Dancing With the Stars is turning Week 5 into Super Bowl Night, with the Season 35 celebrity couples preparing routines inspired by the spectacle and music of football’s biggest event.
The October 13 episode features a full lineup of new performances as the competition moves deeper into the season. The themed night gives contestants a chance to lean into songs and performance styles associated with Super Bowl halftime entertainment while still meeting the technical demands of ballroom competition.
Theme nights have long been a major part of Dancing With the Stars, but a Super Bowl-focused episode offers unusually broad material. Halftime shows have ranged from pop and rock to hip-hop, R&B and Latin music, giving the remaining couples a wide musical palette for their routines.
Week 5 also arrives at a point when the competition typically becomes less forgiving. Early-season novelty begins to give way to clearer differences in technique, consistency and audience support, meaning a memorable themed performance can have a significant impact on who survives the next elimination.
The episode follows a season that has continued to mix established entertainers, athletes and reality personalities with the show’s professional dancers. Judges will again score the routines while viewer voting plays a major role in determining the results.
With Super Bowl Night, the series is combining two of American television’s most recognizable live-event traditions: ballroom competition and halftime-show spectacle.
Source: October 13, 2026 Dancing With the Stars Week 5 lineup reporting.