Who Won Dancing with the Stars 2025? The Full Season 34 Results
Dancing with the Stars Season 34 wrapped up with a three-hour finale on November 25, 2025, capping off a season the show itself described as record-breaking, and crowning a winner whose victory carried some genuinely meaningful family history within the show’s own legacy.
Who Won Dancing with the Stars 2025
Robert Irwin and his professional partner Witney Carson won Dancing with the Stars Season 34 in 2025, taking home the Mirrorball Trophy after a three-hour finale broadcast on ABC and Disney+. This marked the second Mirrorball win for Witney Carson as a professional dancer, and Robert’s win came ten years after his sister Bindi Irwin won Season 21 of the show, giving the Irwin family a notable place in Dancing with the Stars history with two separate champions from the same family roughly a decade apart.
Full Season 34 Final Standings
The final standings from the November 25, 2025 finale were:
1st Place (Winners): Robert Irwin and Witney Carson
2nd Place: Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy
3rd Place: Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa
4th Place: Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach
5th Place: Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten
How the Finale Worked
The three-hour finale had each of the five finalists perform three dances. The competition opened with a judges’ choice round, where each couple was assigned a dance style by one of the three judges, followed by an instant dance challenge, where each couple had just five minutes to prepare a routine to a randomly selected style and song. Final scores between the top couples were extremely close, making this one of the more tightly contested finales in recent seasons of the show.
In addition to the competitive performances, all of the season’s eliminated couples returned to the ballroom for additional group numbers, and the previous season’s champions made a return appearance as well, giving the finale broadcast the kind of full-cast celebratory format that’s become a hallmark of the show’s season-ending episodes.
About the Winners
Robert Irwin, a wildlife conservationist and television presenter known for continuing his family’s conservation work following the legacy of his father, the late Steve Irwin, started the season with consistently strong performances. His professional partner, Witney Carson, is a longtime Dancing with the Stars professional dancer with an established history on the show, making this her second time winning the competition as a professional partner.
The Judges and Hosts for Season 34
Season 34 was hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli serving as judges throughout the season’s run. The season premiered on ABC and Disney+ on September 16, 2025, and concluded with the finale on November 25, with the season officially wrapping its broadcast run shortly after.
What’s Next for the Show
As of the conclusion of Season 34, there had been no official announcement yet regarding a Season 35, though the show’s continued strong popularity makes a return for another season widely expected by fans and entertainment industry observers following this season’s conclusion.
Season 34’s Broader Storylines
Beyond the competitive results, Season 34 was notable for the range of contestants who reached the final five, drawing from different corners of public life: an Olympic gymnast in Jordan Chiles, a social media personality in Alix Earle, a reality star and producer in Dylan Efron, a longtime film and television actress in Elaine Hendrix, and a wildlife conservationist and television presenter in Robert Irwin. This kind of varied finalist field has become a hallmark of the show’s casting approach over its many seasons, deliberately drawing contestants from sports, entertainment, social media, and other areas of public recognition rather than relying on a single category of celebrity.
Elaine Hendrix’s run on the show carried its own notable storyline, since she has spoken about a serious car accident decades earlier that she didn’t initially expect would ever allow her to dance again, making her presence in the competition and her performances throughout the season a meaningful personal milestone independent of where she ultimately finished in the standings.
How to Watch Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars airs on ABC with episodes also available through Disney+, the show’s current home for both live broadcast and streaming access following the franchise’s move to this combined distribution model in recent seasons. Past season episodes, including the Season 34 finale, generally remain available to stream on Disney+ for fans wanting to revisit specific performances or the full competitive arc of any given season after its initial broadcast.
Key Takeaways
- Robert Irwin and Witney Carson won Dancing with the Stars Season 34, taking home the Mirrorball Trophy at the November 25, 2025 finale
- This was Witney Carson’s second Mirrorball win as a professional, and Robert Irwin’s victory came ten years after his sister Bindi Irwin won Season 21, marking a notable family milestone within the show’s history
- The final standings placed Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy in second, Jordan Chiles and Ezra Sosa in third, Dylan Efron and Daniella Karagach in fourth, and Elaine Hendrix and Alan Bersten in fifth
- The three-hour finale featured a judges’ choice round, an instant dance challenge with just five minutes of preparation time, and a freestyle routine for each of the five finalist couples
- Season 34 was hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, with Derek Hough, Carrie Ann Inaba, and Bruno Tonioli judging throughout the season
- No official Season 35 announcement had been made as of the Season 34 finale, though the show’s strong ongoing popularity makes a continuation widely expected
