Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
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| Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Entertainment Show |
| Developer(s) | BBC |
| Starring | Host: Claudia Winkleman |
| Opening theme | Dan McGrath Josh Phillips |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 77 (as of 22 December 2006) |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC Two |
| Picture format | 16:9 |
| Original run | October 25, 2004 – present |
| Links | |
| Official website | |
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two is a British television show, aired on BBC Two and is hosted by Claudia Winkleman. The show is a companion (although it does not show straight after the live performances) of the popular Strictly Come Dancing Latin and ballroom dance show which airs on Saturday nights on the more mainstream BBC One. It broadcasts five episodes a week, Monday to Friday at 6:30 during its parent show's run.
It features exclusive behind the scenes footage of the couples training for the Saturday night showdown and opinions from Celebrities who have been watching the show. The judges and couples occasionally appear on the show. Len Goodman has a weekly spot on the show on Tuesdays entitled "Len's Masterclass".
It Takes Two started to broadcast during the second season of the main show, due to another companion show entitled Strictly Come Dancing: On Three had been favoured for the first season, and was broadcast on a digital BBC channel called BBC Three. The show occasionally has music performed by big names such as Nelly Furtado and Sugababes. There is one exception though, on the third to last episode of Series 3 (21 December 2006), Craig Revel Horwood (judge) and Anton du Beke (professional dancer) performed a song, just before the end titles!
[edit] Ratings
The Show, during the Third Series, had an average viewership of 2.75 Million on BBC Two in its usual spot. During Series Two it had around 2.80 Million per episode according to BARB Ratings, and the highest viewership has been 3.05 Million during Season Two.
[edit] Guests
A number of famous people have appeared on the show demonstrating their enthusiasm for Strictly Come Dancing, including Meat Loaf, Michael Ball, Ronni Ancona.
[edit] See also
- Strictly Come Dancing - The main Saturday show
- The Xtra Factor - a show of a similar format on ITV2
- Dancing with the Stars - the exported version of Strictly Come Dancing
- Dancing on Ice Exclusive - a show with a very similar format on ITV, it's a companion show to Dancing On Ice. And was only brought in as a late replacement for another show.
