Strictly Come Dancing (series 15)

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fifteenth series in 2017 with a launch show on 9 September on BBC One, and live shows starting on 23 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two.

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 15
Presented by	Tess Daly Claudia Winkleman
Judges	Craig Revel Horwood Darcey Bussell Shirley Ballas Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winner	Joe McFadden
Professional winner	Katya Jones
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	9 September (2017-09-09) – 16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 14 Next → Series 16

Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood, and Darcey Bussell returned as judges. On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Len Goodman, who had retired from the show at the end of the previous series, would be replaced by Shirley Ballas.^[1] Tonioli missed the week 5 episode due to a scheduling conflict, and was not replaced by a guest judge. Therefore, the maximum score for a pair that week was 30.^[2]

In a change to the format of previous series, there was no elimination in the final, hence there were three runner-up couples. The series was won by Holby City actor Joe McFadden and his professional partner Katya Jones. McFadden was the first Scottish celebrity to win the show and, at the time, was the oldest winner at 42, though that record was subsequently broken by Bill Bailey, the winner of series 18.^[3] Another Strictly record was broken when Alexandra Burke scored the most "10s" in the history of the show, her 32 surpassing the record set by Series 7 runner-up Ricky Whittle. The series saw the final appearance of professional dancer Brendan Cole.

Professional dancers

On 21 June 2017, the list of professionals returning for the fifteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return include last year's winner Joanne Clifton, former professional finalist Natalie Lowe and Oksana Platero. Amy Dowden, former Dancing with the Stars Australia professional dancer Dianne Buswell and Nadiya Bychkova replaced them.^[4] For the second year in a row, Neil Jones and Chloe Hewitt were not partnered with a celebrity.

Couples

On 7 August 2017, the first celebrity announced to be participating in the series was The Saturdays singer Mollie King.^[5] Celebrity reveals continued across the month with the line up being completed on The One Show on 21 August 2017.^{[6][non-primary source needed][7]}

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Chizzy Akudolu	Former Holby City actress & comedian	Pasha Kovalev	Eliminated 1st on 1 October 2017
Rev. Richard Coles	Broadcaster, musician & Church of England priest	Dianne Buswell	Eliminated 2nd on 8 October 2017
Charlotte Hawkins	Good Morning Britain presenter & journalist	Brendan Cole	Eliminated 3rd on 15 October 2017
Brian Conley	Comedian, singer & actor	Amy Dowden	Eliminated 4th on 22 October 2017
Simon Rimmer	Chef & Sunday Brunch presenter	Karen Clifton	Eliminated 5th on 29 October 2017
Aston Merrygold	Former JLS singer	Janette Manrara	Eliminated 6th on 5 November 2017
Ruth Langsford	Television presenter	Anton du Beke	Eliminated 7th on 12 November 2017
Jonnie Peacock	Paralympic sprinter	Oti Mabuse	Eliminated 8th on 19 November 2017
Susan Calman	Stand-up comedian & television presenter	Kevin Clifton	Eliminated 9th on 26 November 2017
Davood Ghadami	EastEnders actor	Nadiya Bychkova	Eliminated 10th on 3 December 2017
Mollie King	Former The Saturdays singer	AJ Pritchard	Eliminated 11th on 10 December 2017
Alexandra Burke	Singer-songwriter	Gorka Márquez	Runners-up on 16 December 2017
Debbie McGee	Radio presenter & former magician's assistant	Giovanni Pernice
Gemma Atkinson	Actress & former model	Aljaž Škorjanec
Joe McFadden	Holby City actor	Katya Jones	Winners on 16 December 2017

Scoring chart

Couple	Place	1	2	1+2	3	4	5^[a]	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Joe & Katya	1	29	22	51	32	24	26	32	36	33	34	38+6=44	37	35+35=70	39+39+40=118
Alexandra & Gorka	2	24	36	60	33	39	23	35	39	38	39	32+7=39	39	39+40=79	40+39+40=119
Debbie & Giovanni		30	34	64	29	27	27	39	40	35	33	38+5=43	39	34+36=70	39+38+40=117
Gemma & Aljaž		20	26	46	31	35	24	30	26	28	38	25+3=28	29	30+32=62	38+37+39=114
Mollie & AJ	5	23	25	48	30	27	24	27	27	22	29	31+2=33	31	24+32=56
Davood & Nadiya	6	27	27	54	25	29	22	25	35	38	35	35+4=39	29
Susan & Kevin	7	20	22	42	20	30	16	18	29	27	25	21+1=22
Jonnie & Oti	8	20	29	49	26	31	24	20	27	21	26
Ruth & Anton	9	16	20	36	15	24	16	22	22	18
Aston & Janette	10	31	32	63	35	32	24	38	25
Simon & Karen	11	17	19	36	19	19	16	16
Brian & Amy	12	16	19	35	22	21	16
Charlotte & Brendan	13	22	12	34	17	19
Rev. Richard & Dianne	14	17	17	34	14
Chizzy & Pasha	15	21	16	37

  indicates the couple eliminated that week

  indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but not eliminated

  indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week

  indicates the winning couple

  indicates the finalist couple(s)

Red text the couple(s) with the lowest score for that week

Green text the couple(s) with the highest score for that week

"—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week

1. Due to the absence of Bruno Tonioli, the couples were scored on a 30-point scale.

Average chart

For Week 5, where Bruno Tonioli was absent and there were only three judges, the scores have been weighted to work on the same scale. Extra points given from the Paso Doble-thon in Week 10 have been omitted from the total.

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total points	Number of dances	Total average
1	2	Alexandra & Gorka	583	16	36.4
2		Debbie & Giovanni	567		35.4
3	1	Joe & Katya	540		33.8
4	10	Aston & Janette	225	7	32.1
5	2	Gemma & Aljaž	496	16	31.0
6	6	Davood & Nadiya	334	11	30.4
7	5	Mollie & AJ	360	13	27.7
8	8	Jonnie & Oti	232	9	25.8
9	7	Susan & Kevin	233	10	23.3
10	9	Ruth & Anton	158	8	20.0
11	12	Brian & Amy	99	5	19.8
12	11	Simon & Karen	111	6	18.5
	15	Chizzy & Pasha	37	2
14	13	Charlotte & Brendan	70	4	17.5
15	14	Rev. Richard & Dianne	48	3	16.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The highest and lowest performances in each dance are as follows. Scores from Week 5, when there were only three judges, have been adjusted to show a score out of 40.

Dance	Celebrity	Highest score	Celebrity	Lowest score
American Smooth	Alexandra Burke	40	Simon Rimmer	16
Argentine Tango	Debbie McGee	40	Davood Ghadami	29
Cha-Cha-Cha	Alexandra Burke	39	Charlotte Hawkins	12
Charleston	Joe McFadden	40	Ruth Langsford	20
Foxtrot	Debbie McGee	36	Chizzy Akudolu	16
Jive	Alexandra Burke	40	Charlotte Hawkins	19
Paso Doble	Aston Merrygold Gemma Atkinson	38	Rev. Richard Coles	14
Paso Doble-thon	Alexandra Burke	7	Susan Calman	1
Quickstep	Alexandra Burke	39	Simon Rimmer	19
Rumba	Debbie McGee	36	Ruth Langsford	15
Salsa	Alexandra Burke	40	Gemma Atkinson	26
Samba	Joe McFadden	37	Simon Rimmer	19
Showdance	Alexandra Burke Joe McFadden	39	Gemma Atkinson	37
Tango	Debbie McGee	40	Brian Conley	16
Viennese Waltz	Alexandra Burke Joe McFadden	39	Susan Calman	20
Waltz	Davood Ghadami	35	Ruth Langsford	16

Jonnie Peacock and Mollie King are the only celebrities not to land on this list.

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

The highest and lowest performances in each couple are listed. Scores from Week 5, when there were only three judges, have been adjusted to show a score out of 40.

Couples	Highest scoring dance	Lowest scoring dance
Joe & Katya	Charleston (40)	Tango (22)
Alexandra & Gorka	Salsa American Smooth Jive (40)	Waltz (24)
Debbie & Giovanni	Tango Argentine Tango (40)	Cha-Cha-Cha (27)
Gemma & Aljaž	American Smooth (39)	Cha-Cha-Cha (20)
Mollie & AJ	Viennese Waltz Waltz (32)	Paso Doble (22)
Davood & Nadiya	Charleston (38)	Samba Rumba (25)
Susan & Kevin	Quickstep (30)	Foxtrot (18)
Jonnie & Oti	Quickstep (32)	Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha (20)
Ruth & Anton	Tango (24)	Rumba (15)
Aston & Janette	Paso Doble (38)	Viennese Waltz (25)
Simon & Karen	Charleston (21)	American Smooth (16)
Brian & Amy	American Smooth (22)	Tango (16)
Charlotte & Brendan	Foxtrot (22)	Cha-Cha-Cha (12)
Rev. Richard & Dianne	Cha-Cha-Cha American Smooth (17)	Paso Doble (14)
Chizzy & Pasha	Cha-Cha-Cha (21)	Foxtrot (16)

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

Launch show

• Musical guests: Shania Twain – "Life's About to Get Good" and Rita Ora – "Lonely Together"
• During the show, professional dancers performed a tribute to former presenter Sir Bruce Forsyth, who died just weeks before the show began.

Week 1

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music
Gemma & Aljaž	20 (4,5,5,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back"—Shawn Mendes
Brian & Amy	16 (3,4,4,5)	Tango	"Temptation"—Heaven 17
Alexandra & Gorka	24 (5,6,6,7)	Waltz	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman"—Aretha Franklin
Simon & Karen	17 (3,5,5,4)	Paso Doble	"Song 2"—Blur
Charlotte & Brendan	22 (5,5,6,6)	Foxtrot	"The Best Is Yet to Come"—Michael Bublé
Chizzy & Pasha	21 (4,5,6,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Boogie Fever"—The Sylvers
Jonnie & Oti	20 (4,5,5,6)	Waltz	"When I Need You"—Luther Vandross
Joe & Katya	29 (7,7,8,7)	Jive	"Rockin' Robin"—Michael Jackson
Susan & Kevin	20 (5,5,5,5)	Viennese Waltz	"Mad About the Boy"—Dinah Washington
Debbie & Giovanni	30 (8,8,7,7)	Paso Doble	"Be Italian"—Fergie
Davood & Nadiya	27 (6,7,7,7)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)"—Lloyd feat. André 3000
Ruth & Anton	16 (3,4,4,5)	Waltz	"This Nearly Was Mine"—Seth MacFarlane
Rev. Richard & Dianne	17 (2,4,6,5)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)"—Eurythmics
Mollie & AJ	23 (4,6,7,6)	Jive	"Good Golly, Miss Molly"—Little Richard
Aston & Janette	31 (7,8,8,8)	Foxtrot	"It Had to Be You"—Harry Connick Jr.

Week 2

• Musical guest: Emeli Sandé—"Starlight"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Chizzy & Pasha	16 (3,5,4,4)	Foxtrot	"I'm a Woman"—from Smokey Joe's Cafe	Eliminated
Aston & Janette	32 (7,8,8,9)	Salsa	"Despacito"—Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Bieber	Safe
Susan & Kevin	22 (3,6,7,6)	Charleston	"If You Knew Susie"—Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars	Safe
Charlotte & Brendan	12 (2,4,3,3)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Sugar"—Maroon 5	Safe
Joe & Katya	22 (5,6,5,6)	Tango	"Castle on the Hill"—Ed Sheeran	Safe
Brian & Amy	19 (3,5,5,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb	Bottom two
Gemma & Aljaž	26 (6,6,7,7)	Waltz	"Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time for Us)"—Josh Groban	Safe
Rev. Richard & Dianne	17 (3,4,5,5)	American Smooth	"Love Really Hurts Without You"—Billy Ocean	Safe
Ruth & Anton	20 (3,5,6,6)	Charleston	"The Charleston"—Bob Wilson and his Varsity Rhythm Boys	Safe
Simon & Karen	19 (4,4,6,5)	Waltz	"You'll Never Walk Alone"—Rodgers and Hammerstein	Safe
Mollie & AJ	25 (4,6,8,7)	Tango	"Addicted to Love"—Tina Turner	Safe
Jonnie & Oti	29 (6,7,8,8)	Jive	"Johnny B. Goode"—Chuck Berry	Safe
Debbie & Giovanni	34 (8,9,9,8)	Viennese Waltz	"She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	27 (6,7,7,7)	Quickstep	"Last Nite"—The Strokes	Safe
Alexandra & Gorka	36 (9,9,9,9)	Paso Doble	"Ven a Bailar"—Jennifer Lopez	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Chizzy & Pasha
• Bussell: Brian & Amy
• Tonioli: Brian & Amy
• Ballas: Brian & Amy

Week 3: Movie Week

• Musical guest: Sheridan Smith—"My Man"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Simon & Karen	19 (3,5,6,5)	Quickstep	"You've Got a Friend in Me"—from Toy Story	Bottom two
Ruth & Anton	15 (3,5,3,4)	Rumba	"Diamonds Are Forever"—from Diamonds Are Forever	Safe
Mollie & AJ	30 (7,7,8,8)	American Smooth	"Climb Ev'ry Mountain"—from The Sound of Music	Safe
Rev. Richard & Dianne	14 (2,4,4,4)	Paso Doble	"Flash's Theme"—from Flash Gordon	Eliminated
Debbie & Giovanni	29 (6,8,7,8)	Quickstep	"Let's Call the Whole Thing Off"—from Shall We Dance	Safe
Brian & Amy	22 (5,5,6,6)	American Smooth	"If I Only Had a Brain"—from The Wizard of Oz	Safe
Gemma & Aljaž	31 (7,8,8,8)	Charleston	"The Bare Necessities"—from The Jungle Book	Safe
Charlotte & Brendan	17 (4,5,4,4)	Tango	"Danger Zone"—from Top Gun	Safe
Jonnie & Oti	26 (6,6,7,7)	Paso Doble	"The Raiders March"—from Raiders of the Lost Ark	Safe
Susan & Kevin	20 (4,5,5,6)	Samba	"Wonder Woman Theme"—from Wonder Woman	Safe
Joe & Katya	32 (8,8,8,8)	Viennese Waltz	"Somewhere My Love"—from Doctor Zhivago	Safe
Aston & Janette	35 (8,9,9,9)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Can't Stop the Feeling!"—from Trolls	Safe
Alexandra & Gorka	33 (8,8,8,9)	American Smooth	"Wouldn't It Be Loverly"—from My Fair Lady	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	25 (4,7,7,7)	Samba	"Stayin' Alive"—from Saturday Night Fever	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Simon & Karen
• Bussell: Simon & Karen
• Tonioli: Simon & Karen
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Simon & Karen

Week 4

• Musical guest: Gregory Porter—"Smile"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Debbie & Giovanni	27 (6,6,7,8)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"—Cher	Safe
Brian & Amy	21 (4,6,6,5)	Paso Doble	"I Believe in a Thing Called Love"—The Darkness	Safe
Mollie & AJ	27 (6,7,7,7)	Salsa	"Súbeme la Radio"—Enrique Iglesias	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	29 (6,7,8,8)	Viennese Waltz	"Say You Love Me"—Jessie Ware	Bottom two
Charlotte & Brendan	19 (4,5,5,5)	Jive	"Marry You"—Bruno Mars	Eliminated
Joe & Katya	24 (5,7,6,6)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"You Keep Me Hangin' On"—Human Nature	Safe
Ruth & Anton	24 (6,6,6,6)	Tango	"Allegretto"—Bond	Safe
Aston & Janette	32 (7,8,8,9)	Quickstep	"Mr. Blue Sky"—Electric Light Orchestra	Safe
Simon & Karen	19 (4,5,5,5)	Samba	"Copacabana"—Barry Manilow	Safe
Gemma & Aljaž	35 (8,9,9,9)	Paso Doble	"Viva la Vida"—Coldplay	Safe
Alexandra & Gorka	39 (9,10,10,10)	Jive	"Proud Mary"—Tina Turner	Safe
Jonnie & Oti	31 (7,8,8,8)	American Smooth	"Cry Me a River"—Michael Bublé	Safe
Susan & Kevin	30 (7,7,8,8)	Quickstep	"Bring Me Sunshine"—The Jive Aces	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Davood & Nadiya
• Bussell: Davood & Nadiya
• Tonioli: Davood & Nadiya
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Davood & Nadiya

Week 5

Individual judges scores given in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas.

• Musical guest: The Script—"Arms Open"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Davood & Nadiya	22 (6,8,8)	Jive	"Tell Her About It"—Billy Joel	Safe
Mollie & AJ	24 (8,8,8)	Viennese Waltz	"Anyone Who Had a Heart"—Cilla Black	Safe
Simon & Karen	16 (5,5,6)	Charleston	"Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love)"—Gene Kelly	Bottom two
Debbie & Giovanni	27 (9,9,9)	Rumba	"Baby Can I Hold You"—Tracy Chapman	Safe
Brian & Amy	16 (4,6,6)	Jive	"It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones	Eliminated
Susan & Kevin	16 (4,5,7)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Shout Out to My Ex"—Little Mix	Safe
Aston & Janette	24 (8,8,8)	Waltz	"Can't Help Falling in Love"—Mree	Safe
Ruth & Anton	16 (5,5,6)	Samba	"Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young	Safe
Gemma & Aljaž	24 (8,8,8)	Foxtrot	"Believe"—Madilyn Bailey	Safe
Joe & Katya	26 (7,9,10)	Paso Doble	"Diablo Rojo"—Rodrigo y Gabriela	Safe
Alexandra & Gorka	23 (7,8,8)	Samba	"Shape of You"—Ed Sheeran	Safe
Jonnie & Oti	24 (7,8,9)	Quickstep	"Part-Time Lover"—Stevie Wonder	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Simon & Karen
• Bussell: Simon & Karen
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Simon & Karen

Week 6: Halloween Week

• Musical guest: Steps—"Scared of the Dark"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Jonnie & Oti	20 (4,6,5,5)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Troublemaker"—Olly Murs feat. Flo Rida	Safe
Ruth & Anton	22 (4,6,6,6)	Quickstep	"Bewitched Theme"—Steve Lawrence	Safe
Simon & Karen	16 (2,5,5,4)	American Smooth	"Delilah"—Tom Jones	Eliminated
Gemma & Aljaž	30 (7,8,7,8)	Jive	"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"—Buzzcocks	Safe
Joe & Katya	32 (8,8,8,8)	Foxtrot	"Trouble"—Coldplay	Safe
Mollie & AJ	27 (6,7,7,7)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"Better the Devil You Know"—Kylie Minogue	Bottom two
Alexandra & Gorka	35 (9,9,9,8)	Tango	"Maneater"—Nelly Furtado	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	25 (5,7,6,7)	Rumba	"Wicked Game"—Chris Isaak	Safe
Susan & Kevin	18 (3,5,5,5)	Foxtrot	"Killer Queen"—Queen	Safe
Debbie & Giovanni	39 (9,10,10,10)	Charleston	"Frankie"—Sister Sledge	Safe
Aston & Janette	38 (9,10,9,10)	Paso Doble	"Smells Like Teen Spirit"—Nirvana	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Mollie & AJ
• Bussell: Mollie & AJ
• Tonioli: Mollie & AJ
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mollie & AJ

Week 7

• Musical guest: Stereophonics—"Caught by the Wind"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Alexandra & Gorka	39 (9,10,10,10)	Cha-Cha-Cha	"I've Got the Music in Me"—Marcia Hines	Safe
Mollie & AJ	27 (6,7,7,7)	Foxtrot	"Call Me Irresponsible"—Connie Francis	Bottom two
Joe & Katya	36 (9,9,9,9)	Charleston	"Alexander's Ragtime Band"—Ella Fitzgerald	Safe
Gemma & Aljaž	26 (5,7,7,7)	Salsa	"Sun Comes Up"—Rudimental feat. James Arthur	Safe
Aston & Janette	25 (4,7,7,7)	Viennese Waltz	"Who's Lovin' You"—The Jackson 5	Eliminated
Ruth & Anton	22 (4,6,6,6)	Paso Doble	"The Shady Dame from Seville"—Julie Andrews	Safe
Debbie & Giovanni	40 (10,10,10,10)	Tango	"I Gotta Feeling"—The Black Eyed Peas	Safe
Jonnie & Oti	27 (6,7,7,7)	Salsa	"Turn Me On"—Kevin Lyttle	Safe
Susan & Kevin	29 (6,7,8,8)	Jive	"This Ole House"—Shakin' Stevens	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	35 (8,9,9,9)	American Smooth	"This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"—Natalie Cole	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Mollie & AJ
• Bussell: Aston & Janette
• Tonioli: Aston & Janette
• Ballas: Mollie & AJ

Week 8

• Musical guest: Seal—"Autumn Leaves"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Susan & Kevin	27 (5,6,8,8)	Tango	"Firework"—Katy Perry	Safe
Joe & Katya	33 (7,8,9,9)	Rumba	"One"—U2 & Mary J. Blige	Safe
Ruth & Anton	18 (4,5,4,5)	Foxtrot	"Mack the Knife"—Bobby Darin	Eliminated
Davood & Nadiya	38 (9,9,10,10)	Charleston	"The Lambeth Walk"—Pasadena Roof Orchestra	Safe
Gemma & Aljaž	28 (7,7,7,7)	Viennese Waltz	"You Don't Have to Say You Love Me"—Brenda Lee	Safe
Alexandra & Gorka	38 (9,9,10,10)	Argentine Tango	"Mi Confesión"—Gotan Project	Safe
Mollie & AJ	22 (5,6,6,5)	Paso Doble	"Layla"—Derek and the Dominos	Safe
Jonnie & Oti	21 (4,5,6,6)	Foxtrot	"Someone like You"—Adele	Bottom two
Debbie & Giovanni	35 (9,9,8,9)	Salsa	"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"—Boys Town Gang	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Jonnie & Oti
• Bussell: Jonnie & Oti
• Tonioli: Jonnie & Oti
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jonnie & Oti

Week 9: Blackpool Week

• Musical guest: Tears for Fears—"Everybody Wants to Rule the World" and Alfie Boe & Michael Ball—"New York, New York"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Mollie & AJ	29 (6,7,8,8)	Charleston	"Wings"—Little Mix	Safe
Susan & Kevin	25 (5,6,7,7)	Paso Doble	"Scott & Fran's Paso Doble"—from Strictly Ballroom	Safe
Debbie & Giovanni	33 (7,8,9,9)	Samba	"Wannabe/Who Do You Think You Are"—Spice Girls	Bottom two
Jonnie & Oti	26 (6,7,6,7)	Tango	"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"—Eurythmics	Eliminated
Gemma & Aljaž	38 (9,9,10,10)	American Smooth	"Downtown"—Petula Clark	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	35 (8,9,9,9)	Paso Doble	"Live and Let Die"—Paul McCartney and Wings	Safe
Alexandra & Gorka	39 (9,10,10,10)	Quickstep	"The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)"—from 42nd Street	Safe
Joe & Katya	34 (8,8,9,9)	Salsa	"Ride on Time"—Black Box	Safe

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Debbie & Giovanni
• Bussell: Debbie & Giovanni
• Tonioli: Debbie & Giovanni
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Debbie & Giovanni

Week 10

• Musical guest: Kelly Clarkson—"Meaning of Life"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Joe & Katya	38 (9,9,10,10)	Quickstep	"Jumpin' Jack"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy	Safe
Alexandra & Gorka	32 (7,8,8,9)	Rumba	"Halo"—Beyoncé	Bottom two
Gemma & Aljaž	25 (6,6,6,7)	Samba	"The River of Dreams"—Billy Joel	Safe
Mollie & AJ	31 (7,7,8,9)	Quickstep	"Umbrella"—The Baseballs	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	35 (8,9,9,9)	Waltz	"With You I'm Born Again"—Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright	Safe
Debbie & Giovanni	38 (9,9,10,10)	Argentine Tango	"Por una Cabeza"—Carlos Gardel & Alfredo Le Pera	Safe
Susan & Kevin	21 (4,6,5,6)	American Smooth	"Beyond the Sea"—Bobby Darin	Eliminated
Susan & Kevin Mollie & AJ Gemma & Aljaž Davood & Nadiya Debbie & Giovanni Joe & Katya Alexandra & Gorka	1 2 3 4 5 6 7	Paso Doble-thon	"España cañí"—Pascual Marquina Narro

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Alexandra & Gorka
• Bussell: Alexandra & Gorka
• Tonioli: Alexandra & Gorka
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Alexandra & Gorka

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

• Musical guests: Leading Ladies (Amber Riley, Beverley Knight, and Cassidy Janson)—"I'm Every Woman"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Gemma & Aljaž	29 (6,7,8,8)	Quickstep	"Hello, Dolly!"—from Hello, Dolly!	Safe
Mollie & AJ	31 (6,7,9,9)	Rumba	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"—from Grease	Safe
Joe & Katya	37 (9,9,9,10)	Samba	"Money, Money"—from Cabaret	Safe
Debbie & Giovanni	39 (9,10,10,10)	American Smooth	"Memory"—from Cats	Safe
Davood & Nadiya	29 (7,8,7,7)	Argentine Tango	"The Phantom of the Opera"—from The Phantom of the Opera	Eliminated
Alexandra & Gorka	39 (9,10,10,10)	Charleston	"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"—from Mary Poppins	Bottom two

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Alexandra & Gorka
• Bussell: Alexandra & Gorka
• Tonioli: Alexandra & Gorka
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Alexandra & Gorka

Week 12: Semi-Final

• Musical guest: Craig David and Bastille— "I Know You"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Joe & Katya	35 (8,9,9,9)	American Smooth	"Have You Met Miss Jones?"—Robbie Williams	Safe
	35 (8,9,9,9)	Argentine Tango	"Human"—Rag'n'Bone Man
Alexandra & Gorka	39 (9,10,10,10)	Viennese Waltz	"Everybody Hurts"—R.E.M.	Safe
	40 (10,10,10,10)	Salsa	"Finally"—CeCe Peniston
Mollie & AJ	24 (4,7,7,6)	Samba	"Whenever, Wherever"—Shakira	Eliminated
	32 (8,8,8,8)	Waltz	"Angel"—Sarah McLachlan
Gemma & Aljaž	30 (7,8,7,8)	Rumba	"Beneath Your Beautiful"—Labrinth feat. Emeli Sandé	Bottom two
	32 (8,8,8,8)	Tango	"My Sharona"—Royal Blood
Debbie & Giovanni	34 (7,9,9,9)	Jive	"I'm So Excited"—The Pointer Sisters	Safe
	36 (8,9,9,10)	Foxtrot	"Isn't She Lovely"—Stevie Wonder

For the Dance Off, Mollie & AJ chose to dance their Waltz, while Gemma & Aljaž chose to dance their Tango.

Judges' votes to save

• Horwood: Gemma & Aljaž
• Bussell: Gemma & Aljaž
• Tonioli: Gemma & Aljaž
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Gemma & Aljaž

Week 13: Final

• Musical guest: Ed Sheeran—"Perfect"

Running order

Couple	Score	Dance	Music	Result
Alexandra & Gorka	40 (10,10,10,10)	American Smooth	"Wouldn't It Be Loverly"—from My Fair Lady	Runners-up
	39 (9,10,10,10)	Showdance	"There's No Business Like Show Business"—Ethel Merman
	40 (10,10,10,10)	Jive	"Proud Mary"—Tina Turner
Debbie & Giovanni	39 (9,10,10,10)	Salsa	"Can't Take My Eyes Off You"—Boys Town Gang	Runners-up
	38 (9,9,10,10)	Showdance	"One Day I'll Fly Away"—Vaults
	40 (10,10,10,10)	Argentine Tango	"Por una Cabeza"—Carlos Gardel & Alfredo Le Pera
Gemma & Aljaž	38 (9,9,10,10)	Paso Doble	"Viva la Vida"—Coldplay	Runners-up
	37 (8,9,10,10)	Showdance	"Show Me How You Burlesque"—Christina Aguilera
	39 (9,10,10,10)	American Smooth	"Downtown"—Petula Clark
Joe & Katya	39 (9,10,10,10)	Viennese Waltz	"Somewhere My Love"—from Doctor Zhivago	Winners
	39 (9,10,10,10)	Showdance	"You Make My Dreams"—Hall & Oates
	40 (10,10,10,10)	Charleston	"Alexander's Ragtime Band"—Ella Fitzgerald

Dance chart

  Highest scoring dance

  Lowest scoring dance

Couple	1^[8]	2^[9]	3^[10]	4^[11]	5^[12]	6^[13]	7^[14]	8^[15]	9^[16]	10^[17]		11^[18]	12^[19]		13^[20]
Joe & Katya	Jive	Tango	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Paso Doble	Foxtrot	Charleston	Rumba	Salsa	Quickstep	Paso Doble-thon	Samba	American Smooth	Argentine Tango	Viennese Waltz	Showdance	Charleston
Alexandra & Gorka	Waltz	Paso Doble	American Smooth	Jive	Samba	Tango	Cha-Cha-Cha	Argentine Tango	Quickstep	Rumba	Paso Doble-thon	Charleston	Viennese Waltz	Salsa	American Smooth	Showdance	Jive
Debbie & Giovanni	Paso Doble	Viennese Waltz	Quickstep	Cha-Cha-Cha	Rumba	Charleston	Tango	Salsa	Samba	Argentine Tango	Paso Doble-thon	American Smooth	Jive	Foxtrot	Salsa	Showdance	Argentine Tango
Gemma & Aljaž	Cha-Cha-Cha	Waltz	Charleston	Paso Doble	Foxtrot	Jive	Salsa	Viennese Waltz	American Smooth	Samba	Paso Doble-thon	Quickstep	Rumba	Tango	Paso Doble	Showdance	American Smooth
Mollie & AJ	Jive	Tango	American Smooth	Salsa	Viennese Waltz	Cha-Cha-Cha	Foxtrot	Paso Doble	Charleston	Quickstep	Paso Doble-thon	Rumba	Samba	Waltz
Davood & Nadiya	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Samba	Viennese Waltz	Jive	Rumba	American Smooth	Charleston	Paso Doble	Waltz	Paso Doble-thon	Argentine Tango
Susan & Kevin	Viennese Waltz	Charleston	Samba	Quickstep	Cha-Cha-Cha	Foxtrot	Jive	Tango	Paso Doble	American Smooth	Paso Doble-thon
Jonnie & Oti	Waltz	Jive	Paso Doble	American Smooth	Quickstep	Cha-Cha-Cha	Salsa	Foxtrot	Tango
Ruth & Anton	Waltz	Charleston	Rumba	Tango	Samba	Quickstep	Paso Doble	Foxtrot
Aston & Janette	Foxtrot	Salsa	Cha-Cha-Cha	Quickstep	Waltz	Paso Doble	Viennese Waltz
Simon & Karen	Paso Doble	Waltz	Quickstep	Samba	Charleston	American Smooth
Brian & Amy	Tango	Cha-Cha-Cha	American Smooth	Paso Doble	Jive
Charlotte & Brendan	Foxtrot	Cha-Cha-Cha	Tango	Jive
Rev. Richard & Dianne	Cha-Cha-Cha	American Smooth	Paso Doble
Chizzy & Pasha	Cha-Cha-Cha	Foxtrot

• Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Paso Doble, Tango, Viennese Waltz or Waltz
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (introducing American Smooth, Charleston, Quickstep and Salsa)
• Week 3 (Movie Week): One unlearned dance (introducing Rumba and Samba)
• Weeks 4 & 5: One unlearned dance
• Week 6 (Halloween Week): One unlearned dance
• Week 7: One unlearned dance
• Week 8: One unlearned dance (introducing Argentine Tango)
• Week 9 (Blackpool Week): One unlearned dance
• Week 10: One unlearned dance and Paso Doble-thon
• Week 11 (Musicals Week): One unlearned dance
• Week 12 (Semi-final): Two unlearned dances
• Week 13 (Final): Judges' choice, showdance and couple's favourite dance

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB. The series 15 first live show with 11.04 million viewers is the most watched series debut for the show in its history.^[21]

Episode	Date	Official rating (millions)	Weekly rank for BBC One	Weekly rank for all UK TV	Share
Live Show 1	23 September	11.04	1	1	46.9%^[22]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 2	30 September	10.79	1	1	44.9%^[23]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 1	1 October	9.33	2	2	37.2%^[24]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 3	7 October	11.15	1	1	48.0%^[25]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 2	8 October	9.64	3	3	39.5%^[26]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 4	14 October	11.26	1	1	48.4%^[27]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 3	15 October	10.10	2	2	41.7%^[28]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 5	21 October	11.49	1	1	49.7%^[29]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 4	22 October	9.83	2	2	38.9%^[30]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 6	28 October	12.28	2	2	51.0%^[31]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 5	29 October	10.23	3	3	40.2%^[32]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 7	4 November	11.96	2	2	51.3%^[33]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 6	5 November	10.63	3	3	44.0%^[34]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 8	11 November	11.74	2	2	48.1%^[35]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 7	12 November	11.46	3	3	44.3%^[36]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 9	18 November	12.05	2	3	49.0%^[37]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 8	19 November	11.39	3	4	46.0%^[38]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 10	25 November	11.29	2	=2^[a]	44.2%^[39]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 9	26 November	11.08	3	4	44.0%^[40]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 11	2 December	11.11	2	2	44.5%^[41]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 10	3 December	10.94	3	3	43.7%^[42]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Show 12	9 December	11.73	3	3	48.2%^[43]^[non-primary source needed]
Results 11	10 December	11.76	2	2	46.6%^[44]^[non-primary source needed]
Live Final	16 December	13.01	1	1	55.9%^[45]^[non-primary source needed]
Series average		11.14	—	—	—
Launch Show	9 September	10.60	1	1	44.7%^[46]^[non-primary source needed]
Christmas Special^[47]	25 December	8.28	4	6

1. On Monday 20 November I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! also achieved an 11.29 million rating

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External links

• Official website