Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twenty-second series with a launch show on 14 September 2024 on BBC One, with the live shows beginning on 21 September.[1][2] A special episode to commemorate the programme's twentieth anniversary has also been confirmed.[3] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, whilst Janette Manrara and Fleur East returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.[4] Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Anton Du Beke returned to the judging panel.[5]
| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 22 | |
| Presented by | Tess Daly Claudia Winkleman |
| Judges | Shirley Ballas Anton Du Beke Motsi Mabuse Craig Revel Horwood |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 14 September 2024 – present |
| Series chronology | |
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, if needed.
Professional dancers
In June 2024, the BBC announced that Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, Vito Coppola, Graziano Di Prima, Amy Dowden, Carlos Gu, Karen Hauer, Katya Jones, Neil Jones, Nikita Kuzmin, Gorka Márquez, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, Jowita Przystał, Johannes Radebe, Michelle Tsiakkas, Kai Widdrington and Nancy Xu would be returning to the series.[6] It was confirmed that Giovanni Pernice would not be returning to the show, following misconduct allegations regarding his dance teaching methods.[7][8][9] Pernice, however, denied "any suggestion of abusive or threatening behaviour".[10][7]
In July 2024, it was announced that Aljaž Škorjanec would be returning as a professional after a two-year hiatus, following his departure in March 2022, having last appeared in the nineteenth series.[11][12] Later that same month, despite initially being confirmed to return for the series, it was subsequently announced that Graziano Di Prima would not be returning to the show, following allegations of misconduct against him towards Zara McDermott, his partner from the previous series.[13] In a statement, Di Prima said that he "deeply regretted" the events that led to his departure from the show.[14][15]
During the launch show, Michelle Tsiakkas received a celebrity partner for the first time, while Carlos Gu, Lauren Oakley and Kai Widdrington did not receive a partner. The rest of the pros were paired to a celebrity, including Neil Jones, who did not have a celebrity partner for the last two series.[16][17]
Couples
On 1 August 2024, prior to the official BBC announcements, Tom Dean confirmed himself as the first participant in the series, during an interview at the 2024 Summer Olympics after competing in the 4 × 200 metre freestyle relay.[18] The official announcements began on 5 August, with Chris McCausland and JB Gill announced respectively, the former of which became the first blind contestant to appear on the show.[19] Celebrity contestants continued to be revealed until 12 August 2024, when the full line-up was announced.[20][21]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Dean | Olympic swimmer | Nadiya Bychkova | Eliminated 1st on 29 September 2024 |
| Toyah Willcox | Singer, actress & television presenter | Neil Jones | Eliminated 2nd on 6 October 2024 |
| Jamie Borthwick | EastEnders actor | Michelle Tsiakkas | Participating |
| Montell Douglas | Olympic sprinter, bobsledder & Gladiators star | Johannes Radebe | Participating |
| Wynne Evans | Opera singer & BBC Radio Wales presenter | Katya Jones | Participating |
| Tasha Ghouri | Model & television personality | Aljaž Škorjanec | Participating |
| JB Gill | JLS singer & television presenter | Amy Dowden | Participating |
| Sarah Hadland | Stage & screen actress | Vito Coppola | Participating |
| Nick Knowles | Television presenter | Luba Mushtuk | Participating |
| Dr. Punam Krishan | Morning Live doctor & author | Gorka Márquez | Participating |
| Chris McCausland | Stand-up comedian & actor | Dianne Buswell | Participating |
| Paul Merson | England footballer & pundit | Karen Hauer | Participating |
| Sam Quek | Olympic field hockey player & television presenter | Nikita Kuzmin | Participating |
| Shayne Ward | Singer & actor | Nancy Xu | Participating |
| Pete Wicks | Television personality | Jowita Przystał | Participating |
Scoring chart
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:
| Couple | Pl. | Week | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | ||
| Chris & Dianne | TBA | 23 | 29 | 52 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Jamie & Michelle | 23 | 27 | 50 | 30 | |||||||||||
| JB & Amy | 31† | 27 | 58 | 32 | |||||||||||
| Montell & Johannes | 26 | 30 | 56 | 28 | |||||||||||
| Nick & Luba | 18 | 21 | 39 | [a] | |||||||||||
| Paul & Karen | 17 | 15‡ | 32 | 19[b] | |||||||||||
| Pete & Jowita | 17 | 22 | 39 | 26 | |||||||||||
| Dr. Punam & Gorka | 19 | 18 | 37 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Sam & Nikita | 23 | 22 | 45 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Sarah & Vito | 30 | 32 | 62 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Shayne & Nancy | 21 | 31 | 52 | 33 | |||||||||||
| Tasha & Aljaž | 30 | 35† | 65† | 34† | |||||||||||
| Wynne & Katya | 26 | 30 | 56 | 30 | |||||||||||
| Toyah & Neil | 14th | 12‡ | 18 | 30‡[b] | 15‡[c] | ||||||||||
| Tom & Nadiya | 15th | 23 | 20 | 43[c] | |||||||||||
Weekly scores
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, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.
Launch show
- Musical guests: Clean Bandit & Anne-Marie — "Cry Baby"[22]
Week 1
There was no elimination this week; all scores carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[23] | Dance[24] | Music[24] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nick & Luba | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Jive | "We Built This City" — Starship |
| Sam & Nikita | 23 (6, 6, 6, 5) | Foxtrot | "Where Did Our Love Go" — The Supremes |
| Shayne & Nancy | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Samba | "Do I Do" — Stevie Wonder |
| Toyah & Neil | 12 (2, 4, 2, 4) | Tango | "Ray of Light" — Madonna |
| Tasha & Aljaž | 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Espresso" — Sabrina Carpenter |
| JB & Amy | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "When I Need You" — Leo Sayer |
| Pete & Jowita | 17 (4, 5, 3, 5) | Paso doble | "Breathe" — The Prodigy |
| Sarah & Vito | 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "9 to 5" — Dolly Parton |
| Tom & Nadiya | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Golden" — Harry Styles |
| Dr. Punam & Gorka | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Love at First Sight" — Kylie Minogue |
| Paul & Karen | 17 (2, 4, 5, 6) | American Smooth | "Vindaloo" — Fat Les |
| Jamie & Michelle | 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Beautiful Things" — Benson Boone |
| Chris & Dianne | 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Twist and Shout" — The Beatles |
| Montell & Johannes | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby" — Dinah Washington |
| Wynne & Katya | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Samba | "Help Yourself" — Tom Jones |
Week 2
- Musical guests: Ezra Collective & Yazmin Lacey — "God Gave Me Feet for Dancing"[25]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[26] | Dance[27] | Music[27] | Result[28] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom & Nadiya | 20 (3, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Boogie Wonderland" — Earth, Wind & Fire | Eliminated |
| Dr. Punam & Gorka | 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) | Foxtrot | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain | Safe |
| Paul & Karen | 15 (2, 4, 4, 5) | Salsa | "Fireball" — Pitbull feat. John Ryan | Safe |
| Wynne & Katya | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "The Blue Danube" — Johann Strauss II | Safe |
| JB & Amy | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Closer" — Ne-Yo | Safe |
| Sam & Nikita | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Charleston | "The Charleston" — Bob Wilson & His Varsity Rhythm Boys | Safe |
| Chris & Dianne | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy" — The Tams | Safe |
| Jamie & Michelle | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Rumba | "Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill Withers | Safe |
| Toyah & Neil | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Jive | "Nutbush City Limits" — Ike & Tina Turner | Bottom two |
| Nick & Luba | 21 (5, 5, 5, 6) | American Smooth | "Parklife" — Blur | Safe |
| Montell & Johannes | 30 (8, 7, 7, 8) | Samba | "Fuego" — Eleni Foureira | Safe |
| Tasha & Aljaž | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Misty Blue" — Dorothy Moore | Safe |
| Shayne & Nancy | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "The Door" — Teddy Swims | Safe |
| Pete & Jowita | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "I Had Some Help" — Post Malone & Morgan Wallen | Safe |
| Sarah & Vito | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Freed from Desire" — Gala | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Toyah & Neil
- Mabuse: Toyah & Neil
- Du Beke: Tom & Nadiya
- Ballas: Toyah & Neil
Week 3: Movie Week
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Nick and Luba announced that they would be unable to perform on the live show after Nick sustained a knee injury. Under the rules of the show, they were granted a bye to the following week.[29]
| Couple | Scores[30] | Dance[31] | Music[31] | Film[31] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montell & Johannes | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "One Night Only" | Dreamgirls | Safe |
| Toyah & Neil | 15 (3, 4, 4, 4) | Samba | "Poor Unfortunate Souls" | The Little Mermaid | Eliminated |
| Chris & Dianne | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Wayne's World Theme" | Wayne's World | Safe |
| Tasha & Aljaž | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "What Was I Made For?" | Barbie | Safe |
| Paul & Karen | 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "The Magnificent Seven" | The Magnificent Seven | Bottom two |
| Sarah & Vito | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Hedwig's Theme" | Harry Potter | Safe |
| Pete & Jowita | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Samba | "George of the Jungle" | George of the Jungle | Safe |
| JB & Amy | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | American Smooth | "Pure Imagination" | Wonka | Safe |
| Sam & Nikita | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "Elevation (Tomb Raider Mix)" | Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | Safe |
| Shayne & Nancy | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "If I Can Dream" | Elvis | Safe |
| Wynne & Katya | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Papa's Got a Brand New Bag" | Mrs. Doubtfire | Safe |
| Dr. Punam & Gorka | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Couple's choice | "Bole Chudiyan" | Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... | Safe |
| Jamie & Michelle | 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "I'm Still Standing" | Rocketman | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Paul & Karen
- Mabuse: Paul & Karen
- Du Beke: Paul & Karen
- Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Paul & Karen
Dance chart
- Week 1–3: One unlearned dance
| Couple | Week | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | |
| Chris & Dianne | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | ||||||||||
| Jamie & Michelle | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Quickstep | ||||||||||
| JB & Amy | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | ||||||||||
| Montell & Johannes | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango | ||||||||||
| Nick & Luba | Jive | American Smooth | [a] | ||||||||||
| Paul & Karen | American Smooth | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | ||||||||||
| Pete & Jowita | Paso doble | American Smooth | Samba | ||||||||||
| Dr. Punam & Gorka | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Couple's choice | ||||||||||
| Sam & Nikita | Foxtrot | Charleston | Paso doble | Samba | |||||||||
| Sarah & Vito | Quickstep | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | ||||||||||
| Shayne & Nancy | Samba | Tango | Viennese waltz | ||||||||||
| Tasha & Aljaž | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Rumba | ||||||||||
| Wynne & Katya | Samba | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | |||||||||
| Toyah & Neil | Tango | Jive | Samba | ||||||||||
| Tom & Nadiya | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||||
Ratings
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[32]
| Episode | Date | Official rating (millions) |
Weekly rank for BBC One |
Weekly rank for all UK TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch show | 14 September | 6.79 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 1 | 21 September | 8.13 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 2 | 28 September | |||
| Week 2 results | 29 September | |||
| Week 3 | 5 October | |||
| Week 3 results | 6 October | |||
| Week 4 | 12 October | |||
| Week 4 results | 13 October | |||
| Week 5 | 19 October | |||
| Week 5 results | 20 October | |||
| Week 6 | 26 October | |||
| Week 6 results | 27 October | |||
| Week 7 | 2 November | |||
| Week 7 results | 3 November | |||
| Week 8 | 9 November | |||
| Week 8 results | 10 November | |||
| Week 9 | 16 November | |||
| Week 9 results | 17 November | |||
| Week 10 | 23 November | |||
| Week 10 results | 24 November | |||
| Week 11 | 30 November | |||
| Week 11 results | 1 December | |||
| Week 12 | 7 December | |||
| Week 12 results | 8 December | |||
| Week 13 | 14 December |
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