# Strictly Come Dancing series 17

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its seventeenth series with a launch show on 7 September 2019 on BBC One, and the live shows beginning on 21 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two alongside new addition Rylan Clark.
Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel. After seven years, Darcey Bussell did not return to the series. Motsi Mabuse, elder sister of professional dancer Oti Mabuse, was announced as Bussell's replacement on 22 July. On 19 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro returned as a guest judge.
Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse were announced as the winners on 14 December, while EastEnders actress Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke, and CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden were the runners-up.

## Format

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. 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 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 Shirley Ballas, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.

## Professional dancers

On 1 March 2019, it was announced that Pasha Kovalev would be leaving the show after eight years as a professional dancer. On 30 July 2019, Nancy Xu was revealed to have been added to the cast of professionals. On 21 August 2019, it was confirmed that both Gorka Márquez and Graziano Di Prima would not have celebrity partners, a change from the previous series; in their place, the three professionals who did not have celebrity partners in series 16 - Neil Jones, Johannes Radebe, and Luba Mushtuk - were all given one for the first time.

## Couples

This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On 31 July 2019, the first three celebrities were announced: Emma Barton, David James, and Chris Ramsey. Celebrity reveals continued throughout the next week until the full line-up was revealed on 7 August 2019. Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing was originally announced as a contestant, but on 5 September 2019, it was announced that he had withdrawn from the show due to a foot injury. He was replaced by former Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher on 7 September 2019.
Due to a knee injury sustained when he landed after jumping from a raised platform during studio rehearsals, Will Bayley was unable to perform on 26 October in the live episode. The injury was such that, on 30 October, he withdrew from the competition.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| James Cracknell | Olympic rower | Luba Mushtuk | Eliminated 1st on 29 September 2019 |
| Anneka Rice | Television & radio presenter | Kevin Clifton | Eliminated 2nd on 6 October 2019 |
| Dev Griffin | BBC Radio 1 presenter | Dianne Buswell | Eliminated 3rd on 13 October 2019 |
| David James | England goalkeeper | Nadiya Bychkova | Eliminated 4th on 20 October 2019 |
| Catherine Tyldesley | Coronation Street actress | Johannes Radebe | Eliminated 5th on 27 October 2019 |
| Will Bayley | Paralympic table tennis player | Janette Manrara | Withdrew on 30 October 2019 |
| Emma Weymouth | Fashion model & socialite | Aljaž Škorjanec | Eliminated 6th on 3 November 2019 |
| Mike Bushell | BBC Breakfast sports presenter | Katya Jones | Eliminated 7th on 10 November 2019 |
| Michelle Visage | RuPaul's Drag Race judge & singer | Giovanni Pernice | Eliminated 8th on 17 November 2019 |
| Saffron Barker | YouTube personality | AJ Pritchard | Eliminated 9th on 24 November 2019 |
| Alex Scott | England footballer | Neil Jones Kevin Clifton (Weeks 6–7) | Eliminated 10th on 1 December 2019 |
| Chris Ramsey | Stand-up comedian | Karen Hauer | Eliminated 11th on 8 December 2019 |
| Emma Barton | EastEnders actress | Anton Du Beke | Runners-up on 14 December 2019 |
| Karim Zeroual | CBBC presenter & actor | Amy Dowden | Runners-up on 14 December 2019 |
| Kelvin Fletcher | Emmerdale actor & racing driver | Oti Mabuse | Winners on 14 December 2019 |

## Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).
Color key:
Strictly Come Dancing (series 17) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Kelvin & Oti | 1st | 32† | 28 | 60 | 38† | 36 | 33 | 36 | 34 | 35 | 39† | 38† | 39 | 40+37=77† | 39+40+39=118 |
| Emma B. & Anton | 2nd | 23 | 24 | 47 | 27 | 35 | 26 | 28 | 22‡ | 33 | 37 | 29 | 39 | 31+36=67 | 39+38+39=116‡ |
| Karim & Amy | 2nd | 31 | 32† | 63† | 26 | 38† | 36 | 29 | 39† | 30 | 39† | 38† | 40† | 36+38=74 | 40+39+40=119† |
| Chris & Karen | 4th | 13 | 26 | 39 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 23‡ | 34 | 26 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 26+28=54‡ | |
| Alex & Neil | 5th | 21 | 22 | 43 | 23 | 23‡ | 33 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 26‡ | 27‡ | | |
| Saffron & AJ | 6th | 27 | 23 | 50 | 28 | 33 | 38† | 33 | 27 | 39† | 35 | 26‡ | | | |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 7th | 30 | 32† | 62 | 35 | 31 | 29 | 39† | 34 | 36 | 32‡ | | | | |
| Mike & Katya | 8th | 22 | 14 | 36 | 18 | 32 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 25‡ | | | | | |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 9th | 19 | 22 | 41 | 28 | 28 | 36 | 30 | 26 | | | | | | |
| Will & Janette | 10th | 26 | 24 | 50 | 23 | 24 | 32 | | | | | | | | |
| Catherine & Johannes | 11th | 20 | 19 | 39 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 24 | | | | | | | |
| David & Nadiya | 12th | 17 | 10‡ | 27 | 16 | 28 | 16‡ | | | | | | | | |
| Dev & Dianne | 13th | 30 | 27 | 57 | 36 | 27 | | | | | | | | | |
| Anneka & Kevin | 14th | 14 | 19 | 33 | 11‡ | | | | | | | | | | |
| James & Luba | 15th | 11‡ | 13 | 24‡ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* 1 2 This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This couple was eliminated.
* ↑ This couple was excused from competition due to illness or injury, and was granted a bye to the following week.
* ↑ This couple withdrew from the competition.

## Weekly scores

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, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

### Week 1

There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Alex & Neil | 21 (5, 5, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "I Get a Kick Out of You" — Frank Sinatra |
| Chris & Karen | 13 (3, 4, 3, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Juice" — Lizzo |
| Catherine & Johannes | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Viennese waltz | "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher |
| Saffron & AJ | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Lips Are Movin" — Meghan Trainor |
| Mike & Katya | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Jive | "Do You Love Me" — The Contours |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 19 (5, 5, 4, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "She's a Lady" — Tom Jones |
| James & Luba | 11 (2, 3, 3, 3) | Tango | "Gold" — Spandau Ballet |
| Kelvin & Oti | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" — Celia Cruz |
| David & Nadiya | 17 (3, 4, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Three Lions" — Baddiel, Skinner & The Lightning Seeds |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "So Emotional" — Whitney Houston |
| Dev & Dianne | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Build Me Up Buttercup" — The Foundations |
| Anneka & Kevin | 14 (3, 4, 3, 4) | Cha-cha-cha | "Gloria" — Laura Branigan |
| Will & Janette | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini |
| Karim & Amy | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "If I Can't Have You" — Shawn Mendes |
| Emma B. & Anton | 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) | Jive | "Honey, Honey" — ABBA |

### Week 2

Musical guest: Lewis Capaldi — "Someone You Loved"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Saffron & AJ | 23 (5, 5, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "One Touch" — Jess Glynne & Jax Jones | Safe |
| Anneka & Kevin | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Waltz | "Run to You" — Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Dev & Dianne | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Dance with Me Tonight" — Olly Murs | Safe |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Sucker" — Jonas Brothers | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Charleston | "Out of Our Heads" — Take That | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Sunshine of Your Love" — Ella Fitzgerald & Tommy Flanagan | Safe |
| James & Luba | 13 (3, 3, 3, 4) | Jive | "Tutti Frutti" — Little Richard | Eliminated |
| Catherine & Johannes | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Samba | "Let the Groove Get In" — Justin Timberlake | Safe |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "That's Amore" — Dean Martin | Safe |
| David & Nadiya | 10 (2, 3, 2, 3) | Paso doble | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | Bottom two |
| Karim & Amy | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "The Way You Look Tonight" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Mike & Katya | 14 (3, 4, 3, 4) | American Smooth | "Rhinestone Cowboy" — Glen Campbell | Safe |
| Alex & Neil | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "What I Did for Love" — David Guetta, feat. Emeli Sandé | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Waltz | "What the World Needs Now Is Love" — Burt Bacharach | Safe |
| Will & Janette | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "1-2-3" — Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: David & Nadiya
* Mabuse: David & Nadiya
* Tonioli: David & Nadiya
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save David & Nadiya

### Week 3: Movie Week

Musical guest: Harry Connick Jr. — "Anything Goes"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "Cabaret" | Cabaret | Safe |
| Alex & Neil | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Rumba | "How Far I'll Go" | Moana | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "Cheek to Cheek" | Top Hat | Safe |
| Karim & Amy | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Samba | "Kung Fu Fighting" | Kung Fu Panda | Safe |
| Catherine & Johannes | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Shallow" | A Star Is Born | Safe |
| Will & Janette | 23 (6, 6, 5, 6) | Paso doble | "Gotta Catch 'Em All" | Pokémon: The First Movie | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Trip a Little Light Fantastic" | Mary Poppins Returns | Safe |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Did I Make the Most of Loving You?" | Downton Abbey | Safe |
| Anneka & Kevin | 11 (2, 3, 3, 3) | Charleston | "Woo-Hoo" | Kill Bill: Volume 1 | Eliminated |
| Saffron & AJ | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" | The Hunger Games: Catching Fire | Safe |
| Mike & Katya | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "It's Raining Men" | Magic Mike | Safe |
| David & Nadiya | 16 (4, 4, 4, 4) | American Smooth | "Kiss from a Rose" | Batman Forever | Bottom two |
| Emma B. & Anton | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Soul Bossa Nova" | Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | Safe |
| Dev & Dianne | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Street/Commercial | "Friend Like Me" | Aladdin | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: David & Nadiya
* Mabuse: David & Nadiya
* Tonioli: David & Nadiya
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save David & Nadiya

### Week 4

Musical guest: Keith Urban — "Never Comin Down"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Karen | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Jive | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" — Elton John | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Send In the Clowns" — Barbra Streisand | Safe |
| Dev & Dianne | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dancing with a Stranger" — Sam Smith & Normani | Eliminated |
| Catherine & Johannes | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" — Beyoncé | Safe |
| Alex & Neil | 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) | Tango | "Go Your Own Way" — Fleetwood Mac | Safe |
| David & Nadiya | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "From Now On" — from The Greatest Showman | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill Withers | Safe |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Kids in America" — Kim Wilde | Bottom two |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Quimbara"—Celia Cruz & Johnny Pacheco | Safe |
| Will & Janette | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Señorita" — Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello | Safe |
| Mike & Katya | 32 (7, 9, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Come On Eileen" — Dexys Midnight Runners | Safe |
| Saffron & AJ | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Contemporary | "Because You Loved Me" — Celine Dion | Safe |
| Karim & Amy | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Tango | "Paradise" — George Ezra | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Emma W. & Aljaž
* Mabuse: Emma W. & Aljaž
* Tonioli: Emma W. & Aljaž
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Emma W. & Aljaž

### Week 5

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Alfonso Ribeiro.
Musical guest: Mabel — "Don't Call Me Up"
Actor Alfonso Ribeiro filled in as a guest judge while Bruno Tonioli was unavailable while filming for Dancing with the Stars.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kelvin & Oti | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Get Stupid" — Aston Merrygold | Safe |
| David & Nadiya | 16 (3, 4, 4, 5) | Jive | "Such a Night" — Michael Bublé | Eliminated |
| Catherine & Johannes | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Tango | "Little Bird" — Annie Lennox | Safe |
| Karim & Amy | 36 (8, 10, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Who Let the Dogs Out?" — Baha Men | Safe |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Too Good at Goodbyes" — Sam Smith | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" — Mark Ronson, feat. Miley Cyrus | Safe |
| Alex & Neil | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Charleston | "Pump Up the Jam" — Technotronic | Safe |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Saving All My Love for You" — Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Mike & Katya | 21 (3, 6, 5, 7) | Samba | "Apache" — The Sugarhill Gang | Bottom two |
| Will & Janette | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Contemporary | "7 Years" — Lukas Graham | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Let's Go Crazy" — Prince & The Revolution | Safe |
| Saffron & AJ | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Theme from New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya
* Mabuse: Mike & Katya
* Ribeiro: Mike & Katya
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mike & Katya

### Week 6: Halloween Week

Musical guest: Adam Lambert — "Superpower"
After Will Bayley sustained a knee injury, he was unable to perform on the live show. Under the rules of the show, he was granted a bye to the following week. Additionally, after Neil Jones sustained a calf injury in rehearsal, he was unable to perform on the live show. Alex Scott performed with Kevin Clifton instead.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Emma B. & Anton | 28 (5, 7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Toccata and Fugue in D minor" — Johann Sebastian Bach | Safe |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" — Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRock | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" — Backstreet Boys | Safe |
| Saffron & AJ | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" — The Police | Safe |
| Mike & Katya | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Tango | "What You Waiting For?" — Gwen Stefani | Bottom two |
| Karim & Amy | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "Smalltown Boy" — Bronski Beat | Safe |
| Catherine & Johannes | 24 (6, 6, 5, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Scared of the Dark" — Steps | Eliminated |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "The Addams Family Theme" — Vic Mizzy | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Bad Guy" — Billie Eilish | Safe |
| Alex & Kevin | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Street/Commercial | "Ghostbusters" — Ray Parker Jr. | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya
* Mabuse: Catherine & Johannes
* Tonioli: Catherine & Johannes
* Ballas: Mike & Katya (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Shirley Ballas, as head judge, made the final decision to save Mike & Katya.)

### Week 7

Musical guest: Emeli Sandé — "Shine"
After having missed the previous week, Will and Janette withdrew from the competition. Alex Scott performed again with Kevin Clifton.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Karim & Amy | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Paso doble | "Another One Bites the Dust" — Queen | Safe |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "I Don't Care" — Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber | Eliminated |
| Kelvin & Oti | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Say Something" — A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Saffron & AJ | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Instruction" — Jax Jones, feat. Demi Lovato | Safe |
| Alex & Kevin | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" — Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Street/Commercial | "Let's Get Ready to Rhumble" — PJ & Duncan | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) | Rumba | "Woman in Love" — Barbra Streisand | Safe |
| Mike & Katya | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines" — The Ron Goodwin Orchestra | Bottom two |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya
* Mabuse: Mike & Katya
* Tonioli: Mike & Katya
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mike & Katya

### Week 8

Musical guest: Luke Evans — "Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Alex & Neil | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Let's Twist Again" — Chubby Checker | Safe |
| Mike & Katya | 25 (5, 7, 7, 6) | Paso doble | "Tamacun" — Rodrigo y Gabriela | Eliminated |
| Karim & Amy | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Give Me Love" — Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "Survivor" — 2WEI | Safe |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "I Just Want to Make Love to You" — Etta James | Bottom two |
| Emma B. & Anton | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Theatre/Jazz | "Right Now" — The Pussycat Dolls | Safe |
| Saffron & AJ | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "Your Song" — Ellie Goulding | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Let's Hear It for the Boy" — Deniece Williams | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Michelle & Giovanni
* Mabuse: Michelle & Giovanni
* Tonioli: Michelle & Giovanni
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Michelle & Giovanni

### Week 9: Blackpool Week

Musical guests: Westlife — "Hello My Love", "Uptown Girl" & "World of Our Own"
This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chris & Karen | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Uptown Funk" — Mark Ronson, feat. Bruno Mars | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 37 (8, 9, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" — Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Alex & Neil | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Run the World (Girls)" — Beyoncé | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Jailhouse Rock" — from Smokey Joe's Cafe | Safe |
| Saffron & AJ | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "I Went to a Marvellous Party" — Beverley Knight | Bottom two |
| Michelle & Giovanni | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Street/Commercial | "Vogue" — Madonna | Eliminated |
| Karim & Amy | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Happy" — C2C, feat. Derek Martin | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Saffron & AJ
* Mabuse: Saffron & AJ
* Tonioli: Saffron & AJ
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Saffron & AJ

### Week 10

Musical guest: Andrea Bocelli — "Return to Love" & "Time to Say Goodbye" Dance guest: Ellie Fergusson — "Keeping Your Head Up"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Saffron & AJ | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Walking on Sunshine" — Take Me to Rio Collective | Eliminated |
| Karim & Amy | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" — With Confidence | Bottom two |
| Alex & Neil | 26 (4, 7, 7, 8) | Argentine tango | "Never Tear Us Apart" — Bishop Briggs | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) | Street/Commercial | "Do I Love You (Indeed I Do)" — Frank Wilson | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "Sparkling Diamonds" — Nicole Kidman | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 31 (8, 8, 8, 7) | Paso doble | "Run Boy Run" — Woodkid | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Karim & Amy
* Mabuse: Karim & Amy
* Tonioli: Karim & Amy
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karim & Amy

### Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

Musical guests:
* Beverley Knight — "Memory" (from Cats)
* Idina Menzel — "Seasons of Love" (from Rent)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Musical | Result |
| Chris & Karen | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Foxtrot | "Consider Yourself" | Oliver! | Bottom two |
| Alex & Neil | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Joyful, Joyful" | Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit | Eliminated |
| Kelvin & Oti | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Gaston" | Beauty and the Beast | Safe |
| Karim & Amy | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat" | Hairspray | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Thoroughly Modern Millie" | Thoroughly Modern Millie | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Alex & Neil
* Mabuse: Alex & Neil
* Tonioli: Chris & Karen
* Ballas: Chris & Karen (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Shirley Ballas, as head judge, made the final decision to save Chris & Karen.)

### Week 12: Semi-final

Musical guest: Niall Horan — "Nice to Meet Ya" Dance guest: Carlos Acosta — "Overture from Carmen"
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Emma B. & Anton | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hold My Hand" — Jess Glynne | Safe |
| Emma B. & Anton | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Waltz | "Gymnopédie No. 1" — Erik Satie | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "The Lady Is a Tramp" — Cast of Glee | Safe |
| Kelvin & Oti | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Seven Nation Army" — The White Stripes | Safe |
| Chris & Karen | 26 (7, 7, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "Somebody to Love" — Queen | Eliminated |
| Chris & Karen | 28 (4, 8, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Don't Watch Me Cry" — Jorja Smith | Eliminated |
| Karim & Amy | 36 (8, 10, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Libertango" — Bond | Bottom two |
| Karim & Amy | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | American Smooth | "Sweet Caroline" — Neil Diamond | Bottom two |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Karim & Amy
* Mabuse: Karim & Amy
* Tonioli: Karim & Amy
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karim & Amy

### Week 13: Final

Musical guest: Taylor Swift — "Lover"
Each couple performed three routines: one chosen by the judges, their favourite dance of the season, and their showdance routine. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Karim & Amy | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Mr. Pinstripe Suit" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Runners-up |
| Karim & Amy | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "A Million Dreams" — Pink | Runners-up |
| Karim & Amy | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "You Can't Stop the Beat" — from Hairspray | Runners-up |
| Emma B. & Anton | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Thoroughly Modern Millie" — from Thoroughly Modern Millie | Runners-up |
| Emma B. & Anton | 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Let Yourself Go" — Irving Berlin | Runners-up |
| Emma B. & Anton | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Send In the Clowns" — Barbra Streisand | Runners-up |
| Kelvin & Oti | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill Withers | Winners |
| Kelvin & Oti | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Shout" — The Isley Brothers | Winners |
| Kelvin & Oti | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Samba | "La Vida Es Un Carnaval" — Celia Cruz | Winners |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Weeks 1–11: One unlearned dance
* Week 12 (Semi-final): Two unlearned dances
* Week 13 (Final): Judges' choice, showdance & favourite dance of the series
Strictly Come Dancing (series 17) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Kelvin & Oti | Samba | Waltz | Charleston | Rumba | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Viennese waltz | Salsa | Jive | Street/Commercial | American Smooth | Quickstep | Paso doble | Rumba | Showdance | Samba |
| Karim & Amy | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango | Salsa | Paso doble | Quickstep | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Contemp. | Jive | Argentine tango | American Smooth | Quickstep | Showdance | Jive |
| Emma B. & Anton | Jive | Foxtrot | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Tango | Rumba | Theatre/Jazz | American Smooth | Quickstep | Charleston | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Charleston | Showdance | Viennese waltz |
| Chris & Karen | Cha-cha-cha | Charleston | American Smooth | Jive | Quickstep | Samba | Street/Commercial | Tango | Salsa | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Viennese waltz | Rumba | | | |
| Alex & Neil | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Tango | Charleston | Street/Commercial | American Smooth | Jive | Paso doble | Argentine tango | Samba | | | | | |
| Saffron & AJ | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Contemp. | Foxtrot | Jive | Salsa | Waltz | Quickstep | Samba | | | | | | |
| Michelle & Giovanni | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Salsa | Rumba | Foxtrot | Paso doble | American Smooth | Street/Commercial | | | | | | | |
| Mike & Katya | Jive | American Smooth | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Tango | Charleston | Paso doble | | | | | | | | |
| Emma W. & Aljaž | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Foxtrot | Jive | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Samba | | | | | | | | | |
| Will & Janette | Quickstep | Salsa | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Contemp. | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Catherine & Johannes | Viennese waltz | Samba | Rumba | Charleston | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | |
| David & Nadiya | Foxtrot | Paso doble | American Smooth | Quickstep | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dev & Dianne | Foxtrot | Jive | Street/Commercial | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Anneka & Kevin | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Charleston | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| James & Luba | Tango | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.
| Episode | Date | Official rating (millions) | Weekly rank for BBC One | Weekly rank for all UK TV |
| Launch show | 7 September | 9.26 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 1 | 21 September | 9.60 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 2 | 28 September | 9.46 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 2 results | 29 September | 8.07 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 3 | 5 October | 9.99 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 3 results | 6 October | 8.86 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 4 | 12 October | 10.08 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 4 results | 13 October | 9.77 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 5 | 19 October | 10.40 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 5 results | 20 October | 9.86 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 6 | 26 October | 10.72 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 6 results | 27 October | 10.35 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 7 | 2 November | 10.92 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 7 results | 3 November | 10.49 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 8 | 9 November | 10.45 | 2 | 2 |
| Week 8 results | 10 November | 10.70 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 9 | 16 November | 11.51 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 9 results | 17 November | 11.05 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 10 | 23 November | 10.87 | 1 | 6 |
| Week 10 results | 24 November | 10.61 | 2 | 8 |
| Week 11 | 30 November | 10.92 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 11 results | 1 December | 10.96 | 1 | 2 |
| Week 12 | 7 December | 11.03 | 1 | 1 |
| Week 12 results | 8 December | 10.53 | 2 | 3 |
| Week 13 | 14 December | 12.76 | 1 | 1 |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2019 | 10.42 | — | — |