Strictly Come Dancing

Strictly Come Dancing
Genre	Dance Talent show
Created by	Fenia Vardanis[1]; Richard Hopkins[2]; Karen Smith[3][4];
Developed by	Karen Smith
Presented by	Sir Bruce Forsyth; Tess Daly; Claudia Winkleman;
Judges	Craig Revel Horwood; Bruno Tonioli; Len Goodman; Arlene Phillips; Alesha Dixon; Darcey Bussell; Shirley Ballas; Motsi Mabuse;
Voices of	Alan Dedicoat
Theme music composer	Dan McGrath[5]; Josh Phillips[6];
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language(s)	English
No. of series	17
No. of episodes	348
Production
Executive producer(s)	Karen Smith (2004–2006)
Production location(s)	BBC Television Centre (2004–2012); Blackpool Tower (2004, 2009–2011, 2013–); Wembley Arena (2011–2012); Elstree Studios (2013–)[7];
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	30–120 minutes
Production company(s)	BBC Studios
Distributor	BBC Studios
Release
Original network	BBC One
Picture format	16:9; 576i (SDTV); 1080i (HDTV);
Audio format	Stereo (2004–06); Dolby Digital 5.1 (2007–);
Original release	15 May 2004 –; present
Chronology
Related shows	Come Dancing; Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two; Strictly Dance Fever; Dancing with the Stars;
External links
	Website

Strictly Come Dancing (informally known as Strictly) is a British television dance contest in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of judges. The format has been exported to over 40 other countries – under the title Dancing with the Stars – licensed by BBC Worldwide, and led to a modern dance-themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever. The Guinness World Records has named Strictly to be the world's most successful reality television format.[8] The series is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.

The series has been broadcast on BBC One since 15 May 2004, typically on Saturday evenings with a following Sunday night results show. With its high viewing figures, Strictly Come Dancing has become a significant programme on British television.[9] Eleven stand-alone Christmas specials and nine charity specials have also been produced. Since the fourth series, the show has aired in high definition.

In April 2014, Sir Bruce Forsyth retired from presenting the main series. While intending to return as host for each Children in Need and Christmas special, he only did so for the Christmas special in 2014 and the Children in Need special in 2015. He recorded a video message for the 2015 Christmas special[10] as he was unable to appear due to illness.[11] Forsyth died on 18 August 2017.[12]

Development

Producer Richard Hopkins, who had produced the first UK series of Big Brother, unsuccessfully pitched the idea of a modern Come Dancing to the BBC under the title of Pro-Celebrity Dancing in 2003.[13] Later, entertainment executive Fenia Vardanis also suggested reviving Come Dancing, so Jane Lush, the then head of BBC Entertainment, put Hopkins and Vardanis together to develop the show.[13]

Hopkins then called in Karen Smith, who had just produced Comic Relief Does Fame Academy for BBC One and The Games for Channel 4, to help lead the development of the show and launch the series. Smith was the show running Executive Producer of the first three series, and of sister show It Takes Two.[14] She then took the role of Creative Director of BBC Entertainment whilst still overseeing series 4 and 5.[15][16]

Hopkins later took the format to America himself when the BBC dismissed the idea of selling it abroad, as they felt it was too British.[17]

Format

From series 1 to 11, Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly presented the pro-celebrity ballroom dancing competition. From series 8 to 11, Forsyth only presented the main show and was replaced for the results show by Claudia Winkleman, at which point Daly assumed Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman assumed Daly's role as co-presenter. Winkleman has joined Daly as full-time co-presenter for series 12 following Forsyth's departure after the 2013 series. Through telephone voting, viewers vote for who they would like to be in the next round, the results of the poll being combined with the ranking of the judges. For example, with ten contestants left, the judges' favourite would receive ten points, second favourite nine points, and so on, and similarly with the viewers' rankings. The bottom ranked couple gets one point.[18] The profits from the telephone lines were donated to Sport Relief in series 1, to Children in Need from series 2, until series 8 when donations to charity stopped.

The show is broadcast live on BBC One on Saturday evenings, and is currently presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman (however Zoe Ball covered for Winkleman for a number of weeks in 2014). Sir Bruce Forsyth presented the live shows alongside Daly from 2004 to 2013, announcing his departure in 2014. He was to continue to present special editions of the show.[19] For some of the second series, Natasha Kaplinsky stood in temporarily for Daly while she took maternity leave; Claudia Winkleman hosted the results show and editions that Forsyth had missed between 2010 and 2013. The judging panel initially consisted of Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Craig Revel Horwood. Alesha Dixon took Phillips' place from series 7 to 9, after which she left the programme to judge Britain's Got Talent which led retired ballerina Dame Darcey Bussell to replace her. Bussell remained a judge alongside Goodman, Tonioli and Revel Horwood until 2018.[20] Tonioli commutes weekly between Hollywood and London to judge both the American and British versions of the show simultaneously. Each judge gives the performance a mark out of ten, giving an overall total out of forty. The voice-over announcer is Alan Dedicoat. During series four, an hour-long highlights show was shown on Sundays at 19:00 on BBC Two, and during series five and six, the results show moved to Sunday evenings, although it was filmed on Saturday and then broadcast "as live" on the Sunday.

The singers on the show are Tommy Blaize, Hayley Sanderson, Lance Ellington, Andrea Grant and formerly the well known UK dance music vocalist Tara McDonald. The music director is David Arch. Tommy Blaize has been part of Strictly since its beginning. David Arch joined in the fourth series and Hayley Sanderson in the fifth. In the seventeenth series the singers were joined by Mitchell.[21]

The show was broadcast from a specially constructed set at BBC Television Centre (primarily in the largest studio, TC1[22]) until its closure in 2013, with the show moving to Elstree Studios' George Lucas Stage 2 from 2013 onwards. However, in the first two series, shows were also filmed at the Tower Ballroom in Blackpool, where the original Come Dancing series was filmed in the 1970s.[23][24]

In the second series, two shows were filmed at the Tower Ballroom, show five and the Grand Final which was broadcast live on 11 December 2004.[25][26] In 2005 though the BBC announced that they would not be returning to the venue for the third series due to "logistical problems".[27] In October 2008, Craig Revel Horwood called for the series to return to the Tower Ballroom, saying, "the atmosphere was electric. It's huge and has so much history. The Tower Ballroom puts a lot of pressure on the professionals and the celebrities to perform to the best of their potential. What a wonderful place to go live to 12 million people. We have got to get the BBC to bring Strictly Come Dancing back to Blackpool." Eventually, the show did return to the Tower Ballroom, for series 7, where Blackpool-born Craig Kelly was eliminated. The episode was aired live on 7 November 2009.[28] Strictly Come Dancing returned to Blackpool for the 2010[29] and 2011 series.[30] Then after series 10 when Strictly Come Dancing did not go to Blackpool, they announced that they would return for series 11.[31]

Presenters and judges

Presenters

Current presenters	Tess Daly: 2004–present[lower-alpha 1] Claudia Winkleman: 2014–present[lower-alpha 2]
Former presenters	Bruce Forsyth: 2004–2013[lower-alpha 3]
Guest presenters	Natasha Kaplinsky: 2004[lower-alpha 4] Ronnie Corbett: 2009[lower-alpha 5] Zoe Ball: 2014[lower-alpha 6]
It Takes Two presenter(s)	Zoe Ball: 2011–present Rylan Clark-Neal, 2019–present Claudia Winkleman: 2005–2010

In series two, Tess Daly only appeared from week six onwards due to maternity leave. Natasha Kaplinsky served as a temporary replacement.
From series 8 onwards, Winkleman presented the results show alongside Daly, and occasionally the main show, replacing Forsyth. Following Forsyth's departure after series 11, Winkleman became a permanent co-presenter.
From series eight to 11, Sir Bruce Forsyth only hosted the main show.
Covered for Tess Daly in the first five weeks of the second series.
Corbett was a guest host in the ninth week of the seventh series.
In series twelve, Zoe Ball co-presented weeks six, seven and eight of the main show with Daly, covering for Winkleman. Ball was also a contestant on the show in the third series.

Judging panel

Current judges	Craig Revel Horwood: 2004–present Shirley Ballas: 2017–present Motsi Mabuse: 2019–present
Former judges	Len Goodman: 2004–2016[lower-alpha 1] Arlene Phillips: 2004–2008 Alesha Dixon: 2009–2011[lower-alpha 2] Darcey Bussell: 2012–2018[lower-alpha 3] Bruno Tonioli: 2004-2019 [lower-alpha 4]
Guest judges	Jennifer Grey: 2011[lower-alpha 4] Donny Osmond: 2014[lower-alpha 5] Alfonso Ribeiro: 2018, 2019[lower-alpha 6]

Goodman was head judge during his time. He missed the sixth week of the ninth series so Revel Horwood served as temporary head judge.
Dixon was a contestant in the fifth series in 2007, coming first place.
Bussell also served as a guest judge throughout weeks twelve to fourteen for seventh series.
Grey served as a guest judge in the place of Goodman during the sixth week of the ninth series.
Osmond served as a guest judge for the third week of the twelfth series.
Ribeiro filled in for Tonioli for the fifth week of the sixteenth series and the seventeenth series.

Professional dancers

Key:

Winner of the series

Runner-up(s) of the series

Third place of the series

First elimination of the series

Withdrew in the series

Participating in current series

Current

Professional	Avg.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Anton du Beke	24.50	Lesley Garrett	Esther Rantzen	Patsy Palmer	Jan Ravens	Kate Garraway	Gillian Taylforth	Laila Rouass	Ann Widdecombe	Nancy Dell'Olio	Jerry Hall	Fiona Fullerton	Judy Murray	Katie Derham	Lesley Joseph	Ruth Langsford	Susannah Constantine	Emma Barton
Karen Hauer	26.01										Nicky Byrne	Dave Myers	Mark Wright	Jeremy Vine	Will Young	Simon Rimmer	Charles Venn	Chris Ramsey
Aljaž Skorjanec	30.66											Abbey Clancy	Alison Hammond	Helen George	Daisy Lowe	Gemma Atkinson	Kate Silverton	Emma Weymouth
Janette Manrara	28.71											Julien Macdonald	Jake Wood	Peter Andre	Melvin Odoom	Aston Merrygold	Dr. Ranj Singh	Will Bayley
Giovanni Pernice	34.02													Georgia May Foote	Laura Whitmore	Debbie McGee	Faye Tozer	Michelle Visage
Oti Mabuse	31.85													Anthony Ogogo	Danny Mac	Jonnie Peacock	Graeme Swann	Kelvin Fletcher
Katya Jones	27.23														Ed Balls	Joe McFadden	Seann Walsh	Mike Bushell
Amy Dowden	30.90															Brian Conley	Danny John-Jules	Karim Zeroual
Dianne Buswell	30.09															Rev. Richard Coles	Joe Sugg	Dev Griffin
Nadiya Bychkova	25.68															Davood Ghadami	Lee Ryan	David James
Neil Jones	27.73																	Alex Scott
Johannes Radebe	25.50																	Catherine Tyldesley
Luba Mushtuk	12.00																	James Cracknell

Former

Professional	Avg.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
Brendan Cole	28.00	Natasha Kaplinsky	Sarah Manners	Fiona Phillips	Claire King	Kelly Brook	Lisa Snowdon	Jo Wood	Michelle Williams	Lulu	Victoria Pendleton	Sophie Ellis-Bextor	Sunetra Sarker	Kirsty Gallacher	Anastacia	Charlotte Hawkins
Camilla Dallerup	29.84	David Dickinson	Roger Black	James Martin	Ray Fearon	Gethin Jones	Tom Chambers
Erin Boag	27.34	Martin Offiah	Julian Clary	Colin Jackson	Peter Schmeichel	Willie Thorne	Austin Healey	Ricky Groves	Peter Shilton	Rory Bremner	Richard Arnold
Hanna Karttunen	20.08	Christopher Parker
John Byrnes	30.00	Claire Sweeney
Kylie Jones	20.00	Jason Wood
Paul Killick	22.88	Verona Joseph	Carol Vorderman
Darren Bennett	30.14		Jill Halfpenny	Gloria Hunniford	Emma Bunton	Letitia Dean	Jessie Wallace	Lynda Bellingham
Hazel Newberry	8.00		Quentin Willson
Ian Waite	31.52		Denise Lewis	Zoe Ball	Mica Paris	Penny Lancaster-Stewart	Jodie Kidd	Jade Johnson
Lilia Kopylova	29.11		Aled Jones	Darren Gough	Matt Dawson	Dominic Littlewood	Don Warrington	Richard Dunwoody
Nicole Cutler	21.58		Diarmuid Gavin		Nicholas Owen	John Barnes
Andrew Cuerden	23.00			Jaye Jacobs
Hanna Haarala	26.17			Will Thorp
Izabela Hannah	19.60			Dennis Taylor
Karen Hardy	29.04			Bill Turnbull	Mark Ramprakash	Brian Capron	Gary Rhodes
Matthew Cutler	31.42			Siobhan Hayes	Carol Smillie	Alesha Dixon	Christine Bleakley	Martina Hingis
Flavia Cacace	28.73				Jimmy Tarbuck	Matt Di Angelo	Phil Daniels	Craig Kelly	Jimi Mistry	Russell Grant	Louis Smith
James Jordan	31.86				Georgina Bouzova	Gabby Logan	Cherie Lunghi	Zöe Lucker	Pamela Stephenson	Alex Jones	Denise van Outen	Vanessa Feltz
Ola Jordan	27.04				DJ Spoony	Kenny Logan	Andrew Castle	Chris Hollins	Paul Daniels	Robbie Savage	Sid Owen	Ashley Taylor Dawson	Steve Backshall	Iwan Thomas
Vincent Simone	31.21				Louisa Lytton	Stephanie Beacham	Rachel Stevens	Natalie Cassidy	Felicity Kendal	Edwina Currie	Dani Harmer
Brian Fortuna	31.48						Heather Small	Ali Bastian
Hayley Holt	19.75						Mark Foster
Kristina Rihanoff	28.31						John Sergeant	Joe Calzaghe	Goldie	Jason Donovan	Colin Salmon	Ben Cohen	Simon Webbe	Daniel O'Donnell
Aliona Vilani	32.53							Rav Wilding	Matt Baker	Harry Judd		Tony Jacklin	Gregg Wallace	Jay McGuiness
Katya Virshilas	26.21							Phil Tufnell	Gavin Henson	Dan Lobb
Natalie Lowe	29.51							Ricky Whittle	Scott Maslen	Audley Harrison	Michael Vaughan		Tim Wonnacott	Ainsley Harriott	Greg Rutherford
Artem Chigvintsev	33.80								Kara Tointon	Holly Valance	Fern Britton	Natalie Gumede
Jared Murillo	26.75								Tina O'Brien
Robin Windsor	28.49								Patsy Kensit	Anita Dobson	Lisa Riley	Deborah Meaden
Pasha Kovalev	32.27									Chelsee Healey	Kimberley Walsh	Rachel Riley	Caroline Flack	Carol Kirkwood	Naga Munchetty	Chizzy Akudolu	Ashley Roberts
Iveta Lukosiute	25.47										Johnny Ball	Mark Benton	Thom Evans
Anya Garnis	32.61											Patrick Robinson
Kevin Clifton	32.70											Susanna Reid	Frankie Bridge	Kellie Bright	Louise Redknapp	Susan Calman	Stacey Dooley	Anneka Rice
Joanne Clifton	30.91												Scott Mills		Ore Oduba
Trent Whiddon	34.55												Pixie Lott
Tristan MacManus	24.25												Jennifer Gibney	Jamelia
Gleb Savchenko	30.77													Anita Rani
AJ Pritchard	29.73														Claudia Fragapane	Mollie King	Lauren Steadman	Saffron Barker
Gorka Márquez	32.00														Tameka Empson	Alexandra Burke	Katie Piper
Oksana Platero	29.64														Judge Rinder
Graziano Di Prima	24.20																Vick Hope

Notes and statistics

Iveta Lukosiute was a replacement partner for Johnny Ball in series 10 after his original partner, Aliona Vilani, was injured in training.
Although Ian Waite no longer dances competitively on the show, he still makes regular appearances on the companion programme It Takes Two. Waite and Darren Bennett both participated in the professional dance troupe in series 8, and Waite stood in as a temporary dance partner in series 8, due to the unavailability of Brendan Cole.
Anton du Beke is the only professional dancer who has taken part in every series of the show.
Only four professionals have won in their first series of being a Strictly professional. Those four are Brendan Cole (Series 1), Darren Bennett (Series 2), Artem Chigvintsev (Series 8) and Aljaž Skorjanec (series 11)
Only four professionals have won in their last series of being a Strictly professional. Those four are Camilla Dallerup (Series 6), Flavia Cacace (Series 10), Aliona Vilani (series 13) and Joanne Clifton (series 14).
In series 11, Aliona Vilani (who had previously been announced as leaving the show) was a replacement for Natalie Lowe who was injured before the series started. The producers of the show announced this on 2 September 2013.
Aliona Vilani is the first professional in history to be eliminated first twice in a row with Tony Jacklin in series 11 and Gregg Wallace in series 12. She is also the only professional, however, to have won more than once (with Harry Judd and Jay McGuiness).
Kevin Clifton has the most appearances in the final of any professional dancer, with five (2013–16, 2018).
Since series 13, the show has had more professional dancers than celebrities to partner with. The following professional dancers have been without celebrity partners:

Series 13: Joanne Clifton
Series 14 and 15: Neil Jones and Chloe Hewitt
Series 16: Neil Jones, Luba Mushtuk and Johannes Radebe
Series 17: Nancy Xu, Graziano Di Prima[32] and Gorka Márquez.[33]

Neil Jones suffered an injury in series 17 and was unable to dance with his celebrity partner Alex Scott in weeks 6 and 7, though he continued to choreograph the dances. Kevin Clifton danced with Alex while Neil was injured.

Professional partners

Some of the dancers form professional partnerships, dancing together competitively or on the show. Darren Bennet and Lilia Kopylova,[34] and James and Ola Jordan are married,[35] while Matthew and Nicole Cutler are divorced but still professional partners.[36][37] Anton du Beke and Erin Boag[38] have danced as a professional couple since 1997; Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace are a former Argentine Tango world champion couple.[39] Brendan Cole and Katya Virshilas danced professionally for several years before parting in November 2009.[40][41][42] Karen Hauer and Kevin Clifton were engaged when Kevin entered the show in 2013 and were married prior to the 2015 season, Janette Manrara and Aljaž Škorjanec were married in 2017. Neil and Katya Jones were also married, until their split in 2019.

Presentation

Dances

On average, dances last for approximately 90 seconds.[43] The music for the dances are performed by The Strictly Come Dancing Band.

The Waltz, Cha Cha Cha, Quickstep, Rumba, Tango, Jive, Foxtrot, Paso Doble and Samba have all been danced since Series 1.
The American Smooth and the Viennese Waltz were added in Series 3.
The Salsa and the Argentine Tango were added in Series 4.
No more dances were added until Series 7, week 11 when couples performed either a Charleston (which winner Chris Hollins chose to perform again in the final) or a Rock N' Roll routine. The final also featured a head-to-head Lindyhop. Of these dances, only the Charleston was retained for subsequent series, although elements of the Lindyhop have often featured in Showdances.
Series 8 introduced the Swing-a-thon, where all remaining couples dance Swing simultaneously and are voted off the dancefloor one by one by the judges until only one couple remains. This returned in Series 9 and 11.
The tenth series featured a "Dance Fusion", in which the couples attempt to perform two dances consecutively in one routine.
The twelfth series introduced the Waltz-a-thon, which uses the same manner as the Swing-a-thon of all remaining couples on the dance floor at the same time, all the couples dance Waltz. Afterwards, the results are revealed by the judges.
The thirteenth series introduced a Quickstep-a-thon, in which all seven remaining couples simultaneously performed a quickstep. The judges then ranked them one to seven and gave points accordingly.
The fourteenth series saw the Cha-Cha-Challenge introduced, in which all six remaining couples simultaneously performed a cha-cha-cha. The judges then ranked them one to six and gave points accordingly.
The sixteenth series introduced Contemporary, Jazz, Street dances as part of a "couples' choice" category.
A Showdance (Freestyle) has always been performed in the series final as a last chance for couples to impress the public. However, since Series 8, the Showdance has been danced as the second dance in the final.

Prior to series 10, the dances performed in the early weeks are switched between one Ballroom and one Latin, and are divided as evenly as possible depending on the number of contestants left. As the competition progressed further, this system is abandoned and many styles, not just two, can be performed in one week by each of the remaining contestants. From series 4 through 7, the remaining contestants who made it to the semi-finals are granted to perform the semi-final-exclusive Argentine Tango. Beginning with series 10, this has all changed. The contestants are now allowed to dance whichever dance they are bestowed to (not accustomed to any patterns), though the Argentine Tango remains to be somewhat reserved for the latter stages of the series. The Showdance, however, is still restricted only for the finalists from the very first series until now.

Coaching

As of series four, coaches are Jaclyn Spencer and Chris Marques (aka Cuban Groove) for Salsa and Mambo, and Jenny Thomas and Ryan Francois for Swing, Jive, Rock n Roll and The Charleston. The Argentine Tango coaches in series three were Flavia Cacace and Vincent Simone, both of whom have subsequently competed in the show.

Results show

From Series 1–4, the results show was shown live, later on the Saturday 1 hour after the performances.

From Series 5 onwards, the results show is recorded on the Saturday night directly after the live show and incorporates the result of the viewers' votes which are completed by 21:30. This was confirmed by the official BBC website in 2008:

The Sunday show is recorded on Saturday night but no element involving the results of the vote will start recording until after lines are closed and votes counted and verified.[44]

Throughout the Sunday results show the presenters refer to 'last night' in reference to the main show, due to the timing of the Sunday programme, and Tess Daly, Claudia Winkleman's and the judges' outfits are changed to present an illusion of a second live broadcast.

For Series 7, the Sunday results show was axed and put back to Saturday nights as a result of a revamp of the show.[45] It was then put back on Sundays in Series 8.

Dance-off

A new system called the dance-off was introduced in series 5. It continued on the program through series 7, was not used for series 8 and 9, but was reinstated as of series 10 and has remained a feature of the show ever since. There are two couples in each dance-off, which occurs on the results show: the two who received the lowest totals that week from the combined judges' scores and the public vote. The aim of the dance-off is for the couples to convince the judges that they deserve to go through to the following week's competition. Before they attempt the dance a second time the couple sometimes gets advice from the judges. The judges decide who continues on the show and who is eliminated based on the second dance performances. If three of the judges agree that one of the couples should be "saved", that couple is through to the following week's competition and the Head Judge's vote is not counted. If one couple has two votes and the other couple has one vote, then the deciding vote is cast by the Head Judge, originally Len Goodman and currently Shirley Ballas. Afterwards, the eliminated couple perform one final dance—some people call it waltzing out of the ballroom. The Monday after they are eliminated they appear on It Takes Two to talk about their time on the show. The dance-off has been cancelled only once, in series 14, due to an injury sustained earlier by one of the contestants, Anastacia. She was unable to perform the dance-off, and the couple with the lowest total was eliminated.

Strictly: It Takes Two

During the run of Strictly Come Dancing, Strictly: It Takes Two is broadcast each weeknight on BBC Two. The series was previously hosted by Claudia Winkleman; but, due to her pregnancy in 2011, she had to leave the series, and Zoe Ball took over from Series 9.[46]

The show features reviews of the performances during the previous Saturday's show, and interviews with, and training footage of, the couples preparing for the next show. The judges and other celebrities also provide their opinions on how the couples are doing. It Takes Two replaced Strictly Come Dancing on Three, hosted by Justin Lee Collins, which ran on BBC Three during the first series. Prior to 2010, BBC Two Scotland aired the programme on four nights only, running their own Gaelic-language programming on Thursdays instead.

Main series results

No.	Weeks	Premiere date	Finale date	Couples	Winners	Runners-up	Third place
1	8	15 May 2004	3 July 2004	8	Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole	Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen	Lesley Garrett & Anton du Beke
2	8	23 October 2004	11 December 2004	10	Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett	Denise Lewis & Ian Waite	Julian Clary & Erin Boag
3	10	15 October 2005	17 December 2005	12	Darren Gough & Lilia Kopylova	Colin Jackson & Erin Boag	Zoe Ball & Ian Waite
4	12	7 October 2006	23 December 2006	14	Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy	Matt Dawson & Lilia Kopylova	Emma Bunton & Darren Bennett
5	12	6 October 2007	22 December 2007	14	Alesha Dixon & Matthew Cutler	Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace	Gethin Jones & Camilla Dallerup
6	14	20 September 2008	20 December 2008	16	Tom Chambers & Camilla Dallerup	Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone	Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole
7	14	18 September 2009	19 December 2009	16	Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan	Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe	Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna
8	12	1 October 2010	18 December 2010	14	Kara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev	Matt Baker & Aliona Vilani	Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan
9	12	30 September 2011	17 December 2011	14	Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani	Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev	Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff
No.	Weeks	Premiere date	Finale date	Couples	Winners	Runners-up
10	12	5 October 2012	22 December 2012	14	Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace	Denise Van Outen & James Jordan, Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev
11	13	27 September 2013	21 December 2013	15	Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Škorjanec	Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev, Susanna Reid & Kevin Clifton
12	13	26 September 2014	20 December 2014	15	Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev	Frankie Bridge & Kevin Clifton, Simon Webbe & Kristina Rihanoff
13	13	25 September 2015	19 December 2015	15	Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani	Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice, Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton
14	13	23 September 2016	17 December 2016	15	Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton	Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse, Louise Redknapp & Kevin Clifton
15	13	23 September 2017	16 December 2017	15	Joe McFadden & Katya Jones	Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez, Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice, Gemma Atkinson & Aljaž Škorjanec
16	13	22 September 2018	15 December 2018	15	Stacey Dooley & Kevin Clifton	Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev, Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice, Joe Sugg & Dianne Buswell
17	13	21 September 2019	14 December 2019	15	Kelvin Fletcher & Oti Mabuse	Emma Barton & Anton du Beke, Karim Zeroual & Amy Dowden
18	TBA	TBA 2020	TBA 2020	TBA

Series 1 (2004)

In Spring 2004, Strictly Come Dancing commenced its first series. The professional dancers were: Brendan Cole, Hanna Karttunen, Anton Du Beke, Erin Boag, John Byrnes, Paul Killick, Camilla Dallerup and Kylie Jones. This was the only series that took place in the Spring/Summer months. From the second series onwards, the show takes place from September/October to December each year. Natasha Kaplinsky & Brendan Cole were crowned the first winners. This was the shortest series, with 8 weeks.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Jason Wood	Kylie Jones	Week 2
David Dickinson	Camilla Dallerup	Week 3
Verona Joseph	Paul Killick	Week 4
Claire Sweeney	John Byrnes	Week 5
Martin Offiah	Erin Boag	Week 6
Lesley Garrett	Anton du Beke	Third place
Christopher Parker	Hanna Karttunen	Runners-up
Natasha Kaplinsky	Brendan Cole	Series winners

Series 2 (2004)

In Autumn 2004, the second series commenced. 5 of the 8 professionals returned. These professionals were: Brendan Cole, Anton Du Beke, Erin Boag, Paul Killick and Camilla Dallerup. There were 5 new professionals who were: Darren Bennett, Ian Waite, Lilia Kopylova, Nicole Cutler and Hazel Newberry. Hazel only participated in this series while the other professionals competed in the following series.

A new spin-off show called Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presented by Claudia Winkleman was created this series and has continued to air alongside each following series, now hosted by Zoë Ball on BBC Two.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Quentin Willson	Hazel Newberry	Week 1
Carol Vorderman	Paul Killick	Week 2
Esther Rantzen	Anton du Beke	Week 3
Diarmuid Gavin	Nicole Cutler	Week 4
Sarah Manners	Brendan Cole	Week 5
Roger Black	Camilla Dallerup	Week 6
Aled Jones	Lilia Kopylova	Week 7
Julian Clary	Erin Boag	Third place
Denise Lewis	Ian Waite	Runners-up
Jill Halfpenny	Darren Bennett	Series winners

Series 3 (2005)

In 2005, the third series commenced. Brendan Cole, Anton Du Beke, Erin Boag, Camilla Dallerup, Darren Bennett, Ian Waite and Lilia Kopylova returned from the last series. Nicole Cutler, Paul Killick and Hazel Newberry did not return. They were replaced by Karen Hardy, Hanna Haarala, Izabela Hannah, Andrew Cuerden and Matthew Cutler.

The celebrities that took part in this series were as follows:

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Siobhan Hayes	Matthew Cutler	Week 1
Jaye Jacobs	Andrew Cuerden	Week 2
Gloria Hunniford	Darren Bennett	Week 3
Fiona Phillips	Brendan Cole	Week 4
Dennis Taylor	Izabela Hannah	Week 5
Will Thorp	Hanna Haarala	Week 6
Bill Turnbull	Karen Hardy	Week 7
Patsy Palmer	Anton du Beke	Week 8
James Martin	Camilla Dallerup	Week 9
Zoe Ball	Ian Waite	Third place
Colin Jackson	Erin Boag	Runners-up
Darren Gough	Lilia Kopylova	Series winners

Series 4 (2006)

The show ran from 7 October to 23 December 2006. Over 12 million votes were cast, raising £1.5 million for Children in Need. A peak of 13 million viewers tuned into the final show of series four to see Mark Ramprakash and Karen Hardy crowned 2006 Strictly Come Dancing champions.

This series introduced four new professional dancers – Flavia Cacace, James Jordan, Ola Jordan and Vincent Simone. Andrew Cuerden, Hanna Haarala and Izabela Hannah did not return to the series. This series also saw the return of Nicole Cutler, who had taken part in Series 2 but not in Series 3.

The couples in order of elimination:

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Nicholas Owen	Nicole Cutler	Week 1
Mica Paris	Ian Waite	Week 2
Jimmy Tarbuck	Flavia Cacace	Withdrew
DJ Spoony	Ola Jordan	Week 3
Georgina Bouzova	James Jordan	Week 4
Jan Ravens	Anton du Beke	Week 5
Ray Fearon	Camilla Dallerup	Week 6
Peter Schmeichel	Erin Boag	Week 7
Claire King	Brendan Cole	Week 8
Carol Smillie	Matthew Cutler	Week 9
Louisa Lytton	Vincent Simone	Week 10
Emma Bunton	Darren Bennett	Third place
Matt Dawson	Lilia Kopylova	Runners-up
Mark Ramprakash	Karen Hardy	Series winners

Series 5 (2007)

The fifth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 29 September 2007, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters. For the first and only time, the line up of professionals was unchanged from the previous series. The first programme was a catch-up show and preview to the new series, before the start of the competition on 6 October, which ran for 12 weeks.

The show featured 14 new celebrities, who were paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday, rather than shown live later on Saturday. In addition to this, the two couples who were at the bottom of the table after the viewers' vote were subject to a dance-off, where they reprised their routine, for the judges to decide who left. Head Judge Len Goodman had the casting vote in case of a tie. The series raised just over a million pounds for Children in Need.[47]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Brian Capron	Karen Hardy	Week 1
Stephanie Beacham	Vincent Simone	Week 2
Willie Thorne	Erin Boag	Week 3
Gabby Logan	James Jordan	Week 4
Dominic Littlewood	Lilia Kopylova	Week 5
Penny Lancaster-Stewart	Ian Waite	Week 6
Kate Garraway	Anton du Beke	Week 7
John Barnes	Nicole Cutler	Week 8
Kelly Brook	Brendan Cole	Withdrew[48]
Kenny Logan	Ola Jordan	Week 9
Letitia Dean	Darren Bennett	Week 10
Gethin Jones	Camilla Dallerup	Third place
Matt Di Angelo	Flavia Cacace	Runners-up
Alesha Dixon	Matthew Cutler	Series winners

Series 6 (2008)

A sixth series of the show was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute was called off in late June 2008.[49] The series lasted for 14 weeks, which is the longest series so far.[49] The series involved three new professional dancers, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt and Kristina Rihanoff.[50] Nicole Cutler did not return to the series.

The sixth series began on 13 September with a behind-the-scenes look at the new series, followed by the first live show on 20 September.[51]

On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be leaving the show because he believed he may "win it".[52]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Phil Daniels	Flavia Cacace	Week 1
Gillian Taylforth	Anton du Beke	Week 2
Gary Rhodes	Karen Hardy	Week 3
Jessie Wallace	Darren Bennett	Week 4
Don Warrington	Lilia Kopylova	Week 5
Mark Foster	Hayley Holt	Week 6
Andrew Castle	Ola Jordan	Week 7
Heather Small	Brian Fortuna	Week 8
Cherie Lunghi	James Jordan	Week 9
John Sergeant	Kristina Rihanoff	Withdrew[52]
Jodie Kidd	Ian Waite	Week 10
Christine Bleakley	Matthew Cutler	Week 11
Austin Healey	Erin Boag	Week 12
Lisa Snowdon	Brendan Cole	Third place
Rachel Stevens	Vincent Simone	Runners-up
Tom Chambers	Camilla Dallerup	Series winners

Series 7 (2009)

The seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing ran from 18 September until 19 December 2009.[53] Tess Daly signed a two-year deal to continue presenting the programme for at least the 2009 and 2010 series'.[54]

On 9 July 2009, former competitor Alesha Dixon was confirmed to be joining the judging panel for this series, and that Darcey Bussell would be a guest judge towards the end of the series run. Dixon replaced Arlene Phillips who moved to The One Show as a Strictly Come Dancing expert.[53] The BBC were accused of sexism, as none of the male judges on the show had been replaced. The BBC received over 5,000 complaints. Dixon's fans were also unhappy as she had to cancel a number of dates on her autumn tour to do the programme.[55]

The official line-up was revealed on 25 August 2009 and the winner was BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins:[56]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Martina Hingis	Matthew Cutler	Week 1
Richard Dunwoody	Lilia Kopylova	Week 2
Rav Wilding	Aliona Vilani	Week 3
Lynda Bellingham	Darren Bennett	Week 4
Joe Calzaghe	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 5
Jo Wood	Brendan Cole	Week 6
Zöe Lucker	James Jordan	Week 7
Craig Kelly	Flavia Cacace	Week 8
Phil Tufnell	Katya Virshilas	Week 9
Jade Johnson	Ian Waite	Withdrew
Ricky Groves	Erin Boag	Week 10
Natalie Cassidy	Vincent Simone	Week 11
Laila Rouass	Anton du Beke	Week 12
Ali Bastian	Brian Fortuna	Third place
Ricky Whittle	Natalie Lowe	Runners-up
Chris Hollins	Ola Jordan	Series winners

Series 8 (2010)

The eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing began with a launch show on 11 September 2010, then three weeks later the live shows started on 1 October 2010.[57] Three new professional dancers were announced,[58] The celebrities were revealed on 8 September 2010[59] and the professional partners were revealed during the launch show.[60][61]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Goldie	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 2
Paul Daniels	Ola Jordan	Week 3
Peter Shilton	Erin Boag	Week 4
Tina O'Brien	Jared Murillo	Week 5
Jimi Mistry	Flavia Cacace	Week 6
Michelle Williams	Brendan Cole Ian Waite (Week 4)	Week 7
Felicity Kendal	Vincent Simone	Week 8
Patsy Kensit	Robin Windsor	Week 9
Ann Widdecombe	Anton du Beke	Week 10
Gavin Henson	Katya Virshilas	Week 11
Scott Maslen	Natalie Lowe	Week 11
Pamela Stephenson	James Jordan	Third place
Matt Baker	Aliona Vilani	Runners-up
Kara Tointon	Artem Chigvintsev	Series winners

Series 9 (2011)

Strictly returned with a launch show on 10 September 2011, with the final in December at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to front the main show, and Claudia Winkleman presented the Sunday night results show along with Daly.

For Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two, a new presenter joined the team. Winkleman had to pull out of the 2011 series as it would be difficult to do a daily programme so soon after giving birth and was replaced by Zoë Ball.

All of series eight's judges returned to the show. Jennifer Grey served as a cover judge for Len Goodman during week six due to his break from the show. This was the last series to feature Alesha Dixon as a judge after she left the show after the final to become a judge on Britain's Got Talent

The professional line-up was announced on 15 June 2011 with most of the Series 8 professionals returning, except for Jared Murillo who was replaced by Siberian dancer Pasha Kovalev.[62] The celebrity line-up was announced on 6 September 2011 on The One Show and the couples were paired up for the first time on the launch show.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Edwina Currie	Vincent Simone	Week 2
Dan Lobb	Katya Virshilas	Week 3
Rory Bremner	Erin Boag	Week 4
Nancy Dell'Olio	Anton du Beke	Week 5
Lulu	Brendan Cole	Week 6
Audley Harrison	Natalie Lowe	Week 7
Russell Grant	Flavia Cacace	Week 8
Anita Dobson	Robin Windsor Brendan Cole (Week 9)	Week 9
Robbie Savage	Ola Jordan	Week 10
Alex Jones	James Jordan	Week 11
Holly Valance	Artem Chigvintsev Brendan Cole (Week 7)	Week 11
Jason Donovan	Kristina Rihanoff	Third place
Chelsee Healey	Pasha Kovalev	Runners-up
Harry Judd	Aliona Vilani	Series winners

Series 10 (2012)

The tenth series began on 15 September 2012 with a launch show to reveal the celebrity/professional partnerships, and the live shows began on 5 October.

On 25 April 2012, it was confirmed that Darcey Bussell would be joining the judging panel, replacing Alesha Dixon who left the show to be a judge on Britain's Got Talent.[63]

Katya Virshilas was the only professional dancer not returning to this series, and she was replaced by Burn the Floor's Karen Hauer.[64] The full line-up was revealed on 10 September during The One Show.[65]

Aliona Vilani was originally Johnny Ball's partner, but injury resulted in her being replaced by Iveta Lukosiute.[66]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Johnny Ball	Iveta Lukosiute	Week 2
Jerry Hall	Anton du Beke	Week 3
Sid Owen	Ola Jordan	Week 4
Colin Salmon	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 5
Fern Britton	Artem Chigvintsev	Week 6
Richard Arnold	Erin Boag	Week 7
Victoria Pendleton	Brendan Cole	Week 8
Michael Vaughan	Natalie Lowe	Week 9
Nicky Byrne	Karen Hauer	Week 10
Lisa Riley	Robin Windsor	Week 11
Dani Harmer	Vincent Simone	Week 12
Denise van Outen	James Jordan	Runners-up
Kimberley Walsh	Pasha Kovalev	Runners-up
Louis Smith	Flavia Cacace	Series winners

Series 11 (2013)

Strictly Come Dancing returned with the launch show on 7 September 2013 and its live shows on 27 September 2013 for its eleventh series.[67] Rod Stewart and Jessie J performed on the premiere show.[68]

On 1 June 2013, it was announced that Aliona Vilani, Vincent Simone, Flavia Cacace, and Erin Boag would all leave this series. Aljaž Skorjanec, Emma Slater, Janette Manrara and Iveta Lukosiute, who partnered Johnny Ball in the first few weeks of series 10, would all join the cast.[69][70][71] However, it was confirmed on 22 August 2013 that Anya Garnis and Kevin Clifton joined the series, replacing Slater.[72] On 2 September 2013, it was announced that a foot fracture injury meant Natalie Lowe would not be able to participate this series, and she was replaced by returning professional Vilani.[73]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Tony Jacklin	Aliona Vilani	Week 2
Vanessa Feltz	James Jordan	Week 3
Julien Macdonald	Janette Manrara	Week 4
Deborah Meaden	Robin Windsor	Week 5
Rachel Riley	Pasha Kovalev	Week 6
Dave Myers	Karen Hauer	Week 7
Fiona Fullerton	Anton du Beke	Week 8
Ben Cohen	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 9
Mark Benton	Iveta Lukosiute	Week 10
Ashley Taylor Dawson	Ola Jordan	Week 11
Patrick Robinson	Anya Garnis	Week 12
Sophie Ellis-Bextor	Brendan Cole	Week 13
Natalie Gumede	Artem Chigvintsev	Runners-up
Susanna Reid	Kevin Clifton	Runners-up
Abbey Clancy	Aljaž Škorjanec	Series winners

Series 12 (2014)

The series started on 7 September 2014 with a launch show,[74] followed by the live shows starting on 26 and 27 September.[75] This series was the first not to be presented by Sir Bruce Forsyth after announcing his departure from the live shows on 4 April (He made his final regular appearance in this series' launch show). However, Forsyth would continue to present special editions of the show, such as Children in Need and Christmas specials.[76] It was announced on 9 May that Claudia Winkleman would join the main show as co-presenter and the duties would mirror the existing result show format, with Tess Daly taking over Forsyth's role as main presenter and Winkleman taking Daly's role as co-presenter.[77]

It was announced on 1 June 2014 that professional dancers Artem Chigvintsev, James Jordan and Anya Garnis would not be returning for the new series, although Garnis would remain on the show's choreography team. It was also announced that Tristan MacManus and Joanne Clifton would be joining the show's professional line-up.[78] It was then announced in August that Robin Windsor had pulled out of the competition due to a back injury. Windsor was replaced by new professional Trent Whiddon.[79] In the third week entertainer Donny Osmond joined the four regular judges, making the maximum score that week 50 points.[80] Due to Winkleman's absence in weeks 6, 7, and 8, It Takes Two presenter Zoë Ball co-presented with Daly.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Gregg Wallace	Aliona Vilani	Week 2
Jennifer Gibney	Tristan MacManus	Week 3
Tim Wonnacott	Natalie Lowe	Week 4
Thom Evans	Iveta Lukosiute	Week 5
Scott Mills	Joanne Clifton	Week 6
Alison Hammond	Aljaž Škorjanec	Week 7
Judy Murray	Anton du Beke	Week 8
Steve Backshall	Ola Jordan	Week 9
Sunetra Sarker	Brendan Cole	Week 10
Pixie Lott	Trent Whiddon	Week 11
Jake Wood	Janette Manrara	Week 12
Mark Wright	Karen Hauer	Week 13
Frankie Bridge	Kevin Clifton	Runners-up
Simon Webbe	Kristina Rihanoff	Runners-up
Caroline Flack	Pasha Kovalev	Series winners

Series 13 (2015)

Strictly Come Dancing returned for the thirteenth series with a launch show on 5 September 2015, followed by the live shows starting on 25 and 26 September.

On 23 April 2015, the list of professionals participating in the thirteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Trent Whiddon, Iveta Lukosiute and Joanne Clifton. Clifton would remain involved in group dances and would feature on Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two as a dance expert. Robin Windsor, absent from the previous series because of injury, also did not return for this series. Three new professional dancers were introduced: Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko (from the American, Australian, and Russian versions of Dancing with the Stars), South African dancer Oti Mabuse (from Germany's Let's Dance) and Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice.[81]

On 3 October 2015, the judges performed The Strictly, a signature dance made up of some iconic moves from the show's history for fans to do at home when they hear the theme tune; subsequently, a tutorial for the dance was made available on the show's website and iPlayer hosted by Natalie Lowe and Tristan MacManus.[82] Ola Jordan later announced that she had quit the show and claimed that the results were "fixed".

Series 13 was the last to feature Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff, Ola Jordan and Gleb Savchenko as professional dancers. Aliona Vilani announced three days after winning that she was leaving the show, however, she did do the 2016 live tour. Savchenko announced he was leaving the show on 28 June 2016. For series 14, Katya Jones, Gorka Márquez, Oksana Platero, and Joanne Clifton replaced them.[83]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Iwan Thomas	Ola Jordan	Week 2
Anthony Ogogo	Oti Mabuse	Week 3
Daniel O'Donnell	Kristina Rihanoff	Week 4
Ainsley Harriott	Natalie Lowe	Week 5
Kirsty Gallacher	Brendan Cole	Week 6
Carol Kirkwood	Pasha Kovalev	Week 7
Jeremy Vine	Karen Clifton	Week 8
Jamelia	Tristan MacManus	Week 9
Peter Andre	Janette Manrara	Week 10
Helen George	Aljaž Škorjanec	Week 11
Anita Rani	Gleb Savchenko	Week 12
Katie Derham	Anton du Beke	Week 13
Georgia May Foote	Giovanni Pernice	Runners-up
Kellie Bright	Kevin Clifton	Runners-up
Jay McGuiness	Aliona Vilani	Series winners

Series 14 (2016)

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fourteenth series with a launch show on 3 September 2016 on BBC One. This was Len Goodman's final series as head judge.

On 28 June 2016, the list of professionals who were returning for the fourteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who would not return included last series' champion and two-time professional winner of the show Aliona Vilani, former professional winner Ola Jordan, and two-times professional finalist Kristina Rihanoff as well as Gleb Savchenko and Tristan MacManus. Joanne Clifton was returning after a one series hiatus. The leaving professionals were replaced by Katya Jones, Burn the Floor dancer Gorka Márquez and former Dancing with the Stars US troupe member Oksana Platero.[84] On 26 July 2016, three more new professional dancers were announced as AJ Pritchard, Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones, husband of new dancer Katya.[85] Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones did not partner a celebrity as the professionals outnumbered the celebrities, although they were still in group dances and appeared on It Takes Two.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Melvin Odoom	Janette Manrara	Week 2
Tameka Empson	Gorka Márquez	Week 3
Will Young	Karen Clifton	Withdrew
Naga Munchetty	Pasha Kovalev	Week 4
Lesley Joseph	Anton du Beke	Week 5
Anastacia	Brendan Cole Gorka Márquez (week 5)	Week 6
Laura Whitmore	Giovanni Pernice	Week 7
Daisy Lowe	Aljaž Skorjanec	Week 8
Greg Rutherford	Natalie Lowe	Week 9
Ed Balls	Katya Jones	Week 10
Judge Rinder	Oksana Platero	Week 11
Claudia Fragapane	AJ Pritchard	Week 12
Danny Mac	Oti Mabuse	Runners-up
Louise Redknapp	Kevin Clifton	Runners-up
Ore Oduba	Joanne Clifton	Series winners

Series 15 (2017)

On 4 May 2017, it was announced that Series 7 finalist, Natalie Lowe would be departing the show. Five days later, on May 9, Shirley Ballas announced that she would be replacing Len Goodman as head judge.[86] On 21 June 2017, previous series professional champion, Joanne Clifton, as well as Oksana Platero announced that they would also be leaving. The new professionals replacing them were Australian Open champion, Dianne Buswell, Welsh dancer, Amy Dowden, and Ukrainian two-time world champion, Nadiya Bychkova. On 7 August, Nick Grimshaw announced that Mollie King was the first celebrity to be taking part in the series. This was the first series to be broadcast since Sir Bruce Forsyth's death in August that year. In a change to the format of previous five years, there was no elimination in the final, hence there were three runner-up couples this series.

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Chizzy Akudolu	Pasha Kovalev	Week 2
Rev. Richard Coles	Dianne Buswell	Week 3
Charlotte Hawkins	Brendan Cole	Week 4
Brian Conley	Amy Dowden	Week 5
Simon Rimmer	Karen Clifton	Week 6
Aston Merrygold	Janette Manrara	Week 7
Ruth Langsford	Anton du Beke	Week 8
Jonnie Peacock	Oti Mabuse	Week 9
Susan Calman	Kevin Clifton	Week 10
Davood Ghadami	Nadiya Bychkova	Week 11
Mollie King	AJ Pritchard	Week 12
Alexandra Burke	Gorka Márquez	Runners-up
Debbie McGee	Giovanni Pernice
Gemma Atkinson	Aljaž Skorjanec
Joe McFadden	Katya Jones	Series winners

Series 16 (2018)

On 30 January 2018, it was announced that Brendan Cole would no longer perform in the show.[87] On 30 May 2018, the full line-up for professional dancers was announced. Chloe Hewitt left the series, and three new professional dancers, Graziano Di Prima, Johannes Radebe and Luba Mushtuk were announced to be joining the show. This meant that there were 18 professional dancers, the largest in the show's history.[88]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
Susannah Constantine	Anton du Beke	Week 2
Lee Ryan	Nadiya Bychkova	Week 3
Katie Piper	Gorka Márquez	Week 4
Vick Hope	Graziano Di Prima	Week 5
Seann Walsh	Katya Jones	Week 6
Dr. Ranj Singh	Janette Manrara	Week 7
Danny John-Jules	Amy Dowden	Week 8
Kate Silverton	Aljaž Skorjanec	Week 9
Graeme Swann	Oti Mabuse	Week 10
Charles Venn	Karen Clifton	Week 11
Lauren Steadman	AJ Pritchard	Week 12
Ashley Roberts	Pasha Kovalev	Runners-up
Faye Tozer	Giovanni Pernice
Joe Sugg	Dianne Buswell
Stacey Dooley	Kevin Clifton	Series winners

Series 17 (2019)

On 13 February 2019, professional dancer Pasha Kovalev announced that he was leaving the show, after competing on it for eight years.[89] On 10 April 2019, it was announced that judge Darcey Bussell had left the show after seven years.[90] On 22 July 2019, Motsi Mabuse was announced as the replacement for Bussell. On 30 July 2019, it was announced that Nancy Xu would be joining the cast of professional dancers.[91] On 5 September 2019, it was announced that Jamie Laing had withdrawn from the show due to a foot injury. He was later replaced by Kelvin Fletcher. In late October, Will Bayley left the Strictly competition due to a sustained leg injury.[92]

Celebrity	Professional	Result (week voted out)
James Cracknell	Luba Mushtuk	Week 2
Anneka Rice	Kevin Clifton	Week 3
Dev Griffin	Dianne Buswell	Week 4
David James	Nadiya Bychkova	Week 5
Catherine Tyldesley	Johannes Radebe	Week 6
Will Bayley	Janette Manrara	Withdrew
Emma Weymouth	Aljaž Skorjanec	Week 7
Mike Bushell	Katya Jones	Week 8
Michelle Visage	Giovanni Pernice	Week 9
Saffron Barker	AJ Pritchard	Week 10
Alex Scott	Neil Jones Kevin Clifton (weeks 6-7)	Week 11
Chris Ramsey	Karen Hauer	Week 12
Emma Barton	Anton du Beke	Runners-up
Karim Zeroual	Amy Dowden	Runners-up
Kelvin Fletcher	Oti Mabuse	Series winners

Series 18 (2020)

On 6 March 2020, Kevin Clifton announced he was leaving the show after seven years.[93] On 26 March, AJ Pritchard announced he was leaving the show after four years.[94] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it has been confirmed that the series will be slightly shorter than planned.[95][96][97]

Specials

Since the inception of Strictly Come Dancing in 2004, several special editions of the show have been transmitted by the BBC each year. These have included seasonal specials, charity specials, and variations of the Strictly Come Dancing format.

Strictly Come Dancing Live!

Strictly Come Dancing Live! is a nationwide arena tour staged every year since 2008.[98]

Statistics

Highest-scoring celebrities

The scores presented below represent the best overall accumulative average scores the celebrities gained each series.

Female

Rank	Series	Place	Celebrity	Professional	Average score
1	16	Runner-up	Ashley Roberts	Pasha Kovalev	36.94
2	11	Runner-up	Natalie Gumede	Artem Chigvintsev	36.87
3	5	Champion	Alesha Dixon	Matthew Cutler	36.50
3	16	Runner-up	Faye Tozer	Giovanni Pernice	36.50
5	15	Runner-up	Alexandra Burke	Gorka Márquez	36.44
6	14	Runner-up	Louise Redknapp	Kevin Clifton	35.88
7	6	Runner-up	Rachel Stevens	Vincent Simone	35.81
8	8	Champion	Kara Tointon	Artem Chigvintsev	35.69
9	11	Champion	Abbey Clancy	Aljaz Skorjanec	35.63
10	15	Runner-up	Debbie McGee	Giovanni Pernice	35.44

Male

Rank	Series	Place	Celebrity	Professional	Average score
1	14	Runner-up	Danny Mac	Oti Mabuse	36.63
2	17	Champion	Kelvin Fletcher	Oti Mabuse	36.44
3	7	Runner-up	Ricky Whittle	Natalie Lowe	35.89
4	14	Champion	Ore Oduba	Joanne Clifton	35.69
4	17	Runner-up	Karim Zeroual	Amy Dowden	35.69
6	9	Champion	Harry Judd	Aliona Vilani	35.63
7	9	3rd Place	Jason Donovan	Kristina Rihanoff	34.79
8	6	Champion	Tom Chambers	Camilla Dallerup	34.50
8	6	4th place	Austin Healey	Erin Boag	34.50
10	8	Runner-up	Matt Baker	Aliona Vilani	34.25

Lowest-scoring celebrities

The scores presented below represent the worst overall accumulative average score the celebrities gained each series.

Female

Rank	Series	Place	Celebrity	Professional	Average score
1	16	Last place	Susannah Constantine	Anton du Beke	12.00
2	17	14th place	Anneka Rice	Kevin Clifton	14.67
3	3	9th place	Fiona Phillips	Brendan Cole	15.00
3	3	Last place	Siobhan Hayes	Matthew Cutler	15.00
5	9	11th place	Nancy Dell'Olio	Anton du Beke	15.60
6	8	6th place	Ann Widdecombe	Anton du Beke	16.20
7	15	13th place	Charlotte Hawkins	Brendan Cole	17.50
7	16	13th place	Katie Piper	Gorka Márquez	17.50
9	13	10th place	Carol Kirkwood	Pasha Kovalev	18.00
	10	13th place	Jerry Hall	Anton du Beke	18.00
	9	Last place	Edwina Currie	Vincent Simone	18.00

Male

Rank	Series	Place	Celebrity	Professional	Average score
1	2	Last place	Quentin Willson	Hazel Newberry	8.00
2	17	Last place	James Cracknell	Luba Mushtuk	12.00
3	2	7th place	Diarmuid Gavin	Nicole Cutler	13.75
4	4	Last place	Nicholas Owen	Nicole Cutler	14.00
5	11	Last place	Tony Jacklin	Aliona Vilani	14.50
6	13	Last place	Iwan Thomas	Ola Jordan	15.00
7	15	14th place	Rev. Richard Coles	Dianne Buswell	16.00
8	4	Withdrew	Jimmy Tarbuck	Flavia Cacace	17.00
9	17	12th place	David James	Nadiya Bychkova	17.40
10	6	14th place	Gary Rhodes	Karen Hardy	17.50

Judges' scores

On sixty-six occasions, a perfect 40 out of 40 has been awarded inside the main series (including three perfect 50 out of 50s in Series 7). Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev hold the record for most perfect scores with five forties. Kovalev also holds the record for most perfect scores by a professional dancer with thirteen forties. On another fourteen occasions, a couple scored 40/40 on a Christmas Special. The Rumba is the only dance style not to have received the perfect score before the introduction of Couples’ choice. Thus, Street and Contemporary are both yet to score a perfect score.

Here is a table showing all of the perfect scores achieved by number of perfect scores

By Celebrity:

Number of 40s/50s	Series	Place	Celebrity	Professional
5	16	Runner-up	Ashley Roberts	Pasha Kovalev
4	12 14 16	Champion Runner-up Runner-up	Caroline Flack Danny Mac Faye Tozer	Pasha Kovalev Oti Mabuse Giovanni Pernice
3	6 8 10 11 15 17	3rd Place 3rd Place Runner-up Runner-up Runner-up Runner-up	Lisa Snowdon Pamela Stephenson Kimberley Walsh Natalie Gumede Alexandra Burke Karim Zeroual	Brendan Cole James Jordan Pasha Kovalev Artem Chigvintsev Gorka Márquez Amy Dowden
2	6 7 9 9 10 11 13 14 15 17	Runner-up 3rd Place Champion 3rd Place Runner-up Champion Runner-up Champion Runner-up Champion	Rachel Stevens Ali Bastian Harry Judd Jason Donovan Denise Van Outen Abbey Clancy Kellie Bright Ore Oduba Debbie McGee Kelvin Fletcher	Vincent Simone Brian Fortuna Aliona Vilani Kristina Rihanoff James Jordan Aljaž Skorjanec Kevin Clifton Joanne Clifton Giovanni Pernice Oti Mabuse
1	2 4 5 7 7 9 10 12 13 14 15	Champion Champion Runner-up Champion Runner-up Runner-up Champion Runner-up Runner-up Runner-up Champion	Jill Halfpenny Mark Ramprakash Matt Di Angelo Chris Hollins Ricky Whittle Chelsee Healey Louis Smith Simon Webbe Georgia May Foote Louise Redknapp Joe McFadden	Darren Bennett Karen Hardy Flavia Cacace Ola Jordan Natalie Lowe Pasha Kovalev Flavia Cacace Kristina Rihanoff Giovanni Pernice Kevin Clifton Katya Jones

By Professional:

Number of 40s/50s	Professional
13	Pasha Kovalev
7	Giovanni Pernice
6	Oti Mabuse
5	James Jordan
3	Brendan Cole Artem Chigvintsev Kristina Rihanoff Kevin Clifton Gorka Márquez Amy Dowden
2	Vincent Simone Brian Fortuna Aliona Vilani Flavia Cacace Aljaž Skorjanec Joanne Clifton
1	Darren Bennett Karen Hardy Ola Jordan Natalie Lowe Katya Jones

The lowest score the judges have ever awarded was 8/40 (1,1,3,3) to Quentin Willson and Hazel Newberry for their Cha Cha Cha. Eleven individual ones have been awarded in the entirety of Strictly Come Dancing, with ten of those coming from Craig Revel Horwood and the other coming from Arlene Philips. Ann Widdecombe holds the current record for the most ones, receiving ones from Revel Horwood for her Salsa, Samba, and Rumba. The biggest margin between two singular judges scores is five, awarded to Jason Wood and Kylie Jones for their Rumba (2,5,7,5), Christopher Parker and Hanna Karttunen for their Tango (2,6,7,6), Fiona Phillips and Brendan Cole for their Rumba (1,2,6,4), Gary Rhodes and Karen Hardy for their Cha-Cha-Cha (1,5,6,5), Scott Maslen and Natalie Lowe for their Rumba (4,9,7,8), Mark Benton and Iveta Lukosiute for their Cha-Cha-Cha (3,8,8,7), Scott Mills and Joanne Clifton for their Samba with Donny Osmond (2,5,7,5,6) and Ann Widdecombe and Anton du Beke for their American Smooth in the 2018 Christmas Special (2,6,7,7).

Alexandra Burke and her partner Gorka Márquez and Ashley Roberts and her partner Pasha Kovalev hold the record of most tens with 32, then that is followed by Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice with 31, then Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden with 29, then Ricky Whittle and his partner Natalie Lowe with 28. However, if the four tens given by Darcey Bussell during her tenure as a fifth judge are removed, he is behind Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse as well as Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse, with 26 tens, and Rachel Stevens and her partner Vincent Simone and Harry Judd and his partner Aliona Vilani with 25 each. They are followed by Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev and Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton with 24 each, Caroline Flack and Pasha Kovalev with 23, Abbey Clancy and Aljaž Skorjanec and Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice with 22, Kara Tointon and Artem Chigvintsev with 21 and Lisa Snowdon and Brendan Cole, Kimberley Walsh and Pasha Kovalev and Denise van Outen and James Jordan with 20.[99] Of these celebrities, Snowdon and Cole, Flack and Kovalev, Tozer and Pernice and Roberts and Kovalev are the only pairings to receive straight tens from the judges in all of their dances in their respective series finals. Flack and Kovalev, and Roberts and Kovalev are the only pairs to manage three sets of perfect 40 marks in the final, and also hold the records for the longest consecutive streak of 40 marks with four, that includes their Salsa and American Smooth in the semi-final shows respectively, and the longest consecutive streak of tens, that adds to a total of 16.

Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev also have the best average score from the judges out of all contestants on every series being 36.94/40 for their dances. Natalie Gumede and Artem Chigvintsev, and Danny Mac and his partner Oti Mabuse, follow, with averages of 36.88 and 36.62 respectively. Quentin Willson, Susannah Constantine and James Cracknell hold averages of 8.0 and 12.0, the lowest of any celebrities so far.

Highest and lowest scoring performances by dance

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' marks (out of 40) are as follows (not including scores earned on Christmas or any other specials).

For a more accurate comparison Darcey Bussell's scores have been subtracted from the totals of the Series 7 quarter-finalists where relevant; specifically Ali Bastian's American Smooth, Chris Hollins' Charleston and Ricky Whittle's Quickstep. Bussell scored all of them a ten. Whittle's Showdance has not been included as it did not receive the perfect score from Bussell, and therefore cannot be considered the same standard. Contemporary, Rumba and Street/Commercial are the only dances that have not received the full mark of 40, the highest score being 39/40 for Contemporary and Rumba, and 38/40 for Street/Commercial. Runner-up of Series 16 Ashley Roberts holds the record for receiving the most perfect scores as a celebrity with five. With thirteen perfect scores, Pasha Kovalev holds the record for most perfect scores by a professional dancer.

Dance	Couple	Highest score	Couple	Lowest score
American Smooth (Series 3–present)	Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev	40	Ann Widdecombe & Anton du Beke Mike Bushell & Katya Jones	14
Argentine Tango (Series 4–present)	Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani Simon Webbe & Kristina Rihanoff Louise Redknapp & Kevin Clifton Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice		Kate Silverton & Aljaž Skorjanec	23
Cha-Cha-Cha	Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev		Quentin Willson & Hazel Newberry	8
Charleston (Series 7–present)	Chris Hollins & Ola Jordan Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev Denise van Outen & James Jordan Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev Georgia May Foote & Giovanni Pernice Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse Joe McFadden & Katya Jones Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev		Anneka Rice & Kevin Clifton	11
Contemporary (Series 16–present)	Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev	39	Lauren Steadman & AJ Pritchard	24
Foxtrot	Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole	40	Susannah Constantine & Anton du Beke	12
Jazz (Series 16–present)	Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice		Graeme Swann & Oti Mabuse	32
Jive	Jill Halfpenny & Darren Bennett Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev Karim Zeroual & Amy Dowden		James Cracknell & Luba Mushtuk	13
Paso Doble	Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev		David James & Nadiya Bychkova	10
Quickstep	Lisa Snowdon & Brendan Cole Ricky Whittle & Natalie Lowe Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan Harry Judd & Aliona Vilani Kelvin Fletcher & Oti Mabuse Karim Zeroual & Amy Dowden		Diarmuid Gavin & Nicole Cutler	12
Rumba	Rachel Stevens & Vincent Simone Kara Tointon & Artem Chigvintsev Chelsee Healey & Pasha Kovalev Jay McGuiness & Aliona Vilani Kelvin Fletcher & Oti Mabuse	39	Fiona Phillips & Brendan Cole Carol Kirkwood & Pasha Kovalev	13
Salsa (Series 4–present)	Mark Ramprakash & Karen Hardy Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Skorjanec Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev Alexandra Burke & Gorka Márquez Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev	40	Ann Widdecombe & Anton du Beke	12
Samba	Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse		Susannah Constantine & Anton du Beke	12
Showdance (Series 1, 7–present)	Jason Donovan & Kristina Rihanoff Denise van Outen & James Jordan Louis Smith & Flavia Cacace Natalie Gumede & Artem Chigvintsev Caroline Flack & Pasha Kovalev Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton Ore Oduba & Joanne Clifton Danny Mac & Oti Mabuse Ashley Roberts & Pasha Kovalev Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice Kelvin Fletcher & Oti Mabuse		Christopher Parker & Hanna Karttunen	22
Street (Series 16–present)	Kelvin Fletcher & Oti Mabuse	38	Michelle Visage & Giovanni Pernice	32
Tango	Kimberley Walsh & Pasha Kovalev Kellie Bright & Kevin Clifton Debbie McGee & Giovanni Pernice	40	James Cracknell & Luba Mushtuk	11
Viennese Waltz (Series 3–present)	Ali Bastian & Brian Fortuna Pamela Stephenson & James Jordan Faye Tozer & Giovanni Pernice		Susan Calman & Kevin Clifton Seann Walsh & Katya Jones Catherine Tyldesley & Johannes Radebe	20
Waltz	Matt Di Angelo & Flavia Cacace Abbey Clancy & Aljaž Skorjanec		Fiona Phillips & Brendan Cole	11

Oldest and youngest contestants and series winners

Television presenter Johnny Ball, who was 74 when he competed in 2012, is the oldest contestant; he was older than magician Paul Daniels and actress Lesley Joseph, who were 72 & 71 when they competed in 2010 & 2016 respectively.

Actress Louisa Lytton, who was 17 when she competed in 2006, remains the youngest contestant.[100]

Actor Joe McFadden, who was 42 when he competed in 2017, is the oldest series winner and gymnast Louis Smith, who was 23 when he competed in 2012, is the youngest series winner. At 20, Christopher Parker and Matt Di Angelo are the youngest contestants to make it to the finale. while Dr. Pamela Stephenson is the oldest, at the age of 61.

Highest and lowest scores

Series 8 quarter-finalist Ann Widdecombe holds the record for the most lowest scores, with a highest score of 21/40 and lowest score of 12/40. Series 2 contestant Quentin Willson holds the record for the overall lowest score of 8/40 (1,1,3,3) and lowest average 8.0/40.0. Series 16 runner-up Ashley Roberts holds the highest average score with 36.94/40.0 and holds the record for the most perfect scores with five 40s. Series 13 contestant Jamelia holds the record for being in the most dance-offs, which is 5. Series 11 contestant Mark Benton and Series 17 contestant Mike Bushell share the record for being in the most consecutive dance-offs, which is 4. Series 15 runner-up Debbie McGee holds the record for getting the earliest ever 40 in the competition which was in week 7, for her Tango. This was also the first 40 with Shirley Ballas as the head judge.

Controversies

Phone voting

On 13 December 2008, Strictly Come Dancing became the subject of press attention and viewer complaints about an error in the voting system during the semi-final of series six. In the show, three couples remained in the competition. After all three had performed and the judges had given their scores, two of the couples were in joint-first position on the leaderboard, while the third – Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup – were in last place. This meant that, no matter how many public votes were cast in their favour, it was mathematically impossible for the third-placed couple to survive. This oversight was initially unnoticed by producers until after the public vote became live and viewers were invited to call in and save their favourites at a cost of 15p per vote. Once the mistake was finally realised and the public vote was closed, it was announced that all three couples would be put through to the final; all the votes already cast would count towards the final result of the competition; and viewers could apply for a refund if they wished.[101]

The BBC received 1800 complaints about the incident,[102] while media regulator Ofcom received 297.[101] Jon Beazley, the BBC's Head of Entertainment Production, was interviewed on Strictly's spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on 15 December. He apologised for the oversight, referring to it as an "unprecedented situation." On the same day, the BBC posted a statement on their website, which clarified that an independent adjudicator had been consulted to reach a solution that would offer "fairness to the viewers who voted and the contestants themselves."[103] The BBC also stated that, following the mistake, "the voting and judging mechanisms used in all BBC voting programmes [had] been thoroughly examined."[101]

After conducting an investigation, Ofcom concluded that "the mistake had resulted from an oversight, rather than any shortcomings in the technical arrangements for voting or in the handling of votes received", and that they were "satisfied that appropriate steps were taken by the BBC and the disadvantage to viewers minimised." Ofcom also opined that: "the BBC had been open and transparent with viewers about the mistake it made and the solution adopted."[101]

Arlene Phillips / Alesha Dixon

In June 2009, tabloid newspaper The Sun reported that the then 66-year-old judge Arlene Phillips, who had judged the show since its inception in 2004, was to be replaced by series five winner Alesha Dixon, then aged 30.[104] This was later confirmed by the BBC in July of that year.[105] Subsequently, the BBC was accused of ageism and sexism by several sources,[105][106] an accusation the corporation has faced before over the removal of several older female presenters, including Moira Stuart,[107] Juliet Morris,[108] Miriam O'Reilly,[108][107] Michaela Strachan,[108] Charlotte Smith[108] and Anna Ford.[109] The BBC denied the allegations that the decision to remove Phillips was due to her age.[105]

Furthermore, Dixon herself was criticised after the debut episode of the seventh series, the first to feature her as a judge. A total of 272 complaints were received by the BBC – bringing the total number about Dixon joining the programme to over 4000 – along with over 5000 comments on Strictly Come Dancing's internet message board.[110] Dixon was compared unfavourably to Phillips, with claims that the former was "unsuitable", "unqualified" and lacked "knowledge, experience and talent".[110] However, Dixon was praised and defended from her critics by the BBC,[110] by fellow judge Craig Revel Horwood[110] and by Phillips herself.[111]

Race row

In 2009, during the seventh series, professional dancer Anton du Beke issued a public apology[112] for his use of a racial slur during a conversation with his dance partner Laila Rouass.[113] Du Beke claimed that the comment, which was never broadcast, was a joke referring to Rouass' spray-tan, in which he said that she "looked like a Paki".[113] Over 600 complaints were received by the BBC, including those about comments Bruce Forsyth, then host of Strictly Come Dancing, made about the controversy on a Talksport radio programme, in which he suggested that Britain "used to have a sense of humour" about such incidents, and that du Beke's apology should be accepted.[114]

Following the incident, and Forsyth's response, the BBC stated:

Racially offensive language in the workplace is entirely unacceptable. Anton was right to apologise quickly and without reservation and Laila has wholly accepted his apology. Everyone is very clear that there can be no repetition of this behaviour.[114]

Forsyth also clarified his position:

What Anton said to Laila was wrong and he has apologised unreservedly for this. Nor do I in any way excuse or condone the use of such language. To be absolutely clear, the use of racially offensive language is never either funny or acceptable. However, there is a major difference between this and racist comments which are malicious in intent and whilst I accept that we live in a world of extraordinary political correctness, we should keep things in perspective.[114]

Same-sex couples

In 2015, in an interview with the Daily Mirror, CJ de Mooi said that he was turned down for the show because he had wanted to dance with a same-sex partner.[115] The BBC denied that de Mooi had ever been under consideration for the show,[116] and also declared that "Strictly is a family show and we have chosen the traditional format of mixed-sex couples".[115] The press has reported on the issue on numerous occasions when gay celebrities have appeared on the show, including Will Young,[117] Susan Calman,[118] Robert Rinder,[119] Richard Coles[120] and Ranj Singh.[121] Strictly Come Dancing judges Shirley Ballas[121] and Craig Revel Horwood[122] have both expressed their support for introducing same-sex couples.

Dancing by same-sex pairings has been included on several of the international versions of the show. 2011 Alfons Haider danced in the Austrian version in a same-sex pairing and reached fourth place. In the American version in 2016, a surprise challenge saw judge Bruno Tonioli work with Jodie Sweetin and season 22 eventual winner Nyle DiMarco and their professional partners. During the sequence, the two celebrities swapped partners, seeing DiMarco and Keo Motsepe dance the tango in ballroom hold, with both men shirtless, and Mostsepe lift and twirl DiMarco.[123] Same-sex pairing fashion designer Giovanni Ciacci and professional dancer Raimondo Todaro reached the 2018 grand final of Ballando con le Stelle, the show's Italian counterpart.[124] In 2019, Courtney Act became the first drag performer in the history of the franchise, competing in the 16th season of the Australian version of Dancing with the Stars.[125][126]

In 2018, the UK show featured same-sex pairings in the pro group dances for the first time since the controversy arose. On 3 November 2019, Johannes Radebe and fellow professional Graziano Di Prima performed together to Emeli Sande's "Shine" on the Sunday results episode, the show's first individual same-sex dance.[127]

Strictly curse

The so-called "Strictly curse" has been blamed for the number of affairs and relationship break-ups that have occurred during or soon after taking part in the show.[128][129] The first such incident was the suggested affair between dancer Brendan Cole and newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky during the initial series: they both denied the affair, but the surrounding controversy resulted in the ending of both their long term relationships.[129]

Ratings

An example of Strictly Come Dancing's popularity is that after episodes, electricity use in the United Kingdom rises significantly as viewers who have waited for the show to end begin boiling water for tea, a phenomenon known as TV pick-up. National Grid personnel watch the show to know when closing credits begin so they can prepare for the surge.[130]

All ratings are from BARB. Series averages exclude Christmas special and launch show.

Series	Series premiere	Series finale	Average UK viewers (in millions)[131]
1	15 May 2004	3 July 2004	6.45
2	23 October 2004	11 December 2004	9.02
3	15 October 2005	17 December 2005	8.44
4	7 October 2006	23 December 2006	8.57
5	6 October 2007	22 December 2007	8.57
6	20 September 2008	20 December 2008	9.63
7	18 September 2009	19 December 2009	9.22
8	1 October 2010	18 December 2010	11.23
9	30 September 2011	17 December 2011	10.97
10	5 October 2012	22 December 2012	10.80
11	27 September 2013	21 December 2013	10.71
12	26 September 2014	20 December 2014	10.25
13	25 September 2015	19 December 2015	10.62
14	23 September 2016	17 December 2016	11.09
15	23 September 2017	16 December 2017	11.14
16	22 September 2018	15 December 2018	10.59
17	21 September 2019	14 December 2019	10.36

Awards

The show has won a highly prestigious Rose D'Or award for 'Best Variety Show', beating off competition from reality shows from twelve other different countries.[132] It has also won two awards for 'Best Reality Show' at the TRIC Awards and two at the TV Quick Awards for 'Best Talent Show'. It has also received four BAFTA Award nominations.[133]

The show won the award of 'Most Popular Talent Show' at the National Television Awards in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.[134]

In the Guinness Book of World Records 2010 edition, the format of Strictly Come Dancing was named the most successful television show with the format being sold to more than 38 countries worldwide.

Year	Award	Category	Result
2004	National Television Awards	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Nominated
2005			Nominated
2006			Nominated
2007		Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2008			Won
2010			Nominated
2011	National Television Awards		Nominated
2011	TRIC Awards	Best TV Reality Programme	Won
2012	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
	National Reality TV Awards	Best Reality Competition Show	Won
	Televisual Bulldog Awards	Readers' Vote Award	Won
	TRIC Awards	Readers' Vote Award	Won
2013	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Won
	National Reality TV Awards	Best Talent Show	Won
	Televisual Bulldog Awards	Best Entertainment Programme	Won
	TRIC Awards	Best Reality Programme	Won
2014	National Television Awards	Best Talent Show	Won
2014	National Reality TV Awards		Won
2015	National Reality TV Awards		Nominated
2015	National Television Awards		Nominated
2016	BAFTA TV Awards	Best Entertainment Programme	Won
2016	National Television Awards	Best Talent Show	Won
2017	National Television Awards		Won
2018	National Television Awards		Won
2019	National Television Awards		Won

Strictly Come Dancing: The Game

In 2016, BBC Worldwide commissioned a match-3 mobile app game published by Donut Publishing and developed by Exient Entertainment. The game uses a mix of hand animation and motion-captured data for all the dances in the game, using pro dancers from the show (Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones). The mo-cap process was featured on It Takes Two in the build-up to the release of the app. The game features over 150 dresses and 9 dances: Quickstep, Jive, Tango, Salsa, Charleston, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, and Paso Doble. It was released on the App Store and Google Play in early 2016 and is regularly updated with new dance features alongside new seasons of the show.[135]

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[overview1-32] In series two, Tess Daly only appeared from week six onwards due to maternity leave. Natasha Kaplinsky served as a temporary replacement.

[overview2-33] From series 8 onwards, Winkleman presented the results show alongside Daly, and occasionally the main show, replacing Forsyth. Following Forsyth's departure after series 11, Winkleman became a permanent co-presenter.

[overview3-34] From series eight to 11, Sir Bruce Forsyth only hosted the main show.

[overview4-35] Covered for Tess Daly in the first five weeks of the second series.

[overview5-36] Corbett was a guest host in the ninth week of the seventh series.

[overview6-37] In series twelve, Zoe Ball co-presented weeks six, seven and eight of the main show with Daly, covering for Winkleman. Ball was also a contestant on the show in the third series.

[overview1-38] Goodman was head judge during his time. He missed the sixth week of the ninth series so Revel Horwood served as temporary head judge.

[overview2-39] Dixon was a contestant in the fifth series in 2007, coming first place.

[overview3-40] Bussell also served as a guest judge throughout weeks twelve to fourteen for seventh series.

[overview4-41] Grey served as a guest judge in the place of Goodman during the sixth week of the ninth series.

[overview5-42] Osmond served as a guest judge for the third week of the twelfth series.

[overview6-43] Ribeiro filled in for Tonioli for the fifth week of the sixteenth series and the seventeenth series.

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