The WORST episodes of Strictly Come Dancing

#1 - Week 8

Season 20 - Episode 15 - Aired 11/12/2022

The couples fight to secure a place in next week’s Blackpool special.

#2 - Week 1, Show 2

Season 14 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2016

The remaining nine couples take to the dance floor for the first time in a bid to impress the judges. Who will surprise, who will impress and who will be worried that their stint on Strictly could be short-lived? No-one leaves this week, as there is no public vote, but the judges scores will be carried over to the following weekend when the viewers will be able to choose their favourites. The show opens with a spectacular group performance to Burt Bacharach classic What the World Needs Now, where the entire Strictly cast is joined by all generations of dancers to launch the new series in style. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host the weekend's dance extravaganza.

#3 - Week 12

Season 13 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/12/2015

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman invite you to join them for the semi-final of Strictly Come Dancing! Fifteen couples started the competition back in September but, three months on and hundreds of dances later they have been whittled down to just five. In this round it is heartbreak for one couple because only four can make it through to the Grand Final. It is doubly difficult for the five remaining couples, as each must perform not one, but two dances for a chance to win a place in the Strictly Grand Final. 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. There is only space for four couples in the Final, so who is within touching distance of the glitterball and who will be waltzing out of the competition at the last hurdle?

#4 - Grand Final Results

Season 12 - Episode 27 - Aired 12/20/2014

Sequins at the ready as Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman welcome you to the second nail-biting show in the Strictly Come Dancing 2014 live final. At the start of the show four couples become three as the couple with the lowest number of votes is eliminated. The voting lines will then reopen as the three remaining couples perform their favourite dance of the series in their final bid to take home the glitter ball trophy. All the celebrities of 2014 are reunited to perform together one last time in a stunning group spectacular. It's been a battle of the ballroom from day one, but finally the Strictly 2014 champions will be crowned.

#5 - Episode 1

Season 11 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/7/2013

Put your dancing shoes on; Strictly is back! Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly bring back the glitz and glamour to your Saturday nights. The red carpet is rolled out to greet our 15 stars, before the nail-biting moment when they discover who their professional dance partner will be. They then all take to the dance floor to perform together for the very first time. Will it be ballroom bliss, or murder on the dance floor? Plus music performances from Rod Stewart and Jessie J, who performs her new single. Let the dancing commence.

#6 - Christmas Special 2012

Season 10 - Episode 26 - Aired 12/25/2012

It's mince pies at the ready as Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present a very special Christmas spectacular, with six brand new celebrities taking up the ballroom challenge on a festive-themed dance floor. Actress Sheila Hancock, comedian Katy Brand, JB from boyband JLS, Blue Peter's Helen Skelton, comedy performer Bobby Ball and retired footballer Fabrice Muamba all rock around the Strictly dance floor hoping to take home the Christmas Strictly trophy. Some very familiar faces from Strictly's past also join in the festive fun. Plus music legend Rod Stewart wishes everyone a Merry Christmas as he sings in this Christmas cracker.

#7 - Week 1

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/15/2004

Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present a new show where celebrities are paired with professionals in a ballroom dancing competition.

#8 - Round 1 Results

Season 5 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2007

#9 - Week 9 Results

Season 19 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/21/2021

Two more couples face a dance-off, and there's a music performance from the star of Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.

#10 - Week 12 Results

Season 20 - Episode 24 - Aired 12/12/2022

Two couples face the last dance-off of the series, trying to secure a place in next week's final. With a guest performance by Lewis Capaldi.

#11 - Week 7

Season 11 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/9/2013

It's Saturday night, and that can only mean it's Strictly time! Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman invite you to indulge in an evening of sequins and sparkles, as the 10 remaining couples hit the dance floor for a ballroom battle to stay in the competition. Voting lines 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 the dreaded dance-off during Sunday's results show.

#12 - Launch Show

Season 22 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/2024

Strictly Come Dancing celebrates 20 years in the ballroom. Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman alongside judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.

#13 - Week 5 - Celebrating BBC 100

Season 20 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/22/2022

To celebrate 100 years of the BBC, the couples perform to either an iconic BBC theme tune or dance in tribute to one of the BBC’s most loved services.

#14 - Week 2 Results

Season 22 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/29/2024

It's the first results show of the series, plus music from Ezra Collective ft Yazmin Lacey.

#15 - Week 6 Results

Season 18 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/29/2020

Another two couples face a tense dance-off as they try to make it through to next week's musicals special. Featuring a special performance by pop superstar Gary Barlow.

#16 - Week 2

Season 18 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/31/2020

The competition gets into gear as the couples compete for viewers' votes for the first time. Anyone whose performance is not up to scratch may face the dreaded dance-off.

#17 - Week 9 Results

Season 22 - Episode 18 - Aired 11/17/2024

It’s back to the Tower Ballroom for the latest round of results. Which two couples will have to dance again for the judges? The Pet Shop Boys provide the music, and our professionals perform an incredible group number. With the competition tougher than ever, anyone could be the next to leave.

#18 - Week 6 Results

Season 19 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/31/2021

The results show opens with a haunting routine from the Strictly professionals and a music performance from the incredible Gregory Porter. Then two more couples face a dance-off.

#19 - Week 2 Results

Season 18 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2020

The couples face elimination for the first time. Which two must brave the dreaded dance-off, and who will be going home? With a performance from pop superstar Sam Smith.

#20 - Week 5

Season 19 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2021

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman host as the remaining couples take to the floor with more spectacular routines.

#21 - Week 5 Results

Season 21 - Episode 10 - Aired 10/22/2023

The two couples with the lowest combined score and viewer vote face each other in the dance-off. There's also a 60s Fosse-inspired number from Strictly professionals and a performance from Bastille.

#22 - Week 3 Results

Season 15 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/8/2017

#23 - Week 1

Season 22 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2024

It's the first live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2024, and our professional dancers open it in style with a fabulously fiery group number. Fifteen brand new couples perform their opening routines.

#24 - Week 4 Results

Season 19 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/17/2021

Two couples face this week's dance-off, and Westlife perform in the Strictly ballroom.

#25 - Week 7 Results

Season 19 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/7/2021

Another two couples face a dance-off, with one being eliminated from the competition. Featuring a guest performance by The Script.