Strictly Come Dancing - Season 23

Join our fabulous presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman alongside judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse as they welcome 15 brand new celebrities to the Strictly ballroom.

Who will the new celebrities be paired with? All will be revealed on the launch of Strictly Come Dancing 2025!

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 that sees them dancing through the decades.

Fresh from the training room, our 15 couples join Tess and Claud in the ballroom, ready to perform their first routines of the competition. Whilst they may not have to face the public vote this week, they do have to face the judges, who will be handing out the first scores of the series.

As our couples are making their dance floor debuts this week, no-one is going home, and the judges' scores will be carried over to next weekend, when viewers will have their first chance to vote for their favourites.

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. At the end of the show, the public vote will open for the very first time this series. Who will you be backing?

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. The bottom two couples will face the dance-off - which celebrity will be the first to depart Strictly in 2025?

The red carpet is rolled out for the first theme week of the series: movie night in the ballroom. Something wicked comes this way, as our pros pay homage to the biggest grossing movie musical of all time, before our couples perform routines celebrating some of the best-loved films from across cinema history.

As they do their best to impress the Judges and you at home, Academy Award-nominated Hollywood superstar Cynthia Erivo is on hand to help our couples deliver blockbuster performances. Whose routine will be a box office smash?

It's the sequel to movie night, and the tension is high as our couples wait to find out the results of your vote. Our professionals transport us to the Minecraft universe and world-renowned pianist Lang Lang performs a Disney classic. Two more couples must take on the dreaded dance-off – who won't be cast a role in the next show?

Our couples are back on the dance floor. Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will be keeping a close eye on proceedings, providing valuable insight and awarding scores, before the public vote opens at the end of the show. Who will take the top spot on the leaderboard this week?

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. Two more couples will find themselves at risk in the dance-off, and a different judge will hold the casting vote. Whose ballroom adventure ends tonight?

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. The judges will be ready to offer guidance and scores before the vote opens, and you get to have your say. Whose performance will prove to be the most iconic of all?

The mood is tense in the ballroom as our couples wait for the result of the latest public vote. In honour of icons week, our professionals take on the one and only Britney for their latest group performance, and Hollywood star Rachel Zegler performs the iconic song Don't Cry for Me Argentina.

As the two bottom-placed couples go head-to-head in the dance-off, who will make it through to the annual Halloween spectacular next weekend?

Prepare for a thriller of a night in the ballroom - it's Strictly's annual Halloween spectacular. Our couples undergo truly terrifying transformations to perform routines they hope will bewitch the judges and you at home. As usual, Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke are embracing the Halloween spirit and ready to offer both tricks and treats when it comes to the scores. When the vote opens at the end of the show, who will you keep alive and kicking in the competition?

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. As the witching hour approaches, two more couples will be sent down into the dreaded dance-off, and for one, the die is cast. Who will be banished from the ballroom for good?

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.

Nerves are mounting in the ballroom for our remaining couples as they await the outcome of the public vote. 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. As two more couples prepare to dance off, who will make it through to another weekend on Strictly?

Tess and Claud introduce another night of dancing, and for the remaining couples, the routines decide whether they get to perform at the world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom. As always, the judges are on hand to offer their thoughts and provide the scores before you get to cast your votes at the end of the show. With the stakes this high, who will rise to the occasion?

The results are in. Which of our remaining couples will take the 200-mile trip from the Strictly Ballroom to Blackpool Tower? Music comes from Olly Murs, and our professionals team up with Diversity for an incredible performance. Two more couples must compete again in the dance-off. Who will miss out on the chance to perform at our annual Blackpool spectacular?

Tess and Claud welcome you to our annual Blackpool extravaganza, live from the iconic Tower Ballroom. The show begins with a spectacular routine from our professionals featuring the one and only Steps. Our couples then take to the world-famous sprung floor for their biggest performances to date. When the vote opens at the end of the show, who will you think has delivered a show-stopping performance?

It's back to Blackpool for the results as 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 with our professionals, and Lewis Capaldi performs. Two couples must dance again for their place in the competition. Who's Strictly adventure will end at the Blackpool Tower?

Tess and Claud welcome our remaining couples back to the Strictly ballroom for another Saturday night of dancing. Judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke will be keeping a close eye on the latest set of routines and delivering their scores, before you can cast your votes at the end of the show. Our stars also face a brand new challenge that's never been seen in the ballroom before. As the competition intensifies, who can handle the pressure?

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? Our professionals perform another incredible group number, and there's music from the brilliant Myles Smith. Another dance-off awaits two more couples, and with the competition entering its final stages, nobody wants to be next to leave.

Get ready for a jam-packed night in the ballroom, as 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.

Tom Fletcher provides music and marmalade sandwiches, as he performs a song from the brand new musical adaptation of Paddington, with the iconic bear joining us in the ballroom.

Our couples then return to the floor to take part in another Strictly first: a brand new high-stakes dance challenge. As the curtain falls on the night's performances, who will have five-star reviews from the judges? And who will you be awarding a standing ovation?

It's act 2 of our musicals weekend, and a place in this year's semi-final is up for grabs. The razzle dazzle of musicals week continues as our professionals dance a sizzling group number to a Chicago classic, and the cast of hit comedy musical Titanique perform in the ballroom.

As two couples find themselves in the penultimate dance-off of the series, who will hold their nerve and take the final spot in the Strictly semi-final?