Strictly Come Dancing is a British reality television series that premiered on BBC One on May 15, 2004. It was created by Fenia Vardanis, Richard Hopkins, Karen Smith. It stars Bruce Forsyth, Emma Willis, Tess Daly and Shirley Ballas.
A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. Are today's celebrities fleet of foot or do they have two left feet?
Premise
A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. Are today's celebrities fleet of foot or do they have two left feet?
Featured celebrities are:
David Dickinson (with Camilla Dallerup)
Lesley Garrett (with Anton du Beke)
Verona Joseph (with Paul Killick)
Natasha Kaplinsky (with Brendan Cole)
Martin Offiah (with Erin Boag)
Christopher Parker (with Hanna Karttunen)
Claire Sweeney (with John Byrnes)
Jason Wood (with Kylie Jones)
May 15, 2004
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Week 2
May 22, 2004
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Week 3
May 29, 2004
Season 2 preview19 episodes total
Season 2 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Week 1
October 23, 2004
2
Week 1 Results
October 23, 2004
3
Week 2
October 30, 2004
Season 3 preview21 episodes total
Season 3 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Week 1
October 15, 2005
2
Week 1 Results
October 15, 2005
3
Week 2
October 22, 2005
Season 4 preview26 episodes total
Season 4 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Round One
October 7, 2006
2
Round One Results
October 7, 2006
3
Round Two
October 14, 2006
Season 5 preview26 episodes total
Season 5 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Preview
September 29, 2007
2
Round 1
October 6, 2007
3
Round 1 Results
October 7, 2007
Season 6 preview30 episodes total
Season 6 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Preview
September 13, 2008
2
Round 1
September 20, 2008
3
Round 1 Results
September 21, 2008
Season 7 preview20 episodes total
Season 7 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
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Week 1 - Show 1
In the first of two 2-part rounds, 8 of the new contestants must perform one of the ballroom dances. The remaining 8 pairs must perform a mambo in the first group dance of the new season. Alesha Dixon joins the team as a new regular judge.
September 18, 2009
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Week 1 - Show 2
September 19, 2009
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Week 2 - Show 1
This live show sees the second group of eight celebrities competing for the first time with their professional dance partners.
This week they will either take on the Tango or whip up a Waltz to earn your votes and impress judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, Bruno Tonioli and Alesha Dixon.
Find out who's found their dancing feet as Jo Wood, Phil Tufnell, Laila Rouass, Craig Kelly, Richard Dunwoody, Zoe Lucker, Ricky Whittle and Natalie Cassidy step up to the challenge.
Plus, last week's remaining seven couples will be hoping their group Mambo will be memorable for all the right reasons.
September 25, 2009
Season 8 preview27 episodes total
Season 8 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
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Launch show
The Launch Show introduces the 14 new celebrities as they meet their professional partners for the first time. There is also a new set, new dances and three new male dancers. The new partnerships take to the floor for their very first group dance!
September 13, 2010
2
Week 1 - Show 1
In the first live show of the new season, in a brand new set, seven of the contestants (Felicity, Matt, Goldie, Patsy, Scott, Pamela and Paul), and their professional partners perform either a Cha-Cha-Cha or a Waltz. There is no elimination in this first round.
October 2, 2010
3
Week 1 - Show 2
The remaining seven contestants (Jimi, Ann, Gavin, Kara, Michelle, Peter and Tina), and their professional partners take to the dance floor performing either a Cha-Cha-Cha or a Waltz. There is music from special guests Robbie Williams and Gary Barlow.
October 3, 2010
Season 9 preview26 episodes total
Season 9 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Launch Show
It's time for BBC One to slip on its dancing shoes once again, as Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly bring back the sparkle to Saturday nights.
In this special red carpet launch show, 14 brand new stars discover who their professional partners will be for the rest of the competition, plus they all take to the dance floor for the very first time.
There's also a very special performance from the Queen of Country herself, Dolly Parton.
Let ballroom battle commence.
September 12, 2011
2
Week 1 - Show 1
Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present the first part of a two-night Strictly spectacular. Holly Valance, Anita Dobson, Audley Harrison, Dan Lobb, Lulu, Robbie Savage and Russell Grant take to the floor with their professional partners to perform either a waltz or a cha cha cha. There are no phone votes, and no-one will be leaving the competition, but the couples are under pressure to impress the judges, who will still be scoring.
September 30, 2011
3
Week 1 - Show 2
Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present the second part of a Strictly weekend special as Chelsee Healey, Edwina Currie, Harry Judd, Alex Jones, Jason Donovan, Nancy Dell'Olio and Rory Bremner all attempt to wow the judges with their professional partners. Each couple will perform either a cha cha cha or a waltz.
There are no phone votes and no-one will be leaving the competition, but the couples are still under pressure to impress Craig, Len, Alesha and Bruno, who will be scoring. All scores roll over to the second week, when one couple will leave the competition.
October 1, 2011
Season 10 preview25 episodes total
Season 10 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Premiere
In this red carpet premiere show, 14 brand new stars discover which professional dancer they will be paired with, and they all take to the dance floor for the very first time. Will it be ballroom bliss, or dance floor disaster?
September 15, 2012
2
Week 1 - Show 1
Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly are your hosts for a two-night Strictly spectacular. In this live show, six of our sizzling celebrities take to the floor with their professional partners to perform either a waltz or a cha cha cha. The couples face judges Craig, Darcey, Len and Bruno for the first time, but they have two chances to impress you before someone leaves the competition next week. In Saturday's show, you can see how the remaining eight couples get on in the spotlight.
October 5, 2012
3
Week 1 - Show 2
Join Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly for the second part of our Strictly weekend special as the remaining eight celebrities all attempt to wow the judges with their professional partners. Each couple performs either a cha cha cha or a waltz. The couples face judges Craig, Darcey, Len and Bruno for the first time, but they have two weeks to impress you before someone leaves the competition next week, with all scores rolling over to the next show.
October 6, 2012
Season 11 preview31 episodes total
Season 11 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Red Carpet Exclusive
September 4, 2013
2
Episode 2
Put your dancing shoes on; Strictly is back! Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly bring back the glitz and glamour to your Saturday nights.
The red carpet is rolled out to greet our 15 stars, before the nail-biting moment when they discover who their professional dance partner will be. They then all take to the dance floor to perform together for the very first time. Will it be ballroom bliss, or murder on the dance floor? Plus music performances from Rod Stewart and Jessie J, who performs her new single.
Let the dancing commence.
September 7, 2013
3
Week 1 - Show 1
Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present the first night in a live Strictly Come Dancing double bill, as six couples take to the dance floor for the very first time.
There is no public vote this week, but the couples still have to impress the Strictly judges, whose scores will be carried through to next week. Will it be murder on the dancefloor, or will all those hours in the training room pay off? Whose nerves will get the better of them, and who will be cha cha cha-ing their way to the top of the leader board?
Let's start dancing!
September 27, 2013
Season 12 preview31 episodes total
Season 12 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Strictly Red Carpet
September 3, 2014
2
The Launch Show
September 7, 2014
3
Week 1 - Show 1
September 26, 2014
Season 13 preview33 episodes total
Season 13 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Strictly Red Carpet
September 2, 2015
2
Launch
Put your dancing shoes on, Strictly is back! It's glitz and glamour all the way as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman launch the new series. Get on board the Strictly express as the journey begins for 15 new stars, including the nail-biting moment when they discover who their dancing partners are.
The couples then take to the dance floor to perform together for the very first time in their much-anticipated inaugural group routine. Will it be ballroom bliss or murder on the dance floor?
Plus, music performances from soul star Gregory Porter and singing sensation Jess Glynne.
September 5, 2015
3
Strictly First Steps (1)
September 17, 2015
Season 14 preview29 episodes total
Season 14 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Meet the Celebrities
August 31, 2016
2
Launch
September 3, 2016
3
First Steps
September 17, 2016
Season 15 preview28 episodes total
Season 15 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Meet the Celebrities
August 31, 2017
2
Launch Show
September 9, 2017
3
First Steps
September 19, 2017
Season 16 preview27 episodes total
Season 16 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Meet the Celebrities
August 29, 2018
2
Launch
September 8, 2018
3
Week 1
September 22, 2018
Season 17 preview27 episodes total
Season 17 episode preview
Episode
Title
Air date
1
Meet the Celebrities
August 29, 2019
2
Launch
Strictly is back with a new line-up of celebrities and a new judge, Motsi, joining Craig, Bruno and Shirley. Kylie Minogue, Mark Ronson and Yebba perform in the studio.
September 7, 2019
3
Week 1
Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present the first live episode of the year. The 15 couples perform, hoping to impress judges Motsi Mabuse, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Shirley Ballas.