Strictly Come Dancing (series 16)

Strictly Come Dancing (Series 16)
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 25
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 8 September 2018 (2018-09-08) (launch show)
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) – present (live shows)
Series chronology

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its sixteenth series with a launch show on 8 September 2018 on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 22 September 2018. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoë Ball will return to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell and Shirley Ballas returned as judges.

In this series three new dance styles were introduced (contemporary, jazz and street) as part of a new category called "couple’s choice", giving a total of 18 dance styles in the competition.[1]

Professional dancers

On 30 May 2018, the list of professionals returning for the sixteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Series 1 winner Brendan Cole and Chloe Hewitt.[2] Graziano Di Prima, Johannes Radebe and Luba Mushtuk replaced them.[3] As in the last two series, Neil Jones does not have a celebrity partner. Mushtuk and Radebe also do not have celebrity partners, but Di Prima does.[4][5]

Couples

On 13 August 2018, the first three celebrities announced to be participating in the series were Katie Piper, Faye Tozer and Danny John-Jules.[6][7][8] Celebrity reveals continued across that month, before concluding on 21 August on Good Morning Britain.[9][5]

Celebrity Known for Professional partner Status
Susannah Constantine Television presenter & fashion journalist Anton du Beke Eliminated 1st
on 30 September 2018
Lee Ryan Blue singer & former EastEnders actor Nadiya Bychkova Eliminated 2nd
on 7 October 2018
Katie Piper Philanthropist & television presenter Gorka Márquez Eliminated 3rd
on 14 October 2018
Ashley Roberts Former The Pussycat Dolls singer Pasha Kovalev Participating
Charles Venn Casualty actor Karen Clifton Participating
Danny John-Jules Stage & screen actor Amy Dowden Participating
Faye Tozer Steps singer Giovanni Pernice Participating
Graeme Swann Former England cricketer Oti Mabuse Participating
Joe Sugg YouTube personality & author Dianne Buswell Participating
Kate Silverton BBC newsreader & journalist Aljaž Skorjanec Participating
Lauren Steadman Paralympic swimmer & paratriathlete AJ Pritchard Participating
Dr. Ranj Singh This Morning & CBeebies doctor Janette Manrara Participating
Seann Walsh Stand-up comedian Katya Jones Participating
Stacey Dooley Investigative journalist Kevin Clifton Participating
Vick Hope Capital FM presenter & DJ Graziano Di Prima Participating

Scoring chart

Couple Place 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ashley & Pasha
29 32 61 35 32
Charles & Karen
25 25 50 25 25
Danny & Amy
27 28 55 28 27
Faye & Giovanni
29 31 60 36 29
Graeme & Oti
22 15 37 31 26
Joe & Dianne
27 31 58 26 26
Kate & Aljaž
20 27 47 29 20
Lauren & AJ
25 22 47 20 25
Dr. Ranj & Janette
27 24 51 20 27
Seann & Katya
18 15 33 30 28
Stacey & Kevin
24 20 44 32 33
Vick & Graziano
18 27 45 27 29
Katie & Gorka
13 17 13 30 22 18
Lee & Nadiya
14 22 26 48 19
Susannah & Anton
15 12 12 24
     indicates the couple eliminated that week
     indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but not eliminated
     indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week
     indicates the winning couple
     indicates the runner-up couple
     indicates the third-place couple
Red text the couple(s) with the lowest score for that week
Green text the couple(s) with the highest score for that week
"" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week

Average scores table

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale.

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total
points
Number of
dances
Total
average
1Ashley & Pasha128432.0
2Faye & Giovanni125431.3
3Danny & Amy110427.5
3Joe & Dianne110427.5
5Stacey & Kevin109427.3
6Vick & Graziano101425.3
7Charles & Karen100425.0
8Dr. Ranj & Janette98424.5
9Kate & Aljaž96424.0
10Graeme & Oti94423.5
11Lauren & AJ92423.0
12Seann & Katya91422.8
1314Lee & Nadiya67322.3
1413Katie & Gorka70417.5
1515Susannah & Anton24212.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.

Dance Celebrity Highest score Celebrity Lowest score
American Smooth Joe Sugg26Graeme Swann15
Argentine Tango
Cha-Cha-Cha Ashley Roberts32Lee Ryan19
Charleston Joe Sugg
Graeme Swann
31Lauren Steadman22
Contemporary
Foxtrot Stacey Dooley33Susannah Constantine12
Jazz
Jive Stacey Dooley32Seann Walsh15
Paso Doble Seann Walsh30Katie Piper13
Quickstep Faye Tozer36Dr. Ranj Singh20
Rumba Faye Tozer29
Salsa Ashley Roberts35Dr. Ranj Singh24
Samba Graeme Swann22Susannah Constantine12
Showdance
Street
Tango Ashley Roberts32Seann Walsh18
Viennese Waltz Faye Tozer31Danny John-Jules27
Waltz Vick Hope27Katie Piper17

Charles Venn is the only contestant not to land on this list

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Couples Highest scoring dance Lowest scoring dance
Ashley & PashaSalsa (35)Viennese Waltz (29)
Charles & KarenCha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
American Smooth
Salsa (25)
Cha-Cha-Cha
Quickstep
American Smooth
Salsa (25)
Danny & AmyCha-Cha-Cha
Paso Doble (28)
Foxtrot
Viennese Waltz (27)
Faye & GiovanniQuickstep (36)Cha-Cha-Cha
Rumba (29)
Graeme & OtiCharleston (31)American Smooth (15)
Joe & DianneCharleston (31)American Smooth
Cha-Cha-Cha (26)
Kate & AljažFoxtrot (29)Cha-Cha-Cha
Samba (20)
Lauren & AJWaltz
Quickstep (25)
Cha-Cha-Cha (20)
Dr. Ranj & JanetteCha-Cha-Cha
Paso Doble (27)
Quickstep (20)
Seann & KatyaPaso Doble (30)Jive (15)
Stacey & KevinFoxtrot (33)Cha-Cha-Cha (20)
Vick & GrazianoQuickstep (29)Jive (18)
Katie & GorkaFoxtrot (22)Paso Doble (13)
Lee & NadiyaJive (26)Cha-Cha-Cha (19)
Susannah & AntonSamba
Foxtrot (12)
Samba
Foxtrot (12)

Weekly scores and songs

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

Week 1

Running order
Couple Score[11] Dance Music[12]
Danny & Amy 27 (6,7,7,7) Foxtrot "Top Cat Theme"—Hoyt Curtin
Kate & Aljaž 20 (4,6,4,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Kiss"—Art of Noise feat. Tom Jones
Lauren & AJ 25 (6,6,6,7) Waltz "Kissing You"—Des'ree
Seann & Katya 18 (3,5,4,6) Tango "SexyBack"—Justin Timberlake
Vick & Graziano 18 (3,5,4,6) Jive "Feel It Still"—Portugal. The Man
Susannah & Anton 12 (1,4,3,4) Samba "Tico Tico"—Carmen Miranda
Charles & Karen 25 (6,6,6,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Ain't No Love (Ain't No Use)"—Sub Sub feat. Melanie Williams
Ashley & Pasha 29 (7,8,7,7) Viennese Waltz "Perfect"—Ed Sheeran feat. Beyoncé
Dr. Ranj & Janette 27 (6,6,8,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "How Will I Know"—Whitney Houston
Katie & Gorka 17 (4,4,4,5) Waltz "When We Were Young"—Adele
Graeme & Oti 22 (5,6,6,5) Samba "Soul Limbo"—Booker T. & the M.G.'s
Stacey & Kevin 24 (6,6,6,6) Quickstep "Dancing"—Kylie Minogue
Lee & Nadiya 22 (4,6,6,6) Waltz "Take It to the Limit"—Eagles
Joe & Dianne 27 (6,7,7,7) Jive "Take On Me"—A-ha
Faye & Giovanni 29 (7,8,7,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Lullaby"—Sigala & Paloma Faith

Week 2

Running order
Couple Score[13] Dance Music[14] Result
Stacey & Kevin 20 (4,5,5,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Came Here for Love"—Sigala & Ella Eyre Safe
Charles & Karen 25 (5,6,7,7) Quickstep "Sir Duke"—Stevie Wonder Safe
Katie & Gorka 13 (2,4,3,4) Paso Doble "Confident"—Demi Lovato Safe
Graeme & Oti 15 (3,5,3,4) American Smooth "Try a Little Tenderness"—Otis Redding Safe
Kate & Aljaž 27 (6,7,7,7) Tango "No Roots"—Alice Merton Safe
Joe & Dianne 31 (7,8,8,8) Charleston "Cotton-Eyed Joe"—Rednex Safe
Susannah & Anton 12 (1,4,4,3) Foxtrot "They Can't Take That Away from Me"—Frank Sinatra & Natalie Cole Eliminated
Lee & Nadiya 26 (6,7,6,7) Jive "Blue Suede Shoes"—Elvis Presley Bottom two
Danny & Amy 28 (7,7,7,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Beggin'"—Madcon Safe
Vick & Graziano 27 (7,7,6,7) Waltz "Somewhere"—from West Side Story Safe
Dr. Ranj & Janette 24 (5,6,7,6) Salsa "Fireball"—Pitbull feat. John Ryan Safe
Faye & Giovanni 31 (8,8,7,8) Viennese Waltz "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—Seal Safe
Lauren & AJ 22 (5,6,5,6) Charleston "New Rules"—Postmodern Jukebox Safe
Seann & Katya 15 (2,4,4,5) Jive "I'm Still Standing"—Elton John Safe
Ashley & Pasha 32 (8,8,7,9) Cha-Cha-Cha "Boogie Wonderland"—Earth, Wind & Fire with The Emotions Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Revel Horwood: Lee & Nadiya
  • Bussell: Lee & Nadiya
  • Tonioli: Lee & Nadiya
  • Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Lee & Nadiya

Week 3: Movie Week

Running order
Couple Score[15] Dance Music[16] Result
Vick & Graziano 27 (6,7,7,7) Salsa "Take a Chance on Me"—from Mamma Mia! Safe
Dr. Ranj & Janette 20 (4,5,5,6) Quickstep "Prince Ali"—from Aladdin Safe
Lee & Nadiya 19 (3,5,5,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "The Power of Love"—from Back to the Future Eliminated
Kate & Aljaž 29 (6,7,8,8) Foxtrot "Why Don't You Do Right?"—from Who Framed Roger Rabbit Safe
Stacey & Kevin 32 (8,8,8,8) Jive "Happy"—from Despicable Me 2 Safe
Joe & Dianne 26 (6,7,6,7) American Smooth "Breaking Free"—from High School Musical Safe
Graeme & Oti 31 (7,8,8,8) Charleston "Spider-Man Theme"—from Spider-Man Safe
Ashley & Pasha 35 (8,9,9,9) Salsa "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—from Dirty Dancing Safe
Katie & Gorka 22 (5,5,6,6) Foxtrot "City of Stars"—from La La Land Safe
Seann & Katya 30 (7,7,8,8) Paso Doble "Clubbed to Death"—from The Matrix Safe
Lauren & AJ 20 (4,5,5,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Fame"—from Fame Safe
Charles & Karen 25 (6,6,6,7) American Smooth "Up Where We Belong"—from An Officer and a Gentleman Bottom two
Faye & Giovanni 36 (9,9,9,9) Quickstep "You're the One That I Want"—from Grease Safe
Danny & Amy 28 (6,7,7,8) Paso Doble "The Greatest Show"—from The Greatest Showman Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Revel Horwood: Charles & Karen
  • Bussell: Charles & Karen
  • Tonioli: Charles & Karen
  • Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Lee & Nadiya

Week 4

Running order
Couple Score[17] Dance Music[18] Result
Joe & Dianne 26 (5,7,7,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Just Got Paid"—Sigala, Ella Eyre & Meghan Trainor feat. French Montana Safe
Vick & Graziano 29 (7,7,7,8) Quickstep "You Can't Hurry Love"—The Supremes Safe
Danny & Amy 27 (6,7,7,7) Viennese Waltz "I've Gotta Be Me"—Sammy Davis Jr. Safe
Faye & Giovanni 29 (7,7,7,8) Rumba "Chandelier"—Sia Safe
Katie & Gorka 18 (3,5,5,5) Jive "Why Do Fools Fall in Love"—Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers Eliminated
Charles & Karen 25 (6,6,6,7) Salsa "Use It Up and Wear It Out"—Odyssey Bottom two
Lauren & AJ 25 (6,6,6,7) Quickstep "If You're Over Me"—Years & Years Safe
Dr. Ranj & Janette 27 (6,7,7,7) Paso Doble "Canción del Mariachi"—Los Lobos Safe
Kate & Aljaž 20 (4,5,5,6) Samba "Africa"—Toto Safe
Graeme & Oti 26 (5,7,7,7) Jive "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen Safe
Ashley & Pasha 32 (8,8,8,8) Tango "Look What You Made Me Do"—Taylor Swift Safe
Seann & Katya 28 (6,7,8,7) Charleston "Bills"—LunchMoney Lewis Safe
Stacey & Kevin 33 (8,8,8,9) Foxtrot "Hi Ho Silver Lining"—Jeff Beck Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Revel Horwood: Charles & Karen
  • Bussell: Charles & Karen
  • Tonioli: Charles & Karen
  • Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Charles & Karen

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, Alfonso Ribeiro.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Judges' votes to save
  • Revel Horwood:
  • Bussell:
  • Ribeiro:
  • Ballas:

Dance chart

     Highest scoring dance
     Lowest scoring dance
Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Ashley & Pasha
Viennese Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Salsa Tango Rumba[19]
Charles & Karen
Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep American Smooth Salsa
Danny & Amy
Foxtrot Cha-Cha-Cha Paso Doble Viennese Waltz
Faye & Giovanni
Cha-Cha-Cha Viennese Waltz Quickstep Rumba
Graeme & Oti
Samba American Smooth Charleston Jive Tango[19]
Joe & Dianne
Jive Charleston American Smooth Cha-Cha-Cha
Kate & Aljaž
Cha-Cha-Cha Tango Foxtrot Samba
Lauren & AJ
Waltz Charleston Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Contemporary[19]
Dr. Ranj & Janette
Cha-Cha-Cha Salsa Quickstep Paso Doble American Smooth[19]
Seann & Katya
Tango Jive Paso Doble Charleston
Stacey & Kevin
Quickstep Cha-Cha-Cha Jive Foxtrot
Vick & Graziano
Jive Waltz Salsa Quickstep
Katie & Gorka
Waltz Paso Doble Foxtrot Jive
Lee & Nadiya
Waltz Jive Cha-Cha-Cha
Susannah & Anton
Samba Foxtrot
  • Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Quickstep, Samba, Tango, Viennese Waltz or Waltz
  • Week 2: One unlearned dance (introducing American Smooth, Charleston, Paso Doble and Salsa)
  • Week 3 (Movie Week): One unlearned dance
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (introducing Rumba)
  • Week 5: One unlearned dance (introducing Contemporary)

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[20]

Episode Date Official rating
(millions)
Weekly rank for BBC One Weekly rank for all UK TV Share
Launch Show 8 September9.182240.9%[21]
Live show 1 22 September10.602247.3%[22]
Live show 2 29 September9.941TBA46.8%[23]
Results 1 30 September9.362TBA41.7%[24]
Live show 3 6 OctoberTBATBATBA46.8%[25]
Results 2 7 OctoberTBATBATBA46.8%[26]
Live show 4 13 OctoberTBATBATBA51.2%[27]
Results 3 14 OctoberTBATBATBATBA

References

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  21. BBC Strictly Press [@bbcstrictlyPR] (9 Sep 2018). "Strictly Come Dancing - The Launch was the most watched show across all channels on TV yesterday with a huge peak of 8.5 million viewers. Average was 8.1 million viewers with an audience share of 40.9%" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  22. BBC Strictly Press [@bbcstrictlyPR] (23 Sep 2018). "A HUGE first live show for #Strictly last night with a peak of 10 million tuning in! An average audience of 8.9m and a mega 47.3% audience share" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  23. BBC Strictly Press [@bbcstrictlyPR] (30 Sep 2018). "Another great night for #Strictly - the most watched show across all channels on TV yesterday with a peak of 9.5 million viewers. Average was 8.4m with a 46.8% audience share. Tune in at 7.15pm this evening to see who will be the first couple to leave the dance floor" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  24. BBC Strictly Press [@bbcstrictlyPR] (1 October 2018). "#Strictly was the most watched show across all channels on TV last night again with peak of 9.6 million viewers. Average was 8.6 million viewers and the audience share was 41.7%. Strictly is back Saturday 6th October on BBC One at 6.30pm!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  25. BBC Strictly Press [@bbcstrictlyPR] (7 October 2018). "Strictly Come Dancing movie week was the most watched show across all channels on TV yesterday with peak of 10.4 million viewers. The average was 9.2 million viewers and the audience share was 47.4%. Strictly is back tonight on BBC One at 7.45pm for the results show" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  26. BBC Strictly Press [@bbcstrictlyPR] (8 October 2018). "The #Strictly Movie Week Results Show was the most watched show across all channels on TV yesterday with a peak of 9.3 million viewers. The average was 9 million viewers with an audience share of 40.5%. See you next Saturday!" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  27. BBC Strictly Press [@bbcstrictlyPR] (14 October 2018). "Last night Strictly Come Dancing had a peak of 11.9 million viewers. The average was 10.6 million with an audience share of 51.2%" (Tweet) via Twitter.
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