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Carrie Ann Inaba<\/strong><\/a>\u2019s absence was felt at the judges table during the premiere of Dancing With the Stars<\/a> season 34.<\/p>\n “That’s how to set of a new season of Dancing With the Stars! … It’s great to have all of you at home joining us in the ballroom and wonderful to see our judges. Well, two of them,” Alfonso Ribeiro<\/strong> quipped following the energetic opening number on the Tuesday, September 16, episode. “Carrie Ann is under the weather and hopes to be back with us next week.”<\/p>\n Cohost Julianne Hough<\/strong> also sent well-wishes to Inaba, 57, adding, “Get well soon, Carrie Ann. We love you.”<\/p>\n Following the first dance from Jordan Chiles<\/strong> and Ezra Sosa<\/strong>, judge Derek Hough<\/strong> gave a warning to fans and performers. “The scoring tonight, just be mindful, it might be a little lower than you’re expecting because there’s a long way to go. This is a marathon. We want to give you guys room to grow,” he said.<\/p>\n Carrie Ann Inaba Skipping \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Season 34 Premiere Amid Illness<\/a><\/p>\n Hours before the premiere, Inaba shared that she would not be present in the ballroom while battling an illness<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI wanted to share that I will not be at the show tonight as I am feeling quite under the weather,\u201d Inaba wrote via Instagram on Tuesday. \u201cI\u2019m resting up and can\u2019t wait to be back next week in good health. In the meantime, I wish all the contestants the very best of luck. I\u2019ll be cheering you on from home. \ud83e\udd0d\ud83d\ude4f Have a great show everyone! \ud83e\udea9\ud83d\udc83\ud83c\udffb\ud83d\udd7a\ud83c\udffb\u2b50\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n Pros on the show were quick to send Inaba well-wishes on a speedy recovery. \u201cFeel better Carrie Ann!!!\u201d Jenna Johnson<\/strong> wrote, while Britt Stewart<\/strong> added, \u201cHope you feel better Carrie Ann! \u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f.\u201d<\/p>\n Inaba was expected to return to the reality TV competition alongside fellow judges Derek\u00a0and DWTS veteran Bruno Tonioli<\/strong>.<\/p>\n When the DWTS season 34 cast was revealed<\/a> on Good Morning America earlier this month, Inaba was also not present. Despite her absence, Inaba shared she was looking forward to the upcoming season via her Instagram Story. \u201cHere we goooooo!!!!\u201d she wrote at the time alongside an article about the pros and celebrities.<\/p>\n Inaba has been a judge on DWTS since the show premiered in 2005 alongside Tonioli, 69, and the late Len Goodman<\/strong>, who died in 2023 after a battle with bone cancer<\/a>. Ahead of season 34, Inaba reflected on her DWTS journey while sharing a throwback photo of the trio.<\/p>\n \u2018Dancing With the Stars\u2019 Judge Carrie Ann Inaba Reacts to Season 34 Cast After \u2018GMA\u2019 Absence<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cLook what I found. \ud83d\udc40 Len Goodman, @brunotonioliofficial and I, in our very first press photos for @dancingwiththestars. We were just babies. ( And I still love a good v neck and a hoop earring.) lol,\u201d she wrote via Instagram in August. \u201cIt\u2019s incredible to think that 20 years have gone by. Thank you so much to ALL OF YOU \u2013 our #DWTSFAMILY. We love you. And we are grateful for you. And I hope we make you smile this season and give you joy and inspire you this Season 34.\u201d<\/p>\n She concluded, \u201cSo much has changed over the years, but the heart of this show has stayed the same. Children have grown up watching us, and we\u2019ve lost friends and family members along the way. But we are still going strong. And that\u2019s because we are one big dancing family. \u2764\ufe0fHappy Friday everyone! #dwts #DWTS34 #memorylane #Dancing #Judges #20thanniversary.\u201d<\/p>\n Dancing With the Stars season 34 airs on ABC and Disney+ Tuesdays at 8 p.m. ET. Episodes will be available to stream the next day on Hulu.<\/p>\n Prove your DWTS fandom with Us Weekly and Bracketology.tv<\/a>! Compete against other fans and Us editors in the Bracketology DWTS fantasy league<\/a> this season to predict which pairs will make it to the finale for Season 34. 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