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'Dancing With The Stars' Season 32: Viewers frustrated after struggling to stream show live on Disney Plus

East Coast viewers of 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 32 were able to access the show at promised time

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'Dancing With The Stars' Season 32 premiered live on television network ABC and streaming platform Disney Plus.

However, some of the viewers were troubled by streaming live on Disney+ and slammed the network on social media.

Disney viewers have been left furious after many of them were unable to access a long-awaited premiere.

The new episode of 'DWTS' Season 32 began on Tuesday, and Disney+ subscribers were assured that they'd be able to watch the premiere live.

However, only fans on the East Coast were able to access the television show at the promised time, sparking plenty of confusion and anger on social media.

A social media user wrote, "So once again the west coast is 100% blocked from live #DWTS. Why isn’t it live on Disney+? Sucks."

Another Twitter user said, "Is anyone else having trouble streaming DWTS on Disney+ at 5pm PST? #DWTS."

"@DisneyPlus If we pay for Disney plus we should be able to get #DWTS LIVE at 5pm pacific!!! Ughhhhhh," added another person.

Another Reddit user said, "I am so confused! I can’t be the only one with this problem. Is it impossible for west coast people to watch live? It doesn’t broadcast on abc here until 8 pacific time. When I log onto my Disney+ it also doesn’t let me watch until 8pm pacific time. At which time voting is over. Is it impossible to watch this year live from the west coast??"

Another user commented, "So frustrating! So like half the fans can’t watch and vote live. Isn’t this filmed on the west coast? So weird it’s filmed in LA but people who live in LA or pacific time can’t watch live."

Another critic noted, "Apparently for pst and mst they’re not streaming it live. Which is really frustrating cause the shows over by the time we watch and don’t even get to vote on the actual dance."

Where to watch 'DWTS' Season 32 live?

On September 26, 2023, DWTS premiered its 32nd season via both Disney+ and ABC. Every Tuesday at 8 pm EST, new episodes are scheduled to air on Disney+ and ABC.

Meanwhile, if the viewers missed the live streaming then they could watch the new episodes every Wednesday on Hulu. Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro return as the DWTS co-hosts.

How to vote during 'DWTS' Season 32?

The viewers will be able to vote during the live simulcast of the show in the EDT/CDT time zones. During this time, online voting will be available to fans in any time zone in the U.S., its territories and Canada via dwtsvote.abc.com.

Fans in the US will also be able to vote via SMS/text. Voting will open at 8 PM ET on Tuesday night and will close right after the last dance of the night.

There is a limit of 10 votes per contestant per voting method, so there will be a total of 20 votes.

New episodes of 'DWTS' Season 32 air every Tuesday at 8 pm ET on ABC and Disney+.