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Catch Dancing With the Stars season 34 live, this new season created a buzz among the dance lovers with its premiere on September 16, 2025. This 20th-anniversary season will air at 8 pm on ABC and later available on Disney+ and new episodes drop every Tuesday at 8 p.m. ET. Pacific viewers can watch at 8 pm and Central viewers catch it at 7 pm local time. Its premier performances are featuring classic dances including tango, salsa and cha-cha while all the 28 contestants compete for the Mirrorball Trophy.
There are several platforms to catch Dancing With the Stars 2025. You can watch it on official channel ABC at 8 pm and 7 pm Central. You can stream this show on Disney+ as it airs concurrently on it. For a live streaming, use ABC app, Hulu Live TV, Fubo TV to watch your favorite dance show.
All the episodes are available of the entire season on Disney+ and Hulu to catch it later. But if you are interested in a live show then watch it right away on Disney+ and catch the premiere of 16th September on Hulu to watch your favorite celebrities in their dance forms. It means the premiere is available on 17th September on Hulu.
Dancing With The Stars season 34 cast announced on Good Morning America September 3, 2025. There are 14 couples – celebrities with professional partners including Hilaria Baldwin author and business owner, teamed up with Gleb Savchenko & actor and musician Corey Feldman dances with Jenna Johnson. There are more celebrity-dancer pairs listed below noted by the ABC.
The DWTS season 34 is back with the familiar faces including Carrie Ann Inaba, Bruno Tonioli, and Derek Hough will judge again. Performances are scored by these judges every week and the show co-host by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro again. The competition will also get tricky because viewers can vote for their favorite couple.
| Celebrity | Professional Partner | Celebrity background |
| Jen Affleck | Jan Ravnik | Influencer and reality star (star of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) |
| Hilaria Baldwin | Gleb Savchenko | Wellness entrepreneur and author (host of TLC’s The Baldwins and lifestyle author) |
| Jordan Chiles | Ezra Sosa | Olympic gymnast (silver & gold medalist) |
| Baron Davis | Britt Stewart | NBA All-Star and entrepreneur. |
| Alix Earle | Val Chmerkovskiy | Leading social media personality (lifestyle/fashion content) |
| Dylan Efron | Daniella Karagach | Producer and content creator (co-star/producer of Netflix’s Down to Earth with Zac Efron) |
| Corey Feldman | Jenna Johnson | Child-actor turned musician (star of The Goonies, Gremlins; celebrating 50-year career) |
| Danielle Fishel | Pasha Pashkov | Actress (best known as Topanga on Boy Meets World) and TV director |
| Elaine Hendrix | Alan Bersten | Actress (The Parent Trap, Dynasty), model, and singer |
| Scott Hoying | Rylee Arnold | Grammy-winning singer (member of Pentatonix, win more than one Grammy Awards) |
| Robert Irwin | Witney Carson | Wildlife conservationist and TV presenter (son of Steve Irwin) |
| Lauren Jauregui | Brandon Armstrong | Singer-songwriter |
| Whitney Leavitt | Mark Ballas | Reality star (Secret Lives of Mormon Wives) and social media personality |
| Andy Richter | Emma Slater | Comedian/actor (longtime sidekick on Conan) |
The new addition to this season is Jan Ravnik who danced with Taylor Swift in her tour era. This season’s backup dancers are Carter Williams, Onye Stevenson, Jaxon Willard, Hailey Bills.
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It’s the 20th anniversary of Dancing With The Stars but there is nothing new or surprising. It returns as in its usual format, judges will score weekly on the dancer’s performance and elimination by audience vote. So, it’ll be the DWTS you know and love.
The Dancing With The Stars dancing show is returning with new faces and talent, fans will be excited to see their favorite stars on a live show. This dance show will air on ABC and Disney+ and you can also catch it later on the ABC, Disney+, Hulu app. Viewers can vote during the live broadcast via online on the ABC site or SMS with the celebrity’s first name to 21523 ( U.S., U.S. territories, or Canada).
All you need to know about A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, the HBO miniseries- including the release date, cast, episodes, plot, timeline and where to stream.
The anticipation for the Dance of the Dragons to ember up again is quite real. HBO is bringing us back to Westeros for something quieter, cozier and delightfully, disarmingly different. Suspend the bloodthirsty politics of King’s Landing and the impending doomsday. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms turns down the spectacle level and turns up the soul, swapping thrones and prophecies for dusty roads, tavern fare and the relationship between a travelling knight and his sharp-tongued squire.
It’s smaller in scope but bigger in heart—it’s an intimate, endearing, and perfectly timed reminder that you don’t always need dragons to spin a great tale in Westeros.
If you can’t wait to get your grimy Westeros fix without dragons hogging all the attention, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is your next binge. This HBO gem began airing on January 18, 2026, and believe me, it’s already got everyone talking—especially now that we’re half-way through the season on February 5.
| Episode | Release Date on HBO/Max |
| 1 | 18/Jan/2026 |
| 2 | 25/Jan |
| 3 | 1/Feb |
| 4 | 8/Feb |
| 5 | 15/Feb |
| 6 | 22/Feb |
Though Game of Thrones was a high fantasy political epic and House of the Dragon is a Shakespearean family tragedy, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms plays in the Adventure/Buddy Comedy genre wrapped in the grimdark medieval world.
As writer and executive producer, George R.R. Martin keeps the “Dunk and Egg” novella spirit alive.
“The Hedge Knight,” the first novella, was the basis for Season 1. He is Ser Duncan the Tall, a huge, lumbering “hedge knight“—a knight who has no lord and has no fixed abode.
Dunk elects to enter a tournament at Ashford Meadow to win a little money and maybe some honor following the death of his lord. There, too, he meets Egg, a baleful, fiery, childish monk who persists in trying to be his squire.
What is a simple quest to win a tournament for glory soon becomes one of the biggest political scandals of the time. Dunk, through a series of interactions, also accidentally ends up at odds with several Targaryen prince’s, precipitating a trial by combat that will alter the course of Westerosi history. Unlike the existential stakes of all these other series, the ”conflict” is intensely personal, and operating within the laws of the land.
| Character | Actor | Description |
| Ser Duncan the Tall | Peter Claffey | A former rugby player standing at 6’5″, Claffey embodies Dunk’s physical prowess and “thick as a castle wall” sincerity. |
| Egg | Dexter Sol Ansell | The enigmatic, bald squire, who has a quick wit and a concealed lineage, is played by the 9-year-old breakout star. |
| Aerion Targaryen | Finn Bennett | The ruthless and prideful prince who acts as the main antagonist of season 1. |
| Baelor “Breakspear” Targaryen | Bertie Carvel | The finest of the Targaryen line is the noble Hand of the King and heir to the throne. |
The small-scale is one of the most exhilarating parts of this production. There are no giant dragon battles (yet), so the money bags are going toward costume design, practical sets, and good writing.
The producers and George R.R. Martin is said to have been very hands-on. Fans are especially enthusiastic for the “Trial of Seven,” a peculiar aspect of Westerosi justice in which fourteen knights battle at once. This scene’s choreography has been a significant technical achievement for the production and should give us a form of battle we haven’t seen in the franchise before.
Production was based mostly in Northern Ireland, returning to the “home” of the original Game of Thrones series. This series, however, has the advantage of a more centralized production, giving it a cohesive, rustic look as opposed to the multi-country shoots of House of the Dragon (Spain, Portugal, UK).
The series is anticipated to be six episodes in length for season one. This recipe for fewer episodes likely means a lean, focused narrative without the “filler” that’s so common in today’s streaming series.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has a TV-MA rating for its depiction of violence, language, sexual content and subject matter—standard HBO grittiness, nothing you’d want your kids to see. It’s rated 18+ in such countries as Argentina, Ireland and Canada (18+), with the likes of MA15+ (Australia, New Zealand) and 16 (Germany/Finland) equivalents.
Critics adore its fresh, character-driven version of Westeros, garnering a 90%+ on Rotten Tomatoes – the highest first-season score in the Thrones franchise, outranking Game of Thrones (89%) and House of the Dragon (87%).
User reviews from Metacritic have similar scores with an average of about 8/10, citing strong leads, chemistry, and wholesome heroism even with the slower pace.
Viewers are divided: 72-77% on Rotten Tomatoes Popcornmeter, with Episode 1 at 8.5/10 on IMDb, many enjoy the lighter tone and heart of the show, but some complain about the lack of big battles, slow pacing, or toilet humor. It’s dominated the HBO Max rankings, showing Martin’s world continues to reign.
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If you’re wondering where to see A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, it’s HBO’s gem — streaming only on HBO and Max globally, with convenient add-ons for your favorite e-tailers. To date, all four episodes are out and you can watch them on February 5, 2026.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a welcome change of air for the World of Ice and Fire. It is the tale of the smallfolk, the honorable defeated, and the flashes of sudden valor that take place leagues beneath the Red Keep. Whether you’re a devoted reader who’s been longing for two decades to see “Dunk and Egg” brought to the screen or a casual fan looking for another adventure, this series looks like it will be a journey well worth taking.
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2025 has been a surreal, wonderful, and completely hectic year in television. The breathless breath-holding of 2024 was behind us in 2025, and everyone could exhale—and wow did they have a lot to say. Let’s look into the list of Best TV shows of 2025 to binge watch on weekends.
There are: everything from the revival of the traditional hospital drama (hello, Noah Wyle) to sci-fi prequels that actually, somehow, lived up to the hype. There were hockey players falling in love, Seth Rogen mocking his own industry, and Vince Gilligan showing, yet again, that he views the world through lenses unlike the rest of us.
If your head is spinning from all the “Must-Watch” lists, just breathe. I’ve spent more hours on my couch this year than I care to admit, all of which went towards crafting this: a human, honest, spoiler-light guide to the absolute best TV shows of 2025.
Let’s be honest: none of us were getting enough 1990s ER adrenaline rush. We just didn’t realize how much until The Pit came crashing down. Noah Wyle back in medical scrubs was like a warm embrace from an old pal, but don’t let the nostalgia baiting fool this isn’t Dr. Carter 2.0.
Wyle stars as Dr. Michael Robinavitch and there’s a more grimy, frantic and weary feel to the series than that of its spiritual predecessor. It expresses post-pandemic exhaustion of those in the medical field in a way that is almost tactile. The camera work is frantic, the dialogue is overlapping all the time, and you can feel the tension in your chest. It’s not just “good TV,” it’s, like, necessary TV. It’s a love letter to the people who keep us alive, written in blood, sweat and hospital cafeteria coffee.
Vince Gilligan, of course, is the architect of such dazzling and trailblazing series as If “Pluribus” was a surprise, it probably means that he is doing something completely new and different, which is exciting. Leading the superb Rhea Seehorn (at last she’s getting her due!), the series centers on a cynical romance novelist, Carol, who is attempting to navigate a world altered by a bizarre alien virus.
It’s insane sci-fi-sounding, but in typical Gilligan style it’s really about people. “It’s about loneliness, artificial intelligence and what it means to be ‘human’ when humanity is facing its own demise.’’ Seehorn is magnetic—she can do more with a silent stare than most actors can do with a monologue. It’s strange, it’s silent, and it will be lingering in your mind for DAYS. If you enjoyed the character-driven suspense of Better Call Saul, this is your newest obsession.
I was skeptical. We all were. Another Alien movie, do we really need it? Noah Hawley (Fargo, Legion) saw our doubts and pulverized them with a xenomorph tail.
Obviously set on Earth, and years before Ripley ever boarded the Nostromo, this series takes the horror home — literally. It combines the Weyland-Yutani corporate greed with the visceral terror of a creature that simply should not be on this planet. The special effects are Hollywood quality, but what makes it work is the patience. Hawley allows the dread to build slowly to the point that you’re yelling at your TV. It’s the first time in decades the franchise has been scary rather than just gross.
Black Rabbit does none of that — though, to be clear, that’s not a criticism — but what it does deliver is a darkly funny, taut little drama in which two of Hollywood’s most magnetic stars go head to head in two-hander theatre. Jason Bateman and Jude Law star as siblings – one a responsible restaurant owner, the other a chaotic agent of destruction – caught up in the New York criminal underworld.
It’s classic noir territory, made perfect. Bateman plays against type as the “screwup” brother (Vince), and Law is the straight man (Jake) trying to keep it all together. The best way to describe the tension is to say that it’s suffocating. It’s a slow burn that explodes in the final episodes, reminding us that family is often the most dangerous thing of all.
IT: Welcome to Derry is one of the 2025’s best horror series, bringing Stephen King’s terrifying universe to new horizons full of scares and lore. Set in 1962 Derry, Maine, the HBO Max prequel exploresPennywise’s origins and the town’s cursed history through a new group that stops aside the original Losers’ Club.
The series centers on a group of new kids—Teddy, Phil, Lilly and Ronnie—probes into missing children and strange occurrences four months after one of their classmates goes missing. Military tension is added with Major Leroy Hanlon arriving at Derry Air Force Base amid icy treatment and top-secret missions. Episodes lurk in dread through psychological horror and social undercurrents of small-town America — and with glimpses of Pennywise’s influence — and slow-burn suspense with shocking reveals.
“Adolescence,” a heartbreaking miniseries on teen violence, family breakdown, and social abandonment, had its world premiere on Netflix in 2025. Following 13-year-old Jamie Miller who is arrested for stabbing a classmate, the four-part drama from Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham is told through raw, single-take episodes that are uncomfortably real.
With each hour-long episode taking place over a single uninterrupted day in real time – like a stage play on steroids – the perspective shifts to various other consequences: the mayhem at the police station, the family disintegration, psychological tests, and courtroom brinkmanship. Stephen Graham commands as dad Eddie, a policeman whose world crumbles; rising star Owen Cooper (actually 15) as Jamie seizes scenes with his explosive cocktail of charm, rage, and lost-child fragility. It’s called “TV perfection” for its emotional economy and refusal of easy answers.
The Studio Apple TV+ show centers on neurotic Hollywood executive Matt Remick (Rogen), who is suddenly tasked with running Continental Studios, balancing money-making IP like a Kool-Aid Man movie with his dreams of art-house treasures with filmmakers like Scorsese.
Andor Season 2 definitely set a new standard for Star Wars storytelling, turning in a finale that thrilled from beginning to end. The White Lotus season 3 blasted off its typical mayhem from Thailand and didn’t disappoint with how unpredictable and dramatic it would be. Meanwhile, Dexter: Resurrection takes a half-decent stab at righting a few of the show’s past missteps, and in doing so redeeming itself somewhat.
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Whether it was aliens, doctors, or hockey players, the finest programming this year centered on relationships. They made us remember the reasons we watch: to be comforted in our solitude, to laugh at the absurdity of existence, and to see our own faces in the maelstrom. So get your remote, order some takeout and dive in.The golden age of TV isn’t over — it just evolved
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