The BEST episodes of Strictly Come Dancing

#1 - The Final

Season 19 - Episode 25 - Aired 12/18/2021

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the three finalists each perform three routines in a bid to be your Strictly Champions. With a guest performance by Ed Sheeran.

#2 - Week 8 Results

Season 13 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/15/2015

Nine couples have danced their best to win a coveted place at the Tower Ballroom, Blackpool. It's now decision time as only seven will make it through automatically and two couples find themselves in the dreaded dance-off. Plus, Brandon Flowers from The Killers performs in the Strictly studio.

#3 - Week 1 - Show 2

Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/2014

Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman for the weekend's second live show full of Strictly sparkle as nine more celebrities take to the dance floor for their debut. The judges can't wait to critique the talent, and by the end of tonight viewers will know who has the potential to go far in the competition and who will be worried that their time on Strictly could be a short-lived dream. The viewers' vote doesn't start for another week but the judges' scores will give us our first leader board and, as the nation's favourite dance show takes to the floor for another series of glitz and glamour, it's all to dance for.

#4 - Grand Final Results

Season 11 - Episode 27 - Aired 12/21/2013

#5 - Grand Final

Season 11 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/21/2013

#6 - Round 8

Season 5 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/24/2007

#7 - Round 6 Results

Season 5 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/11/2007

#8 - Round 2

Season 5 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2007

#9 - Week 2 Results

Season 10 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2012

The first couple leaves the competition, and Scissor Sisters perform their new single.

#10 - Week 1 - Show 2

Season 10 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2012

Join Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly for the second part of our Strictly weekend special as the remaining eight celebrities all attempt to wow the judges with their professional partners. Each couple performs either a cha cha cha or a waltz. The couples face judges Craig, Darcey, Len and Bruno for the first time, but they have two weeks to impress you before someone leaves the competition next week, with all scores rolling over to the next show.

#11 - Final Result

Season 6 - Episode 28 - Aired 12/20/2008

#12 - Week 7 Results

Season 8 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/14/2010

In the week 7 results show, there is a pro-dance American Smooth, plus music from The Soldiers, Annie Lennox and Alesha Dixon.

#13 - Week 9 Results

Season 8 - Episode 19 - Aired 11/28/2010

In the week 9 results show there is a pro-dance Jive, a raunchy Rumba from James and Ola, and music from special guest James Blunt.

#14 - Week 4

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/22/2011

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present another exciting ballroom bonanza as the competition really starts to heat up. The 12 remaining couples will be trying to score highly with the judges, as well as viewers at home, to ensure that they get to dance for another week. Voting lines will open at the end of the show, and another couple will leave in Sunday's results show.

#15 - Week 8 Results

Season 9 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/20/2011

Singers Jessie J and James Morrison perform a duet, and Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal which couple will be leaving the competition as the combined viewer votes and judges' scores are announced. All the dancers pay homage to the Fab Four in a Beatles-inspired routine, and the Len's Lens feature reveals the best moments from last night's Wembley extravaganza.

#16 - Week 2

Season 10 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2012

All 14 couples hit the floor to try and impress the Strictly judges and viewers at home.

#17 - Week 6

Season 9 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/5/2011

The 10 remaining couples don their dancing shoes once more, aiming to light up the dance floor with a few fireworks for Bonfire Night. As ever, they are hoping to impress both viewers at home and the judges in the studio, who for one week only include Dirty Dancing actress and Dancing with the Stars champion Jennifer Grey, sitting in for Len Goodman. Presented by Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly.

#18 - Week 1 - Show 1

Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2012

Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly are your hosts for a two-night Strictly spectacular. In this live show, six of our sizzling celebrities take to the floor with their professional partners to perform either a waltz or a cha cha cha. The couples face judges Craig, Darcey, Len and Bruno for the first time, but they have two chances to impress you before someone leaves the competition next week. In Saturday's show, you can see how the remaining eight couples get on in the spotlight.

#19 - Week 8 Results

Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 11/16/2014

Grab your donkeys and hold on to your Kiss Me Quick hats as Strictly welcomes you to another exciting results show, set in the magical Blackpool Tower Ballroom. The judges' scores and public votes have been combined and the two couples with the lowest score dance off against each other, after which nine couples become eight. Showbusiness legend Shirley Bassey sings one of her classics and supergroup McBusted perform a number too. Plus our professionals deliver another spectacular routine to a Jackson Five medley.

#20 - Week 12

Season 19 - Episode 23 - Aired 12/11/2021

This has been one of the highest-scoring series of Strictly Come Dancing so far, and tonight our semi-finalists dance not once but twice in a bid to make it through to next week’s Grand Final.

#21 - Week 2

Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/2014

Grab your glitterballs and join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman for a sparkling spectacular as all 15 couples hit the dance floor. Every step counts as the judges' scores from last week are combined with those from tonight's show. The celebrities are now dancing for survival, as the two lowest-scoring couples will have to face the dreaded dance-off in Sunday's results show. The pressure is on, as no-one wants to be the first to leave the competition.

#22 - Week 9

Season 12 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/22/2014

It's another action-packed Strictly Come Dancing as the competition for the glitterball intensifies. The atmosphere is at fever pitch as our remaining eight couples kick, spin and dance their hearts out to stay in the competition. Voting lines will open at the end of the show. Once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again in the dreaded dance off in Sunday night's results show.

#23 - Week 2

Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2018

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman present as the celebrities take to the dance floor once again. This week, the pressure is really on, with viewers given the chance to vote for their favourite couples for the first time. As ever, judges Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli, Darcey Bussell and Craig Revel Horwood will be offering their own unique words of wisdom and waving their scoring paddles. None of the duos will want to be the first to leave, but one of them will be waltzing off into the sunset when the results are announced tomorrow evening.

#24 - Week 4

Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/18/2014

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman invite you to join them for another evening of sequins and sparkles as our 13 remaining couples hit the dance floor for a ballroom battle to stay in Strictly Come Dancing. So far we've had plenty of surprises and even some shocks but, as the competition intensifies, who's going to wow the judges and win the viewers' hearts? Voting lines will open at the end of the show. Once the judges' scores have been added to viewer votes, the two lowest-scoring couples will perform again in the dreaded Dance Off in Sunday night's results show.

#25 - Week 2 Results

Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/2014

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman return as your hosts for an unforgettable evening of Strictly drama, in the first results show of the series. The judges' scores and public votes are in and the two couples with the lowest scores dance off against each other, and one of them will chassé out of the competition for good. Plus, our professional dancers treat us to a spectacular routine to Jamie Cullum and Gregory Porter with Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood.