Strictly Come Dancing (series 15)

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Strictly Come Dancing
Series 15
Celebrity winnerJoe McFadden
Professional winnerKatya Jones
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release9 September (2017-09-09) –
16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
Series chronology
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fifteenth series with a launch show on 9 September on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 23 September 2017. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. 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, 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 to previous series, there was no elimination in the final, hence there were three runner-up couples this series. 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 milestone subsequently passed to Bill Bailey, the winner of series 18.[3] Another Strictly record was broken as Alexandra Burke scored the most "10s" in the history of the show with 32 surpassing the record set by Series 7 runner-up Ricky Whittle. This was Brendan Cole's final series as a pro.

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][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 runner-up couple(s)
  indicates the third-place couple
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 12 Brian & Amy 99 5 19.8
11 9 Ruth & Anton 158 8 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[]

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[]

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[]

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.

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"—Steps 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[]

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[]

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)[]

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[]

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]
Live Show 2 30 September 10.79 1 1 44.9%[23]
Results 1 1 October 9.33 2 2 37.2%[24]
Live Show 3 7 October 11.15 1 1 48.0%[25]
Results 2 8 October 9.64 3 3 39.5%[26]
Live Show 4 14 October 11.26 1 1 48.4%[27]
Results 3 15 October 10.10 2 2 41.7%[28]
Live Show 5 21 October 11.49 1 1 49.7%[29]
Results 4 22 October 9.83 2 2 38.9%[30]
Live Show 6 28 October 12.28 2 2 51.0%[31]
Results 5 29 October 10.23 3 3 40.2%[32]
Live Show 7 4 November 11.96 2 2 51.3%[33]
Results 6 5 November 10.63 3 3 44.0%[34]
Live Show 8 11 November 11.74 2 2 48.1%[35]
Results 7 12 November 11.46 3 3 44.3%[36]
Live Show 9 18 November 12.05 2 3 49.0%[37]
Results 8 19 November 11.39 3 4 46.0%[38]
Live Show 10 25 November 11.29 2 =2[a] 44.2%[39]
Results 9 26 November 11.08 3 4 44.0%[40]
Live Show 11 2 December 11.11 2 2 44.5%[41]
Results 10 3 December 10.94 3 3 43.7%[42]
Live Show 12 9 December 11.73 3 3 48.2%[43]
Results 11 10 December 11.76 2 2 46.6%[44]
Live Final 16 December 13.01 1 1 55.9%[45]
Series average 11.14 N/A N/A N/A
Launch Show 9 September 10.60 1 1 44.7%[46]
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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