Series 19

**Series 19** of Strictly Come Dancing aired on BBC One on September 18, 2021 to December 18, 2021. The series was presented by Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman. The judging panel consisted of Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood and Anton Du Beke, with Cynthia Erivo serving as a guest judge for two weeks.

Rose Ayling-Ellis and her professional partner Giovanni Pernice were announced as the winners.

## 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.

## 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 2

The musical guests this week were Tom Grennan performing "Something Better" and Griff performing "One Night".

Tom Fletcher was unable to perform due to testing positive for COVID-19 but was granted a bye to the following week.

### Week 3: Movie Week

The musical guest this week was Ben Platt performing "You Will Be Found".

### Week 4

The musical guest this week was Westlife performing "Starlight".

Ugo Monye was unable to perform due to a back injury but was granted a bye to the following week.

Robert Webb chose to withdraw from the competition due to ill health.

### Week 5

The musical guest this week was Craig David and MNEK performing "Who You Are".

Judi Love was unable to perform due to testing positive for COVID-19 but was granted a bye to the following week.

### Week 6: Halloween Week

The musical guest this week was Gregory Porter performing "Dry Bones".

### Week 7

The musical guest this week was The Script performing "Superheroes".

### Week 8

The musical guest this week was James Blunt performing "Goodbye My Lover".

### Week 9: Musicals Week

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Cynthia Erivo, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.

The musical guests this week were Max Harwood and The Feeling performing "Out of the Darkness (A Place Where We Belong)".

### Week 10

Individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Cynthia Erivo, Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke.

The musical guest this week was Years & Years performing "Sweet Talker".

### Week 11: Quarterfinal

The musical guest this week was JLS performing "Postcard".

### Week 13: Final

The musical guest this week was Ed Sheeran performing "Bad Habits".

AJ Odudu chose to withdraw from the competition due to an ankle injury.