Strictly Come Dancing (Season 23)

A dance competition where celebrities compete to be crowned the winner. Who is kicked out of the competition each week is decided by the judges scores and viewer votes. Are today's celebrities fleet of foot or do they have two left feet?

Launch Show (Episode 1) 5.0
Air date: 2025-09-20
Runtime: 107 min
Overview: Strictly is back! Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as they welcome 15 new famous faces to the ballroom.
Week 1 (Episode 2) 6.5
Air date: 2025-09-27
Runtime: 150 min
Overview: It’s the first live show of Strictly 2025, and our judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke kick things off with an incredible opening number.
Week 2 (Episode 3) 6.0
Air date: 2025-10-04
Runtime: 144 min
Overview: Tess and Claud welcome our couples back to the ballroom, where they perform brand new routines. Whilst they’ll all be aiming for good scores from the Judges, they’re hoping to impress you at home too.
Week 2 Results (Episode 4) 7.0
Air date: 2025-10-05
Runtime: 47 min
Overview: It’s the first results show of the series, and our couples nervously wait to find out the results. There’s a beautiful group routine with our professional dancers and a performance from Zara Larsson.
Week 3 (Episode 5) 6.5
Air date: 2025-10-11
Runtime: 142 min
Overview: The red carpet is rolled out for the first theme week of the series: movie night in the ballroom.
Week 3 Results (Episode 6)
Air date: 2025-10-12
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: It’s the sequel to movie night, and the tension is high as our couples wait to find out the results of your vote.
Week 4 (Episode 7) 7.0
Air date: 2025-10-18
Runtime: 126 min
Overview: Our couples are back on the dance floor. Who will take the top spot on the leaderboard this week?
Week 4 Results (Episode 8) 7.0
Air date: 2025-10-19
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: It’s results time, and our couples wait to find out if they’ve secured a place in icons week. There's also music from Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and our professionals mean business with a fierce group tango.
Week 5 (Episode 9) 8.0
Air date: 2025-10-25
Runtime: 115 min
Overview: We’re back in the ballroom for the return of icons week as our couples perform routines paying tribute to some of the greatest music legends of all time.
Week 5 Results (Episode 10) 8.0
Air date: 2025-10-26
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Ahead of the dance-off, the professional dancers take on Britney for their latest group performance, and Hollywood star Rachel Zegler performs the iconic song Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.
Week 6 (Episode 11) 9.0
Air date: 2025-11-01
Runtime: 102 min
Overview: Prepare for a thriller of a night in the ballroom. Our couples undergo truly terrifying transformations to perform routines they hope will bewitch the judges and you at home.
Week 6 Results (Episode 12) 8.0
Air date: 2025-11-02
Runtime: 45 min
Overview: The frights keep coming on Strictly’s Halloween weekend as our couples find out the results. Our professionals invite you along to a Monsters Ball, and there’s music from Cat Burns.
Week 7 (Episode 13)
Air date: 2025-11-08
Runtime: 91 min
Overview: Things heat up in the ballroom as Tess and Claud welcome our couples to the halfway point of this year’s competition. Can they impress the judges and you at home with their latest routines? You can support your favourites at the end of the show when the vote opens.
Week 7 Results (Episode 14) 7.0
Air date: 2025-11-09
Runtime: 48 min
Overview: Our professionals are joined by the Band of the Royal Air Force Regiment for a beautiful performance to mark Remembrance Sunday, and there’s music from James Morrison.
Week 8 (Episode 15) 7.0
Air date: 2025-11-15
Runtime: 90 min
Overview: The remaining couples compete for a chance to perform at the world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
Week 8 Results (Episode 16) 7.0
Air date: 2025-11-16
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Which of our remaining couples will take the trip from the Strictly Ballroom to Blackpool Tower? Music comes from Olly Murs, and our professionals perform an incredible routine with Diversity.
Week 9 (Episode 17) 9.0
Air date: 2025-11-22
Runtime: 82 min
Overview: Our annual Blackpool extravaganza, live from the iconic Tower Ballroom, begins with a spectacular routine from our professionals featuring the one and only Steps.
Week 9 Results (Episode 18)
Air date: 2025-11-23
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: Our couples find out if they’ve done enough to return next week. A group of former Strictly celebrities return to the dance floor to revisit some iconic routines, and Lewis Capaldi performs.
Week 10 (Episode 19) 8.0
Air date: 2025-11-29
Runtime: 94 min
Overview: Our remaining couples face a brand new challenge that’s never been seen in the ballroom before.
Week 10 Results (Episode 20) 8.0
Air date: 2025-11-30
Runtime: 43 min
Overview: Our couples' fate is sealed. As the results are revealed, who will be through to next weekend’s double header musicals week and the quarter-final?
Week 11 (Episode 21) 8.0
Air date: 2025-12-06
Runtime: 70 min
Overview: It’s the quarter-final and the last themed week of the series: musicals! Our couples take centre stage and transport us to the glittering West End for some showstopping routines.
Week 11 Results (Episode 22)
Air date: 2025-12-07
Runtime: 44 min
Overview: It’s act 2 of our musicals weekend. Our professionals dance a sizzling group number to a Chicago classic, and the cast of hit comedy musical Titanique perform in the ballroom.
Week 12 (Episode 23) 8.0
Air date: 2025-12-13
Runtime: 89 min
Overview: It's the semi-final, and the remaining couples must dance twice to win a place in the grand final.
Week 12 Results (Episode 24) 8.0
Air date: 2025-12-14
Runtime: 46 min
Overview: Ahead of the remaining couples finding out who has secured a place in the grand final, Kylie Minogue joins our professionals for a very special group performance, and there's music from Five.
The Final (Episode 25)
Air date: 2025-12-20
Runtime: 129 min
Overview: It’s the biggest night in the ballroom – the grand final. After three months of hard-fought competition, the 2025 Strictly champion is crowned.
Christmas Special (Episode 26)
Air date: 2025-12-25
Runtime: 73 min
Overview: Strictly Come Dancing returns to the ballroom this Christmas, ready to captivate the nation with a celebration of dance and festive cheer.