# Strictly Come Dancing series 20

Strictly Come Dancing 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 death of Queen Elizabeth II. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Rylan Clark and Janette Manrara returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.
In May 2022, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel. It was also confirmed that Bruno Tonioli, who had been absent from the two previous series due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, 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 BBC, 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".
Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał were announced as the winners on 17 December, while singer-songwriter Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Nova Jones actress Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and television presenter Helen Skelton and Gorka Márquez were the runners-up.

## Professional dancers

On 22 February 2022, it was announced that Oti Mabuse 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. Jowita Przystał 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. 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, Tony Adams and Katya Jones withdrew from the competition due to Adams having sustained a hamstring injury during their original performance.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Kaye Adams | Loose Women panellist & journalist | Kai Widdrington | Eliminated 1st on 2 October 2022 |
| Richie Anderson | Television & radio presenter | Giovanni Pernice | Eliminated 2nd on 9 October 2022 |
| Matt Goss | Singer-songwriter | Nadiya Bychkova | Eliminated 3rd on 16 October 2022 |
| Jayde Adams | Comedian & actress | Karen Hauer | Eliminated 4th on 23 October 2022 |
| James Bye | EastEnders actor | Amy Dowden | Eliminated 5th on 30 October 2022 |
| Ellie Simmonds | Paralympic swimmer | Nikita Kuzmin | Eliminated 6th on 6 November 2022 |
| Tony Adams | England footballer & manager | Katya Jones | Withdrew on 13 November 2022 |
| Tyler West | Kiss FM presenter | Dianne Buswell | Eliminated 7th on 20 November 2022 |
| Ellie Taylor | Comedian, actress & television presenter | Johannes Radebe | Eliminated 8th on 27 November 2022 |
| Kym Marsh | Actress, singer & Morning Live presenter | Graziano Di Prima | Eliminated 9th on 4 December 2022 |
| Will Mellor | Stage & screen actor | Nancy Xu | Eliminated 10th on 11 December 2022 |
| Fleur East | Singer-songwriter & radio presenter | Vito Coppola | Runners-up on 17 December 2022 |
| Helen Skelton | Television presenter | Gorka Márquez | Runners-up on 17 December 2022 |
| Molly Rainford | Nova Jones actress & singer | Carlos Gu | Runners-up on 17 December 2022 |
| Hamza Yassin | Wildlife presenter & cameraman | Jowita Przystał | Winners on 17 December 2022 |

## 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 20) – 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 |
| Hamza & Jowita | 1st | 34† | 24 | 58 | 25 | 39† | 35† | 33 | 38† | 38 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 39+37=76† | 39+34+40=113‡ |
| Fleur & Vito | 2nd | 29 | 28 | 57 | 29 | 38 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 39† | 40† | 35 | 38 | 35+39=74 | 40+39+40=119† |
| Helen & Gorka | 2nd | 26 | 27 | 53 | 31 | 29 | 35† | 32 | 37 | 32 | 39 | 29 | 39† | 35+37=72 | 39+37+40=116 |
| Molly & Carlos | 2nd | 31 | 34† | 65† | 34 | 35 | 30 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 36+39=75 | 39+37+39=115 |
| Will & Nancy | 5th | 34† | 26 | 60 | 33 | 23 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 38 | 35 | 38† | 39† | 32+38=70‡ | |
| Kym & Graziano | 6th | 23 | 27 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 34 | 37 | 31 | 33 | | 34‡ | | |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 7th | 28 | 23 | 51 | 21 | 30 | 29 | 35† | 22 | 31 | 31‡ | 25‡ | | | |
| Tyler & Dianne | 8th | 22 | 31 | 53 | 38† | 37 | 32 | 35† | 29 | 31 | 35 | | | | |
| Tony & Katya | 9th | 15‡ | 22‡ | 37‡ | 18‡ | 26 | 19‡ | 31 | 21‡ | 24‡ | | | | | |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 10th | 26 | 30 | 56 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 33 | | | | | | |
| James & Amy | 11th | 22 | 24 | 46 | 22 | 32 | 26 | 27‡ | | | | | | | |
| Jayde & Karen | 12th | 23 | 26 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 28 | | | | | | | | |
| Matt & Nadiya | 13th | 20 | 22‡ | 42 | 21 | 20‡ | | | | | | | | | |
| Richie & Giovanni | 14th | 23 | 32 | 55 | 27 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kaye & Kai | 15th | 21 | 22‡ | 43 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### 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 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.

### Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.
| Couple | Rank by average | Total points | Number of dances | Total average |
| Fleur & Vito | 1st | 568 | 16 | 35.5 |
| Molly & Carlos | 2nd | 567 | 16 | 35.4 |
| Hamza & Jowita | 3rd | 566 | 16 | 35.4 |
| Helen & Gorka | 4th | 544 | 16 | 34.0 |
| Will & Nancy | 5th | 433 | 13 | 33.3 |
| Tyler & Dianne | 6th | 290 | 9 | 32.2 |
| Kym & Graziano | 7th | 311 | 10 | 31.1 |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 8th | 205 | 7 | 29.3 |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 9th | 275 | 10 | 27.5 |
| Jayde & Karen | 10th | 137 | 5 | 27.4 |
| Richie & Giovanni | 11th | 82 | 3 | 27.3 |
| James & Amy | 12th | 153 | 6 | 25.5 |
| Tony & Katya | 13th | 176 | 8 | 22.0 |
| Kaye & Kai | 14th | 43 | 2 | 21.5 |
| Matt & Nadiya | 15th | 83 | 4 | 20.8 |

## 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, 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music |
| Kym & Graziano | 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) | Jive | "Yes" — Merry Clayton |
| Tyler & Dianne | 22 (4, 5, 7, 6) | American Smooth | "Falling" — Harry Styles |
| Jayde & Karen | 23 (4, 7, 6, 6) | Samba | "Dirrty" — Christina Aguilera, feat. Redman |
| Kaye & Kai | 21 (6, 5, 5, 5) | Tango | "Voulez-Vous" — ABBA |
| James & Amy | 22 (6, 5, 5, 6) | Jive | "What I Like About You" — The Romantics |
| Richie & Giovanni | 23 (5, 5, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "I'm Your Man" — Wham! |
| Helen & Gorka | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | American Smooth | "You Send Me" — Aretha Franklin |
| Molly & Carlos | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" — Anne-Marie & Little Mix |
| Matt & Nadiya | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Quickstep | "Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dance" — DNCE |
| Tony & Katya | 15 (3, 4, 4, 4) | Tango | "Go West" — Village People |
| Will & Nancy | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Jive | "Livin' la Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "I Am What I Am" — Klaus Hallen Tanzorchester |
| Hamza & Jowita | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Foxtrot | "Islands in the Stream" — Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton |
| Fleur & Vito | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez |

### Week 2

Musical guest: Robbie Williams — "She's the One"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Will & Nancy | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Salsa | "Never Too Much" — Luther Vandross | Safe |
| James & Amy | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Tango | "Bad Habits" — Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Waltz | "Can't Help Falling in Love" — Elvis Presley | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 27 (5, 7, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande | Safe |
| Tony & Katya | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Charleston | "My Old Man's a Dustman" — Foster and Allen | Safe |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 23 (4, 7, 5, 7) | Paso doble | "Les Toréadors" — Georges Bizet | Safe |
| Richie & Giovanni | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Dancin' Fool" — Barry Manilow | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 28 (7, 8, 6, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Glimpse of Us" — Joji | Safe |
| Kaye & Kai | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Charleston | "Music! Music! Music!" — Dorothy Provine | Eliminated |
| Hamza & Jowita | 24 (4, 7, 6, 7) | Jive | "Blinding Lights" — the Weeknd | Safe |
| Kym & Graziano | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Runaway" — The Corrs | Safe |
| Matt & Nadiya | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Samba | "Night Fever" — Bee Gees | Bottom two |
| Tyler & Dianne | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Hit the Road Jack" — Ray Charles | Safe |
| Jayde & Karen | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Tango | "Rumour Has It" — Adele | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Quickstep | "Love On Top" — Beyoncé | Safe |

#### 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 — "Mad About the Boy"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Richie & Giovanni | 27 (5, 7, 8, 7) | Samba | "Hakuna Matata" | The Lion King | Eliminated |
| Molly & Carlos | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Waltz | "One Hand, One Heart" | West Side Story | Safe |
| Kym & Graziano | 33 (7, 9, 8, 9) | Charleston | "If My Friends Could See Me Now" | Sweet Charity | Safe |
| Hamza & Jowita | 25 (5, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Welcome to Jurassic Park" | Jurassic Park | Safe |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" | Mermaids | Safe |
| Matt & Nadiya | 21 (3, 6, 5, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Hold My Hand" | Top Gun: Maverick | Safe |
| Tyler & Dianne | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Charleston | "Flash, Bang, Wallop" | Half a Sixpence | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | American Smooth | "Part of Your World" | The Little Mermaid | Bottom two |
| James & Amy | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Hooked on a Feeling" | Guardians of the Galaxy | Safe |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Peppy and George" | The Artist | Safe |
| Will & Nancy | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Cry to Me" | Dirty Dancing | Safe |
| Tony & Katya | 18 (2, 6, 4, 6) | Samba | "You Sexy Thing" | The Full Monty | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" | Grease | Safe |
| Jayde & Karen | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" | Flashdance | Safe |

#### 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 — "Dance All Over Me"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Salsa | "I Love Your Smile" — Shanice | Safe |
| Will & Nancy | 23 (4, 7, 5, 7) | Rumba | "The Joker and the Queen" — Ed Sheeran, feat. Taylor Swift | Safe |
| Matt & Nadiya | 20 (3, 6, 5, 6) | Jive | "All Shook Up" — Paul McCartney | Eliminated |
| Jayde & Karen | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Wind Beneath My Wings" — Bette Midler | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Do What I Do" — Lady Bri | Safe |
| James & Amy | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Don't Get Me Wrong" — The Pretenders | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Argentine tango | "Paint It, Black" — Ciara | Safe |
| Kym & Graziano | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Volare" — Gipsy Kings | Bottom two |
| Tony & Katya | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | American Smooth | "With a Little Help from My Friends" — Joe Cocker | Safe |
| Hamza & Jowita | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Ecuador" — Sash!, feat. Rodriguez | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Paso doble | "Tamacun" — Rodrigo y Gabriela | Safe |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Boom Bang-a-Bang" — Lulu | Safe |
| Tyler & Dianne | 37 (8, 9, 10, 10) | Couple's choice | "A Little Bit of Luck" — DJ Luck & MC Neat, "21 Seconds" — So Solid Crew, "Flowers" — Sweet Female Attitude & "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)" — Artful Dodger, feat. Craig David | Safe |

#### 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 — "Crazy What Love Can Do", "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" & "Remember"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Celebrating BBC | Result |
| Helen & Gorka | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Barnacle Bill" — Herbert Ashworth-Hope | Blue Peter | Safe |
| Tyler & Dianne | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Doctor Who Theme" — Segun Akinola | Doctor Who | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) | Jive | "Waterloo" — ABBA | Eurovision Song Contest | Safe |
| James & Amy | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Foxtrot | "Julia's Theme" — Simon May | EastEnders | Safe |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Paso doble | "Montagues and Capulets" — Sergei Prokofiev | The Apprentice | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) | Couple's choice | "Chicken Man" — Alan Hawkshaw | Grange Hill | Bottom two |
| Hamza & Jowita | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "On Top of the World" — Imagine Dragons | BBC Nature | Safe |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Tango | "Casualty Theme" — Ken Freeman | Casualty | Safe |
| Jayde & Karen | 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) | Charleston | "The Ballad of Barry & Freda (Let's Do It)" — Victoria Wood | BBC Comedy | Eliminated |
| Will & Nancy | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Line of Duty End Title Theme" — Carly Paradis | Line of Duty | Safe |
| Tony & Katya | 19 (3, 6, 4, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Grandstand Theme" — Keith Mansfield | Grandstand | Safe |
| Kym & Graziano | 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) | Quickstep | "Ballroom Blitz" — Sweet | Come Dancing | Safe |

#### 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 — "This Hell"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Tony & Katya | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "The Devil Went Down to Georgia" — Charlie Daniels Band | Safe |
| Will & Nancy | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Mama Told Me Not to Come" — Tom Jones & Stereophonics | Safe |
| Kym & Graziano | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Frozen" — Madonna | Safe |
| James & Amy | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Charleston | "Bumble Bee" — LaVern Baker | Eliminated |
| Molly & Carlos | 33 (6, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Running Up That Hill" — Kate Bush | Safe |
| Tyler & Dianne | 35 (7, 9, 9, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "Day-O (The Banana Boat Song)" — Klaus Hallen Tanzorchester | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Foxtrot | "Li'l Red Riding Hood" — Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs | Safe |
| Hamza & Jowita | 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) | Tango | "Wicked Game" — Chris Isaak | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Break My Soul" — Beyoncé | Bottom two |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Foxtrot | "Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!" — Larry Markes | Safe |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Couple's choice | "I Put a Spell on You" — from Hocus Pocus | Safe |

#### 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"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Hamza & Jowita | 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" — Four Tops | Safe |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 22 (3, 7, 5, 7) | Rumba | "Alone" — Heart | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "You Make Me Happy" — My Sun and Stars | Bottom two |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | 33 (7, 9, 8, 9) | Charleston | "Too Darn Hot" — from Kiss Me, Kate | Eliminated |
| Tyler & Dianne | 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) | Viennese waltz | "I've Been Loving You Too Long" — Seal | Safe |
| Kym & Graziano | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Argentine tango | "Assassin's Tango" — John Powell | Safe |
| Will & Nancy | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Soda Pop" — Robbie Williams, feat. Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Jive | "Tightrope" — Janelle Monáe | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Waltz | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" — Elton John | Safe |
| Tony & Katya | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | Salsa | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" — Pitbull | Safe |

#### 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 8

Musical guests: Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Zak Abel — "Same Boat"
After initially being announced as one of the bottom two couples, Tony Adams and Katya Jones could not compete in the dance-off due to Adams having sustained a hamstring injury during their original performance. They therefore withdrew from the competition.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Friendship" — from Anything Goes | Safe |
| Tyler & Dianne | 31 (6, 8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Unstoppable" — E.S. Posthumus | Bottom two |
| Kym & Graziano | 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Chasing Cars" — Cinematic Pop | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, feat. Justin Bieber | Safe |
| Tony & Katya | 24 (4, 6, 7, 7) | Jive | "Land of 1000 Dances" — Wilson Pickett | Withdrew |
| Molly & Carlos | 37 (9, 9, 10, 9) | Rumba | "All The Man That I Need" — Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot" — Arrow | Safe |
| Will & Nancy | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Waltz | "Three Times a Lady" — Commodores | Safe |
| Hamza & Jowita | 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) | Couple's choice | "Jerusalema" — Master KG | Safe |

### Week 9: Blackpool Week

Musical guest: Sam Ryder — "You're The Voice" & "All The Way Over"
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 |
| Hamza & Jowita | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "Bandstand Boogie" — Barry Manilow | Bottom two |
| Kym & Graziano | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | Paso doble | "Only Girl (In the World)" — Rihanna & "We Found Love" — Rihanna, feat. Calvin Harris | Safe |
| Tyler & Dianne | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" & "Get Down Tonight" — all by KC & The Sunshine Band | Eliminated |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "You're My World" — Cilla Black | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Valerie" — Mark Ronson, feat. Amy Winehouse | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Couple's choice | "Jumpin', Jumpin'", "Independent Women Part I" & "Lose My Breath" — all by Destiny's Child | Safe |
| Will & Nancy | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "I Go to Rio" — Hugh Jackman | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Molly & Carlos
* Mabuse: Molly & Carlos
* Du Beke: Tyler & Dianne
* Ballas: Molly & Carlos

### Week 10

Musical guests: Joel Corry & Tom Grennan — "Lionheart (Fearless)"
After Kym Marsh tested positive for COVID-19, 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Will & Nancy | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Charleston | "Hush" — Kula Shaker | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Tango | "Bad Guy" — Billie Eilish | Safe |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | 25 (5, 7, 6, 7) | Jive | "Brown Eyed Girl" — Van Morrison | Eliminated |
| Fleur & Vito | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Too Lost in You" — Sugababes | Bottom two |
| Hamza & Jowita | 37 (8, 10, 10, 9) | Argentine tango | "Libertango" — Bond | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 29 (5, 8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Eso Beso" — Emma Bunton | Safe |

#### 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.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Musical | Result |
| Molly & Carlos | 38 (9, 10, 10, 9) | Charleston | "Hot Honey Rag" | Chicago | Bottom two |
| Hamza & Jowita | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Samba | "He Lives in You" | The Lion King | Safe |
| Kym & Graziano | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Fame" | Fame | Eliminated |
| Will & Nancy | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Foxtrot | "Sun and Moon" | Miss Saigon | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Couple's choice | "Mein Herr" | Cabaret | Safe |
| Fleur & Vito | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Quickstep | "I Got Rhythm" | An American in Paris | Safe |

#### 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 — "Pointless"
Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Fleur & Vito | 35 (8, 9, 8, 10) | Paso doble | "The Time Is Now" — Moloko | Bottom two |
| Fleur & Vito | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Tu vuò fà l'americano" — Fiorello | Bottom two |
| Helen & Gorka | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Only One Road" — Celine Dion | Safe |
| Helen & Gorka | 37 (9, 10, 8, 10) | Argentine tango | "Here Comes the Rain Again" — Eurythmics | Safe |
| Hamza & Jowita | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini | Safe |
| Hamza & Jowita | 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) | Waltz | "What The World Needs Now" — Burt Bacharach | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | American Smooth | "Easy On Me" — Adele | Safe |
| Molly & Carlos | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Survivor" — 2WEI, feat. Edda Hayes | Safe |
| Will & Nancy | 32 (7, 9, 7, 9) | Paso doble | "Uccen (DWTS Remix)" — Taabli Brothers | Eliminated |
| Will & Nancy | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Couple's choice | "Know How" — Young MC, "Fools Gold" — The Stone Roses & "Step On" — Happy Mondays | Eliminated |

#### 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 — "My Love"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Hamza & Jowita | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Ecuador" — Sash!, feat. Rodriguez | Winners |
| Hamza & Jowita | 34 (8, 9, 8, 9) | Showdance | "Let's Face the Music and Dance" — Irving Berlin | Winners |
| Hamza & Jowita | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Couple's choice | "Jerusalema" — Master KG | Winners |
| Molly & Carlos | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Love On Top" — Beyoncé | Runners-up |
| Molly & Carlos | 37 (8, 10, 9, 10) | Showdance | "Kiss" & "1999" — Prince | Runners-up |
| Molly & Carlos | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Rumba | "All The Man That I Need" — Whitney Houston | Runners-up |
| Fleur & Vito | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Samba | "Hot Hot Hot" — Arrow | Runners-up |
| Fleur & Vito | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Find Me" — Sigma, feat. Birdy | Runners-up |
| Fleur & Vito | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Couple's choice | "Jumpin', Jumpin'", "Independent Women Part I" & "Lose My Breath" — all by Destiny's Child | Runners-up |
| Helen & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Tightrope" — Janelle Monáe | Runners-up |
| Helen & Gorka | 37 (8, 10, 9, 10) | Showdance | "Shine" — Emeli Sandé | Runners-up |
| Helen & Gorka | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Couple's choice | "Mein Herr" — from Cabaret | Runners-up |

## 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
Strictly Come Dancing (series 20) – 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 |
| Hamza & Jowita | Foxtrot | Jive | Rumba | Salsa | Quickstep | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Couple's choice | American Smooth | Argentine tango | Samba | Charleston | Waltz | Salsa | Showdance | Couple's choice |
| Fleur & Vito | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | American Smooth | Argentine tango | Jive | Salsa | Waltz | Samba | Couple's choice | Rumba | Quickstep | Paso doble | Charleston | Samba | Showdance | Couple's choice |
| Helen & Gorka | American Smooth | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Charleston | Foxtrot | Jive | Salsa | Quickstep | Samba | Couple's choice | Waltz | Argentine tango | Jive | Showdance | Couple's choice |
| Molly & Carlos | Samba | Quickstep | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Couple's choice | Argentine tango | Foxtrot | Rumba | Jive | Tango | Charleston | American Smooth | Paso doble | Quickstep | Showdance | Rumba |
| Will & Nancy | Jive | Salsa | American Smooth | Rumba | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Waltz | Samba | Charleston | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Couple's choice | | | |
| Kym & Graziano | Jive | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Samba | Quickstep | Rumba | Argentine tango | American Smooth | Paso doble | | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | |
| Ellie T. & Johannes | Quickstep | Paso doble | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Tango | Couple's choice | Rumba | Charleston | American Smooth | Jive | | | | | | |
| Tyler & Dianne | American Smooth | Jive | Charleston | Couple's choice | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Paso doble | Salsa | | | | | | | |
| Tony & Katya | Tango | Charleston | Samba | American Smooth | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Salsa | Jive | | | | | | | | |
| Ellie S. & Nikita | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Quickstep | Salsa | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Charleston | | | | | | | | | |
| James & Amy | Jive | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Charleston | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jayde & Karen | Samba | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | Charleston | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Matt & Nadiya | Quickstep | Samba | Viennese waltz | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richie & Giovanni | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kaye & Kai | Tango | Charleston | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | 23 September | 6.68 | 5 | 6 | 35.7% |
| Week 1 | 24 September | 9.16 | 3 | 3 | 48.8% |
| Week 2 | 1 October | 8.88 | 1 | 1 | 48.4% |
| Week 2 results | 2 October | 8.24 | 2 | 2 | 46.2% |
| Week 3 | 8 October | 9.29 | 1 | 1 | 49.7% |
| Week 3 results | 9 October | 8.30 | 2 | 2 | 44.4% |
| Week 4 | 15 October | 9.22 | 1 | 1 | 47.5% |
| Week 4 results | 16 October | 8.19 | 2 | 3 | 44.8% |
| Week 5 | 22 October | 9.89 | 1 | 1 | 48.5% |
| Week 5 results | 23 October | 8.64 | 2 | 2 | 45.9% |
| Week 6 | 29 October | 9.70 | 1 | 1 | 44.6% |
| Week 6 results | 30 October | 9.09 | 2 | 2 | 30.6% |
| Week 7 | 5 November | 9.91 | 1 | 2 | 53.7% |
| Week 7 results | 6 November | 8.82 | 2 | 3 | 43.7% |
| Week 8 | 12 November | 9.47 | 1 | 8 | 48.4% |
| Week 8 results | 13 November | 8.77 | 2 | 9 | 42.3% |
| Week 9 | 19 November | 10.19 | 1 | 8 | 52.1% |
| Week 9 results | 20 November | 9.09 | 2 | 9 | 46.6% |
| Week 10 | 26 November | 9.66 | 1 | 9 | 45.2% |
| Week 10 results | 27 November | 8.67 | 2 | 10 | 44.0% |
| Week 11 | 2 December | 8.71 | 2 | 3 | 39.5% |
| Week 11 results | 3 December | 8.49 | 3 | 4 | 48.8% |
| Week 12 | 11 December | 9.93 | 1 | 2 | 48.1% |
| Week 12 results | 12 December | 7.22 | 4 | 4 | 33.8% |
| Week 13 | 17 December | 10.61 | 1 | 1 | 55.2% |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2022 | 9.09 | — | — | 44.0% |