# Strictly Come Dancing series 15

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fifteenth series in 2017 with a launch show on 9 September on BBC One, and live shows starting on 23 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two.
Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On 9 May 2017, it was announced that Len Goodman, who had retired from the show at the end of the previous series, would be replaced by Shirley Ballas. Tonioli missed the week 5 episode due to a scheduling conflict, but was not replaced by a guest judge.
Holby City actor Joe McFadden and Katya Jones were announced as the winners on 16 December; while Gemma Atkinson and Aljaž Škorjanec, Debbie McGee and Giovanni Pernice, and Alexandra Burke and Gorka Márquez 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 21 June 2017, the list of professionals returning for the fifteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Joanne Clifton, Natalie Lowe, and Oksana Platero. They were replaced by former Dancing with the Stars Australia professional Dianne Buswell, Nadiya Bychkova, and Amy Dowden. This series saw the final appearance of professional dancer Brendan Cole.

## Couples

In the fifteenth series, there were fifteen celebrity contestants. On 7 August 2017, the first celebrity announced to be participating in the series was The Saturdays singer Mollie King. Celebrity reveals continued through the month with the line-up fully announced on The One Show on 21 August 2017.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Chizzy Akudolu | Holby City actress & comedian | Pasha Kovalev | Eliminated 1st on 1 October 2017 |
| Rev. Richard Coles | Broadcaster, musician & Church of England priest | Dianne Buswell | Eliminated 2nd on 8 October 2017 |
| Charlotte Hawkins | Good Morning Britain presenter & journalist | Brendan Cole | Eliminated 3rd on 15 October 2017 |
| Brian Conley | Comedian, singer & actor | Amy Dowden | Eliminated 4th on 22 October 2017 |
| Simon Rimmer | Chef & Sunday Brunch presenter | Karen Clifton | Eliminated 5th on 29 October 2017 |
| Aston Merrygold | JLS singer | Janette Manrara | Eliminated 6th on 5 November 2017 |
| Ruth Langsford | Television presenter | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 7th on 12 November 2017 |
| Jonnie Peacock | Paralympic sprinter | Oti Mabuse | Eliminated 8th on 19 November 2017 |
| Susan Calman | Stand-up comedian & television presenter | Kevin Clifton | Eliminated 9th on 26 November 2017 |
| Davood Ghadami | EastEnders actor | Nadiya Bychkova | Eliminated 10th on 3 December 2017 |
| Mollie King | The Saturdays singer | AJ Pritchard | Eliminated 11th on 10 December 2017 |
| Alexandra Burke | Singer-songwriter | Gorka Márquez | Runners-up on 16 December 2017 |
| Debbie McGee | Radio presenter & magician's assistant | Giovanni Pernice | Runners-up on 16 December 2017 |
| Gemma Atkinson | Actress & model | Aljaž Škorjanec | Runners-up on 16 December 2017 |
| Joe McFadden | Holby City actor | Katya Jones | Winners on 16 December 2017 |

## 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 15) - 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 |
| Joe & Katya | 1st | 29 | 22 | 51 | 32 | 24 | 26 | 32 | 36 | 33 | 34 | 38+6=44† | 37 | 35+35=70 | 39+39+40=118 |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 2nd | 24 | 36† | 60 | 33 | 39† | 23 | 35 | 39 | 38† | 39† | 32+7=39 | 39† | 39+40=79† | 40+39+40=119† |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 2nd | 30 | 34 | 64† | 29 | 27 | 27† | 39† | 40† | 35 | 33 | 38+5=43 | 39† | 34+36=70 | 39+38+40=117 |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 2nd | 20 | 26 | 46 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 25+3=28 | 29‡ | 30+32=62 | 38+37+39=114‡ |
| Mollie & AJ | 5th | 23 | 25 | 48 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 31+2=33 | 31 | 24+32=56‡ | |
| Davood & Nadiya | 6th | 27 | 27 | 54 | 25 | 29 | 22 | 25 | 35 | 38† | 35 | 35+4=39 | 29‡ | | |
| Susan & Kevin | 7th | 20 | 22 | 42 | 20 | 30 | 16‡ | 18 | 29 | 27 | 25‡ | 21+1=22‡ | | | |
| Jonnie & Oti | 8th | 20 | 29 | 49 | 26 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 27 | 21 | 26 | | | | |
| Ruth & Anton | 9th | 16‡ | 20 | 36 | 15 | 24 | 16‡ | 22 | 22‡ | 18‡ | | | | | |
| Aston & Janette | 10th | 31† | 32 | 63 | 35† | 32 | 24 | 38 | 25 | | | | | | |
| Simon & Karen | 11th | 17 | 19 | 36 | 19 | 19‡ | 16‡ | 16‡ | | | | | | | |
| Brian & Amy | 12th | 16‡ | 19 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 16‡ | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte & Brendan | 13th | 22 | 12‡ | 34‡ | 17 | 19‡ | | | | | | | | | |
| Rev. Richard & Dianne | 14th | 17 | 17 | 34‡ | 14‡ | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chizzy & Pasha | 15th | 21 | 16 | 37 | | | | | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ The couples were judged on a 30-point scale due to the absence of Bruno Tonioli.
* ↑ 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.

### Launch show

Musical guests:
* Shania Twain – "Life's About to Get Good"
* Rita Ora – "Lonely Together"
During the show, the professional dancers performed a tribute to former host Sir Bruce Forsyth, who had died just weeks before the series began.

### 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 |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" — Shawn Mendes |
| Brian & Amy | 16 (3, 4, 4, 5) | Tango | "Temptation" — Heaven 17 |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" — Aretha Franklin |
| Simon & Karen | 17 (3, 5, 5, 4) | Paso doble | "Song 2" — Blur |
| Charlotte & Brendan | 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "The Best Is Yet to Come" — Michael Bublé |
| Chizzy & Pasha | 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Boogie Fever" — The Sylvers |
| Jonnie & Oti | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Waltz | "When I Need You" — Luther Vandross |
| Joe & Katya | 29 (7, 7, 8, 7) | Jive | "Rockin' Robin" — Michael Jackson |
| Susan & Kevin | 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) | Viennese waltz | "Mad About the Boy" — Dinah Washington |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Be Italian" — Fergie |
| Davood & Nadiya | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Dedication to My Ex (Miss That)" — Lloyd, feat. André 3000 |
| Ruth & Anton | 16 (3, 4, 4, 5) | Waltz | "This Nearly Was Mine" — Seth MacFarlane |
| Rev. Richard & Dianne | 17 (2, 4, 6, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "There Must Be an Angel (Playing with My Heart)" — Eurythmics |
| Mollie & AJ | 23 (4, 6, 7, 6) | Jive | "Good Golly, Miss Molly" — Little Richard |
| Aston & Janette | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr. |

### Week 2

Musical guest: Emeli Sandé — "Starlight"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Chizzy & Pasha | 16 (3, 5, 4, 4) | Foxtrot | "I'm a Woman" — from Smokey Joe's Cafe | Eliminated |
| Aston & Janette | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Despacito" — Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee, feat. Justin Bieber | Safe |
| Susan & Kevin | 22 (3, 6, 7, 6) | Charleston | "If You Knew Susie" — Enoch Light & The Charleston City All-Stars | Safe |
| Charlotte & Brendan | 12 (2, 4, 3, 3) | Cha-cha-cha | "Sugar" — Maroon 5 | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 22 (5, 6, 5, 6) | Tango | "Castle on the Hill" — Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Brian & Amy | 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Shake Your Groove Thing" — Peaches & Herb | Bottom two |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Waltz | "Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time for Us)" — Josh Groban | Safe |
| Rev. Richard & Dianne | 17 (3, 4, 5, 5) | American Smooth | "Love Really Hurts Without You" — Billy Ocean | Safe |
| Ruth & Anton | 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) | Charleston | "The Charleston" — Bob Wilson and his Varsity Rhythm Boys | Safe |
| Simon & Karen | 19 (4, 4, 6, 5) | Waltz | "You'll Never Walk Alone" — Rodgers and Hammerstein | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 25 (4, 6, 8, 7) | Tango | "Addicted to Love" — Tina Turner | Safe |
| Jonnie & Oti | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry | Safe |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 34 (8, 9, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "She's Always a Woman" — Billy Joel | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Last Nite" — The Strokes | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Ven a Bailar" — Jennifer Lopez | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Chizzy & Pasha
* Bussell: Brian & Amy
* Tonioli: Brian & Amy
* Ballas: Brian & Amy

### Week 3: Movie Week

Musical guest: Sheridan Smith — "My Man"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Simon & Karen | 19 (3, 5, 6, 5) | Quickstep | "You've Got a Friend in Me" | Toy Story | Bottom two |
| Ruth & Anton | 15 (3, 5, 3, 4) | Rumba | "Diamonds Are Forever" | Diamonds Are Forever | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" | The Sound of Music | Safe |
| Rev. Richard & Dianne | 14 (2, 4, 4, 4) | Paso doble | "Flash's Theme" | Flash Gordon | Eliminated |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" | Shall We Dance | Safe |
| Brian & Amy | 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "If I Only Had a Brain" | The Wizard of Oz | Safe |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | Charleston | "The Bare Necessities" | The Jungle Book | Safe |
| Charlotte & Brendan | 17 (4, 5, 4, 4) | Tango | "Danger Zone" | Top Gun | Safe |
| Jonnie & Oti | 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "The Raiders March" | Raiders of the Lost Ark | Safe |
| Susan & Kevin | 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) | Samba | "Wonder Woman Theme" | Wonder Woman | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Somewhere My Love" | Doctor Zhivago | Safe |
| Aston & Janette | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" | Trolls | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) | American Smooth | "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" | My Fair Lady | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 25 (4, 7, 7, 7) | Samba | "Stayin' Alive" | Saturday Night Fever | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

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

### Week 4

Musical guest: Gregory Porter — "Smile"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 27 (6, 6, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" — Cher | Safe |
| Brian & Amy | 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" — The Darkness | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Súbeme la Radio" — Enrique Iglesias | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Say You Love Me" — Jessie Ware | Bottom two |
| Charlotte & Brendan | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Jive | "Marry You" — Bruno Mars | Eliminated |
| Joe & Katya | 24 (5, 7, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "You Keep Me Hangin' On" — Human Nature | Safe |
| Ruth & Anton | 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) | Tango | "Allegretto" — Bond | Safe |
| Aston & Janette | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Mr. Blue Sky" — Electric Light Orchestra | Safe |
| Simon & Karen | 19 (4, 5, 5, 5) | Samba | "Copacabana" — Barry Manilow | Safe |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Viva la Vida" — Coldplay | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Proud Mary" — Tina Turner | Safe |
| Jonnie & Oti | 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "Cry Me a River" — Michael Bublé | Safe |
| Susan & Kevin | 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Bring Me Sunshine" — The Jive Aces | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

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

### Week 5

Individual judges' scores given in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Shirley Ballas.
Musical guest: The Script — "Arms Open"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Davood & Nadiya | 22 (6, 8, 8) | Jive | "Tell Her About It" — Billy Joel | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Anyone Who Had a Heart" — Cilla Black | Safe |
| Simon & Karen | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Charleston | "Fit as a Fiddle (And Ready for Love)" — Gene Kelly | Bottom two |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Baby Can I Hold You" — Tracy Chapman | Safe |
| Brian & Amy | 16 (4, 6, 6) | Jive | "It's Not Unusual" — Tom Jones | Eliminated |
| Susan & Kevin | 16 (4, 5, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Shout Out to My Ex" — Little Mix | Safe |
| Aston & Janette | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Can't Help Falling in Love" — Mree | Safe |
| Ruth & Anton | 16 (5, 5, 6) | Samba | "Love Is in the Air" — John Paul Young | Safe |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Believe" — Madilyn Bailey | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 26 (7, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "Diablo Rojo" — Rodrigo y Gabriela | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Samba | "Shape of You" — Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Jonnie & Oti | 24 (7, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Part-Time Lover" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

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

### Week 6: Halloween Week

Musical guest: Steps — "Scared of the Dark"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jonnie & Oti | 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Troublemaker" — Olly Murs, feat. Flo Rida | Safe |
| Ruth & Anton | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Quickstep | "Bewitched Theme" — Steve Lawrence | Safe |
| Simon & Karen | 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) | American Smooth | "Delilah" — Tom Jones | Eliminated |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Jive | "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" — Buzzcocks | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Trouble" — Coldplay | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Better the Devil You Know" — Kylie Minogue | Bottom two |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 35 (9, 9, 9, 8) | Tango | "Maneater" — Nelly Furtado | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 25 (5, 7, 6, 7) | Rumba | "Wicked Game" — Chris Isaak | Safe |
| Susan & Kevin | 18 (3, 5, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Killer Queen" — Queen | Safe |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Frankie" — Sister Sledge | Safe |
| Aston & Janette | 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) | Paso doble | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" — Nirvana | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Mollie & AJ
* Bussell: Mollie & AJ
* Tonioli: Mollie & AJ
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mollie & AJ

### Week 7

Musical guest: Stereophonics — "Caught by the Wind"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Cha-cha-cha | "I've Got the Music in Me" — Marcia Hines | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Foxtrot | "Call Me Irresponsible" — Connie Francis | Bottom two |
| Joe & Katya | 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Alexander's Ragtime Band" — Ella Fitzgerald | Safe |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 26 (5, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Sun Comes Up" — Rudimental, feat. James Arthur | Safe |
| Aston & Janette | 25 (4, 7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "Who's Lovin' You" — The Jackson 5 | Eliminated |
| Ruth & Anton | 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) | Paso doble | "The Shady Dame from Seville" — Julie Andrews | Safe |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Tango | "I Gotta Feeling" — The Black Eyed Peas | Safe |
| Jonnie & Oti | 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) | Salsa | "Turn Me On" — Kevin Lyttle | Safe |
| Susan & Kevin | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Jive | "This Ole House" — Shakin' Stevens | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)" — Natalie Cole | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Mollie & AJ
* Bussell: Aston & Janette
* Tonioli: Aston & Janette
* Ballas: Mollie & AJ (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Shirley Ballas, as head judge, made the final decision to save Mollie & AJ.)

### Week 8

Musical guest: Seal — "Autumn Leaves"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Susan & Kevin | 27 (5, 6, 8, 8) | Tango | "Firework" — Katy Perry | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Rumba | "One" — U2 & Mary J. Blige | Safe |
| Ruth & Anton | 18 (4, 5, 4, 5) | Foxtrot | "Mack the Knife" — Bobby Darin | Eliminated |
| Davood & Nadiya | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "The Lambeth Walk" — Pasadena Roof Orchestra | Safe |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) | Viennese waltz | "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me" — Brenda Lee | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Mi Confesión" — Gotan Project | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 22 (5, 6, 6, 5) | Paso doble | "Layla" — Derek and the Dominos | Safe |
| Jonnie & Oti | 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) | Foxtrot | "Someone like You" — Adele | Bottom two |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 35 (9, 9, 8, 9) | Salsa | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" — Boys Town Gang | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

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

### Week 9: Blackpool Week

Musical guests:
* Tears for Fears — "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
* Alfie Boe & Michael Ball — "New York, New York"
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 |
| Mollie & AJ | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Wings" — Little Mix | Safe |
| Susan & Kevin | 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "Scott & Fran's Paso Doble" — from Strictly Ballroom | Safe |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) | Samba | "Wannabe" & "Who Do You Think You Are" — Spice Girls | Bottom two |
| Jonnie & Oti | 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) | Tango | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" — Eurythmics | Eliminated |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Downtown" — Petula Clark | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "Live and Let Die" — Paul McCartney and Wings | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money)" — from 42nd Street | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Ride on Time" — Black Box | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Debbie & Giovanni
* Bussell: Debbie & Giovanni
* Tonioli: Debbie & Giovanni
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Debbie & Giovanni

### Week 10

Musical guest: Kelly Clarkson — "Meaning of Life"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Joe & Katya | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Jumpin' Jack" — Big Bad Voodoo Daddy | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) | Rumba | "Halo" — Beyoncé | Bottom two |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) | Samba | "The River of Dreams" — Billy Joel | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 31 (7, 7, 8, 9) | Quickstep | "Umbrella" — The Baseballs | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright | Safe |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Por una Cabeza" — Carlos Gardel & Alfredo Le Pera | Safe |
| Susan & Kevin | 21 (4, 6, 5, 6) | American Smooth | "Beyond the Sea" — Bobby Darin | Eliminated |
| Susan & Kevin | 1 | Paso doble-thon (Paso doble Marathon) | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro |
| Mollie & AJ | 2 | Paso doble-thon (Paso doble Marathon) | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 3 | Paso doble-thon (Paso doble Marathon) | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro |
| Davood & Nadiya | 4 | Paso doble-thon (Paso doble Marathon) | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 5 | Paso doble-thon (Paso doble Marathon) | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro |
| Joe & Katya | 6 | Paso doble-thon (Paso doble Marathon) | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 7 | Paso doble-thon (Paso doble Marathon) | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro | "España cañí" — Pascual Marquina Narro |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Alexandra & Gorka
* Bussell: Alexandra & Gorka
* Tonioli: Alexandra & Gorka
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Alexandra & Gorka

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

Musical guests: Amber Riley, Beverley Knight & Cassidy Janson — "I'm Every Woman"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Musical | Result |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Hello, Dolly!" | Hello, Dolly! | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 31 (6, 7, 9, 9) | Rumba | "Hopelessly Devoted to You" | Grease | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) | Samba | "Money, Money" | Cabaret | Safe |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Memory" | Cats | Safe |
| Davood & Nadiya | 29 (7, 8, 7, 7) | Argentine tango | "The Phantom of the Opera" | The Phantom of the Opera | Eliminated |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" | Mary Poppins | Bottom two |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Alexandra & Gorka
* Bussell: Alexandra & Gorka
* Tonioli: Alexandra & Gorka
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Alexandra & Gorka

### Week 12: Semi-final

Musical guests: Craig David & Bastille — "I Know You"
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Joe & Katya | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | American Smooth | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" — Robbie Williams | Safe |
| Joe & Katya | 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) | Argentine tango | "Human" — Rag'n'Bone Man | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Everybody Hurts" — R.E.M. | Safe |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Finally" — CeCe Peniston | Safe |
| Mollie & AJ | 24 (4, 7, 7, 6) | Samba | "Whenever, Wherever" — Shakira | Eliminated |
| Mollie & AJ | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Waltz | "Angel" — Sarah McLachlan | Eliminated |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) | Rumba | "Beneath Your Beautiful" — Labrinth, feat. Emeli Sandé | Bottom two |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) | Tango | "My Sharona" — Royal Blood | Bottom two |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) | Jive | "I'm So Excited" — The Pointer Sisters | Safe |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) | Foxtrot | "Isn't She Lovely" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Gemma & Aljaž
* Bussell: Gemma & Aljaž
* Tonioli: Gemma & Aljaž
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Gemma & Aljaž

### Week 13: Final

Musical guest: Ed Sheeran — "Perfect"
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 |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Wouldn't It Be Loverly" — from My Fair Lady | Runners-up |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "There's No Business Like Show Business" — Ethel Merman | Runners-up |
| Alexandra & Gorka | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Jive | "Proud Mary" — Tina Turner | Runners-up |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Salsa | "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" — Boys Town Gang | Runners-up |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Showdance | "One Day I'll Fly Away" — Vaults | Runners-up |
| Debbie & Giovanni | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Argentine tango | "Por una Cabeza" — Carlos Gardel & Alfredo Le Pera | Runners-up |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) | Paso doble | "Viva la Vida" — Coldplay | Runners-up |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 37 (8, 9, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Show Me How You Burlesque" — Christina Aguilera | Runners-up |
| Gemma & Aljaž | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "Downtown" — Petula Clark | Runners-up |
| Joe & Katya | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "Somewhere My Love" — from Doctor Zhivago | Winners |
| Joe & Katya | 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "You Make My Dreams" — Hall & Oates | Winners |
| Joe & Katya | 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Alexander's Ragtime Band" — Ella Fitzgerald | Winners |

## Dance chart

* Week 1–9: One unlearned dance
* Week 10: One unlearned dance & paso doble 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 15) - 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 |
| Joe & Katya | Jive | Tango | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Charleston | Rumba | Salsa | Quickstep | Paso doble Marathon | Samba | American Smooth | Argentine tango | Viennese waltz | Showdance | Charleston |
| Alexandra & Gorka | Waltz | Paso doble | American Smooth | Jive | Samba | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | Quickstep | Rumba | Paso doble Marathon | Charleston | Viennese waltz | Salsa | American Smooth | Showdance | Jive |
| Debbie & Giovanni | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Rumba | Charleston | Tango | Salsa | Samba | Argentine tango | Paso doble Marathon | American Smooth | Jive | Foxtrot | Salsa | Showdance | Argentine tango |
| Gemma & Aljaž | Cha-cha-cha | Waltz | Charleston | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Jive | Salsa | Viennese waltz | American Smooth | Samba | Paso doble Marathon | Quickstep | Rumba | Tango | Paso doble | Showdance | American Smooth |
| Mollie & AJ | Jive | Tango | American Smooth | Salsa | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Paso doble | Charleston | Quickstep | Paso doble Marathon | Rumba | Samba | Waltz | | | |
| Davood & Nadiya | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Samba | Viennese waltz | Jive | Rumba | American Smooth | Charleston | Paso doble | Waltz | Paso doble Marathon | Argentine tango | | | | | |
| Susan & Kevin | Viennese waltz | Charleston | Samba | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Foxtrot | Jive | Tango | Paso doble | American Smooth | Paso doble Marathon | | | | | | |
| Jonnie & Oti | Waltz | Jive | Paso doble | American Smooth | Quickstep | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Foxtrot | Tango | | | | | | | | |
| Ruth & Anton | Waltz | Charleston | Rumba | Tango | Samba | Quickstep | Paso doble | Foxtrot | | | | | | | | | |
| Aston & Janette | Foxtrot | Salsa | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Waltz | Paso doble | Viennese waltz | | | | | | | | | | |
| Simon & Karen | Paso doble | Waltz | Quickstep | Samba | Charleston | American Smooth | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Brian & Amy | Tango | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | Paso doble | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charlotte & Brendan | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Tango | Jive | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rev. Richard & Dianne | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Chizzy & Pasha | Cha-cha-cha | 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 | 9 September | 10.29 | 1 | 1 | 44.7% |
| Week 1 | 23 September | 11.04 | 1 | 1 | 46.9% |
| Week 2 | 30 September | 10.79 | 1 | 1 | 44.9% |
| Week 2 results | 1 October | 9.33 | 2 | 2 | 37.2% |
| Week 3 | 7 October | 11.15 | 1 | 1 | 48.0% |
| Week 3 results | 8 October | 9.64 | 3 | 3 | 39.5% |
| Week 4 | 14 October | 11.26 | 1 | 1 | 48.4% |
| Week 4 results | 15 October | 10.10 | 2 | 2 | 41.7% |
| Week 5 | 21 October | 11.49 | 1 | 1 | 49.7% |
| Week 5 results | 22 October | 9.83 | 2 | 2 | 38.9% |
| Week 6 | 28 October | 12.28 | 2 | 2 | 51.0% |
| Week 6 results | 29 October | 10.23 | 3 | 3 | 40.2% |
| Week 7 | 4 November | 11.96 | 2 | 2 | 51.3% |
| Week 7 results | 5 November | 10.63 | 3 | 3 | 44.0% |
| Week 8 | 11 November | 11.74 | 2 | 2 | 48.1% |
| Week 8 results | 12 November | 11.46 | 3 | 3 | 44.3% |
| Week 9 | 18 November | 12.05 | 2 | 3 | 49.0% |
| Week 9 results | 19 November | 11.39 | 3 | 4 | 46.0% |
| Week 10 | 25 November | 11.29 | 2 | 2 | 44.2% |
| Week 10 results | 26 November | 11.08 | 3 | 4 | 44.0% |
| Week 11 | 2 December | 11.11 | 2 | 2 | 44.5% |
| Week 11 results | 3 December | 10.94 | 3 | 3 | 43.7% |
| Week 12 | 9 December | 11.73 | 3 | 3 | 48.2% |
| Week 12 results | 10 December | 11.76 | 2 | 2 | 46.6% |
| Week 13 | 16 December | 13.01 | 1 | 1 | 55.9% |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2017 | 11.14 | — | — | 45.7% |