Strictly Come Dancing - Season 20
Season 20
Episodes
Launch Show
It's launch night for the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman are joined by judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse as they welcome 15 celebrities to the Strictly ballroom.
Not to be missed are two incredible performances from our professionals, and we meet four new dancers joining the Strictly family. Multi-award-winning performer John Legend is in the ballroom, and showing our new cast how it's done, reigning champions Rose and Giovanni perform one of their iconic dances from last series.
Who will the new celebrities be paired with, and can they dance? All will be revealed at the launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2022!
Week 1
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the first live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2022. Back with a bang, the series opens with a glittering group routine from our professional dancers and four incredible judges, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Anton Du Beke and Shirley Ballas.
Fifteen celebrities and their Strictly partners have been perfecting their routines in the training room and are hoping to wow our panel and you at home with their first live performance of the series. There is no public vote, but the judges still have their paddles. Their scores tonight will be carried over to next week, when viewers will have their chance to vote for their favourite couple. Get ready to tell your feather step from your fleckerl - Strictly is back!
Week 2
Our 15 new couples return to the Strictly ballroom. They've broken in their dancing shoes and are now performing live to keep their place in the competition. This week, not only do they have to impress the judges but also the viewers at home, as for the first time this series, the public vote will open.
One couple must leave the competition this weekend.
Week 2 Results
The first results show of the series opens with an incredible group number from our professional dancers. Entertaining us all in the ballroom is the legendary Robbie Williams.
Our 15 couples nervously await the results of the first public vote. Tonight, the two lowest scoring couples will go head-to-head in the first dance-off of 2022. The competition has just started, but for one couple it will be the end of their journey. Who will the judges save?
Week 3
It's time to roll out the red carpet as Strictly Come Dancing takes you to the movies. Opening the show, our professional dancers bring Casa Madrigal to the ballroom in an epic Encanto-inspired routine. Our remaining couples take their inspiration from the silver screen, dancing to impress the judges and you at home ahead of our second results show of the series.
Week 3 Results
Movie Week continues, and tonight's result show opens with our professional dancers paying homage to the 2022 smash hit movie Elvis. There is also a very special music performance by Adam Lambert. Two couples will face each other in the Movie Week dance-off. Who will the judges save, and who will leave the competition this weekend?
Week 4
It's week four of the competition, and our remaining couples have well and truly broken in their dancing shoes. Tonight, they dance live for your votes at home, all under the watchful eye of our four judges. Who will impress enough to win a place in next week's BBC Centenary Special?
Week 4 Results
Tonight's results show opens with a beautiful routine from our professional dancers, and George Ezra performs in the Strictly Ballroom. One couple's fate hangs in the balance as your votes at home decide who will be in the bottom two and who has to fight for their place in the competition. Who will stay and who will go through to our BBC100 Special next week? Find out tonight.
Week 5: Celebrating BBC 100
Strictly Come Dancing celebrates 100 years of the BBC. The show opens with an epic group number that sees the Strictly professionals and judges gatecrash some of the biggest BBC flagship shows. Also tonight, for the first time ever, our couples perform to either an iconic BBC theme tune or dance in tribute to one of the BBC's most loved services. It promises to be an unforgettable night of celebration and dance.
Week 5 Results
The BBC 100 celebrations continue on tonight's results show as our professional dancers dance a group number in tribute to the BBC's natural history programming. Becky Hill performs in the ballroom. One couple will leave the competition this weekend – who will make it through to next week's Halloween Special? Tune in to find out.
Week 6: Halloween Special
It's the Strictly Come Dancing Halloween special! Our remaining couples perform fierce and fun routines for all the family to enjoy. Our leaderboard has been hauntingly different every week, and no-one is safe in the competition. Who will make the top spot tonight?
Week 6 Results
Tonight's results show opens with a routine from our Strictly professionals that tells the cautionary tale of Icarus, and there's a music performance by the outstanding Rina Sawayama. The two couples with the lowest combined judges score and viewer vote will have to face each other in the dance-off. Only one couple will return to dance again. Who will the judges trick and treat this Halloween?
Week 7
We are halfway through the series, and the competition is as unpredictable as ever. The couples are back with their brand new routines, hoping to impress the judges and the viewers at home. Our return to Blackpool is on the horizon, so the stakes are high.
Week 7 Results
This week's results show opens with a magnificent Bollywood routine from our Strictly professionals, and there are some special guests and a music performance by Luke Evans. The two couples with the lowest combined judges score and viewer vote face each other in the dance-off, with one unlucky couple leaving the competition.
Week 8
The couples fight to secure a place in next week's Blackpool special.
Week 8 Results
On tonight's results show, our professional dancers mark Remembrance Sunday with a beautiful group number, and the guest music performance is by Sheku and Zak. How will your votes at home change the leaderboard this week? As always, the two couples with the lowest combined judges score and viewer vote will have to face each other in the dance-off. Then it's over to the judges to make the final decision. Who will they take through to Blackpool, and who will they send home?
Week 9: Blackpool Special
After a two-year absence, Strictly Come Dancing returns to the iconic Blackpool Tower Ballroom. The show opens with an incredible routine celebrating all things Blackpool from our judges and professional dancers before our remaining couples take to the most famous sprung floor in the country. Who will steal the limelight?
Week 9 Results
It's back to the Tower for the results show. Our professional dancers show us what Blackpool has meant to them in their poignant opening routine, and the brilliant Sam Ryder performs in the ballroom. At this stage of the competition, no-one wants to go home. Who will the judges save for another week?
Week 10
Strictly Come Dancing is approaching the last leg of the competition, and our couples have to do more than ever to secure their places in next week's Musicals Special quarter-final. For the judges, expectations are high, so it will be another weekend of fantastic ballroom dancing.
Week 10 Results
Tonight's results show opens with another fabulous routine from our professional dancers, and special guests Tom Grennan and Joel Corry perform in the ballroom. Our couples can do no more. How have your votes at home changed Saturday night's leaderboard? With a place in next week's Musicals Special quarter-final up for grabs, the dance-off is not to be missed. Who will the judges save, and who will be your 2022 quarter-finalists?
Week 11: Musicals Special
It's time to take your front row seat for the Musicals Special on Strictly Come Dancing. The show opens with a dance extravaganza performed by our professional dancers alongside West End legends Marisha Wallace, Ivano Turco and Trevor Dion Nicholas. The remaining couples take to the ballroom floor with more incredible routines inspired by the world of musical theatre. Who will steal the limelight? Everyone wants to secure their place in next week's semi-final, so expect showstopping performances and a stellar night of dance.
Week 11 Results
Tonight's results show opens with a fantastic Guys and Dolls routine by our professional dancers and also features a music performance by the stars of The Cher Show. The big question is will your votes at home change the Musicals Week leaderboard? The two couples with the lowest combined score will face each other in the dance-off. Which couples will be your semi-finalists?
Week 12
It is the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing, and tonight our couples perform twice in a bid to make it through to next week's Grand Final. It's the most challenging week for our celebrities as they master two brand new routines, hoping to wow the judges and win your votes at home. Settle in for a wonderful night of dancing - the Glitterball trophy is within touching distance for our remaining couples, and no-one wants to lose their spot in the final.
Week 12 Results
The last results show of the year opens with a fantastic group number from our Strictly professionals featuring our very own Craig Revel Horwood, and there's an incredible music performance by Lewis Capaldi. Your votes at home have never been more important as you are choosing your Strictly Come Dancing 2022 finalists. The two couples with the lowest overall points will go head-to-head in the last dance-off of the series.
The Final
It's the Grand Final of Strictly Come Dancing 2022. After 12 weeks of competition, we have our finalists, and one of them will lift the Glitterball Trophy tonight. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as our remaining couples perform three routines in a bid to be your Strictly Champion. Florence and the Machine are the special guests, and the cast of 2022 will return for one more epic routine. In the final, the judges' scores are for guidance only - the winner lies entirely in the viewers' hands. Who will be crowned Strictly Come Dancing champion 2022?
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