# Strictly Come Dancing series 18

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eighteenth series with a launch show on 17 October 2020 on BBC One, and the live shows beginning on 24 October. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the series launched a month later than usual and ran for only nine weeks instead of the usual thirteen. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball and Rylan Clark-Neal returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two. Clark-Neal was replaced by Gethin Jones for four shows after coming into contact with someone who had tested positive for COVID-19.
On 12 September, it was announced that for the first time since the tenth series, there would be no live show broadcast from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom due to the pandemic. However, it was announced shortly afterwards that there would be four episodes highlighting the best moments from previous series. The final episode featured a tribute to 2014 winner Caroline Flack, who had died on 15 February that year.
Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, and Motsi Mabuse returned to the judging panel. On 21 August 2020, it was announced that Bruno Tonioli could not be part of the judging panel for this series due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic and his role on Dancing with the Stars. Tonioli instead appeared virtually to give his critiques on the performances during the Sunday night results show. Motsi Mabuse had to miss weeks 4 and 5 in accordance with British government guidelines after travelling to Germany due to a break-in at her dance academy; she was replaced by Anton Du Beke.
Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse were announced as the winners on 19 December, while HRVY and Janette Manrara, Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer, and Maisie Smith 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 6 March 2020, Kevin Clifton announced he was leaving the show after seven years. Despite being confirmed in the 2020 professional line-up, on 26 March 2020, AJ Pritchard announced he was leaving the show after four years. The other professional dancers from 2019 were all confirmed to be returning for the series. Neil Jones and Nadiya Bychkova only featured in group dances after having partners the previous year, alongside Graziano Di Prima and Nancy Xu.
Due to the pandemic, several changes had to be made in how the professional dancers performed. Firstly, the dancers had to shield at home for two weeks. They then formed a bubble which allowed them to stay in a hotel , where they could practise their routines. All of the group dances were pre-recorded.

## Couples

This series featured twelve celebrity contestants. On 1 September 2020, the first three celebrities announced were Caroline Quentin, Jason Bell, and Max George. On 2 September 2020, it was announced that Olympic boxer Nicola Adams would be part of the first same-sex partnership. On 3 September 2020, Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing was confirmed to be participating in the series after having to withdraw from the seventeenth series due to a foot injury. Celebrity reveals continued throughout the week until the full line-up was revealed on 4 September 2020. On 12 November 2020, it was announced that Katya Jones had tested positive for COVID-19, which meant that she and Nicola Adams had to withdraw from the competition due to the government's guidelines on self-isolation.
| Celebrity | Notability | Professional partner | Status |
| Jacqui Smith | Labour Party politician | Anton Du Beke | Eliminated 1st on 1 November 2020 |
| Jason Bell | NFL player & pundit | Luba Mushtuk | Eliminated 2nd on 8 November 2020 |
| Nicola Adams | Olympic boxer | Katya Jones | Withdrew on 12 November 2020 |
| Max George | The Wanted singer | Dianne Buswell | Eliminated 3rd on 15 November 2020 |
| Caroline Quentin | Actress & television presenter | Johannes Radebe | Eliminated 4th on 22 November 2020 |
| Clara Amfo | BBC Radio 1 presenter | Aljaž Škorjanec | Eliminated 5th on 29 November 2020 |
| JJ Chalmers | Television presenter & Invictus Games medallist | Amy Dowden | Eliminated 6th on 6 December 2020 |
| Ranvir Singh | Good Morning Britain presenter & journalist | Giovanni Pernice | Eliminated 7th on 13 December 2020 |
| HRVY | Singer & television presenter | Janette Manrara | Runners-up on 19 December 2020 |
| Jamie Laing | Made in Chelsea star | Karen Hauer | Runners-up on 19 December 2020 |
| Maisie Smith | EastEnders actress | Gorka Márquez | Runners-up on 19 December 2020 |
| Bill Bailey | Comedian, musician & actor | Oti Mabuse | Winners on 19 December 2020 |

## 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 18) - Weekly scores :
| Couple | Pl. | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
| Bill & Oti | 1st | 15 | 24 | 39 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25+23=48 | 29+30+29=88† |
| Maisie & Gorka | 2nd | 24 | 25† | 49† | 24 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30+29=59† | 29+30+29=88† |
| HRVY & Janette | 2nd | 25† | 24 | 49† | 21 | 27 | 26 | 30† | 29† | 23+30=53 | 29+29+30=88† |
| Jamie & Karen | 2nd | 14 | 17 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 29† | 24 | 24 | 24+24=48 | 26+29+29=84‡ |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 5th | 21 | 21 | 42 | 27† | 20 | 27 | 24 | 27 | 26+18=44‡ | |
| JJ & Amy | 6th | 19 | 17 | 36 | 24 | 17‡ | 25 | 25 | 20‡ | | |
| Clara & Aljaž | 7th | 18 | 17 | 35 | 20 | 29† | 18‡ | 19‡ | | | |
| Caroline & Johannes | 8th | 21 | 21 | 42 | 21 | 22 | 24 | | | | |
| Max & Dianne | 9th | 17 | 20 | 37 | 24 | 20 | | | | | |
| Nicola & Katya | 10th | 21 | 24 | 45 | 19 | | | | | | |
| Jason & Luba | 11th | 16 | 18 | 34 | 12‡ | | | | | | |
| Jacqui & Anton | 12th | 13‡ | 12‡ | 25‡ | | | | | | | |

### Notes

* ↑ This couple finished in first place.
* 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 This couple was eliminated.
* ↑ 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, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse.

### 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 |
| Jamie & Karen | 14 (4, 5, 5) | Cha-cha-cha | "Think About Things" — Daði og Gagnamagnið |
| Caroline & Johannes | 21 (7, 7, 7) | American Smooth | "Morning Train (9 to 5)" — Sheena Easton |
| Max & Dianne | 17 (6, 5, 6) | Tango | "Best Fake Smile" — James Bay |
| Clara & Aljaž | 18 (5, 6, 7) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Start Now" — Dua Lipa |
| Jacqui & Anton | 13 (3, 5, 5) | Foxtrot | "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" — Monty Python |
| JJ & Amy | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Waltz | "What a Wonderful World" — Louis Armstrong |
| Maisie & Gorka | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Samba | "Samba (Conga)" — Gloria Estefan |
| Jason & Luba | 16 (4, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "My Girl" — The Temptations |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "End of Time" — Beyoncé |
| Nicola & Katya | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Quickstep | "Get Happy" — Ella Fitzgerald |
| Bill & Oti | 15 (3, 6, 6) | Cha-cha-cha | "Pata Pata" — Miriam Makeba |
| HRVY & Janette | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Jive | "Faith" — Stevie Wonder, feat. Ariana Grande |

### Week 2

Musical guest: Sam Smith — "Diamonds"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Max & Dianne | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Jive | "I'm a Believer" — The Monkees | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Viennese waltz | "You Don't Own Me" — SayGrace | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Talk to the Animals" — Bobby Darin | Safe |
| JJ & Amy | 17 (5, 6, 6) | Paso doble | "Believer" — Imagine Dragons | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 17 (5, 6, 6) | American Smooth | "Night and Day" — Frank Sinatra | Bottom two |
| Maisie & Gorka | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Tango | "Midnight Sky" — Miley Cyrus | Safe |
| Jacqui & Anton | 12 (2, 5, 5) | Samba | "Help Yourself" — Tom Jones | Eliminated |
| HRVY & Janette | 24 (7, 8, 9) | Viennese waltz | "Stuck with U" — Ariana Grande & Justin Bieber | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Quickstep | "You Are the Sunshine of My Life" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Nicola & Katya | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Street/Commercial | "Shine" — Years & Years | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 21 (7, 7, 7) | Paso doble | "El gato montés" — Ramon Cortez Pasodoble Orchestra | Safe |
| Jason & Luba | 18 (6, 6, 6) | Salsa | "Get Lucky" — Daft Punk, feat. Pharrell Williams | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

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

### Week 3: Movie Week

Musical guests: The Kanneh-Masons — "Ave Maria"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Film | Result |
| Nicola & Katya | 19 (6, 7, 6) | Jive | "Greased Lightnin'" | Grease | Bottom two |
| Maisie & Gorka | 24 (8, 7, 9) | American Smooth | "Into the Unknown" | Frozen II | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Theatre/Jazz | "Everything's Coming Up Roses" | Gypsy | Safe |
| Jason & Luba | 12 (3, 4, 5) | Paso doble | "Star Wars Theme" | Star Wars | Eliminated |
| JJ & Amy | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Foxtrot | "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 21 (6, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" | Gnomeo & Juliet | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Foxtrot | "Love You I Do" | Dreamgirls | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Charleston | "Zero to Hero" | Hercules | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 20 (7, 6, 7) | Tango | "Lady Marmalade" | Moulin Rouge! | Safe |
| Max & Dianne | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Street/Commercial | "The Simpsons Theme" | The Simpsons Movie | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Paso doble | "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" | The Good, the Bad and the Ugly | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

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

### Week 4

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.
Musical guest: The Vamps — "Married in Vegas"
Anton Du Beke substituted for Motsi Mabuse, who was forced to miss two weeks due to having travelled outside the United Kingdom.
After Katya Jones tested positive for COVID-19, she and Nicola Adams were forced to withdraw from the competition.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| HRVY & Janette | 27 (8, 10, 9) | Salsa | "Dynamite" — BTS | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 20 (5, 7, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Oye Como Va" — Santana & "I Like It Like That" — Pete Rodriguez | Safe |
| Max & Dianne | 20 (5, 7, 8) | American Smooth | "It Had to Be You" — Harry Connick Jr. | Eliminated |
| JJ & Amy | 17 (4, 6, 7) | Jive | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" — Bette Midler | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 24 (7, 8, 9) | Cha-cha-cha | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" — Cyndi Lauper | Bottom two |
| Bill & Oti | 27 (8, 10, 9) | Street/Commercial | "Rapper's Delight" — The Sugarhill Gang | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 22 (7, 7, 8) | Waltz | "With You I'm Born Again" — Billy Preston & Syreeta Wright | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Samba | "Bamboléo" — Gipsy Kings | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Baby Face" — Julie Andrews | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Maisie & Gorka
* Du Beke: Maisie & Gorka
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Max & Dianne

### Week 5

Individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.
Musical guest: Billy Ocean — "Love Really Hurts Without You", "Red Light Spells Danger" & "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going"
Anton Du Beke again substituted for Motsi Mabuse.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Bill & Oti | 25 (8, 9, 8) | American Smooth | "I've Got You Under My Skin" — Frank Sinatra | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Salsa | "Better When I'm Dancin'" — Meghan Trainor | Bottom two |
| JJ & Amy | 25 (7, 9, 9) | Quickstep | "For Once in My Life" — Stevie Wonder | Safe |
| Clara & Aljaž | 18 (5, 6, 7) | Samba | "That's the Way (I Like It)" — KC and the Sunshine Band | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Street/Commercial | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" — C+C Music Factory | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Tango | "Golden" — Harry Styles | Safe |
| Caroline & Johannes | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Cha-cha-cha | "Rescue Me" — Fontella Bass | Eliminated |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 27 (8, 9, 10) | Argentine tango | "When Doves Cry" — Prince | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Maisie & Gorka
* Du Beke: Maisie & Gorka
* Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Maisie & Gorka

### Week 6

Musical guest: Gary Barlow — "Elita" Dance guests: Michael & Jowita — "Spectrum (Say My Name)"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Clara & Aljaž | 19 (6, 6, 7) | Jive | "River Deep, Mountain High" — Ike & Tina Turner | Eliminated |
| Jamie & Karen | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Tango | "Tanguera" — Sexteto Mayor | Bottom two |
| HRVY & Janette | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Street/Commercial | "A Sky Full of Stars" — Coldplay | Safe |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 24 (8, 8, 8) | American Smooth | "I Say a Little Prayer" — Aretha Franklin | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "One Way or Another" — Blondie | Safe |
| JJ & Amy | 25 (8, 9, 8) | Viennese waltz | "Rescue" — Lauren Daigle | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "When You're Smiling" — Andy Williams | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Clara & Aljaž
* Mabuse: Jamie & Karen
* Ballas: Jamie & Karen

### Week 7: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

Musical guest: Marisha Wallace — "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (from The Sound of Music)
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Musical | Result |
| JJ & Amy | 20 (6, 7, 7) | Charleston | "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" | Chitty Chitty Bang Bang | Eliminated |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 27 (9, 9, 9) | Viennese waltz | "She Used to Be Mine" | Waitress | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 28 (9, 10, 9) | Jive | "Little Shop of Horrors" | Little Shop of Horrors | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Argentine tango | "The Phantom of the Opera" | The Phantom of the Opera | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 29 (9, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "One (Singular Sensation)" | A Chorus Line | Safe |
| Jamie & Karen | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Jive | "Everybody's Talking About Jamie" | Everybody's Talking About Jamie | Bottom two |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Jamie & Karen
* Mabuse: JJ & Amy
* Ballas: Jamie & Karen

### Week 8: Semi-final

Musical guest: Little Mix — "Break Up Song"
Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.
| Couple | Scores | Dance | Music | Result |
| Jamie & Karen | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Salsa | "Last Dance" — Donna Summer | Bottom two |
| Jamie & Karen | 24 (8, 8, 8) | Quickstep | "Thank God I'm a Country Boy" — John Denver | Bottom two |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Waltz | "Un Giorno Per Noi (A Time for Us)" — Josh Groban | Eliminated |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | 18 (5, 6, 7) | Jive | "Candyman" — Christina Aguilera | Eliminated |
| Bill & Oti | 25 (8, 8, 9) | Charleston | "(Won't You Come Home) Bill Bailey" — Ottilie Patterson & Chris Barber | Safe |
| Bill & Oti | 23 (8, 7, 8) | Tango | "Enter Sandman" — Metallica | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Theatre/Jazz | "Gettin' Jiggy wit It" — Will Smith | Safe |
| Maisie & Gorka | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Viennese waltz | "A Thousand Years" — Christina Perri | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 23 (7, 8, 8) | Rumba | "Only You" — Kylie Minogue & James Corden | Safe |
| HRVY & Janette | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Charleston | "Another Day of Sun" — from La La Land | Safe |

#### Judges' votes to save

* Horwood: Jamie & Karen
* Mabuse: Ranvir & Giovanni
* Ballas: Jamie & Karen

### Week 9: Final

Musical guest: Robbie Williams — "Time for Change"
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 |
| HRVY & Janette | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Jive | "Faith" — Stevie Wonder, feat. Ariana Grande | Runners-up |
| HRVY & Janette | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Showdance | "Boogie Wonderland" — Brittany Murphy | Runners-up |
| HRVY & Janette | 30 (10, 10, 10) | American Smooth | "One (Singular Sensation)" — from A Chorus Line | Runners-up |
| Jamie & Karen | 26 (8, 9, 9) | Charleston | "Zero to Hero" — from Hercules | Runners-up |
| Jamie & Karen | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Showdance | "I'm Still Standing" — Elton John | Runners-up |
| Jamie & Karen | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Street/Commercial | "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)" — C+C Music Factory | Runners-up |
| Bill & Oti | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "Talk to the Animals" — Bobby Darin | Winners |
| Bill & Oti | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "The Show Must Go On" — Queen | Winners |
| Bill & Oti | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Street/Commercial | "Rapper's Delight" — The Sugarhill Gang | Winners |
| Maisie & Gorka | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Samba | "Samba (Conga)" — Gloria Estefan | Runners-up |
| Maisie & Gorka | 30 (10, 10, 10) | Showdance | "We Need a Little Christmas" — Idina Menzel | Runners-up |
| Maisie & Gorka | 29 (9, 10, 10) | Quickstep | "When You're Smiling" — Andy Williams | Runners-up |

## Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:
* Weeks 1–7: One unlearned dance
* Week 8 (Semifinal): Two unlearned dances
* Week 9 (Final): Judges' choice, showdance & favourite dance of the series
Strictly Come Dancing (series 18) - Dance chart :
| Couple | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Couple | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Bill & Oti | Cha-cha-cha | Quickstep | Paso doble | Street/Commercial | American Smooth | Jive | Argentine tango | Charleston | Tango | Quickstep | Showdance | Street/Commercial |
| HRVY & Janette | Jive | Viennese waltz | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Tango | Street/Commercial | American Smooth | Rumba | Charleston | Jive | Showdance | American Smooth |
| Jamie & Karen | Cha-cha-cha | American Smooth | Charleston | Samba | Street/Commercial | Tango | Jive | Salsa | Quickstep | Charleston | Showdance | Street/Commercial |
| Maisie & Gorka | Samba | Tango | American Smooth | Cha-cha-cha | Salsa | Quickstep | Jive | Theatre/Jazz | Viennese waltz | Samba | Showdance | Quickstep |
| Ranvir & Giovanni | Paso doble | Quickstep | Foxtrot | Cha-cha-cha | Argentine tango | American Smooth | Viennese waltz | Waltz | Jive | | | |
| JJ & Amy | Waltz | Paso doble | Foxtrot | Jive | Quickstep | Viennese waltz | Charleston | | | | | |
| Clara & Aljaž | Cha-cha-cha | Viennese waltz | Tango | Charleston | Samba | Jive | | | | | | |
| Caroline & Johannes | American Smooth | Paso doble | Theatre/Jazz | Waltz | Cha-cha-cha | | | | | | | |
| Max & Dianne | Tango | Jive | Street/Commercial | American Smooth | | | | | | | | |
| Nicola & Katya | Quickstep | Street/Commercial | Jive | | | | | | | | | |
| Jason & Luba | American Smooth | Salsa | Paso doble | | | | | | | | | |
| Jacqui & Anton | Foxtrot | Samba | | | | | | | | | | |

## 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 | 17 October | 10.09 | 1 | 2 | 42.2% |
| Week 1 | 24 October | 11.23 | 1 | 1 | 44.6% |
| Week 2 | 31 October | 11.84 | 2 | 2 | 47.3% |
| Week 2 results | 1 November | 8.92 | 4 | 5 | 39.3% |
| Week 3 | 7 November | 10.93 | 1 | 1 | 43.8% |
| Week 3 results | 8 November | 9.44 | 2 | 3 | 39.3% |
| Week 4 | 14 November | 11.89 | 1 | 2 | 49.3% |
| Week 4 results | 15 November | 9.62 | 2 | 4 | 39.5% |
| Week 5 | 21 November | 11.60 | 1 | 6 | 48.5% |
| Week 5 results | 22 November | 9.62 | 2 | 9 | 40.9% |
| Week 6 | 28 November | 11.45 | 1 | 2 | 50.1% |
| Week 6 results | 29 November | 10.21 | 2 | 9 | 39.5% |
| Week 7 | 5 December | 11.38 | 1 | 2 | 49.3% |
| Week 7 results | 6 December | 9.69 | 2 | 7 | 42.2% |
| Week 8 | 12 December | 11.45 | 1 | 1 | 48.9% |
| Week 8 results | 13 December | 10.58 | 2 | 2 | 44.1% |
| Week 9 | 19 December | 12.51 | 1 | 1 | 53.3% |
| Series average (excl. launch show) | 2020 | 10.77 | — | — | 45.0% |