Strictly Come Dancing series 18

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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.

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Strictly Come Dancing
Series 18
Presented byTess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
JudgesShirley Ballas
Motsi Mabuse
Craig Revel Horwood
Anton Du Beke (guest)
Celebrity winnerBill Bailey
Professional winnerOti Mabuse
No. of episodes17
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release17 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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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

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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

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

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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 and Nicola Adams had to withdraw from the competition due to the government's guidelines on self-isolation.[25]

More information Celebrity, Notability ...
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
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
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Scoring chart

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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
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Strictly Come Dancing (series 18) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
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]
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Notes
  1. This couple finished in first place.
  2. This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  3. This couple finished in second place.
  4. This couple was eliminated.
  5. This couple withdrew from the competition.

Weekly scores

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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

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

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Couple Scores[26] Dance Music[27]
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
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Week 2

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

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

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Couple Scores[29] Dance Music[30] Result
Max & Dianne 20 (6, 7, 7) Jive "I'm a Believer" — The Monkees Safe
Clara & Aljaž 17 (5, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "You Don't Own Me" — SayGrace Safe
Bill & Oti 24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Talk to the Animals" — Bobby Darin Safe
JJ & Amy 17 (5, 6, 6) Paso doble "Believer" — Imagine Dragons Safe
Jamie & Karen 17 (5, 6, 6) American Smooth "Night and Day" — Frank Sinatra Bottom two
Maisie & Gorka 25 (8, 9, 8) Tango "Midnight Sky" — Miley Cyrus Safe
Jacqui & Anton 12 (2, 5, 5) Samba "Help Yourself" — Tom Jones Eliminated
HRVY & Janette 24 (7, 8, 9) Viennese waltz "Stuck with U" — Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber Safe
Ranvir & Giovanni 21 (6, 7, 8) Quickstep "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" — Stevie Wonder Safe
Nicola & Katya 24 (8, 8, 8) Street/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
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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

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

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

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Couple Scores[32] Dance Music[33] Film Result
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
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Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Nicola & Katya
  • Mabuse: Nicola & Katya
  • Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Nicola & Katya

Week 4

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.

Musical guest: The Vamps — "Married in Vegas"[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.

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Couple Scores[36] Dance Music[37] Result
HRVY & Janette 27 (8, 10, 9) Salsa "Dynamite" — BTS Safe
Ranvir & Giovanni 20 (5, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Oye Como Va" — Santana &
"I Like It Like That" — Pete Rodriguez
Safe
Max & Dianne 20 (5, 7, 8) American Smooth "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr. Eliminated
JJ & Amy 17 (4, 6, 7) Jive "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" — Bette Midler Safe
Maisie & Gorka 24 (7, 8, 9) Cha-cha-cha "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" — Cyndi Lauper Bottom two
Bill & Oti 27 (8, 10, 9) Street/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
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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

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.

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Couple Scores[39] Dance Music[40] Result
Bill & Oti 25 (8, 9, 8) American Smooth "I've Got You Under My Skin" — Frank Sinatra Safe
Maisie & Gorka 27 (9, 9, 9) Salsa "Better When I'm Dancin'" — Meghan Trainor Bottom two
JJ & Amy 25 (7, 9, 9) Quickstep "For Once in My Life" — Stevie Wonder Safe
Clara & Aljaž 18 (5, 6, 7) Samba "That's the Way (I Like It)" — KC and the Sunshine Band Safe
Jamie & Karen 29 (9, 10, 10) Street/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
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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

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

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

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Couple Scores[43] Dance Music[44] Result
Clara & Aljaž 19 (6, 6, 7) Jive "River Deep, Mountain High" — Ike & Tina Turner Eliminated
Jamie & Karen 24 (8, 8, 8) Tango "Tanguera" — Sexteto Mayor Bottom two
HRVY & Janette 30 (10, 10, 10) Street/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
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Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Clara & Aljaž
  • Mabuse: Jamie & Karen
  • Ballas: Jamie & Karen

Week 7: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

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

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

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Couple Scores[46] Dance Music[47] Musical Result
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
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Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Jamie & Karen
  • Mabuse: JJ & Amy
  • Ballas: Jamie & Karen

Week 8: Semi-final

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

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

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Couple Scores[49] Dance Music[50] Result
Jamie & Karen 24 (8, 8, 8) Salsa "Last Dance" — Donna Summer Bottom two
24 (8, 8, 8) Quickstep "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" — John Denver
Ranvir & Giovanni 26 (8, 9, 9) Waltz "Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time for Us)" — Josh Groban Eliminated
18 (5, 6, 7) Jive "Candyman" — Christina Aguilera
Bill & Oti 25 (8, 8, 9) Charleston "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey" — Ottilie Patterson & Chris Barber Safe
23 (8, 7, 8) Tango "Enter Sandman" — Metallica
Maisie & Gorka 30 (10, 10, 10) Theatre/Jazz "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
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Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Jamie & Karen
  • Mabuse: Ranvir & Giovanni
  • Ballas: Jamie & Karen

Week 9: Final

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.

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Couple Scores[52] Dance Music[53] Result
HRVY & Janette 29 (9, 10, 10) Jive "Faith" — Stevie Wonder, feat. Ariana Grande Runners-up
29 (9, 10, 10) Showdance "Boogie Wonderland" — Brittany Murphy
30 (10, 10, 10) American Smooth "One (Singular Sensation)" — from A Chorus Line
Jamie & Karen 26 (8, 9, 9) Charleston "Zero to Hero" — from Hercules
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
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Dance chart

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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
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Strictly Come Dancing (series 18) - Dance chart
Couple Week
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 Theatre/Jazz 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
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Ratings

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

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Episode Date Official rating
(millions)
Weekly rank
for BBC One
Weekly rank
for all UK TV
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Launch show 17 October10.091242.2%[55]
Week 1 24 October11.231144.6%[56]
Week 2 31 October11.842247.3%[57]
Week 2 results 1 November8.924539.3%[58]
Week 3 7 November10.931143.8%[59]
Week 3 results 8 November9.442339.3%[58]
Week 4 14 November11.891249.3%[60]
Week 4 results 15 November9.622439.5%[61]
Week 5 21 November11.601648.5%[62]
Week 5 results 22 November9.622940.9%[62]
Week 6 28 November11.451250.1%[63]
Week 6 results 29 November10.212939.5%[63]
Week 7 5 December11.381249.3%[64]
Week 7 results 6 December9.692742.2%[64]
Week 8 12 December11.451148.9%[65]
Week 8 results 13 December10.582244.1%[65]
Week 9 19 December12.511153.3%[66]
Series average
(excl. launch show)
2020 10.77 45.0%
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