Strictly Come Dancing (series 18)
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eighteenth series with a launch show on 17 October 2020 on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 24 October.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series launched a month later than usual and ran for nine weeks instead of thirteen.[2][3][4] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball and Rylan Clark-Neal returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two,[5] other than four shows where he was replaced by Gethin Jones due to coming into contact with someone who tested positive for COVID-19.
| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 18 | |
| Celebrity winner | Bill Bailey |
| Professional winner | Oti Mabuse |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 17 October (Launch) 24 October 2020 – 19 December 2020 (Live shows) |
| Series chronology | |
On 12 September, it was announced that for the first time since Series 10, the show live from Blackpool Tower Ballroom would be cancelled, also due to the pandemic. There was also no Halloween Special for the first time since the seventh series.[6] However, it was announced shortly afterwards that there would be four episodes highlighting best moments by week from previous series. This started on 19 September, with Movie Week Highlights, Blackpool, followed by Musicals up until The Grand Final.[7] The Grand Final episode featured a tribute to 2014 winner Caroline Flack, who died earlier in the year.[8]
Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Motsi Mabuse returned to the judging panel.[9] On 21 August 2020, it was announced that Bruno Tonioli would not be part of the judging panel for this series, due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and his role on Dancing with the Stars. Tonioli instead appeared virtually to give his verdict on the performances during the Sunday night results show. Motsi Mabuse had to miss weeks 4 and 5 in accordance with British government guidelines after travelling to Germany due to a break in at her dance academy;[10][11] she was replaced by Anton du Beke.[12][13]
A record was broken by HRVY and Janette Manrara for the earliest perfect score on Strictly History in their Couple’s Choice in week 6.
The series was won by Bill Bailey and his professional partner Oti Mabuse. At 55 years old, Bailey became the oldest winner in the show's history, and Mabuse became the first professional dancer to win the show for the second consecutive time, as well as the second professional dancer to win twice, the first being Aliona Vilani.[14]
Professional dancers
On 6 March 2020, Kevin Clifton announced he was leaving the show after seven years.[15] Despite being confirmed in the 2020 professional line-up, on 26 March 2020, AJ Pritchard announced he was leaving the show after four years.[16] The other professional dancers from 2019 were all confirmed to be returning for the series.[17] Gorka Márquez received a celebrity partner for the first time since 2018; however, Neil Jones and Nadiya Bychkova only featured in group dances after having partners the previous year, alongside Graziano Di Prima and Nancy Xu.[18][19]
Due to the pandemic, several changes had to be made in how the professional dancers performed. Firstly, the dancers had to shield at home for two weeks. They then formed a bubble which allowed them to stay in a hotel together and to practise their dances there. All the group dances were pre-recorded and played throughout the series.[20]
Couples
On 1 September 2020, the first three celebrities announced to be participating in the series were Caroline Quentin, Jason Bell and Max George.[21] On 2 September 2020, it was announced that Olympic boxer, Nicola Adams would feature in the first same-sex couple.[22] On 3 September 2020, Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing was announced to be participating in the series after withdrawing from the seventeenth series due to a foot injury.[23] Celebrity reveals continued throughout the week until the full line-up was revealed on 4 September 2020.[24] Due to the shorter series, only 12 couples competed, the fewest since the third series in 2005.[25] On 12 November 2020, it was announced that Katya Jones had tested positive for COVID-19, which due to government guidelines on self-isolation, meant that she and Nicola were forced to withdraw from the competition.[26]
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacqui Smith | Former Labour Party politician | Anton du Beke | Eliminated 1st on 1 November 2020 |
| Jason Bell | Former NFL player & pundit | Luba Mushtuk | Eliminated 2nd on 8 November 2020 |
| Nicola Adams | Olympic boxer | Katya Jones | Withdrew on 12 November 2020 |
| Max George | Former The Wanted singer | Dianne Buswell | Eliminated 3rd on 15 November 2020 |
| Caroline Quentin | Actress & television presenter | Johannes Radebe | Eliminated 4th on 22 November 2020 |
| Clara Amfo | BBC Radio 1 presenter | Aljaž Škorjanec | Eliminated 5th on 29 November 2020 |
| JJ Chalmers | Television presenter & Invictus Games medallist | Amy Dowden | Eliminated 6th on 6 December 2020 |
| Ranvir Singh | Good Morning Britain presenter & journalist | Giovanni Pernice | Eliminated 7th on 13 December 2020 |
| HRVY | Singer & television presenter | Janette Manrara | Runners-up on 19 December 2020 |
| Jamie Laing | Made in Chelsea star | Karen Hauer | |
| Maisie Smith | EastEnders actress | Gorka Márquez | |
| Bill Bailey | Comedian, musician & actor | Oti Mabuse | Winners on 19 December 2020 |
Scoring chart
| Couple | Place | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill & Oti |
1 | 15 | 24 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25+23=48 | 29+30+29=88 |
HRVY & Janette |
2 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 21 | 27 | 26 | 30 | 29 | 23+30=53 | 29+29+30=88 |
Jamie & Karen |
14 | 17 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 24+24=48 | 26+29+29=84 | |
Maisie & Gorka |
24 | 25 | 49 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30+29=59 | 29+30+29=88 | |
Ranvir & Giovanni |
5 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 27 | 20 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26+18=44 | |
JJ & Amy |
6 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 20 | ||
Clara & Aljaž |
7 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 20 | 29 | 18 | 19 | |||
Caroline & Johannes |
8 | 21 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 24 | ||||
Max & Dianne |
9 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 24 | 20 | |||||
Nicola & Katya |
10 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 19 | — | |||||
Jason & Luba |
11 | 16 | 18 | 34 | 12 | ||||||
Jacqui & Anton |
12 | 13 | 12 | 25 | |||||||
- indicates the couple eliminated that week
- indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but not eliminated
- indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week
- indicates the winning couple
- indicates the runner-up couple(s)
- indicates the third-place couple
- Red text the couple(s) with the lowest score for that week
- Green text the couple(s) with the highest score for that week
- "—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week
Average chart
This table only counts for dances scored on a 30-points scale.
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total points |
Number of dances |
Total average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Maisie & Gorka | 328 | 12 | 27.3 |
| 2 | HRVY & Janette | 323 | 12 | 26.9 | |
| 3 | 1 | Bill & Oti | 301 | 12 | 25.1 |
| 4 | 2 | Jamie & Karen | 288 | 12 | 24.0 |
| 5 | 5 | Ranvir & Giovanni | 211 | 9 | 23.4 |
| 6 | 8 | Caroline & Johannes | 109 | 5 | 21.8 |
| 7 | 10 | Nicola & Katya | 64 | 3 | 21.3 |
| 8 | 6 | JJ & Amy | 147 | 7 | 21.0 |
| 9 | 9 | Max & Dianne | 81 | 4 | 20.3 |
| 10 | 7 | Clara & Aljaž | 121 | 6 | 20.2 |
| 11 | 11 | Jason & Luba | 46 | 3 | 15.3 |
| 12 | 12 | Jacqui & Anton | 25 | 2 | 12.5 |
Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series
The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows:
| Dance | Celebrity | Highest score | Celebrity | Lowest score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Smooth | HRVY | 30 | Jason Bell | 16 |
| Argentine Tango | Ranvir Singh | 27 | Bill Bailey | 24 |
| Cha-Cha-Cha | Maisie Smith Caroline Quentin | 24 | Jamie Laing | 14 |
| Charleston | HRVY | 30 | JJ Chalmers | 20 |
| Foxtrot | Ranvir Singh | 27 | Jacqui Smith | 13 |
| Jazz | Caroline Quentin | 21 | — | — |
| Jive | HRVY | 29 | JJ Chalmers | 17 |
| Paso Doble | Bill Bailey | 26 | Jason Bell | 12 |
| Quickstep | Maisie Smith Bill Bailey | 29 | Nicola Adams Ranvir Singh | 21 |
| Rumba | HRVY | 23 | — | — |
| Salsa | HRVY Maisie Smith | 27 | Jason Bell | 18 |
| Samba | Maisie Smith | 29 | Jacqui Smith | 12 |
| Showdance | Bill Bailey Maisie Smith | 30 | HRVY Jamie Laing | 29 |
| Street | HRVY Maisie Smith | 30 | Nicola Adams Max George | 24 |
| Tango | HRVY | 26 | Max George | 17 |
| Viennese Waltz | Maisie Smith | 29 | Clara Amfo | 17 |
| Waltz | Ranvir Singh | 26 | JJ Chalmers | 19 |
Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances
| Couples | Highest scoring dance | Lowest scoring dance |
|---|---|---|
| Bill & Oti | Showdance (30) | Cha-Cha-Cha (15) |
| HRVY & Janette | Street Charleston American Smooth (30) | Cha-Cha-Cha (21) |
| Jamie & Karen | Street (x2) Showdance (29) | Cha-Cha-Cha (14) |
| Maisie & Gorka | Street Showdance (30) | Samba American Smooth Cha-Cha-Cha (24) |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | Foxtrot Argentine Tango Viennese Waltz (27) | Jive (18) |
| JJ & Amy | Quickstep Viennese Waltz (25) | Paso Doble Jive (17) |
| Clara & Aljaž | Charleston (29) | Viennese Waltz (17) |
| Caroline & Johannes | Cha-Cha-Cha (24) | American Smooth Paso Doble Jazz (21) |
| Max & Dianne | Street (24) | Tango (17) |
| Nicola & Katya | Street (24) | Jive (19) |
| Jason & Luba | Salsa (18) | Paso Doble (12) |
| Jacqui & Anton | Foxtrot (13) | Samba (12) |
Weekly scores and songs
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse.
Launch show
- Musical guests: Joel Corry feat. MNEK—"Head & Heart"[27]
Week 1
- Running order
| Couple | Score[28] | Dance | Music[29] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie & Karen | 14 (4,5,5) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Think About Things"—Daði og Gagnamagnið |
| Caroline & Johannes | 21 (7,7,7) | American Smooth | "Morning Train (9 to 5)"—Sheena Easton |
| Max & Dianne | 17 (6,5,6) | Tango | "Best Fake Smile"—James Bay |
| Clara & Aljaž | 18 (5,6,7) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Don't Start Now"—Dua Lipa |
| Jacqui & Anton | 13 (3,5,5) | Foxtrot | "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life"—Monty Python |
| JJ & Amy | 19 (6,6,7) | Waltz | "What a Wonderful World"—Louis Armstrong |
| Maisie & Gorka | 24 (8,8,8) | Samba | "Samba (Conga)"—Gloria Estefan |
| Jason & Luba | 16 (4,6,6) | American Smooth | "My Girl"—The Temptations |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 21 (7,7,7) | Paso Doble | "End of Time"—Beyoncé |
| Nicola & Katya | 21 (7,7,7) | Quickstep | "Get Happy"—Ella Fitzgerald |
| Bill & Oti | 15 (3,6,6) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Pata Pata"—Miriam Makeba |
| HRVY & Janette | 25 (8,8,9) | Jive | "Faith"—Stevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande |
Week 2
- Running order
| Couple | Score[31] | Dance | Music[32] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max & Dianne | 20 (6,7,7) | Jive | "I'm a Believer"—The Monkees | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 17 (5,6,6) | Viennese Waltz | "You Don't Own Me"—SAYGRACE | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 24 (8,8,8) | Quickstep | "Talk to the Animals"—Bobby Darin | Safe |
| JJ & Amy | 17 (5,6,6) | Paso Doble | "Believer"—Imagine Dragons | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 17 (5,6,6) | American Smooth | "Night and Day"—Frank Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Maisie & Gorka | 25 (8,9,8) | Tango | "Midnight Sky"—Miley Cyrus | Safe |
| Jacqui & Anton | 12 (2,5,5) | Samba | "Help Yourself"—Tom Jones | Eliminated |
| HRVY & Janette | 24 (7,8,9) | Viennese Waltz | "Stuck with U"—Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 21 (6,7,8) | Quickstep | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Nicola & Katya | 24 (8,8,8) | Street | "Shine"—Years & Years | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 21 (7,7,7) | Paso Doble | "El Gato Montes"—Ramon Cortez Pasodoble Orchestra | Safe |
| Jason & Luba | 18 (6,6,6) | Salsa | "Get Lucky"—Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Jamie & Karen
- Mabuse: Jamie & Karen
- Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamie & Karen
Week 3: Movie Week
- Musical guest: The Kanneh-Masons—"Ave Maria"[33]
- Running order
| Couple | Score[34] | Dance | Music[35] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicola & Katya | 19 (6,7,6) | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'"—from Grease | Bottom two (later withdrew) |
| Maisie & Gorka | 24 (8,7,9) | American Smooth | "Into the Unknown"—from Frozen II | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 21 (6,7,8) | Jazz | "Everything's Coming Up Roses"—from Gypsy | Safe |
| Jason & Luba | 12 (3,4,5) | Paso Doble | "Star Wars Theme"—from Star Wars | Eliminated |
| JJ & Amy | 24 (8,8,8) | Foxtrot | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"—from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 21 (6,7,8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"—from Gnomeo & Juliet | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 27 (9,9,9) | Foxtrot | "Love You I Do"—from Dreamgirls | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 23 (7,8,8) | Charleston | "Zero to Hero"—from Hercules | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 20 (7,6,7) | Tango | "Lady Marmalade"—from Moulin Rouge! | Safe |
| Max & Dianne | 24 (8,8,8) | Street | "The Simpsons Theme"—from The Simpsons Movie | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 26 (8,9,9) | Paso Doble | "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"—from The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Nicola & Katya
- Mabuse: Nicola & Katya
- Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Nicola & Katya
Week 4
Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Anton du Beke.
- Musical guest: The Vamps—"Married in Vegas"[36]
- Running order
| Couple | Score[37] | Dance | Music[38] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRVY & Janette | 27 (8,10,9) | Salsa | "Dynamite"—BTS | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 20 (5,7,8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Oye Como Va"—Santana/"I Like It Like That"—Pete Rodriguez | Safe |
| Max & Dianne | 20 (5,7,8) | American Smooth | "It Had to Be You"—Harry Connick Jr. | Eliminated |
| JJ & Amy | 17 (4,6,7) | Jive | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—Bette Midler | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 24 (7,8,9) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun"—Cyndi Lauper | Bottom two |
| Bill & Oti | 27 (8,10,9) | Street | "Rapper's Delight"—The Sugarhill Gang | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 22 (7,7,8) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again"—Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 25 (8,8,9) | Samba | "Bamboléo"—Gipsy Kings | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 29 (9,10,10) | Charleston | "Baby Face"—Julie Andrews | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Maisie & Gorka
- Du Beke: Maisie & Gorka
- Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Max & Dianne
Week 5
Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Anton du Beke.
- Musical guest: Billy Ocean —"Love Really Hurts Without You"/"Red Light Spells Danger"/"When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" [39]
- Running order
| Couple | Score[40] | Dance | Music[41] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill & Oti | 25 (8,9,8) | American Smooth | "I've Got You Under My Skin"—Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 27 (9,9,9) | Salsa | "Better When I'm Dancin'"—Meghan Trainor | Bottom two |
| JJ & Amy | 25 (7,9,9) | Quickstep | "For Once in My Life"—Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 18 (5,6,7) | Samba | "That's the Way (I Like It)"—KC and the Sunshine Band | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 29 (9,10,10) | Street | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"—C+C Music Factory | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 26 (8,9,9) | Tango | "Golden"—Harry Styles | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 24 (8,8,8) | Cha-Cha-Cha | "Rescue Me"—Fontella Bass | Eliminated |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 27 (8,9,10) | Argentine Tango | "When Doves Cry"—Prince | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Maisie & Gorka
- Du Beke: Maisie & Gorka
- Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Maisie & Gorka
Week 6
- Musical guest: Gary Barlow—"Elita"[42]
- Dance guests: Michael & Jowita—"Spectrum (Say My Name)"[43]
- Running order
| Couple | Score[44] | Dance | Music[45] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clara & Aljaž | 19 (6,6,7) | Jive | "River Deep, Mountain High"—Ike & Tina Turner | Eliminated |
| Jamie & Karen | 24 (8,8,8) | Tango | "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor | Bottom two |
| HRVY & Janette | 30 (10,10,10) | Street | "A Sky Full of Stars"—Coldplay | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 24 (8,8,8) | American Smooth | "I Say a Little Prayer"—Aretha Franklin | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 24 (8,8,8) | Jive | "One Way or Another"—Blondie | Safe |
| JJ & Amy | 25 (8,9,8) | Viennese Waltz | "Rescue"—Lauren Daigle | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 29 (9,10,10) | Quickstep | "When You're Smiling"—Andy Williams | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Clara & Aljaž
- Mabuse: Jamie & Karen
- Ballas: Jamie & Karen
Week 7: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)
- Musical guest: Marisha Wallace—"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"[46]
- Running order
| Couple | Score[47] | Dance | Music[48] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ & Amy | 20 (6,7,7) | Charleston | "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"—from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Eliminated |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 27 (9,9,9) | Viennese Waltz | "She Used to Be Mine"—from Waitress | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 28 (9,10,9) | Jive | "Little Shop of Horrors"—from Little Shop of Horrors | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 24 (8,8,8) | Argentine Tango | "The Phantom of the Opera"—from The Phantom of the Opera | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 29 (9,10,10) | American Smooth | "One (Singular Sensation)"—from A Chorus Line | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 24 (8,8,8) | Jive | "Everybody's Talking About Jamie"—from Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Bottom two |
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Jamie & Karen
- Mabuse: JJ & Amy
- Ballas: Jamie & Karen
Week 8: Semi-Final
- Musical guest: Little Mix—"Break Up Song"[49]
- Running order
| Couple | Score[50] | Dance | Music[51] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie & Karen | 24 (8,8,8) | Salsa | "Last Dance"—Donna Summer | Bottom two |
| 24 (8,8,8) | Quickstep | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy"—John Denver | ||
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 26 (8,9,9) | Waltz | "Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time for Us)"—Josh Groban | Eliminated |
| 18 (5,6,7) | Jive | "Candyman"—Christina Aguilera | ||
| Bill & Oti | 25 (8,8,9) | Charleston | "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey"—Ottilie Patterson & Chris Barber | Safe |
| 23 (8,7,8) | Tango | "Enter Sandman"—Metallica | ||
| Maisie & Gorka | 30 (10,10,10) | Street | "Gettin' Jiggy wit It"—Will Smith | Safe |
| 29 (9,10,10) | Viennese Waltz | "A Thousand Years"—Christina Perri | ||
| HRVY & Janette | 23 (7,8,8) | Rumba | "Only You"—Kylie Minogue & James Corden | Safe |
| 30 (10,10,10) | Charleston | "Another Day of Sun"—from La La Land |
For the Dance Off, Jamie & Karen chose to dance their Salsa, while Ranvir & Giovanni chose to dance their Waltz.
- Judges' votes to save
- Revel Horwood: Jamie & Karen
- Mabuse: Ranvir & Giovanni
- Ballas: Jamie & Karen
Week 9: Final
- Musical guest: Robbie Williams—"Time for Change"[52]
- Running order
| Couple | Score[53] | Dance | Music[54] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HRVY & Janette | 29 (9,10,10) | Jive | "Faith"—Stevie Wonder feat. Ariana Grande | Runners-up |
| 29 (9,10,10) | Showdance | "Boogie Wonderland"—Brittany Murphy | ||
| 30 (10,10,10) | American Smooth | "One (Singular Sensation)"—from A Chorus Line | ||
| Jamie & Karen | 26 (8,9,9) | Charleston | "Zero to Hero"—from Hercules | Runners-up |
| 29 (9,10,10) | Showdance | "I'm Still Standing"—Elton John | ||
| 29 (9,10,10) | Street | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)"—C+C Music Factory | ||
| Bill & Oti | 29 (9,10,10) | Quickstep | "Talk to the Animals"—Bobby Darin | Winners |
| 30 (10,10,10) | Showdance | "The Show Must Go On"—Queen | ||
| 29 (9,10,10) | Street | "Rapper's Delight"—The Sugarhill Gang | ||
| Maisie & Gorka | 29 (9,10,10) | Samba | "Samba (Conga)"—Gloria Estefan | Runners-up |
| 30 (10,10,10) | Showdance | "We Need a Little Christmas"—Idina Menzel | ||
| 29 (9,10,10) | Quickstep | "When You're Smiling"—Andy Williams |
Dance chart
- Highest scoring dance
- Lowest scoring dance
- Couple withdrew that week
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bill & Oti |
Cha-Cha-Cha | Quickstep | Paso Doble | Street | American Smooth | Jive | Argentine Tango | Charleston | Tango | Quickstep | Showdance | Street | |
HRVY & Janette |
Jive | Viennese Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | Salsa | Tango | Street | American Smooth | Rumba | Charleston | Jive | Showdance | American Smooth | |
Jamie & Karen |
Cha-Cha-Cha | American Smooth | Charleston | Samba | Street | Tango | Jive | Salsa | Quickstep | Charleston | Showdance | Street | |
Maisie & Gorka |
Samba | Tango | American Smooth | Cha-Cha-Cha | Salsa | Quickstep | Jive | Street | Viennese Waltz | Samba | Showdance | Quickstep | |
Ranvir & Giovanni |
Paso Doble | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Cha-Cha-Cha | Argentine Tango | American Smooth | Viennese Waltz | Waltz | Jive | ||||
JJ & Amy |
Waltz | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Jive | Quickstep | Viennese Waltz | Charleston | ||||||
Clara & Aljaž |
Cha-Cha-Cha | Viennese Waltz | Tango | Charleston | Samba | Jive | |||||||
Caroline & Johannes |
American Smooth | Paso Doble | Jazz | Waltz | Cha-Cha-Cha | ||||||||
Max & Dianne |
Tango | Jive | Street | American Smooth | |||||||||
Nicola & Katya |
Quickstep | Street | Jive | American Smooth | |||||||||
Jason & Luba |
American Smooth | Salsa | Paso Doble | ||||||||||
Jacqui & Anton |
Foxtrot | Samba | |||||||||||
- Week 1: One unlearned dance (introducing American Smooth, Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Paso Doble, Quickstep, Samba, Tango and Waltz)
- Week 2: One unlearned dance (introducing Salsa, Street and Viennese Waltz)
- Week 3 (Movie Week): One unlearned dance (introducing Charleston and Jazz)
- Week 4: One unlearned dance
- Week 5: One unlearned dance (introducing Argentine Tango)
- Week 6: One unlearned dance
- Week 7 (Musicals Week): One unlearned dance
- Week 8 (Semi-Final): Two unlearned dances (introducing Rumba)
- Week 9 (Final): Judges' choice, showdance and couple's favourite dance
Ratings
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[55]
| Episode | Date | Official 7-day rating (millions) |
Weekly rank for BBC One |
Weekly rank for all UK TV |
Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch Show | 17 October | 10.05 | 1 | 2 | 42.2%[56] |
| Week 1 | 24 October | 11.22 | 1 | 1 | 44.6%[57] |
| Week 2 | 31 October | 11.83 | 2 | 2 | 47.3%[58] |
| Week 2 Results | 1 November | 8.91 | 4 | 5 | |
| Week 3 | 7 November | 10.92 | 1 | 1 | 43.8%[59] |
| Week 3 Results | 8 November | 9.43 | 2 | 3 | 39.3%[60] |
| Week 4 | 14 November | 11.89 | 1 | 2 | 49.3%[61] |
| Week 4 Results | 15 November | 9.61 | 2 | 4 | 40.9%[62] |
| Week 5 | 21 November | 11.59 | 1 | 6 | 50.1%[63] |
| Week 5 Results | 22 November | 9.61 | 2 | 9 | 39.5%[63] |
| Week 6 | 28 November | 11.45 | 1 | 2 | 48.5%[64] |
| Week 6 Results | 29 November | 10.20 | 2 | 9 | 40.9%[64] |
| Week 7 | 5 December | 11.45 | 1 | 2 | 49.3%[65] |
| Week 7 Results | 6 December | 9.75 | 2 | 7 | 42.2%[65] |
| Week 8 | 12 December | 11.38 | 1 | 1 | 48.9%[66] |
| Week 8 Results | 13 December | 10.54 | 2 | 2 | 44.1%[66] |
| Final | 19 December | 13.12 | 1 | 1 | 53.3%[67] |
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