Strictly Come Dancing (series 18)

Established ballroom dancing competition

Season of television series

Strictly Come Dancing

Series 18
Presented by| Tess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
Judges| Shirley Ballas
Motsi Mabuse
Craig Revel Horwood
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 (2020-10-17) (Launch)
24 October 2020 (2020-10-24) –
19 December 2020 (2020-12-19) (Live shows)
Series chronology

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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eighteenth series with a launch show on 17 October 2020 on BBC One, and the live shows beginning on 24 October.[1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series launched a month later than usual and ran for only nine weeks instead of the usual 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] Clark-Neal was replaced by Gethin Jones for four shows after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.

On 12 September, it was announced that for the first time since the tenth series, there would be no live show broadcast from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom due to the pandemic.[6] However, it was announced shortly afterwards that there would be four episodes highlighting the best moments from previous series.[7] The final episode featured a tribute to 2014 winner Caroline Flack, who had died on 15 February that year.[8]

Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, and Motsi Mabuse returned to the judging panel.[9] On 21 August 2020, it was announced that Bruno Tonioli could 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 critiques 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]

Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse were announced as the winners on 19 December,[14] while HRVY and Janette Manrara, Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer, and Maisie Smith and Gorka Márquez were the runners-up.

## Format[edit]

Further information: Strictly Come Dancing § Format

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points.

The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Shirley Ballas, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.

## Professional dancers[edit]

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] 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 , where they could practise their routines. All of the group dances were pre-recorded.[20]

## Couples[edit]

This series featured twelve celebrity contestants. On 1 September 2020, the first three celebrities announced were Caroline Quentin, Jason Bell, and Max George.[21] On 2 September 2020, it was announced that Olympic boxer Nicola Adams would be part of the first same-sex partnership.[22] On 3 September 2020, Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing was confirmed to be participating in the series after having to withdraw 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] On 12 November 2020, it was announced that Katya Jones had tested positive for COVID-19, which meant that she had to withdraw from the competition due to the government's guidelines on self-isolation.[25]

Celebrity  | Notability  | Professional partner  | Status

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Jacqui Smith | Labour Party politician  | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 1st
on 1 November 2020
Jason Bell | NFL player & pundit  | Luba Mushtuk | Eliminated 2nd
on 8 November 2020
Nicola Adams | Olympic boxer | Katya Jones | Withdrew
on 12 November 2020
Max George | 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[edit]

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

Winners

Runners-up

Bottom two

Withdrew from competition

Eliminated

Strictly Come Dancing (series 18) - Weekly scores  Couple  | Pl. | Week

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1  | 2  | 1+2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9
Bill & Oti  | 1st  | 15  | 24  | 39  | 26  | 27  | 25  | 24  | 24  | 25+23=48  | 29+30+29=88†[a]
Maisie & Gorka  | 2nd  | 24  | 25†  | 49†  | 24  | 24[b] | 27[b] | 29  | 28  | 30+29=59†  | 29+30+29=88†[c]
HRVY & Janette  | 25†  | 24  | 49†  | 21  | 27  | 26  | 30†  | 29†  | 23+30=53  | 29+29+30=88†[c]
Jamie & Karen  | 14  | 17  | 31[b] | 23  | 25  | 29†  | 24[b] | 24[b] | 24+24=48[b] | 26+29+29=84‡[c]
Ranvir & Giovanni  | 5th  | 21  | 21  | 42  | 27†  | 20  | 27  | 24  | 27  | 26+18=44‡[d] |
JJ & Amy  | 6th  | 19  | 17  | 36  | 24  | 17‡  | 25  | 25  | 20‡[d] |
Clara & Aljaž  | 7th  | 18  | 17  | 35  | 20  | 29†  | 18‡  | 19‡[d] |
Caroline & Johannes  | 8th  | 21  | 21  | 42  | 21  | 22  | 24[d] |
Max & Dianne  | 9th  | 17  | 20  | 37  | 24  | 20[d] |
Nicola & Katya  | 10th  | 21  | 24  | 45  | 19[b] | [e]
Jason & Luba  | 11th  | 16  | 18  | 34  | 12‡[d] |
Jacqui & Anton  | 12th  | 13‡  | 12‡  | 25‡[d] |

Notes

1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
2. ^ a b c d e f g This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
3. ^ a b c This couple finished in second place.
4. ^ a b c d e f g This couple was eliminated.
5. ^ This couple withdrew from the competition.

## Weekly scores[edit]

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.

### Week 1[edit]

There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[26] | Dance  | Music[27]

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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[edit]

Musical guest: Sam Smith — "Diamonds"[28]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[29] | Dance  | Music[30] | Result

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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/
Commercial  | "Shine" — Years & Years | Safe
Caroline & Johannes  | 21 (7, 7, 7)  | Paso doble  | "El gato montés" — Ramon Cortez Pasodoble Orchestra  | Safe
Jason & Luba  | 18 (6, 6, 6)  | Salsa  | "Get Lucky" — Daft Punk, feat. Pharrell Williams | Safe

Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Jamie & Karen
* Mabuse: Jamie & Karen
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamie & Karen

### Week 3: Movie Week[edit]

Musical guests: The Kanneh-Masons — "Ave Maria"[31]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[32] | Dance  | Music[33] | Film  | Result

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Nicola & Katya  | 19 (6, 7, 6)  | Jive  | "Greased Lightnin'"  | Grease | Bottom two
Maisie & Gorka  | 24 (8, 7, 9)  | American Smooth  | "Into the Unknown"  | Frozen II | Safe
Caroline & Johannes  | 21 (6, 7, 8)  | Theatre/Jazz  | "Everything's Coming Up Roses"  | Gypsy | Safe
Jason & Luba  | 12 (3, 4, 5)  | Paso doble  | "Star Wars Theme"  | Star Wars | Eliminated
JJ & Amy  | 24 (8, 8, 8)  | Foxtrot  | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"  | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Safe
HRVY & Janette  | 21 (6, 7, 8)  | Cha-cha-cha  | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"  | Gnomeo & Juliet | Safe
Ranvir & Giovanni  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Foxtrot  | "Love You I Do"  | Dreamgirls | Safe
Jamie & Karen  | 23 (7, 8, 8)  | Charleston  | "Zero to Hero"  | Hercules | Safe
Clara & Aljaž  | 20 (7, 6, 7)  | Tango  | "Lady Marmalade"  | Moulin Rouge! | Safe
Max & Dianne  | 24 (8, 8, 8)  | Street/
Commercial  | "The Simpsons Theme"  | The Simpsons Movie | Safe
Bill & Oti  | 26 (8, 9, 9)  | Paso doble  | "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"  | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Safe

Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Nicola & Katya
* Mabuse: Nicola & Katya
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Nicola & Katya

### Week 4[edit]

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"[34]

Anton Du Beke substituted for Motsi Mabuse, who was forced to miss two weeks due to having travelled outside the United Kingdom.[13]

After Katya Jones tested positive for COVID-19, she and Nicola Adams were forced to withdraw from the competition.[35]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[36] | Dance  | Music[37] | Result

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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/
Commercial  | "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

* Horwood: Maisie & Gorka
* Du Beke: Maisie & Gorka
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Max & Dianne

### Week 5[edit]

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"[38]

Anton Du Beke again substituted for Motsi Mabuse.[13]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[39] | Dance  | Music[40] | Result

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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/
Commercial  | "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

* Horwood: Maisie & Gorka
* Du Beke: Maisie & Gorka
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Maisie & Gorka

### Week 6[edit]

Musical guest: Gary Barlow — "Elita"[41]
Dance guests: Michael & Jowita — "Spectrum (Say My Name)"[42]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[43] | Dance  | Music[44] | Result

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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/
Commercial  | "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

* Horwood: Clara & Aljaž
* Mabuse: Jamie & Karen
* Ballas: Jamie & Karen

### Week 7: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)[edit]

Musical guest: Marisha Wallace — "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (from The Sound of Music)[45]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[46] | Dance  | Music[47] | Musical  | Result

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JJ & Amy  | 20 (6, 7, 7)  | Charleston  | "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang"  | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Eliminated
Ranvir & Giovanni  | 27 (9, 9, 9)  | Viennese waltz  | "She Used to Be Mine"  | Waitress | Safe
Maisie & Gorka  | 28 (9, 10, 9)  | Jive  | "Little Shop of Horrors"  | Little Shop of Horrors | Safe
Bill & Oti  | 24 (8, 8, 8)  | Argentine tango  | "The Phantom of the Opera"  | The Phantom of the Opera | Safe
HRVY & Janette  | 29 (9, 10, 10) | American Smooth  | "One (Singular Sensation)"  | A Chorus Line | Safe
Jamie & Karen  | 24 (8, 8, 8)  | Jive  | "Everybody's Talking About Jamie"  | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Bottom two

Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Jamie & Karen
* Mabuse: JJ & Amy
* Ballas: Jamie & Karen

### Week 8: Semi-final[edit]

Musical guest: Little Mix — "Break Up Song"[48]

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[49] | Dance  | Music[50] | Result

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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/
Commercial  | "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

Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Jamie & Karen
* Mabuse: Ranvir & Giovanni
* Ballas: Jamie & Karen

### Week 9: Final[edit]

Musical guest: Robbie Williams — "Time for Change"[51]

Each couple performed three routines: one chosen by the judges, their favourite dance of the season, and their showdance routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple  | Scores[52] | Dance  | Music[53] | Result

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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
29 (9, 10, 10)  | Showdance  | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John
29 (9, 10, 10)  | Street/
Commercial  | "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/
Commercial  | "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[edit]

The couples performed the following each week:

* Weeks 1–7: One unlearned dance
* Week 8 (Semifinal): Two unlearned dances
* Week 9 (Final): Judges' choice, showdance & favourite dance of the series

Strictly Come Dancing (series 18) - Dance chart  Couple  | Week

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1  | 2  | 3  | 4  | 5  | 6  | 7  | 8  | 9
Bill & Oti  | Cha-cha-cha  | Quickstep  | Paso doble  | Street/
Commercial  | American Smooth  | Jive  | Argentine tango  | Charleston  | Tango  | Quickstep  | Showdance  | Street/
Commercial
HRVY & Janette  | Jive  | Viennese waltz  | Cha-cha-cha  | Salsa  | Tango  | Street/
Commercial  | American Smooth  | Rumba  | Charleston  | Jive  | Showdance  | American Smooth
Jamie & Karen  | Cha-cha-cha  | American Smooth  | Charleston  | Samba  | Street/
Commercial  | Tango  | Jive  | Salsa  | Quickstep  | Charleston  | Showdance  | Street/
Commercial
Maisie & Gorka  | Samba  | Tango  | American Smooth  | Cha-cha-cha  | Salsa  | Quickstep  | Jive  | Street/
Commercial  | 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  | Theatre/Jazz  | Waltz  | Cha-cha-cha  |
Max & Dianne  | Tango  | Jive  | Street/
Commercial  | American Smooth  |
Nicola & Katya  | Quickstep  | Street/
Commercial  | Jive  |
Jason & Luba  | American Smooth  | Salsa  | Paso doble
Jacqui & Anton  | Foxtrot  | Samba  |

## Ratings[edit]

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[54]

Episode  | Date  | Official 7-day rating
(millions) | Weekly rank
for BBC One  | Weekly rank
for all UK TV  | Share

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Launch show  | 17 October | 10.09 | 1 | 2 | 42.2%[55]
Week 1  | 24 October | 11.23 | 1 | 1 | 44.6%[56]
Week 2  | 31 October | 11.84 | 2 | 2 | 47.3%[57]
Week 2 results  | 1 November | 8.92 | 4 | 5 | 39.3%[58]
Week 3  | 7 November | 10.92 | 1 | 1 | 43.8%[59]
Week 3 results  | 8 November | 9.44 | 2 | 3 | 39.3%[60]
Week 4  | 14 November | 11.89 | 1 | 2 | 49.3%[61]
Week 4 results  | 15 November | 9.62 | 2 | 4 | 39.5%[62]
Week 5  | 21 November | 11.60 | 1 | 6 | 48.5%[63]
Week 5 results  | 22 November | 9.62 | 2 | 9 | 40.9%[63]
Week 6  | 28 November | 11.45 | 1 | 2 | 50.1%[64]
Week 6 results  | 29 November | 10.21 | 2 | 9 | 39.5%[64]
Week 7  | 5 December | 11.38 | 1 | 2 | 49.3%[65]
Week 7 results  | 6 December | 9.69 | 2 | 7 | 42.2%[65]
Week 8  | 12 December | 11.45 | 1 | 1 | 48.9%[66]
Week 8 results  | 13 December | 10.58 | 2 | 2 | 44.1%[66]
Final  | 19 December | 12.51 | 1 | 1 | 53.3%[67]

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## External links[edit]

* Strictly Come Dancing at BBC Online

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Strictly Come Dancing

Contestants

Series|

* 1 (2004)
* 2 (2004)
* 3 (2005)
* 4 (2006)
* 5 (2007)
* 6 (2008)
* 7 (2009)
* 8 (2010)
* 9 (2011)
* 10 (2012)
* 11 (2013)
* 12 (2014)
* 13 (2015)
* 14 (2016)
* 15 (2017)
* 16 (2018)
* 17 (2019)
* 18 (2020)
* 19 (2021)
* 20 (2022)
* 21 (2023)
* Specials

Winners|

| Celebrities|

* Natasha Kaplinsky
* Jill Halfpenny
* Darren Gough
* Mark Ramprakash
* Alesha Dixon
* Tom Chambers
* Chris Hollins
* Kara Tointon
* Harry Judd
* Louis Smith
* Abbey Clancy
* Caroline Flack
* Jay McGuiness
* Ore Oduba
* Joe McFadden
* Stacey Dooley
* Kelvin Fletcher
* Bill Bailey
* Rose Ayling-Ellis
* Hamza Yassin
* Ellie Leach

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Professionals|

* Brendan Cole (1)
* Darren Bennett (2)
* Lilia Kopylova (3)
* Karen Hardy (4)
* Matthew Cutler (5)
* Camilla Dallerup (6)
* Ola Jordan (7)
* Artem Chigvintsev (8)
* Aliona Vilani (9, 13)
* Flavia Cacace (10)
* Aljaž Škorjanec (11)
* Pasha Kovalev (12)
* Joanne Clifton (14)
* Katya Jones (15)
* Kevin Clifton (16)
* Oti Mabuse (17, 18)
* Giovanni Pernice (19)
* Jowita Przystał (20)
* Vito Coppola (21)

Other
professionals|

| Current|

* Dianne Buswell
* Nadiya Bychkova
* Graziano Di Prima
* Amy Dowden
* Carlos Gu
* Karen Hauer
* Neil Jones
* Nikita Kuzmin
* Gorka Márquez
* Luba Mushtuk
* Lauren Oakley
* Johannes Radebe
* Kai Widdrington
* Nancy Xu

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Former|

* Erin Boag
* Andrew Cuerden
* Nicole Cutler
* Anton Du Beke
* Brian Fortuna
* Anya Garnis
* Hanna Haarala
* Izabela Hannah
* Hayley Holt
* Kylie Jones
* James Jordan
* Hanna Karttunen
* Paul Killick
* Natalie Lowe
* Iveta Lukošiūtė
* Tristan MacManus
* Janette Manrara
* Jared Murillo
* Hazel Newberry
* Oksana Platero
* AJ Pritchard
* Kristina Rihanoff
* Gleb Savchenko
* Vincent Simone
* Katya Virshilas
* Ian Waite
* Trent Whiddon
* Robin Windsor

Related|

* Come Dancing (1949–1998)
* It Takes Two
* Tour
* The Strictly

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