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'' returned for its twentieth series with a launch show on 23 September 2022 on BBC One, with live shows beginning the following day on 24 September. The launch show was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 17 September, but was postponed following the

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Tess Daly Helen Elizabeth "Tess" Daly (born 29 March 1969) is an English television presenter and former model. Since 2004, she has co-presented the BBC One dancing competition show '' Strictly Come Dancing''. Early life Helen Elizabeth Daly was born o ...

and

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returned as hosts, while

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and

Janette Manrara Janette Manrara Škorjanec (born November 16, 1983) is an American singer, choreographer and professional dancer, and television presenter. She is best known for her appearances on the US series '' So You Think You Can Dance'' and British dance re ...

returned to host '' Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.'' In May 2022, the BBC announced that

Shirley Ballas Shirley Annette Ballas (née Rich, formerly Stopford; born 6 September 1960) is an English dancer and television personality. She specialises in the International Latin division, where she won several championship titles which earned her the n ...

, Anton Du Beke,

Motsi Mabuse Motshegetsi "Motsi" Mabuse (born 11 April 1981) is a South African dancer who lives in Germany. She is known for appearing on the German dance competition '' Let's Dance'', originally as a professional dancer, and later as a judge on the show, a ...

, and

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would return to the judging panel. It was also confirmed that

Bruno Tonioli Bruno Tonioli (; born 25 November 1955) is a British-Italian television personality, choreographer and dancer. He has judged on the British television talent shows ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2004–2019), ''DanceX'' (2007) and ''Britain's Got Ta ...

, who had been absent from the two previous series due to travel restrictions resulting from the

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, would be permanently leaving the show. In August 2022, the BBC confirmed that the show would return to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the first time since the seventeenth series. It was also announced that there would be a special themed week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the

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, with the couples dancing to "a theme tune from an iconic BBC programme or in tribute to one of the BBC's most loved services".

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presenter Hamza Yassin and

Jowita Przystał Jowita Maria Przystał (born 22 August 1994) is a Polish ballroom dancer. She is known for appearing and winning both ''The Greatest Dancer'' in 2020 and ''Strictly Come Dancing'' in 2022. She has been a professional on ''Strictly Come Dancing'' ...

were announced as the winners on 17 December, while singer-songwriter

Fleur East Fleur East (born 29 October 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, rapper and presenter. East competed on the second series of ''The X Factor'' in 2005 as part of the girl group Addictiv Ladies but was unsuccessful. In 2012, she signed with ...

and Vito Coppola, ''

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'' actress

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and Carlos Gu, and television presenter Helen Skelton and

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were the runners-up.

Professional dancers

On 22 February 2022, it was announced that

Oti Mabuse Otlile "Oti" Mabuse (born 8 August 1990) is a South African talent show judge, presenter, dancer and Latin dance champion currently based in the United Kingdom. She is best known for being a professional dancer on the British television serie ...

was leaving the series after seven years, and on 28 March 2022, that Aljaž Škorjanec was also leaving after nine years. Three days after Škorjanec's departure, the BBC announced that the rest of the current professionals would be returning to the series. In July 2022, the BBC announced that four new professional dancers would be joining the cast: European cup winner Vito Coppola, who was also a professional dancer on the Italian version of the show in 2021; Chinese National Champion Carlos Gu; former Under 21 British National Champion Lauren Oakley; and Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas.

received a celebrity partner for the first time, as did new professionals Vito Coppola and Carlos Gu; while Neil Jones, Cameron Lombard, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, and Michelle Tsiakkas did not receive a partner.

Couples

This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On 4 August 2022, the first two celebrities announced were Will Mellor and

Kym Marsh Kimberley Gail Marsh (previously Ryder, Lomas and Ratcliff; born 13 June 1976) is an English actress, television presenter and singer. In 2001, she won a place in the band Hear'Say as a result of appearing on the reality television series ''Pop ...

. Celebrity contestants continued to be revealed until 13 August 2022, when the full line-up was announced. During the results show on 13 November, after initially being announced as one of the bottom two couples,

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and

Katya Jones Katya Jones (born Ekaterina Andreevna Sokolova; ; 12 May 1989) is a Russians, Russian dancer and choreographer. She is best known for being a professional dancer in the competition show ''Strictly Come Dancing'', which she won in 2017 with her ...

withdrew from the competition due to Adams having sustained a

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injury during their original performance.

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger (). Color key: ;Notes

Average chart

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

Weekly scores

''Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:

, Anton Du Beke''.

Week 1

There was no elimination this week; all scores carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 2

Musical guest:

Robbie Williams Robert Peter Williams (born 13 February 1974) is an English singer and songwriter. He found fame as a member of the pop group Take That from 1990 to 1995, launching a solo career in 1996. His debut studio album, ''Life thru a Lens'', was re ...

— " She's the One" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Horwood: Matt & Nadiya * Mabuse: Matt & Nadiya * Du Beke: Matt & Nadiya * Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kaye & Kai''

Week 3: Movie Week

Musical guest:

Adam Lambert Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is known for his dynamic vocal performances that combine his theatrical training with modern and classic genres. Lambert rose to fame in 2009 after ...

— " Mad About the Boy" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Horwood: Fleur & Vito * Mabuse: Fleur & Vito * Du Beke: Fleur & Vito * Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Richie & Giovanni''

Week 4

Musical guest:

George Ezra George Ezra Barnett (born 7 June 1993) is an English musician. After releasing two EPs, '' Did You Hear the Rain?'' (2013) and '' Cassy O (2014), Ezra rose to prominence with the release of his hit single "Budapest", which reached number one ...

— " Dance All Over Me" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Horwood: Kym & Graziano * Mabuse: Kym & Graziano * Du Beke: Kym & Graziano * Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Kym & Graziano''

Week 5: Celebrating BBC 100 Week

Musical guest:

Becky Hill Rebecca Claire Hill (born 14 February 1994) is an English singer and songwriter. She rose to fame after appearing on the first series of '' The Voice UK'', auditioning with John Legend's " Ordinary People". She joined Jessie J's team and rea ...

— " Crazy What Love Can Do", "

My Heart Goes (La Di Da) "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" is a song by British singer-songwriter Becky Hill and German DJ Topic (DJ), Topic. It was released on 24 August 2021 as the fifth single from Hill's debut studio album ''Only Honest on the Weekend''. The song peaked a ...

" & "

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" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Horwood: Molly & Carlos * Mabuse: Molly & Carlos * Du Beke: Molly & Carlos * Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Molly & Carlos''

Week 6: Halloween Week

Musical guest:

Rina Sawayama is a Japanese and British singer-songwriter, actress and model. Born in Niigata (city), Niigata, Japan, she immigrated to London with her parents at the age of five. In 2017, she Self-publishing, self-released her debut extended play, ''Rina ...

— " This Hell" Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Horwood: Fleur & Vito * Mabuse: Fleur & Vito * Du Beke: Fleur & Vito * Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Fleur & Vito''

Week 7

Musical guest: Luke Evans — "

Bridge over Troubled Water ''Bridge Over Troubled Water'' is the fifth and final studio album by American folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, released on January 26, 1970, by Columbia Records. Following the duo's soundtrack for ''The Graduate'', Art Garfunkel took an acting ...

Week 8

Musical guests:

Sheku Kanneh-Mason Sheku Kanneh-Mason (born 4 April 1999) is a British cellist who won the 2016 BBC Young Musician award. He was the first black musician to win the competition since its launch in 1978. He played at the wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle ...

Zak Abel Zak David Zilesnick (born ), better known professionally as Zak Abel, is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. He has also been an English Cadet national table tennis champion. He's known for several songs, such as "Be Kind", "Unstable" ...

— "Same Boat" After initially being announced as one of the bottom two couples,

and

could not compete in the dance-off due to Adams having sustained a

injury during their original performance. They therefore withdrew from the competition. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Week 9: Blackpool Week

Musical guest:

Sam Ryder Sam Ryder Robinson (born 25 June 1989) is an English singer, songwriter, producer, composer and social media personality. He rose to prominence in 2020, after posting music covers on TikTok, during the COVID-19 lockdown in the United Kingdom, f ...

— "

You're The Voice "You're the Voice" is a song recorded by Australian singer John Farnham released in 1986. It became an immediate hit in Australia as well as several European countries including the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was released as a single in Sept ...

" & "All The Way Over" This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the

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in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Horwood: Molly & Carlos * Mabuse: Molly & Carlos * Du Beke: Tyler & Dianne * Ballas: Molly & Carlos

Week 10

Musical guests:

Joel Corry Joel Corry (born 10 June 1989) is an English DJ, producer and television personality. He came to prominence in 2019 with the release of his single " Sorry", featuring vocals from Hayley May, which reached number six in the UK Singles Chart. In ...

Tom Grennan Thomas Grennan (born 8 June 1995) is an English singer and songwriter from Bedford. Grennan found fame as the guest vocalist on Chase & Status's "All Goes Wrong" in 2016. His debut album, ''Lighting Matches'', was released in July 2018. The a ...

— "

Lionheart (Fearless) "Lionheart (Fearless)" is a song by English DJ and producer Joel Corry and English singer and songwriter Tom Grennan. It was released on 21 October 2022. To coincide with the 2022 FIFA World Cup, a version featuring English football commentat ...

" After

tested positive for

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, she was unable to perform on the live show. Under the rules of the show, she was granted a bye to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save * Horwood: Fleur & Vito * Mabuse: Fleur & Vito * Du Beke: Fleur & Vito * Ballas: ''Did not vote, but would have voted to save Fleur & Vito''

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

Musical guests: The cast of '' The Cher Show'' Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Molly & Carlos *Mabuse: Molly & Carlos *Du Beke: Kym & Graziano *Ballas: Molly & Carlos

Week 12: Semi-final

Musical guest:

Lewis Capaldi Lewis Marc Capaldi (born 7 October 1996) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician. In March 2019, his single "Someone You Loved" (2018) topped the UK Singles Chart where it remained for seven weeks, and in November 2019, it reached number ...

— "Pointless" Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed. ;Judges' votes to save *Horwood: Fleur & Vito *Mabuse: Fleur & Vito *Du Beke: Will & Nancy *Ballas: Fleur & Vito

Week 13: Final

Musical guests:

Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band formed in London in 2007 by lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, drummer Christopher Lloyd Hayden and harp ...

— " My Love" Each couple performed three routines: one chosen by the judges, their showdance routine, and their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week: *Weeks 1–11: One unlearned dance *Week 12 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances *Week 13 (Finals): Judges' choice, showdance & favourite dance of the series

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on

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. All ratings are provided by BARB.

References

External links

* {{Strictly Come Dancing 2022 British television seasons Strictly Come Dancing series