TV might be best for those who want all of these streaming services together in one package. It also features many other networks, like CBS, NBC, FOX, BET, CMT, Disney Channel, ESPN, Hallmark Channel and more.

Disney+ plans start at $11.99 per month for the ad-supported plan, while you can go ad-free for $18.99 per month. For even more content, Disney+ offers a bundle with Disney+ and Hulu, which starts at $12.99 per month. You can add ESPN Unlimited to Disney+ and Hulu starting at $21.99 per month.

Meanwhile, if you’re not into ESPN Unlimited, you can add HBO Max to Disney+ and Hulu instead with prices starting at $19.99 per month.

More Ways to Watch

If you’re overseas and you’d like to stream Dancing with the Stars internationally, you can sign up for a VPN, such as ExpressVPN, NordVPN and PureVPN, which lets you access a number of streaming platforms, like the ones mentioned above, legally.

Dancing with the Stars season 35 broadcasts Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting on Tuesday (Sept. 15) at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. One of the best ways to watch is with DirecTV.

Check out the complete list of Dancing with the Stars season 35 contestants with their professional dancer partners, below: