# Strictly Come Dancing series 16

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its sixteenth series with a launch show on 8 September 2018 on BBC One, and the first live show on 22 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Shirley Ballas, Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On 20 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro stood in as a guest judge to cover for Tonioli.
In this series, three new dance styles were introduced — contemporary, theatre/jazz, and street/commercial — as part of a new category called "couple's choice".
Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton were announced as the winners on 15 December 2018, while Joe Sugg and Diane Buswell, Faye Tozer and Giovanni Pernice, and Ashley Roberts and Pasha Kovalev 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 30 May 2018, the list of professionals returning for the sixteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Brendan Cole and Chloe Hewitt. Graziano Di Prima, Luba Mushtuk, and Johannes Radebe replaced them. Mushtuk and Radebe did not have celebrity partners; however, Di Prima did.

## Couples

This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On 13 August 2018, the first three celebrities announced to be participating in the series were Katie Piper, Faye Tozer, and Danny John-Jules. Celebrity reveals continued across that month before concluding on 21 August on Good Morning Britain.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Susannah Constantine | Television presenter & fashion journalist | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 1st on 30 September 2018 |
| Lee Ryan | Blue singer & EastEnders actor | Nadiya Bychkova | Eliminated 2nd on 7 October 2018 |
| Katie Piper | Philanthropist & television presenter | Gorka Márquez | Eliminated 3rd on 14 October 2018 |
| Vick Hope | Capital FM presenter | Graziano Di Prima | Eliminated 4th on 21 October 2018 |
| Seann Walsh | Stand-up comedian | Katya Jones | Eliminated 5th on 28 October 2018 |
| Dr. Ranj Singh | This Morning presenter & author | Janette Manrara | Eliminated 6th on 4 November 2018 |
| Danny John-Jules | Stage & screen actor | Amy Dowden | Eliminated 7th on 11 November 2018 |
| Kate Silverton | BBC News presenter & journalist | Aljaž Škorjanec | Eliminated 8th on 18 November 2018 |
| Graeme Swann | England cricketer | Oti Mabuse | Eliminated 9th on 25 November 2018 |
| Charles Venn | Casualty actor | Karen Clifton | Eliminated 10th on 2 December 2018 |
| Lauren Steadman | Paralympic swimmer & paratriathlete | AJ Pritchard | Eliminated 11th on 9 December 2018 |
| Ashley Roberts | The Pussycat Dolls singer | Pasha Kovalev | Runners-up on 15 December 2018 |
| Faye Tozer | Steps singer | Giovanni Pernice | Runners-up on 15 December 2018 |
| Joe Sugg | YouTube personality | Dianne Buswell | Runners-up on 15 December 2018 |
| Stacey Dooley | Investigative journalist | Kevin Clifton | Winners on 15 December 2018 |

## 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 16) - 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 |
| Stacey & Kevin | 1st | 24 | 20 | 44 | 32 | 33† | 33 | 35 | 36 | 32 | 33 | 39+4=43 | 38 | 39+36=75 | 39+36+39=114‡ |
| Ashley & Pasha | 2nd | 29† | 32† | 61† | 35 | 32 | 36 | 39† | 39† | 39† | 40† | 36+7=43 | 38 | 36+40=76† | 40+40+40=120† |
| Faye & Giovanni | 2nd | 29† | 31 | 60 | 36† | 29 | 33 | 39† | 38 | 36 | 38 | 39+6=45† | 40† | 37+39=76† | 40+40+40=120† |
| Joe & Dianne | 2nd | 27 | 31 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 35 | 34 | 32 | 38 | 35+5=40 | 36 | 29+30=59 | 39+39+38=116 |
| Lauren & AJ | 5th | 25 | 22 | 47 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 25‡ | 23+1=24‡ | 35‡ | 31+23=54‡ | |
| Charles & Karen | 6th | 25 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 25 | 36 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 38 | 30+3=33 | 35‡ | | |
| Graeme & Oti | 7th | 22 | 15 | 37 | 31 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 24+2=26 | | | |
| Kate & Aljaž | 8th | 20 | 27 | 47 | 29 | 20 | 26 | 20‡ | 23 | 30 | 30 | | | | |
| Danny & Amy | 9th | 27 | 28 | 55 | 28 | 27 | 37† | 30 | 22‡ | 27‡ | | | | | |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 10th | 27 | 24 | 51 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 20‡ | 27 | | | | | | |
| Seann & Katya | 11th | 18 | 15 | 33 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20‡ | | | | | | | |
| Vick & Graziano | 12th | 18 | 27 | 45 | 27 | 29 | 20‡ | | | | | | | | |
| Katie & Gorka | 13th | 17 | 13 | 30 | 22 | 18‡ | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee & Nadiya | 14th | 22 | 26 | 48 | 19‡ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Susannah & Anton | 15th | 12‡ | 12‡ | 24‡ | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first 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 This couple finished in second place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 This couple was eliminated.

## 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, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

### Week 1

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Danny & Amy | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Top Cat Theme" — Hoyt Curtin |
| Kate & Aljaž | 20 (4, 6, 4, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Kiss" — Art of Noise, feat. Tom Jones |
| Lauren & AJ | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Kissing You" — Des'ree |
| Seann & Katya | 18 (3, 5, 4, 6) | Tango | "SexyBack" — Justin Timberlake |
| Vick & Graziano | 18 (3, 5, 4, 6) | Jive | "Feel It Still" — Portugal. The Man |
| Susannah & Anton | 12 (1, 4, 3, 4) | Samba | "Tico Tico" — Carmen Miranda |
| Charles & Karen | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)" — Sub Sub, feat. Melanie Williams |
| Ashley & Pasha | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Perfect" — Ed Sheeran, feat. Beyoncé |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 27 (6, 6, 8, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "How Will I Know" — Whitney Houston |
| Katie & Gorka | 17 (4, 4, 4, 5) | Waltz | "When We Were Young" — Adele |
| Graeme & Oti | 22 (5, 6, 6, 5) | Samba | "Soul Limbo" — Booker T. & the M.G.'s |
| Stacey & Kevin | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Dancing" — Kylie Minogue |
| Lee & Nadiya | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Waltz | "Take It to the Limit" — Eagles |
| Joe & Dianne | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Take On Me" — A-ha |
| Faye & Giovanni | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Lullaby" — Sigala & Paloma Faith |

### Week 2

Musical guest: George Ezra — "Shotgun"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Stacey & Kevin | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Came Here for Love" — Sigala & Ella Eyre | Safe |
| Charles & Karen | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Katie & Gorka | 13 (2, 4, 3, 4) | Paso doble | "Confident" — Demi Lovato | Safe |
| Graeme & Oti | 15 (3, 5, 3, 4) | American Smooth | "Try a Little Tenderness" — Otis Redding | Safe |
| Kate & Aljaž | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Tango | "No Roots" — Alice Merton | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Cotton Eye Joe" — Rednex | Safe |
| Susannah & Anton | 12 (1, 4, 4, 3) | Foxtrot | "They Can't Take That Away from Me" — Frank Sinatra & Natalie Cole | Eliminated |
| Lee & Nadiya | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Jive | "Blue Suede Shoes" — Elvis Presley | Bottom two |
| Danny & Amy | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Beggin'" — Madcon | Safe |
| Vick & Graziano | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Waltz | "Somewhere" — from West Side Story | Safe |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) | Salsa | "Fireball" — Pitbull, feat. John Ryan | Safe |
| Faye & Giovanni | 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — Seal | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) | Charleston | "New Rules" — Postmodern Jukebox | Safe |
| Seann & Katya | 15 (2, 4, 4, 5) | Jive | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 32 (8, 8, 7, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Boogie Wonderland" — Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

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

### Week 3: Movie Week

Musical guest: Gladys Knight — "Licence to Kill"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Vick & Graziano | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Take a Chance on Me" | Mamma Mia! | Safe |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Quickstep | "Prince Ali" | Aladdin | Safe |
| Lee & Nadiya | 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "The Power of Love" | Back to the Future | Eliminated |
| Kate & Aljaž | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Why Don't You Do Right?" | Who Framed Roger Rabbit | Safe |
| Stacey & Kevin | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Happy" | Despicable Me 2 | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | American Smooth | "Breaking Free" | High School Musical | Safe |
| Graeme & Oti | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Spider-Man Theme" | Spider-Man | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" | Dirty Dancing | Safe |
| Katie & Gorka | 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "City of Stars" | La La Land | Safe |
| Seann & Katya | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Clubbed to Death" | The Matrix | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Fame" | Fame | Safe |
| Charles & Karen | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | American Smooth | "Up Where We Belong" | An Officer and a Gentleman | Bottom two |
| Faye & Giovanni | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "You're the One That I Want" | Grease | Safe |
| Danny & Amy | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "The Greatest Show" | The Greatest Showman | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Charles & Karen
* Bussell: Charles & Karen
* Tonioli: Charles & Karen
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Lee & Nadiya

### Week 4

Musical guests: Backstreet Boys — "Larger than Life", "I Want It That Way" & "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Joe & Dianne | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Just Got Paid" — Sigala, Ella Eyre & Meghan Trainor, feat. French Montana | Safe |
| Vick & Graziano | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "You Can't Hurry Love" — The Supremes | Safe |
| Danny & Amy | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "I've Gotta Be Me" — Sammy Davis Jr. | Safe |
| Faye & Giovanni | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Chandelier" — Sia | Safe |
| Katie & Gorka | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Jive | "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" — Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers | Eliminated |
| Charles & Karen | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Salsa | "Use It Up and Wear It Out" — Odyssey | Bottom two |
| Lauren & AJ | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "If You're Over Me" — Years & Years | Safe |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Canción del Mariachi" — Los Lobos | Safe |
| Kate & Aljaž | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Samba | "Africa" — Toto | Safe |
| Graeme & Oti | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Jive | "Don't Stop Me Now" — Queen | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Look What You Made Me Do" — Taylor Swift | Safe |
| Seann & Katya | 28 (6, 7, 8, 7) | Charleston | "Bills" — LunchMoney Lewis | Safe |
| Stacey & Kevin | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "Hi Ho Silver Lining" — Jeff Beck | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Charles & Karen
* Bussell: Charles & Karen
* Tonioli: Charles & Karen
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Charles & Karen

### Week 5

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas, Alfonso Ribeiro.
Musical guest: Paloma Faith — "Loyal"
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 |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | American Smooth | "Wouldn't It Be Nice" — The Beach Boys | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 24 (4, 6, 7, 7) | Contemporary | "Runnin' (Lose It All)" — Naughty Boy, feat. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin | Safe |
| Graeme & Oti | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Tango | "Roxanne" — The Police | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" — Elton John | Safe |
| Seann & Katya | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Lightning Bolt" — Jake Bugg | Bottom two |
| Stacey & Kevin | 33 (8, 7, 9, 9) | Samba | "Tequila" — David Hirschfelder & The Bogo Pogo Orchestra | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Rainbow Connection" — Sleeping at Last | Safe |
| Vick & Graziano | 20 (4, 6, 4, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "More than Friends" — James Hype, feat. Kelli-Leigh | Eliminated |
| Kate & Aljaž | 26 (6, 6, 6, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Finally Mine" — Juliet Roberts | Safe |
| Danny & Amy | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Jive | "Flip, Flop and Fly" — Ellis Hall | Safe |
| Faye & Giovanni | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Just the Way You Are" — Bruno Mars | Safe |
| Charles & Karen | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Street/Commercial | "Get Up Offa That Thing" — James Brown | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Vick & Graziano
* Bussell: Seann & Katya
* Ribeiro: Seann & Katya
* Ballas: Seann & Katya

### Week 6: Halloween Week

Musical guest: Rita Ora — "Let You Love Me"
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Graeme & Oti | 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Thriller" — Michael Jackson | Bottom two |
| Stacey & Kevin | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Doctor Who Theme" — Ron Grainer | Safe |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Jive | "Monster Mash" — Bobby "Boris" Pickett | Safe |
| Kate & Aljaž | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Rumba | "Skin" — Rag'n'Bone Man | Safe |
| Danny & Amy | 30 (6, 8, 7, 9) | American Smooth | "Spirit in the Sky" — Doctor and the Medics | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Witch Doctor" — Don Lang | Safe |
| Seann & Katya | 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "I Put a Spell on You" — Screamin' Jay Hawkins | Eliminated |
| Charles & Karen | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Jive | "Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Safe |
| Faye & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Theatre/Jazz | "Fever" — Peggy Lee | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Youngblood" — 5 Seconds of Summer | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Poison" — Nicole Scherzinger | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Graeme & Oti
* Bussell: Graeme & Oti
* Tonioli: Graeme & Oti
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Graeme & Oti

### Week 7

Musical guests:
* The Kingdom Choir — Aretha Franklin medley
* Jess Glynne — "Thursday"
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Lauren & AJ | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Girlfriend" — Avril Lavigne | Safe |
| Graeme & Oti | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Waltz | "The Last Waltz" — Engelbert Humperdinck | Safe |
| Kate & Aljaž | 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) | Argentine tango | "Assassin's Tango" — John Powell | Safe |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Freedom! '90" — George Michael | Eliminated |
| Stacey & Kevin | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Street/Commercial | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" — Alicia Keys | Safe |
| Danny & Amy | 22 (4, 6, 5, 7) | Quickstep | "Freedom" — Pharrell Williams | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "Orange Colored Sky" — Natalie Cole | Safe |
| Faye & Giovanni | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Tango | "Call Me" — Blondie | Safe |
| Charles & Karen | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Piano Man" — Billy Joel | Bottom two |
| Joe & Dianne | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Pompeii" — Bastille | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Dr. Ranj & Janette
* Bussell: Charles & Karen
* Tonioli: Charles & Karen
* Ballas: Charles & Karen

### Week 8

Musical guests:
* RAF Spitfires Choir — "Rise Up"
* Andrea & Matteo Bocelli — "Fall on Me"
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Kate & Aljaž | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "I Want You to Want Me" — Letters to Cleo | Safe |
| Danny & Amy | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Feels Like Home" — Sigala, feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul & Kent Jones | Eliminated |
| Ashley & Pasha | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Contemporary | "Unsteady" — X Ambassadors | Safe |
| Graeme & Oti | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Follow the Leader" — The Soca Boys | Bottom two |
| Faye & Giovanni | 36 (9, 9, 8, 10) | Jive | "Reet Petite" — Jackie Wilson | Safe |
| Stacey & Kevin | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Samba | "MMMBop" — Hanson | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "You Are the Reason" — Calum Scott, feat. Leona Lewis | Safe |
| Charles & Karen | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "No Diggity" — Minimatic | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Danny & Amy
* Bussell: Graeme & Oti
* Tonioli: Graeme & Oti
* Ballas: Graeme & Oti

### Week 9: Blackpool Week

Musical guests:
* Gloria Estefan — "Dr. Beat", "Conga", "Rhythm Is Gonna Get You", "1–2–3" & "Get on Your Feet"
* Take That — "Out of Our Heads"
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 |
| Stacey & Kevin | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" — Gina G | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "River" — Bishop Briggs | Safe |
| Graeme & Oti | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Theatre/Jazz | "The Trolley Song" — from Meet Me in St. Louis | Bottom two |
| Faye & Giovanni | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Unstoppable" — E.S. Posthumus | Safe |
| Kate & Aljaž | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Everlasting Love" — Love Affair | Eliminated |
| Charles & Karen | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Samba | "La Bamba" — Connie Francis | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool" — from Copacabana | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Shake a Tail Feather" — from The Blues Brothers | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Graeme & Oti
* Bussell: Graeme & Oti
* Tonioli: Graeme & Oti
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Graeme & Oti

### Week 10: Lindy Hop Marathon Week

Musical guest: Rod Stewart — "Farewell"
Each couple performed one routine and then all couples participated in a Lindy Hop marathon for additional points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Graeme & Oti | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" — The Andrews Sisters | Eliminated |
| Ashley & Pasha | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot" — Arrow | Bottom two |
| Faye & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Waltz | "See the Day" — Dee C Lee | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 35 (7, 8, 10, 10) | Street/Commercial | "Jump Around" — House of Pain | Safe |
| Charles & Karen | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Eleanor Rigby" — Big Country | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Familiar" — Liam Payne & J Balvin | Safe |
| Stacey & Kevin | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer | Safe |
| Lauren & AJ | 1 | Lindy Hop-a-thon (Lindy Hop Marathon) | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Graeme & Oti | 2 | Lindy Hop-a-thon (Lindy Hop Marathon) | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Charles & Karen | 3 | Lindy Hop-a-thon (Lindy Hop Marathon) | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Stacey & Kevin | 4 | Lindy Hop-a-thon (Lindy Hop Marathon) | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Joe & Dianne | 5 | Lindy Hop-a-thon (Lindy Hop Marathon) | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Faye & Giovanni | 6 | Lindy Hop-a-thon (Lindy Hop Marathon) | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |
| Ashley & Pasha | 7 | Lindy Hop-a-thon (Lindy Hop Marathon) | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx | "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Ashley & Pasha
* Bussell: Ashley & Pasha
* Tonioli: Ashley & Pasha
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ashley & Pasha

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

Musical guests:
* Trevor Dion Nicholas — "The Rhythm of Life" (from Sweet Charity)
* Adam Lambert — "We Are the Champions" (from We Will Rock You)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Musical | Result |
| Lauren & AJ | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" | South Pacific | Safe |
| Faye & Giovanni | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "The Lonely Goatherd" | The Sound of Music | Safe |
| Charles & Karen | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Maria" | West Side Story | Eliminated |
| Ashley & Pasha | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "Don't Rain on My Parade" | Funny Girl | Bottom two |
| Stacey & Kevin | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "I Dreamed a Dream" | Les Misérables | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Salsa | "Joseph Megamix" | Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Ashley & Pasha
* Bussell: Ashley & Pasha
* Tonioli: Ashley & Pasha
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ashley & Pasha

### Week 12: Semi-final

Musical guests: Little Mix — "Woman Like Me"
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Stacey & Kevin | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" — Spike Jones | Safe |
| Stacey & Kevin | 36 (8, 9, 10, 9) | Viennese waltz | "You're My World" — Cilla Black | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "This Year's Love" — David Gray | Safe |
| Joe & Dianne | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "Red Right Hand" — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds | Safe |
| Ashley & Pasha | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Spectrum (Say My Name)" — Florence and the Machine | Bottom two |
| Ashley & Pasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Dean Martin | Bottom two |
| Lauren & AJ | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Nutbush City Limits" — Tina Turner | Eliminated |
| Lauren & AJ | 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Rock the Boat" — The Hues Corporation | Eliminated |
| Faye & Giovanni | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Samba | "I Go to Rio" — Pablo Cruise | Safe |
| Faye & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "La cumparsita" — Machiko Ozawa | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Revel Horwood: Ashley & Pasha
* Bussell: Ashley & Pasha
* Tonioli: Ashley & Pasha
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ashley & Pasha

### Week 13: Final

Musical guest: Michael Bublé — "Such a Night"
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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Ashley & Pasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — from Dirty Dancing | Runners-up |
| Ashley & Pasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Keeping Your Head Up" — Birdy | Runners-up |
| Ashley & Pasha | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Witch Doctor" — Don Lang | Runners-up |
| Stacey & Kevin | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "Hi Ho Silver Lining" — Jeff Beck | Winners |
| Stacey & Kevin | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Showdance | "Land of 1000 Dances" — Wilson Pickett | Winners |
| Stacey & Kevin | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer | Winners |
| Faye & Giovanni | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — Seal | Runners-up |
| Faye & Giovanni | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Lullaby of Broadway" — Harry Warren & Al Dubin | Runners-up |
| Faye & Giovanni | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Theatre/Jazz | "Fever" — Peggy Lee | Runners-up |
| Joe & Dianne | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Pompeii" — Bastille | Runners-up |
| Joe & Dianne | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "I Bet You Look Good on The Dancefloor" — Arctic Monkeys | Runners-up |
| Joe & Dianne | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Cotton Eye Joe" — Rednex | Runners-up |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Weeks 1–9: One unlearned dance
* Week 10: One unlearned dance & Lindy Hop marathon
* Week 11 (Quarter-final): 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 16) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | 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 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
| Stacey & Kevin | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Jive | Foxtrot | Samba | Tango | Street/Commercial | Waltz | Salsa | Paso doble | Lindy Hop Marathon | American Smooth | Charleston | Viennese waltz | Foxtrot | Showdance | Paso doble |
| Ashley & Pasha | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Tango | Rumba | Charleston | Foxtrot | Contemp. | Jive | Samba | Lindy Hop Marathon | Quickstep | Paso doble | American Smooth | Salsa | Showdance | Charleston |
| Faye & Giovanni | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Rumba | Foxtrot | Theatre/Jazz | Tango | Jive | Paso doble | Waltz | Lindy Hop Marathon | Charleston | Samba | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Showdance | Theatre/Jazz |
| Joe & Dianne | Jive | Charleston | American Smooth | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Samba | Quickstep | Street/Commercial | Lindy Hop Marathon | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Argentine tango | Paso doble | Showdance | Charleston |
| Lauren & AJ | Waltz | Charleston | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Contemp. | Paso doble | Jive | Viennese waltz | Argentine tango | Salsa | Lindy Hop Marathon | American Smooth | Tango | Samba | | | |
| Charles & Karen | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | American Smooth | Salsa | Street/Commercial | Jive | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Samba | Tango | Lindy Hop Marathon | Rumba | | | | | |
| Graeme & Oti | Samba | American Smooth | Charleston | Jive | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Salsa | Theatre/Jazz | Quickstep | Lindy Hop Marathon | | | | | | |
| Kate & Aljaž | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Foxtrot | Samba | Viennese waltz | Rumba | Argentine tango | Quickstep | American Smooth | | | | | | | | |
| Danny & Amy | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Jive | American Smooth | Quickstep | Samba | | | | | | | | | |
| Dr. Ranj & Janette | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Quickstep | Paso doble | American Smooth | Jive | Samba | | | | | | | | | | |
| Seann & Katya | Tango | Jive | Paso doble | Charleston | Quickstep | Viennese waltz | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Vick & Graziano | Jive | Waltz | Salsa | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Katie & Gorka | Waltz | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Lee & Nadiya | Waltz | Jive | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Susannah & Anton | Samba | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | Share |
| Launch show | 8 September | 9.33 | 2 | 2 | 40.9% |
| Week 1 | 22 September | 10.76 | 2 | 2 | 47.3% |
| Week 2 | 29 September | 9.94 | 1 | 1 | 46.8% |
| Week 2 results | 30 September | 9.37 | 2 | 2 | 41.7% |
| Week 3 | 6 October | 10.88 | 2 | 2 | 46.8% |
| Week 3 results | 7 October | 9.91 | 3 | 3 | 46.8% |
| Week 4 | 13 October | 12.03 | 1 | 1 | 51.2% |
| Week 4 results | 14 October | 9.97 | 2 | 2 | 40.0% |
| Week 5 | 20 October | 11.54 | 1 | 1 | 49.4% |
| Week 5 results | 21 October | 9.39 | 2 | 3 | — |
| Week 6 | 27 October | 11.47 | 1 | 1 | 49.3% |
| Week 6 results | 28 October | 9.89 | 2 | 2 | 38.7% |
| Week 7 | 3 November | 11.13 | 1 | 1 | 48.0% |
| Week 7 results | 4 November | 9.61 | 2 | 3 | 39.9% |
| Week 8 | 10 November | 11.55 | 1 | 1 | 47.0% |
| Week 8 results | 11 November | 9.74 | 2 | 2 | 39.9% |
| Week 9 | 17 November | 11.64 | 1 | 2 | 48.6% |
| Week 9 results | 18 November | 9.60 | 2 | 3 | 39.0% |
| Week 10 | 24 November | 11.70 | 1 | 8 | 47.4% |
| Week 10 results | 25 November | 9.43 | 2 | 9 | 39.0% |
| Week 11 | 1 December | 11.69 | 1 | 6 | 48.8% |
| Week 11 results | 2 December | 9.83 | 2 | 9 | 39.7% |
| Week 12 | 8 December | 10.62 | 1 | 8 | 47.0% |
| Week 12 results | 9 December | 9.57 | 2 | 9 | 40.3% |
| Week 13 | 15 December | 12.99 | 1 | 1 | 54.4% |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2018 | 10.59 | — | — | 45.1% |