Saffron Barker

The seventeenth series of Strictly Come Dancing began broadcasting on 7 September 2019. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned to present the Main Show and the Results show, with Zoë Ball returning to present Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two alongside new addition Rylan Clark-Neal.

Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel. After seven years as a judge, Darcey Bussell did not return to the series. Bussell's replacement was announced on 22 July as Motsi Mabuse, elder sister of professional dancer Oti Mabuse. On 19 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro stood in as a guest judge to cover for Tonioli.

Following the withdrawal of Will Bayley, on 30 October, it was announced that the 2019 final would feature three couples instead of four.

The series was won by former Emmerdale actor and racing driver Kelvin Fletcher and his professional partner Oti Mabuse.

Professional dancers

It was announced that Pasha Kovalev had quit the show after eight years as a professional dancer. On 30 July 2019, Nancy Xu was announced as joining the cast of professional dancers. On 21 August 2019, it was confirmed that both Gorka Márquez and Graziano Di Prima would not have celebrity partners, a change from the previous series. Instead, the three professionals who did not have celebrity partners in series 16 were all given ones for the first time in this series: Neil Jones, Johannes Radebe, and Luba Mushtuk.

Couples

On 31 July 2019, the first three celebrities announced to be participating in the series were David James, Chris Ramsey and Emma Barton. Celebrity reveals continued throughout the next week until the full line-up was revealed on 7 August 2019. Made in Chelsea star Jamie Laing was originally announced as a contestant, but on 5 September 2019, it was announced that he had withdrawn from the show due to a foot injury. Laing was replaced by former Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher on 7 September 2019, though Laing appeared that evening on the previously recorded season launch show.

Due to a knee injury, sustained when he landed after jumping from a raised platform in studio rehearsals, Will Bayley was unable to perform on 26 October in the live Halloween Week episode. The injury was such that, on 30 October, he withdrew from the competition.

Scoring chart

     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(s)

     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 chart

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

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

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

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

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, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

Launch show

• Musical guests: Kylie Minogue—"Love at First Sight"/"Better the Devil You Know"/"All the Lovers"/"Dancing"; Mark Ronson feat. Yebba—"Don't Leave Me Lonely"

Week 1

Running order

Week 2

• Musical guest: Lewis Capaldi—"Someone You Loved"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: David & Nadiya
• Mabuse: David & Nadiya
• Tonioli: David & Nadiya
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save David & Nadiya

Week 3: Movie Week

• Musical guest: Harry Connick Jr.—"Anything Goes"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: David & Nadiya
• Mabuse: David & Nadiya
• Tonioli: David & Nadiya
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save David & Nadiya

Week 4

• Musical guest: Keith Urban—"Never Comin Down"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Emma W. & Aljaž
• Mabuse: Emma W. & Aljaž
• Tonioli: Emma W. & Aljaž
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Emma W. & Aljaž

Week 5

Individual judge's scores given in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Alfonso Ribeiro.

• Musical guest: Mabel—"Don't Call Me Up"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya
• Mabuse: Mike & Katya
• Ribeiro: Mike & Katya
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mike & Katya

Week 6: Halloween Week

• Musical guest: Adam Lambert—"Superpower"

Running order

Due to a knee injury in practice, Will was unable to perform. Under the rules of the show, he was given a "bye" to the following week, however, it was later announced that he had withdrawn from the competition.
Due to a calf injury in rehearsal, Neil was unable to perform, and Kevin stepped in to partner Alex.

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya
• Mabuse: Catherine & Johannes
• Tonioli: Catherine & Johannes
• Ballas: Mike & Katya

Week 7

• Musical guest: Emeli Sandé—"Shine"

Running order

Neil had to sit out for the second week running, so Alex danced with Kevin again.

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Mike & Katya
• Mabuse: Mike & Katya
• Tonioli: Mike & Katya
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Mike & Katya

Week 8

• Musical guest: Luke Evans—"Bring Him Home"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Michelle & Giovanni
• Mabuse: Michelle & Giovanni
• Tonioli: Michelle & Giovanni
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Michelle & Giovanni

Week 9: Blackpool Week

• Musical guests: Westlife—"Hello My Love"/"Uptown Girl"/"World of Our Own"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Saffron & AJ
• Mabuse: Saffron & AJ
• Tonioli: Saffron & AJ
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Saffron & AJ

Week 10

• Musical guest: Andrea Bocelli—"Return to Love"/"Time to Say Goodbye"
• Dance guest: Ellie Fergusson—"Keeping Your Head Up"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Karim & Amy
• Mabuse: Karim & Amy
• Tonioli: Karim & Amy
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karim & Amy

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

• Musical guests: Beverley Knight—"Memory"; Idina Menzel—"Seasons of Love"

Running order

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Alex & Neil
• Mabuse: Alex & Neil
• Tonioli: Chris & Karen
• Ballas: Chris & Karen

Week 12: Semi-Final

• Dance guest: Carlos Acosta—"Overture from Carmen"
• Musical guest: Niall Horan—"Nice to Meet Ya"

Running order

For the Dance-Off, Chris & Karen chose to dance their Rumba, while Karim & Amy chose to dance their American Smooth

Judges' votes to save

• Revel Horwood: Karim & Amy
• Mabuse: Karim & Amy
• Tonioli: Karim & Amy
• Ballas: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Karim & Amy

Week 13: Final

• Musical guest: Taylor Swift—"Lover"

Running order

Dance chart

     Highest scoring dance

     Lowest scoring dance

     Not performed due to injury

     Couple withdrew that week

• Week 1: Cha-Cha-Cha, Foxtrot, Jive, Quickstep, Samba, Tango or Viennese Waltz
• Week 2: One unlearned dance (introducing American Smooth, Charleston, Paso Doble, Salsa and Waltz)
• Week 3 (Movie Week): One unlearned dance (introducing Rumba and Street)
• Week 4: One unlearned dance (introducing Contemporary)
• Week 5: One unlearned dance
• Week 6 (Halloween Week): One unlearned dance
• Week 7: One unlearned dance
• Week 8: One unlearned dance (introducing Jazz)
• Week 9 (Blackpool Week): One unlearned dance
• Week 10: One unlearned dance (introducing Argentine Tango)
• Week 11 (Musicals Week): One unlearned dance
• Week 12 (Semi-final): Two unlearned dances
• Week 13 (Final): judge's choice, showdance and couple's favourite dance

Ratings

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