Strictly Come Dancing (series 6)

Strictly Come Dancing (Series 6)
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 15
Broadcast
Original channel BBC One
Original run 20 September 2008 – 20 December 2008
Additional information
Celebrity winner Tom Chambers
Professional winner Camilla Dallerup

The sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 20 September 2008. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as co-presenters of the main show on BBC One, whilst Claudia Winkleman returned to present spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges.[1]

The show featured 16 celebrities (two more than the previous series) who were paired with 16 professional dancers. The new professionals were Brian Fortuna and Hayley Holt, who had previously appeared in the American and New Zealand versions of the show respectively,[2] and Russian dancer Kristina Rihanoff, who had taken part in the Dancing with the Stars tour. Nicole Cutler was the only professional from the previous series not to return.[1]

Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup were crowned the winners on 20 December 2008.

This was the last series to feature Phillips on the judging panel, as she was controversially replaced by series 5 winner Alesha Dixon for the seventh series.

Format

Further information: Strictly Come Dancing#Format

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten (with four judges giving a maximum score of forty). 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 will 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 Goodman (as head judge) having the last and casting vote.[3]

However, the situation was different on 13 December 2008, the semi final, when it was announced in the live results show that all three remaining couples would be going through to the final, regardless of the judges' scores and the public vote. This was due to a tie at the top of the leaderboard, which made it mathematically impossible for Tom Chambers and Camilla Dallerup to avoid the dance-off. Despite this, viewers were encouraged to vote, although the problem was noticed by the start of the results show, which was shortened by 10 minutes. All phone votes cast were carried on to the following Saturday, the final.[4][5]

Couples

This year there were 16 couples: 8 male celebrities and 8 female celebrities.

Celebrity Known for Professional partner Status
Phil Daniels Former EastEnders actor Flavia Cacace Eliminated 1st
on 21 September 2008
Gillian Taylforth Former EastEnders actress Anton du Beke Eliminated 2nd
on 28 September 2008
Gary Rhodes Celebrity chef Karen Hardy Eliminated 3rd
on 5 October 2008
Jessie Wallace EastEnders actress Darren Bennett Eliminated 4th
on 12 October 2008
Don Warrington Rising Damp actor Lilia Kopylova Eliminated 5th
on 19 October 2008
Mark Foster Former Olympic swimmer Hayley Holt Eliminated 6th
on 26 October 2008
Andrew Castle GMTV presenter & former tennis player Ola Jordan Eliminated 7th
on 2 November 2008
Heather Small M People lead singer Brian Fortuna Eliminated 8th
on 9 November 2008
Cherie Lunghi Stage & screen actress James Jordan Eliminated 9th
on 16 November 2008
John Sergeant Former chief political correspondent Kristina Rihanoff Withdrew
on 23 November 2008
Jodie Kidd Fashion model Ian Waite Eliminated 10th
on 23 November 2008
Christine Bleakley The One Show presenter Matthew Cutler Eliminated 11th
on 30 November 2008
Austin Healey Former rugby player Erin Boag Eliminated 12th
on 7 December 2008
Lisa Snowdon Television & radio presenter Brendan Cole Third Place
on 20 December 2008
Rachel Stevens Former S Club 7 singer Vincent Simone Second Place
on 20 December 2008
Tom Chambers Holby City actor Camilla Dallerup Winners
on 20 December 2008

Scoring chart

Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Tom & Camilla
1 28 33 35 32 34 36 35 36 35+35=70 39+34=73 33+34=67 35+38=73
Rachel & Vincent
2 31 33 30 32 32 35 39 40 39+32=71 39+37=76 39+36=75 40+39=79
Lisa & Brendan
3 22 32 35 29 35 36 30 35 39+37=76 39+33=72 35+40=75 40+40=80
Austin & Erin
4 32 34 32 34 36 29 38 35 36+38=74 34+36=70  
Christine & Matthew
5 27 26 30 22 29 31 34 27 28+30=58  
Jodie & Ian
6 25 22 30 26 31 23 33 30  
John & Kristina
7 22 22 16 21 20 12 25  
Cherie & James
8 33 35 34 31 26 36 32  
Heather & Brian
9 26 23 23 27 23 27  
Andrew & Ola
10 23 22 17 24 21  
Mark & Hayley
11 22 24 17 16  
Don & Lilia
12 19 30 25  
Jessie & Darren
13 20 19  
Gary & Karen
14 17 18  
Gillian & Anton
15 22  
Phil & Flavia
16 20  
     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
     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

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
1 2 Rachel & Vincent 573 16 35.8
2 3 Lisa & Brendan 557 16 34.8
3 1 Tom & Camilla 552 16 34.5
3 4 Austin & Erin 414 12 34.5
5 8 Cherie & James 227 7 32.4
6 5 Christine & Matthew 284 10 28.4
7 6 Jodie & Ian 220 8 27.5
8 9 Heather & Brian 149 6 24.8
9 12 Don & Lilia 74 3 24.7
10 15 Gillian & Anton 22 1 22.0
11 10 Andrew & Ola 107 5 21.4
12 16 Phil & Flavia 20 1 20.0
13 11 Mark & Hayley 79 4 19.8
14 7 John & Kristina 138 7 19.7
15 13 Jessie & Darren 39 2 19.5
16 14 Gary & Karen 35 2 17.5

Highest and lowest scoring performances

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are as follows:

Dance Celebrity Highest score Celebrity Lowest score
American Smooth Rachel Stevens 36 Andrew Castle 17
Argentine Tango Rachel Stevens 39 Tom Chambers 34
Cha Cha Cha Lisa Snowdon 40 John Sergeant 12
Foxtrot Rachel Stevens
Lisa Snowdon
40 John Sergeant 20
Jive Austin Healey 34 Gary Rhodes 18
Paso doble Austin Healey 38 Mark Foster 16
Quickstep Lisa Snowdon 40 Jessie Wallace 19
Rumba Rachel Stevens 39 Jodie Kidd 22
Salsa Tom Chambers 38 Jessie Wallace 20
Samba Tom Chambers 35 John Sergeant 16
Tango Rachel Stevens 39 Andrew Castle
John Sergeant
22
Viennese Waltz Lisa Snowdon 36 Andrew Castle 24
Waltz Rachel Stevens
Lisa Snowdon
39 Phil Daniels 20

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, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1

Musical guest: Bette Midler—"Wind Beneath My Wings"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Tom & Camilla 28 (6,7,8,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Nowhere to Run"—Martha and the Vandellas Safe
Phil & Flavia 20 (4,5,6,5) Waltz "I Have Nothing"—Whitney Houston Eliminated
Don & Lilia 19 (3,5,6,5) Cha-Cha-Cha "Let's Groove"—Earth, Wind & Fire Bottom two
Austin & Erin 32 (7,8,9,8) Waltz "The Rainbow Connection"—Sarah McLachlan Safe
Mark & Hayley 22 (3,6,7,6) Waltz "Tennessee Waltz"—Patti Page Safe
Gary & Karen 17 (1,5,6,5) Cha-Cha-Cha "Hippy Hippy Shake"—The Swinging Blue Jeans Safe
John & Kristina 22 (5,5,6,6) Waltz "Come Away with Me"—Norah Jones Safe
Andrew & Ola 23 (4,6,7,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Mercy"—Duffy Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 2

Musical guest: Sugababes—"Girls"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Jessie & Darren 20 (4,4,6,6) Salsa "Hey Mambo"—Barry Manilow Safe
Christine & Matthew 27 (6,6,8,7) Foxtrot "The Way You Look Tonight"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Lisa & Brendan 22 (5,5,6,6) Salsa "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You"—Gloria Estefan Safe
Jodie & Ian 25 (5,6,7,7) Foxtrot "I've Got the World on a String"—Frank Sinatra Bottom two
Heather & Brian 26 (5,6,8,7) Salsa "La Banda"—Willie Colón Safe
Gillian & Anton 22 (4,5,7,6) Foxtrot "Razzle Dazzle"—Richard Gere Eliminated
Rachel & Vincent 31 (7,8,8,8) Salsa "Can't Buy Me Love"—The Beatles Safe
Cherie & James 33 (8,8,9,8) Foxtrot "Sweet About Me"—Gabriella Cilmi Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 3

Musical guest: Andrea Bocelli—"Canto della Terra"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Austin & Erin 34 (8,8,9,9) Jive "You Can't Stop the Beat"—from Hairspray Safe
Mark & Hayley 24 (5,5,7,7) Tango "Tanguera"—Sexteto Mayor Bottom two
Gary & Karen 18 (3,4,6,5) Jive "Lipstick, Powder and Paint"—Shakin' Stevens Eliminated
John & Kristina 22 (3,6,6,7) Tango "Boulevard of Broken Dreams"—Tony Bennett Safe
Andrew & Ola 22 (4,6,7,5) Tango "20th Century Boy"—T. Rex Safe
Tom & Camilla 33 (7,8,9,9) Jive "Black and Gold"—Sam Sparro Safe
Don & Lilia 30 (7,7,8,8) Tango "Whatever Lola Wants"—Gotan Project Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 4

Musical guest: Simply Red—"Something Got Me Started"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Christine & Matthew 26 (6,6,7,7) Quickstep "She's So Lovely"—Scouting for Girls Safe
Jodie & Ian 22 (4,6,6,6) Rumba "I Just Can't Stop Loving You"—Michael Jackson Safe
Heather & Brian 23 (6,5,6,6) Quickstep "Old Man Time"—Jimmy Durante Bottom two
Cherie & James 35 (9,9,8,9) Rumba "Songbird"—Eva Cassidy Safe
Jessie & Darren 19 (3,5,5,6) Quickstep "Help!"—The Beatles Eliminated
Lisa & Brendan 32 (8,8,8,8) Rumba "Suddenly"—Billy Ocean Safe
Rachel & Vincent 33 (8,8,9,8) Quickstep "Little Green Bag"—George Baker Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 5

Musical guests: Alesha Dixon—"The Boy Does Nothing"; Katherine Jenkins and Darcey Bussell—"Viva Tonight"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Rachel & Vincent 30 (7,7,8,8) Samba "Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira Safe
Lisa & Brendan 35 (8,9,9,9) American Smooth "It Happened In Monterey"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Heather & Brian 23 (4,6,6,7) Samba "Lola, Lola"—Andy Fortuna Bottom two
Cherie & James 34 (7,9,9,9) American Smooth "Layla"—Eric Clapton Safe
Mark & Hayley 17 (3,4,5,5) Samba "Spice Up Your Life"—Spice Girls Safe
Don & Lilia 25 (6,6,7,6) American Smooth "Can't Smile Without You"—Barry Manilow Eliminated
Austin & Erin 32 (8,8,8,8) Samba "Move Your Feet"—Junior Senior Safe
Andrew & Ola 17 (3,4,5,5) American Smooth "You Know I'm No Good"—Amy Winehouse Safe
Christine & Matthew 30 (7,7,8,8) Samba "Baila, Baila Conmigo"—Rubén Gómez Safe
Jodie & Ian 30 (7,7,8,8) American Smooth "Witchcraft"—Frank Sinatra Safe
John & Kristina 16 (2,4,5,5) Samba "Papa Loves Mambo"—Perry Como Safe
Tom & Camilla 35 (8,9,9,9) American Smooth "Chicago (That Toddlin' Town)"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 6

Musical guests: Enrique Iglesias—"Hero"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Lisa & Brendan 29 (7,7,8,7) Paso Doble "Eye of the Tiger"—Survivor Safe
Andrew & Ola 24 (5,6,7,6) Viennese Waltz "Annie's Song"—John Denver Bottom two
Christine & Matthew 22 (3,6,7,6) Paso Doble "Fighter"—Christina Aguilera Safe
Austin & Erin 34 (8,8,9,9) Viennese Waltz "Send in the Clowns"—Stephen Sondheim and Glynis Johns Safe
Cherie & James 31 (7,8,8,8) Paso Doble "Amparito Roca"—Jaime Teixidor Safe
Heather & Brian 27 (5,7,7,8) Viennese Waltz "Vision of Love"—Mariah Carey Safe
Mark & Hayley 16 (2,4,5,5) Paso Doble "Since U Been Gone"—Kelly Clarkson Eliminated
Tom & Camilla 32 (7,9,7,9) Viennese Waltz "Can't Help Falling in Love"—Elvis Presley Safe
John & Kristina 21 (3,6,6,6) Paso Doble "Concierto de Aranjuez"—Joaquin Rodrigo Safe
Rachel & Vincent 32 (8,8,8,8) Viennese Waltz "Everybody Hurts"—R.E.M. Safe
Jodie & Ian 26 (6,6,7,7) Paso Doble "Song 2"—Blur Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 7

Musical guest: Stereophonics—"Handbags and Gladrags"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Austin & Erin 36 (8,9,10,9) Quickstep "S'Wonderful"—George Gershwin Safe
Heather & Brian 23 (5,5,7,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "American Boy"—Estelle Bottom two
Jodie & Ian 31 (7,8,8,8) Waltz "Sandy's Song"—Dolly Parton Safe
Andrew & Ola 21 (4,5,7,5) Samba "Ain't It Funny"—Jennifer Lopez Eliminated
Lisa & Brendan 35 (8,9,9,9) Tango "La Cumparsita"—Gerardo Matos Rodríguez Safe
Cherie & James 26 (6,6,7,7) Salsa "Oye Mi Canto (Hear My Voice)"—Gloria Estefan Safe
John & Kristina 20 (3,5,6,6) Foxtrot "I Wanna Be Loved by You"—Marilyn Monroe Safe
Tom & Camilla 34 (8,9,8,9) Paso Doble "(I Just) Died In Your Arms"—Cutting Crew Safe
Christine & Matthew 29 (7,7,8,7) American Smooth "Singin' in the Rain"—from Singin' in the Rain Safe
Rachel & Vincent 32 (7,8,8,9) Jive "Sweet Soul Music"—Arthur Conley Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 8

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Tom & Camilla 36 (9,9,9,9) Quickstep "Town Called Malice"—The Jam Safe
Jodie & Ian 23 (3,6,7,7) Samba "Help Yourself"—Tom Jones Safe
Heather & Brian 27 (6,7,7,7) Tango "Rebel Rebel"—David Bowie Eliminated
Austin & Erin 29 (5,8,8,8) Rumba "When You Tell Me That You Love Me"—Diana Ross Safe
Cherie & James 36 (9,9,9,9) Waltz "I Wonder Why"—Curtis Stigers Safe
Christine & Matthew 31 (7,8,8,8) Jive "Jailhouse Rock"—Elvis Presley Safe
Rachel & Vincent 35 (8,9,9,9) American Smooth "I Got a Woman"—Ray Charles Bottom Two
John & Kristina 12 (1,3,4,4) Cha Cha Cha "Twist and Shout"—The Beatles Safe
Lisa & Brendan 36 (9,9,9,9) Viennese Waltz "Bed of Roses"—Bon Jovi Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 9

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Jodie & Ian 33 (7,8,9,9) Quickstep "Mr. Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo Daddy Safe
Lisa & Brendan 30 (6,7,9,8) Samba "Rock the Boat"—The Hues Corporation Bottom two
Christine & Matthew 34 (8,8,9,9) Waltz "See the Day"—Girls Aloud Safe
Cherie & James 32 (7,8,8,9) Cha Cha Cha "Play That Funky Music"—Wild Cherry Eliminated
Austin & Erin 38 (9,9,10,10) Tango "Libertango"—Ástor Piazzolla Safe
Rachel & Vincent 39 (9,10,10,10) Rumba "You Do Something To Me"—Paul Weller Safe
John & Kristina 25 (5,6,7,7) American Smooth "True Love Ways"—Buddy Holly Safe
Tom & Camilla 35 (8,9,9,9) Salsa "Pa Gonza Con Fruko"—Fruko y sus Tesos Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 10

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Lisa & Brendan 35 (8,9,9,9) Quickstep "Yes"—Merry Clayton Bottom two
Christine & Matthew 27 (6,6,8,7) Cha Cha Cha "I Like It Like That"—Pete Rodriguez Safe
Jodie & Ian 30 (7,7,8,8) Jive "Great Balls of Fire"—Jerry Lee Lewis Eliminated
Tom & Camilla 36 (9,9,9,9) Tango "Please Mr. Brown"—Alma Cogan Safe
Rachel & Vincent 40 (10,10,10,10) Foxtrot "Close to You"—Matt Monro Safe
Austin & Erin 35 (8,9,9,9) Cha Cha Cha "It's Raining Men"—The Weather Girls Safe
John & Kristina* Not scored Waltz "Come Away with Me"—Norah Jones N/A

*John & Kristina withdrew from the show earlier in the week, and therefore only appeared on the show to say farewell.

Judges' votes to save

Week 11

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Rachel & Vincent 39 (9,10,10,10) Waltz "Angel"—Sarah McLachlan Bottom two
32 (7,8,8,9) Paso Doble "The Final Countdown"—Europe
Lisa & Brendan 39 (9,10,10,10) Foxtrot "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"—Nat King Cole Safe
37 (9,9,9,10) Cha-Cha-Cha "Tears Dry on Their Own"—Amy Winehouse
Christine & Matthew 28 (6,7,8,7) Tango "Addicted to Love"—Robert Palmer Eliminated
30 (7,7,8,8) Salsa "Cosmic Girl"—Jamiroquai
Austin & Erin 36 (8,9,9,10) Foxtrot "L-O-V-E"—Nat King Cole Safe
38 (10,10,8,10) Paso Doble "España Cañí"—Pascual Marquina Narro
Tom & Camilla 35 (7,9,10,9) Waltz "Moon River"—Audrey Hepburn Safe
35 (8,9,9,9) Samba "Mr. Melody"—Natalie Cole
Judges' votes to save

Week 12

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Austin & Erin 34 (8,8,9,9) American Smooth "The Best Is Yet to Come"—Frank Sinatra Eliminated
36 (8,9,10,9) Salsa "Johnny's Mambo"—from Dirty Dancing
Lisa & Brendan 39 (9,10,10,10) Waltz "He Was Beautiful"—Shirley Bassey Bottom two
33 (8,8,8,9) Jive "Crocodile Rock"—Elton John
Tom & Camilla 39 (9,10,10,10) Foxtrot "Here You Come Again"—Dolly Parton Safe
34 (9,9,8,8) Rumba "You Needed Me"—Boyzone
Rachel & Vincent 39 (9,10,10,10) Tango "Here Comes the Rain Again"—Eurythmics Safe
37 (9,9,9,10) Cha-Cha-Cha "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"—Stevie Wonder
Judges' votes to save

Week 13

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Lisa & Brendan 35 (8,8,10,9) Argentine Tango "Infiltrado"—Bajofondo Safe
40 (10,10,10,10) Quickstep "Dancing in the Dark"—Frank Sinatra
Tom & Camilla 33 (8,8,9,8) Jive "Waterloo"—ABBA Safe
34 (8,8,9,9) Argentine Tango "Por una Cabeza"—Carlos Gardel
Rachel & Vincent 39 (9,10,10,10) Argentine Tango "When Doves Cry"—Prince Safe
36 (9,9,8,10) American Smooth "Mandy"—Barry Manilow

Week 14: The Final

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Rachel & Vincent 40 (10,10,10,10) Foxtrot "Close to You"—Matt Monro Runner-up
39 (9,10,10,10) Rumba "You Do Something To Me"—Paul Weller
Not scored Showdance "Flashdance... What a Feeling"—Irene Cara
Tom & Camilla 35 (8,9,9,9) Foxtrot "Here You Come Again"—Dolly Parton Winner
38 (9,10,10,9) Salsa "Pa Gonza Con Fruko"—Fruko y sus Tesos
Not scored Showdance "If My Friends Could See Me Now"—from Sweet Charity
Lisa & Brendan 40 (10,10,10,10) Foxtrot "Walkin' My Baby Back Home"—Nat King Cole Third place
40 (10,10,10,10) Cha-Cha-Cha "Tears Dry on Their Own"—Amy Winehouse
Not scored Showdance "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)"—Meat Loaf

Dance chart

     Highest scoring dance
     Lowest scoring dance
Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Tom & Camilla Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Jive Group Rueda American Smooth Viennese Waltz Paso Doble Quickstep Salsa Tango Waltz Samba Foxtrot Rumba Jive Argentine Tango Foxtrot Salsa
Rachel & Vincent Group Cha-Cha-Cha Salsa Group Swing Quickstep Samba Viennese Waltz Jive American Smooth Rumba Foxtrot Waltz Paso Doble Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Argentine Tango American Smooth Foxtrot Rumba
Lisa & Brendan Group Cha-Cha-Cha Salsa Group Swing Rumba American Smooth Paso Doble Tango Viennese Waltz Samba Quickstep Foxtrot Cha-Cha-Cha Waltz Jive Argentine Tango Quickstep Foxtrot Cha-Cha-Cha
Austin & Erin Waltz Group Merengue Jive Group Rueda Samba Viennese Waltz Quickstep Rumba Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Paso Doble American Smooth Salsa
Christine & Matthew Group Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Group Swing Quickstep Samba Paso Doble American Smooth Jive Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Tango Salsa
Jodie & Ian Group Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Group Swing Rumba American Smooth Paso Doble Waltz Samba Quickstep Jive
John & Kristina Waltz Group Merengue Tango Group Rueda Samba Paso Doble Foxtrot Cha-Cha-Cha American Smooth Farewell Waltz
Cherie & James Group Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot Group Swing Rumba American Smooth Paso Doble Salsa Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha
Heather & Brian Group Cha-Cha-Cha Salsa Group Swing Quickstep Samba Viennese Waltz Cha-Ch- Cha Tango
Andrew & Ola Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Tango Group Rueda American Smooth Viennese Waltz Samba
Mark & Hayley Waltz Group Merengue Tango Group Rueda Samba Paso Doble
Don & Lilia Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Tango Group Rueda American Smooth
Jessie & Darren Group Cha-Cha-Cha Salsa Group Swing Quickstep
Gary & Karen Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Jive
Gillian & Anton Group Cha-Cha-Cha Foxtrot
Phil & Flavia Waltz

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All numbers are in millions and provided by BARB. Series average excludes the launch show.

Episode Date Official rating
(millions)
Weekly rank for BBC One Weekly rank for all UK TV
Launch show 13 September 6.22 6 14
Live show 1 20 September 8.48 3 7
Results 1 21 September 8.61 2 5
Live show 2 27 September 9.02 2 5
Results 2 28 September 8.44 3 8
Live show 3 4 October 9.66 1 5
Results 3 5 October 8.60 3 9
Live show 4 11 October 7.79 4 12
Results 4 12 October 7.68 5 13
Live show 5 18 October 8.99 3 10
Results 5 19 October 9.32 2 8
Live show 6 25 October 9.75 2 5
Results 6 26 October 9.95 1 4
Live show 7 1 November 9.79 1 5
Results 7 2 November 8.79 5 13
Live show 8 8 November 10.04 1 4
Results 8 9 November 8.98 4 11
Live show 9 15 November 10.03 3 5
Results 9 16 November 9.76 5 9
Live show 10 22 November 10.75 1 2
Results 10 23 November 10.51 2 5
Live show 11 29 November 10.51 1 3
Results 11 30 November 9.95 2 7
Live show 12 6 December 9.75 1 6
Results 12 7 December 9.68 2 7
Live show 13 13 December 10.37 1 3
Results 13 14 December 9.58 4 8
Live final 20 December 12.97 1 1
Live final results 20 December 12.03 2 2

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