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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its thirteenth series on BBC One with a launch show on 5 September 2015,[1] and the live shows beginning on 25 September 2015.[2] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned to present the launch show and the live shows[1] while Zoe Ball returned to present Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges.[1]
| Strictly Come Dancing | |
|---|---|
| Series 13 | |
| Presented by | Tess Daly Claudia Winkleman |
| Judges | Darcey Bussell Len Goodman Craig Revel Horwood Bruno Tonioli |
| Celebrity winner | Jay McGuiness |
| Professional winner | Aliona Vilani |
| No. of episodes | 27 |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 5 September – 19 December 2015 |
| Series chronology | |
The Wanted singer Jay McGuiness and Aliona Vilani were announced as the winners on 19 December.
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 Len Goodman, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.
Professional dancers
On 23 April 2015, the list of professionals who were returning for the thirteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the previous series who did not return included Trent Whiddon and Iveta Lukosiute. Robin Windsor, who had not taken part in the previous series due to an injury, did not return for this series, though he would be involved in the spin-off show It Takes Two. Joanne Clifton was also involved in It Takes Two and appeared in the 2015 Children in Need and Christmas specials. Three new professional dancers were introduced: Russian dancer Gleb Savchenko, Italian dancer Giovanni Pernice, and South African dancer Oti Mabuse.[3]
Couples
This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On 10 August 2015, broadcaster Jeremy Vine was the first celebrity announced for the series,[4] with more celebrities revealed throughout the month. The lineup was fully announced on 27 August 2015 on The One Show.[5]
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iwan Thomas | Olympic sprinter & sports pundit | Ola Jordan | Eliminated 1st on 4 October 2015 |
| Anthony Ogogo | Olympic boxer | Oti Mabuse | Eliminated 2nd on 11 October 2015 |
| Daniel O'Donnell | Singer-songwriter | Kristina Rihanoff | Eliminated 3rd on 18 October 2015 |
| Ainsley Harriott | Chef & Ready Steady Cook presenter | Natalie Lowe | Eliminated 4th on 25 October 2015 |
| Kirsty Gallacher | Television presenter | Brendan Cole | Eliminated 5th on 1 November 2015 |
| Carol Kirkwood | BBC Breakfast weather presenter | Pasha Kovalev | Eliminated 6th on 8 November 2015 |
| Jeremy Vine | BBC Radio 2 presenter & journalist | Karen Clifton | Eliminated 7th on 15 November 2015 |
| Jamelia | Singer & Loose Women panellist | Tristan MacManus | Eliminated 8th on 22 November 2015 |
| Peter Andre | Singer & television personality | Janette Manrara | Eliminated 9th on 29 November 2015 |
| Helen George | Call the Midwife actress | Aljaž Škorjanec | Eliminated 10th on 6 December 2015 |
| Anita Rani | Television presenter | Gleb Savchenko | Eliminated 11th on 13 December 2015 |
| Katie Derham | BBC Proms & BBC Radio 3 presenter | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 12th on 19 December 2015 |
| Georgia May Foote | Coronation Street actress | Giovanni Pernice | Runners-up on 19 December 2015 |
| Kellie Bright | EastEnders actress | Kevin Clifton | |
| Jay McGuiness | The Wanted singer | Aliona Vilani | Winners on 19 December 2015 |
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 | |||
| Show 1 | Show 2 | |||||||||||||||
| Jay & Aliona | 1st | 27 | 31† | 58 | 37† | 25 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 36 | 38+3=41 | 39† | 34+37=71 | 36+35=71 | +39=110‡[a] |
| Kellie & Kevin | 2nd | 27 | 27 | 54 | 32 | 32 | 35† | 28 | 32[b] | 33 | 37 | 34+2=36[b] | 36 | 34+39=73† | 40+40=80† | +39=119†[c] |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 27 | 25 | 52 | 27 | 31 | 31 | 35† | 35 | 39† | 38† | 33+6=39 | 36[b] | 33+38=71 | 36+36=72 | +40=112[c] | |
| Katie & Anton | 4th | 26 | 28 | 54 | 20 | 33† | 21 | 21 | 26 | 31 | 35 | 32+5=37 | 35 | 25+31=56‡[b] | 31+31=62‡[d] | |
| Anita & Gleb | 5th | 27 | 27 | 54 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 31+4=35 | 31‡ | 32+32=64[d] | ||
| Helen & Aljaž | 6th | 29 | 29 | 58 | 32 | 32 | 35† | 34 | 31 | 34 | 34 | 39+7=46† | 34[d] | |||
| Peter & Janette | 7th | 30† | 30 | 60† | 28 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 38† | 34 | 29‡[b] | 31+1=32‡[d] | ||||
| Jamelia & Tristan | 8th | 21 | 21 | 42[b] | 25 | 32 | 26[b] | 26[b] | 28 | 26[b] | 31[d] | |||||
| Jeremy & Karen | 9th | 19 | 17 | 36 | 24 | 20‡ | 18‡ | 22 | 21 | 21‡[d] | ||||||
| Carol & Pasha | 10th | 16‡ | 20 | 36 | 17‡ | 22 | 21 | 13‡ | 17‡[d] | |||||||
| Kirsty & Brendan | 11th | 20 | 20 | 40 | 23 | 21[b] | 29 | 17[d] | ||||||||
| Ainsley & Natalie | 12th | 20 | 26 | 46 | 20[b] | 26 | 21[d] | |||||||||
| Daniel & Kristina | 13th | 24 | 23 | 47 | 21 | 23[d] | ||||||||||
| Anthony & Oti | 14th | 21 | 19 | 40 | 19[d] | |||||||||||
| Iwan & Ola | 15th | 17 | 13‡ | 30‡[d] | ||||||||||||
- Notes
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, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1
Six of the couples performed on the first night and the other nine couples performed on the second night. There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
- Night 1 (Friday)
| Couple | Scores[6] | Dance | Music[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kellie & Kevin | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "You Really Got Me" — The Kinks |
| Anthony & Oti | 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) | Jive | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" — Wham! |
| Helen & Aljaž | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright |
| Carol & Pasha | 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Thunder in My Heart" — Leo Sayer |
| Daniel & Kristina | 24 (4, 6, 7, 7) | Waltz | "When Irish Eyes Are Smiling" — Bing Crosby |
| Anita & Gleb | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rather Be" — Clean Bandit, feat. Jess Glynne |
- Night 2 (Saturday)
| Couple | Scores[8] | Dance | Music[7] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay & Aliona | 27 (5, 8, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Reach Out, I'll Be There" — Human Nature |
| Kirsty & Brendan | 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) | Waltz | "Vincent" — Don McLean |
| Jeremy & Karen | 19 (2, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "September" — Earth, Wind & Fire |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Dear Future Husband" — Meghan Trainor |
| Ainsley & Natalie | 20 (4, 5, 6, 5) | Tango | "Voulez-Vous" — ABBA |
| Katie & Anton | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Roll Over Beethoven" — Chuck Berry |
| Iwan & Ola | 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) | Tango | "Keep on Running" — The Spencer Davis Group |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Waltz | "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man" — Aretha Franklin |
| Peter & Janette | 30 (7, 8, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Other Man" — Christina Aguilera |
Week 2
Musical guest: Rod Stewart — "Please"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores[9] | Dance | Music[10] | Result[11] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamelia & Tristan | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Cha" — The Pussycat Dolls | Bottom two |
| Daniel & Kristina | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Charleston | "Let's Misbehave" — Cole Porter | Safe |
| Kirsty & Brendan | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Salsa | "Can't Touch It" — Ricki-Lee | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "See the Day" — Dee C. Lee | Safe |
| Iwan & Ola | 13 (2, 4, 4, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sexy and I Know It" — LMFAO | Eliminated |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Georgia on My Mind" — Ray Charles | Safe |
| Ainsley & Natalie | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Salsa | "Don't Touch My Tomatoes" — Josephine Baker | Safe |
| Carol & Pasha | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "It's a Lovely Day Today" — Irving Berlin | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" — Elton John & Kiki Dee | Safe |
| Anthony & Oti | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Waltz | "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — Simply Red | Safe |
| Anita & Gleb | 27 (7, 8, 6, 6) | Charleston | "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini | Safe |
| Jeremy & Karen | 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) | American Smooth | "Happy Together" — The Turtles | Safe |
| Katie & Anton | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Telephone" — Martynas Levickis | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "Valerie" — Mark Ronson, feat. Amy Winehouse | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Uptown Girl" — Billy Joel | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan
- Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan
- Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan
Week 3: Movie Week
Musical guest: Andrea Bocelli — "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (from Evita)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music[12] | Film | Result[13] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carol & Pasha | 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) | Quickstep | "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" | South Pacific | Safe |
| Anthony & Oti | 19 (4, 6, 5, 4) | Paso doble | "Eye of the Tiger" | Rocky III | Eliminated |
| Katie & Anton | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Oh, Pretty Woman" | Pretty Woman | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Cantina Band" | Star Wars | Safe |
| Ainsley & Natalie | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Boogie Wonderland" | Happy Feet | Bottom two |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Writing's on the Wall" | Spectre | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "I Wanna Be Loved by You" | Some Like It Hot | Safe |
| Daniel & Kristina | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Summer Nights" | Grease | Safe |
| Kirsty & Brendan | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "He's a Tramp" | Lady and the Tramp | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "He's a Pirate" | Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl | Safe |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" | Charlie's Angels | Safe |
| Jeremy & Karen | 24 (3, 7, 7, 7) | Charleston | "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" | Top Hat | Safe |
| Anita & Gleb | 29 (6, 8, 8, 7) | American Smooth | "Unchained Melody" | Ghost | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Jive | "You Never Can Tell" & "Misirlou" | Pulp Fiction | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Ainsley & Natalie
- Bussell: Ainsley & Natalie
- Tonioli: Ainsley & Natalie
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ainsley & Natalie
Week 4
Musical guest: Will Young — "Joy"[14]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music[15] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita & Gleb | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira | Safe |
| Daniel & Kristina | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "Fly Me to the Moon" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| Kirsty & Brendan | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "Beautiful Day" — U2 | Bottom two |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 31 (7, 7, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Reach" — S Club 7 | Safe |
| Jeremy & Karen | 20 (3, 6, 6, 5) | Jive | "Splish Splash" — Bobby Darin | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Dream a Little Dream of Me" — Mama Cass | Safe |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Straight Up" — Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 25 (5, 7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "My Generation" — The Who | Safe |
| Carol & Pasha | 22 (5, 6, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | Safe |
| Ainsley & Natalie | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Waltz | "What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Dr. Beat" — Miami Sound Machine | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Blue Monday" — New Order | Safe |
| Katie & Anton | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "If I Can Dream" — Elvis Presley | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Kirsty & Brendan
- Bussell: Kirsty & Brendan
- Tonioli: Kirsty & Brendan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kirsty & Brendan
Week 5
Musical guest: Bryan Adams — "Brand New Day"[16]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music[17] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia & Giovanni | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)" — Sylvester | Safe |
| Carol & Pasha | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Viennese waltz | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" — Seal | Safe |
| Anita & Gleb | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Sweet Disposition" — The Temper Trap | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Rumba | "Thinking Out Loud" — Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Kirsty & Brendan | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Viennese waltz | "This Year's Love" — David Gray | Safe |
| Ainsley & Natalie | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Jive | "Shake, Rattle and Roll" — Bill Haley & His Comets | Eliminated |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Because You Loved Me" — Celine Dion | Bottom two |
| Katie & Anton | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Salsa | "It Had Better Be Tonight" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Jeremy & Karen | 18 (3, 5, 6, 4) | Waltz | "She" — Elvis Costello | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love" — The Supremes | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "It's My Life" — Bon Jovi | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" — One Direction | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan
- Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan
- Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan
Week 6: Halloween Week
Musical guest: James Morrison — "Demons"[18]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music[19] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie & Anton | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "The Phantom of the Opera" — from The Phantom of the Opera | Safe |
| Kirsty & Brendan | 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) | Charleston | "Bad Romance" — Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox | Eliminated |
| Jeremy & Karen | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Thriller" — Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Anita & Gleb | 29 (6, 8, 8, 7) | Waltz | "Once Upon a Dream" — Lana Del Rey | Safe |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Bottom two |
| Jay & Aliona | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | American Smooth | "Li'l Red Riding Hood" — Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Hedwig's Theme" — John Williams & "School's Out" — Alice Cooper | Safe |
| Carol & Pasha | 13 (2, 4, 4, 3) | Rumba | "I Think I Love You" — The Partridge Family | Safe |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Ghostbusters" — Ray Parker Jr. | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Ghost" — Ella Henderson | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Samba | "Take Your Mama" — Scissor Sisters | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan
- Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan
- Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan
Week 7
Musical guest: Seal — "Every Time I'm With You"[20]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music[21] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter & Janette | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Charleston | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | Safe |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Trouble" — Ray LaMontagne | Safe |
| Carol & Pasha | 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) | American Smooth | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" — Shania Twain | Eliminated |
| Helen & Aljaž | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Hello" — Adele | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Argentine tango | "Diferente" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| Katie & Anton | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Quickstep | "42nd Street" — from 42nd Street | Safe |
| Anita & Gleb | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Jive | "The Boy Does Nothing" — Alesha Dixon | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Love Ain't Here Anymore" — Take That | Bottom two |
| Jeremy & Karen | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Tango | "Go West" — Village People | Safe |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "Volare" — Gipsy Kings | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Kellie & Kevin
- Bussell: Kellie & Kevin
- Tonioli: Kellie & Kevin
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kellie & Kevin
Week 8
Musical guests:[22]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music[23] | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anita & Gleb | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Don't Get Me Wrong" — The Pretenders | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Lay Me Down" — Sam Smith | Safe |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "A Little Respect" — Erasure | Bottom two |
| Helen & Aljaž | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Tango | "Hold Back the River" — James Bay | Safe |
| Katie & Anton | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Never, Never, Never" — Shirley Bassey | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 33 (9, 8, 7, 9) | Samba | "Boom! Shake the Room" — DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "You're My World" — Cilla Black | Safe |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Hot Honey Rag" — from Chicago | Safe |
| Jeremy & Karen | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Quickstep | "Going Underground" — The Jam | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Jamelia & Tristan
- Bussell: Jamelia & Tristan
- Tonioli: Jamelia & Tristan
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan
Week 9: Blackpool Week
Musical guests:[24]
- Anastacia — "I'm Outta Love"
- Take That — "Hey Boy"
This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay & Aliona | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Cuba" — Gibson Brothers | Safe |
| Jamelia & Tristan | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "I'm a Believer" — The Monkees | Eliminated |
| Anita & Gleb | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Connie Francis | Safe |
| Katie & Anton | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Dean Martin | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "River Deep, Mountain High" — Ike & Tina Turner | Bottom two |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "I Have Nothing" — Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Charleston | "Anything Goes" — from Anything Goes | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "9 to 5" — Dolly Parton | Safe |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Peter & Janette
- Bussell: Peter & Janette
- Tonioli: Peter & Janette
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jamelia & Tristan
Week 10
Musical guests:[25]
Each couple performed one routine and then all couples participated in a quickstep marathon for additional points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kellie & Kevin | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "I Want You Back" — The Jackson 5 | Bottom two |
| Katie & Anton | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Argentine tango | "Libertango" — Bond | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "At Last" — Etta James | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Tango | "When Doves Cry" — Prince | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "I Get the Sweetest Feeling" — Jackie Wilson | Eliminated |
| Anita & Gleb | 31 (7, 8, 7, 9) | Rumba | "Read All About It, Pt. III" — Emeli Sandé | Safe |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "The Final Countdown" — Europe | Safe |
| Peter & Janette | 1 | Quickstep-a-thon (Quickstep Marathon) | "Sing Sing Sing"—The Andrews Sisters | |
| Kellie & Kevin | 2 | |||
| Jay & Aliona | 3 | |||
| Anita & Gleb | 4 | |||
| Katie & Anton | 5 | |||
| Georgia & Giovanni | 6 | |||
| Helen & Aljaž | 7 | |||
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Kellie & Kevin
- Bussell: Kellie & Kevin
- Tonioli: Kellie & Kevin
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kellie & Kevin
Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)
Musical guest: Josh Groban — "Over the Rainbow"[26]
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Musical | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia & Giovanni | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Beauty and the Beast" | Beauty and the Beast | Bottom two |
| Anita & Gleb | 31 (6, 8, 9, 8) | Argentine tango | "Cell Block Tango" | Chicago | Safe |
| Kellie & Kevin | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Oom-Pah-Pah" | Oliver! | Safe |
| Jay & Aliona | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Falling Slowly" | Once | Safe |
| Katie & Anton | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Maybe This Time" | Cabaret | Safe |
| Helen & Aljaž | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "At the End of the Day" | Les Misérables | Eliminated |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Georgia & Giovanni
- Bussell: Georgia & Giovanni
- Tonioli: Georgia & Giovanni
- Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Georgia & Giovanni
Week 12: Semi-final
Musical guest: Kylie Minogue — "I'm Gonna Be Warm This Winter"[27]
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie & Anton | 25 (4, 7, 7, 7) | Charleston | "Too Darn Hot" — from Kiss Me, Kate | Bottom two |
| 31 (8, 9, 7, 7) | Waltz | "O mio babbino caro" — Giacomo Puccini | ||
| Jay & Aliona | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" — Bryan Adams | Safe |
| 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Charleston | "Doctor Jazz" — from Jelly's Last Jam | ||
| Georgia & Giovanni | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Will Survive" — Gloria Gaynor | Safe |
| 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Runaway" — The Corrs | ||
| Anita & Gleb | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra | Eliminated |
| 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Feel This Moment" — Pitbull, feat. Christina Aguilera | ||
| Kellie & Kevin | 34 (9, 8, 9, 8) | Rumba | "Songbird" — Eva Cassidy | Safe |
| 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" — Irving Berlin |
- Judges' votes to save
- Horwood: Anita & Gleb
- Bussell: Katie & Anton
- Tonioli: Katie & Anton
- Goodman: Katie & Anton
Week 13: Final
Musical guest: Ellie Goulding — "Love Me like You Do"[28]
During the first show, each couple performed two routines, one of which was their showdance routine and the other chosen by the judges. At the beginning of the second show, the couple with the lowest public vote was eliminated. During the second show, each couple performed their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
- Show 1
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay & Aliona | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "My Generation" — The Who | Safe |
| 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Showdance | "Can't Feel My Face" — The Weeknd | ||
| Georgia & Giovanni | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Writing's on the Wall" — from Spectre | Safe |
| 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Showdance | "Fix You" — Coldplay | ||
| Kellie & Kevin | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Tango | "You Really Got Me" — The Kinks | Safe |
| 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "The Ding-Dong Daddy of the D-Car Line" — Cherry Poppin' Daddies | ||
| Katie & Anton | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "42nd Street" — from 42nd Street | Eliminated |
| 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Showdance | "O Fortuna" — Carl Orff |
- Show 2
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay & Aliona | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "It's My Life" — Bon Jovi | Winners |
| Georgia & Giovanni | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Hot Honey Rag" — from Chicago | Runners-up |
| Kellie & Kevin | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Cantina Band" — from Star Wars | Runners-up |
Dance chart
The couples performed the following each week:
- Weeks 1–9: One unlearned dance
- Week 10: One unlearned dance & quickstep marathon[29]
- Week 11: One unlearned dance
- Week 12: Two unlearned dances
- Week 13 (Show 1): Judges' choice & showdance
- Week 13 (Show 2): Favourite dance of the series
| Couple | Week | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13[30] | |||||
| Jay & Aliona | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | American Smooth | Argentine tango | Foxtrot | Salsa | Tango | Quickstep Marathon | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Quickstep | Showdance | Paso doble |
| Georgia & Giovanni | Jive | Waltz | Rumba | Quickstep | Salsa | Tango | Samba | Charleston | American Smooth | Paso Doble | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Showdance | Charleston | |
| Kellie & Kevin | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | Foxtrot | Jive | Paso doble | Waltz | Samba | Quickstep | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Rumba | American Smooth | Tango | Showdance | Charleston | |
| Katie & Anton | Jive | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Salsa | Paso doble | Quickstep | Rumba | American Smooth | Argentine tango | Foxtrot | Charleston | Waltz | Quickstep | Showdance | ||
| Anita & Gleb | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | American Smooth | Samba | Tango | Waltz | Jive | Quickstep | Paso doble | Rumba | Argentine tango | Foxtrot | Salsa | ||||
| Helen & Aljaž | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Salsa | Quickstep | Samba | Rumba | Tango | Charleston | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | ||||||
| Peter & Janette | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Paso doble | Tango | Rumba | Foxtrot | Charleston | Viennese waltz | Jive | American Smooth | |||||||
| Jamelia & Tristan | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Charleston | Foxtrot | Jive | Viennese waltz | Samba | Quickstep | ||||||||
| Jeremy & Karen | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | Charleston | Jive | Waltz | Salsa | Tango | Quickstep | |||||||||
| Carol & Pasha | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Quickstep | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Rumba | American Smooth | ||||||||||
| Kirsty & Brendan | Waltz | Salsa | American Smooth | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Charleston | |||||||||||
| Ainsley & Natalie | Tango | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Jive | ||||||||||||
| Daniel & Kristina | Waltz | Charleston | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | |||||||||||||
| Anthony & Oti | Jive | Waltz | Paso doble | ||||||||||||||
| Iwan & Ola | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | |||||||||||||||
Ratings
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[31]
| Episode | Date | Official rating (millions) | Weekly rank for BBC One | Weekly rank for all UK TV | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Launch show | 5 September | 9.78 | 2 | 2 | 41.7%[32] |
| Week 1 (Night 1) | 25 September | 9.22 | 3 | 3 | 36.4%[33] |
| Week 1 (Night 2) | 26 September | 9.31 | 2 | 2 | 39.7%[34] |
| Week 2 | 3 October | 9.27 | 2 | 2 | 38.0%[35] |
| Week 2 results | 4 October | 8.48 | 3 | 3 | 33.2%[36] |
| Week 3 | 10 October | 10.38 | 2 | 2 | 43.5%[37] |
| Week 3 results | 11 October | 8.68 | 4 | 4 | 33.1%[38] |
| Week 4 | 17 October | 10.85 | 1 | 1 | 45.7%[39] |
| Week 4 results | 18 October | 9.46 | 2 | 2 | 35.9%[40] |
| Week 5 | 24 October | 10.42 | 1 | 1 | 42.5%[41] |
| Week 5 results | 25 October | 9.33 | 2 | 2 | 35.8%[42] |
| Week 6 | 31 October | 10.85 | 1 | 1 | 45.9%[43] |
| Week 6 results | 1 November | 10.24 | 2 | 2 | 40.8%[44] |
| Week 7 | 7 November | 10.77 | 2 | 2 | 44.2%[45] |
| Week 7 results | 8 November | 10.87 | 1 | 1 | 43.0%[46] |
| Week 8 | 14 November | 11.71 | 1 | 1 | 45.8%[47] |
| Week 8 results | 15 November | 10.94 | 2 | 2 | 43.5%[48] |
| Week 9 | 21 November | 11.77 | 1 | 1 | 44.7%[49] |
| Week 9 results | 22 November | 11.25 | 2 | 2 | 45.2%[50] |
| Week 10 | 28 November | 11.55 | 1 | 1 | 45.3%[51] |
| Week 10 results | 29 November | 10.92 | 2 | 2 | 43.2%[52] |
| Week 11 | 5 December | 11.93 | 1 | 1 | 45.1%[52] |
| Week 11 results | 6 December | 11.07 | 2 | 2 | 43.0%[53] |
| Week 12 | 12 December | 10.96 | 2 | 2 | 43.1%[54] |
| Week 12 results | 13 December | 11.40 | 1 | 1 | 43.8%[55] |
| Week 13 | 19 December | 12.23 | 2 | 2 | 50.1%[56] |
| Week 13 results | 19 December | 12.47 | 1 | 1 | 48.4%[56] |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2015 | 10.63 | — | — | 42.3% |