Strictly Come Dancing
Series 16
Presented byTess Daly
Claudia Winkleman
JudgesShirley Ballas
Darcey Bussell
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Celebrity winnerStacey Dooley
Professional winnerKevin Clifton
No. of episodes25
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release8 September (2018-09-08) (Launch show)
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) –
15 December 2018 (2018-12-15) (Live shows)
Series chronology
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its sixteenth series with a launch show on 8 September 2018 on BBC One, and the first live show on 22 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Shirley Ballas, Darcey Bussell, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. On 20 October, actor Alfonso Ribeiro stood in as a guest judge to cover for Tonioli.[1]

In this series, three new dance styles were introduced — contemporary, theatre/jazz, and street/commercial — as part of a new category called "couple's choice".[2]

Judges for Strictly Come Dancing Series 16
Craig Revel Horwood
Darcey Bussell
Shirley Ballas
Bruno Tonioli
Alfonso Ribeiro (Guest)

Stacey Dooley and Kevin Clifton were announced as the winners on 15 December 2018.[3]

Format

Further information: Strictly Come Dancing § Format

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points.

The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Shirley Ballas, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.

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 Brendan Cole and Chloe Hewitt.[4] Graziano Di Prima, Luba Mushtuk, and Johannes Radebe replaced them.[5] Mushtuk and Radebe did not have celebrity partners; however, Di Prima did.[6][7]

Couples

This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On 13 August 2018, the first three celebrities announced to be participating in the series were Katie Piper, Faye Tozer, and Danny John-Jules.[8][9][10] Celebrity reveals continued across that month before concluding on 21 August on Good Morning Britain.[11][7]

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Susannah Constantine Television presenter & fashion journalist Anton Du Beke Eliminated 1st
on 30 September 2018
Lee Ryan Blue singer & EastEnders actor Nadiya Bychkova Eliminated 2nd
on 7 October 2018
Katie Piper Philanthropist & television presenter Gorka Márquez Eliminated 3rd
on 14 October 2018
Vick Hope Capital FM presenter Graziano Di Prima Eliminated 4th
on 21 October 2018
Seann Walsh Stand-up comedian Katya Jones Eliminated 5th
on 28 October 2018
Dr. Ranj Singh This Morning presenter & author Janette Manrara Eliminated 6th
on 4 November 2018
Danny John-Jules Stage & screen actor Amy Dowden Eliminated 7th
on 11 November 2018
Kate Silverton BBC News presenter & journalist Aljaž Škorjanec Eliminated 8th
on 18 November 2018
Graeme Swann England cricketer Oti Mabuse Eliminated 9th
on 25 November 2018
Charles Venn Casualty actor Karen Clifton Eliminated 10th
on 2 December 2018
Lauren Steadman Paralympic swimmer & paratriathlete AJ Pritchard Eliminated 11th
on 9 December 2018
Ashley Roberts The Pussycat Dolls singer Pasha Kovalev Runners-up
on 15 December 2018
Faye Tozer Steps singer Giovanni Pernice
Joe Sugg YouTube personality Dianne Buswell
Stacey Dooley Investigative journalist Kevin Clifton Winners
on 15 December 2018

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Bottom two
  Eliminated
Strictly Come Dancing (series 16) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Stacey & Kevin 1st 24 20 44 32 33† 33 35 36 32 33 39+4=43 38 39+36=75 39+36+39=114‡[a]
Ashley & Pasha 2nd 29† 32† 61† 35 32 36 39† 39† 39† 40† 36+7=43[b] 38[b] 36+40=76†[b] 40+40+40=120†[c]
Faye & Giovanni 29† 31 60 36† 29 33 39† 38 36 38 39+6=45† 40† 37+39=76† 40+40+40=120†[c]
Joe & Dianne 27 31 58 26 26 29 35 34 32 38 35+5=40 36 29+30=59 39+39+38=116[c]
Lauren & AJ 5th 25 22 47 20 25 24 29 31 34 25‡ 23+1=24‡ 35‡ 31+23=54‡[d]
Charles & Karen 6th 25 25 50 25[b] 25[b] 36 25 28[b] 35 38 30+3=33 35‡[d]
Graeme & Oti 7th 22 15 37 31 26 29 21[b] 29 31[b] 32[b] 24+2=26[d]
Kate & Aljaž 8th 20 27 47 29 20 26 20‡ 23 30 30[d]
Danny & Amy 9th 27 28 55 28 27 37† 30 22‡ 27‡[d]
Dr. Ranj & Janette 10th 27 24 51 20 27 25 20‡ 27[d]
Seann & Katya 11th 18 15 33 30 28 24[b] 20‡[d]
Vick & Graziano 12th 18 27 45 27 29 20‡[d]
Katie & Gorka 13th 17 13 30 22 18‡[d]
Lee & Nadiya 14th 22 26 48[b] 19‡[d]
Susannah & Anton 15th 12‡ 12‡ 24‡[d]
Notes
  1. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  3. ^ a b c This couple finished in second place.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k This couple was eliminated.

Weekly scores

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.

Week 1

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[12] Dance[13] Music[13]
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

Musical guest: George Ezra — "Shotgun"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[14] Dance[15] Music[15] 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 Eye 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

Week 3: Movie Week

Musical guest: Gladys Knight — "Licence to Kill"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[16] Dance[17] Music[17] Film Result
Vick & Graziano 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Salsa "Take a Chance on Me" Mamma Mia! Safe
Dr. Ranj & Janette 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) Quickstep "Prince Ali" Aladdin Safe
Lee & Nadiya 19 (3, 5, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "The Power of Love" Back to the Future Eliminated
Kate & Aljaž 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Why Don't You Do Right?" Who Framed Roger Rabbit Safe
Stacey & Kevin 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Happy" Despicable Me 2 Safe
Joe & Dianne 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) American Smooth "Breaking Free" High School Musical Safe
Graeme & Oti 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Charleston "Spider-Man Theme" Spider-Man Safe
Ashley & Pasha 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Salsa "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" Dirty Dancing Safe
Katie & Gorka 22 (5, 5, 6, 6) Foxtrot "City of Stars" La La Land Safe
Seann & Katya 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble "Clubbed to Death" The Matrix Safe
Lauren & AJ 20 (4, 5, 5, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Fame" Fame Safe
Charles & Karen 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) American Smooth "Up Where We Belong" An Officer and a Gentleman Bottom two
Faye & Giovanni 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "You're the One That I Want" Grease Safe
Danny & Amy 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) Paso doble "The Greatest Show" The Greatest Showman Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 4

Musical guests: Backstreet Boys — "Larger than Life", "I Want It That Way" & "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance[19] Music[19] 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

Week 5

Individual judges' scores 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.

Musical guest: Paloma Faith — "Loyal"

Actor Alfonso Ribeiro filled in as a guest judge while Bruno Tonioli was unavailable while filming for Dancing with the Stars.[20]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[21] Dance[22] Music[22] Result
Dr. Ranj & Janette 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) American Smooth "Wouldn't It Be Nice" — The Beach Boys Safe
Lauren & AJ 24 (4, 6, 7, 7) Contemporary "Runnin' (Lose It All)" — Naughty Boy, feat. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin Safe
Graeme & Oti 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Tango "Roxanne" — The Police Safe
Ashley & Pasha 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Rumba "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" — Elton John Safe
Seann & Katya 24 (5, 6, 6, 7) Quickstep "Lightning Bolt" — Jake Bugg Bottom two
Stacey & Kevin 33 (8, 7, 9, 9) Samba "Tequila" — David Hirschfelder & The Bogo Pogo Orchestra Safe
Joe & Dianne 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Waltz "Rainbow Connection" — Sleeping at Last Safe
Vick & Graziano 20 (4, 6, 4, 6) Cha-cha-cha "More than Friends" — James Hype, feat. Kelli-Leigh Eliminated
Kate & Aljaž 26 (6, 6, 6, 8) Viennese waltz "Finally Mine" — Juliet Roberts Safe
Danny & Amy 37 (9, 10, 9, 9) Jive "Flip, Flop and Fly" — Ellis Hall Safe
Faye & Giovanni 33 (8, 9, 8, 8) Foxtrot "Just the Way You Are" — Bruno Mars Safe
Charles & Karen 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Street/
Commercial 		"Get Up Offa That Thing" — James Brown Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 6: Halloween Week

Musical guest: Rita Ora — "Let You Love Me"

Couple Scores[23] Dance[24] Music[24] Result
Graeme & Oti 21 (4, 5, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Thriller" — Michael Jackson Bottom two
Stacey & Kevin 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Tango "Doctor Who Theme" — Ron Grainer Safe
Dr. Ranj & Janette 20 (5, 5, 5, 5) Jive "Monster Mash" — Bobby "Boris" Pickett Safe
Kate & Aljaž 20 (4, 6, 5, 5) Rumba "Skin" — Rag'n'Bone Man Safe
Danny & Amy 30 (6, 8, 7, 9) American Smooth "Spirit in the Sky" — Doctor and the Medics Safe
Ashley & Pasha 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Charleston "Witch Doctor" — Don Lang Safe
Seann & Katya 20 (3, 5, 6, 6) Viennese waltz "I Put a Spell on You" — Screamin' Jay Hawkins Eliminated
Charles & Karen 25 (6, 6, 6, 7) Jive "Time Warp" — from The Rocky Horror Picture Show Safe
Faye & Giovanni 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Theatre/Jazz "Fever" — Peggy Lee Safe
Joe & Dianne 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Foxtrot "Youngblood" — 5 Seconds of Summer Safe
Lauren & AJ 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Paso doble "Poison" — Nicole Scherzinger Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 7

Musical guests:[25]

Couple Scores[26] Dance[27] Music[27] Result
Lauren & AJ 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Jive "Girlfriend" — Avril Lavigne Safe
Graeme & Oti 29 (6, 7, 8, 8) Waltz "The Last Waltz" — Engelbert Humperdinck Safe
Kate & Aljaž 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) Argentine tango "Assassin's Tango" — John Powell Safe
Dr. Ranj & Janette 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Samba "Freedom! '90" — George Michael Eliminated
Stacey & Kevin 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Street/
Commercial 		"Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" — Alicia Keys Safe
Danny & Amy 22 (4, 6, 5, 7) Quickstep "Freedom" — Pharrell Williams Safe
Ashley & Pasha 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Orange Colored Sky" — Natalie Cole Safe
Faye & Giovanni 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Tango "Call Me" — Blondie Safe
Charles & Karen 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "Piano Man" — Billy Joel Bottom two
Joe & Dianne 34 (7, 9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Pompeii" — Bastille Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 8

Musical guests:[28][29]

Couple Scores[30] Dance[31] Music[31] Result
Kate & Aljaž 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) Quickstep "I Want You to Want Me" — Letters to Cleo Safe
Danny & Amy 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Samba "Feels Like Home" — Sigala, feat. Fuse ODG, Sean Paul & Kent Jones Eliminated
Ashley & Pasha 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Contemporary "Unsteady" — X Ambassadors Safe
Graeme & Oti 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Salsa "Follow the Leader" — The Soca Boys Bottom two
Faye & Giovanni 36 (9, 9, 8, 10) Jive "Reet Petite" — Jackie Wilson Safe
Stacey & Kevin 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "Moon River" — Audrey Hepburn Safe
Joe & Dianne 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) Samba "MMMBop" — Hanson Safe
Lauren & AJ 34 (8, 8, 9, 9) Viennese waltz "You Are the Reason" — Calum Scott, feat. Leona Lewis Safe
Charles & Karen 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Charleston "No Diggity" — Minimatic Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 9: Blackpool Week

Musical guests:[32][33][34]

This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[35] Dance[36] Music[36] Result
Stacey & Kevin 33 (7, 8, 9, 9) Salsa "Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit" — Gina G Safe
Lauren & AJ 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Argentine tango "River" — Bishop Briggs Safe
Graeme & Oti 32 (7, 8, 8, 9) Theatre/Jazz "The Trolley Song" — from Meet Me in St. Louis Bottom two
Faye & Giovanni 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Paso doble "Unstoppable" — E.S. Posthumus Safe
Kate & Aljaž 30 (7, 7, 8, 8) American Smooth "Everlasting Love" — Love Affair Eliminated
Charles & Karen 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Samba "La Bamba" — Connie Francis Safe
Joe & Dianne 38 (8, 10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Dancin' Fool" — from Copacabana Safe
Ashley & Pasha 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Jive "Shake a Tail Feather" — from The Blues Brothers Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 10

Musical guest: Rod Stewart — "Farewell"[37]

Each couple performed one routine and then all couples participated in a Lindy Hop marathon for additional points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[38] Dance[39] Music[39] Result
Graeme & Oti 24 (6, 6, 6, 6) Quickstep "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" — The Andrews Sisters Eliminated
Ashley & Pasha 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) Samba "Hot Hot Hot" — Arrow Bottom two
Faye & Giovanni 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Waltz "See the Day" — Dee C Lee Safe
Joe & Dianne 35 (7, 8, 10, 10) Street/
Commercial 		"Jump Around" — House of Pain Safe
Charles & Karen 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) Tango "Eleanor Rigby" — Big Country Safe
Lauren & AJ 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Salsa "Familiar" — Liam Payne & J Balvin Safe
Stacey & Kevin 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer Safe
Lauren & AJ 1 Lindy Hop-a-thon
(Lindy Hop Marathon) 		"Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx
Graeme & Oti 2
Charles & Karen 3
Stacey & Kevin 4
Joe & Dianne 5
Faye & Giovanni 6
Ashley & Pasha 7
Judges' votes to save

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

Musical guests:[40][41]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[42] Dance[43] Music[43] Musical Result
Lauren & AJ 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) American Smooth "I'm in Love with a Wonderful Guy" South Pacific Safe
Faye & Giovanni 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Charleston "The Lonely Goatherd" The Sound of Music Safe
Charles & Karen 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) Rumba "Maria" West Side Story Eliminated
Ashley & Pasha 38 (9, 10, 9, 10) Quickstep "Don't Rain on My Parade" Funny Girl Bottom two
Stacey & Kevin 38 (9, 9, 10, 10) American Smooth "I Dreamed a Dream" Les Misérables Safe
Joe & Dianne 36 (8, 9, 9, 10) Salsa "Joseph Megamix" Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 12: Semi-final

Musical guests: Little Mix — "Woman Like Me"[44]

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores[45] Dance Music[46] Result
Stacey & Kevin 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Charleston "Five Foot Two, Eyes of Blue" — Spike Jones Safe
36 (8, 9, 10, 9) Viennese waltz "You're My World" — Cilla Black
Joe & Dianne 29 (6, 8, 7, 8) Viennese waltz "This Year's Love" — David Gray Safe
30 (6, 8, 8, 8) Argentine tango "Red Right Hand" — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
Ashley & Pasha 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Paso doble "Spectrum (Say My Name)" — Florence and the Machine Bottom two
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) American Smooth "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Dean Martin
Lauren & AJ 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Tango "Nutbush City Limits" — Tina Turner Eliminated
23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Samba "Rock the Boat" — The Hues Corporation
Faye & Giovanni 37 (9, 9, 9, 10) Samba "I Go to Rio" — Pablo Cruise Safe
39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Argentine tango "La cumparsita" — Machiko Ozawa
Judges' votes to save

Week 13: Final

Musical guest: Michael Bublé — "Such a Night"

Each couple performed three routines: one chosen by the judges, their showdance routine, and their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ashley & Pasha 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Salsa "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — from Dirty Dancing Runners-up
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Showdance "Keeping Your Head Up" — Birdy
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Charleston "Witch Doctor" — Don Lang
Stacey & Kevin 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Foxtrot "Hi Ho Silver Lining" — Jeff Beck Winners
36 (8, 9, 9, 10) Showdance "Land of 1000 Dances" — Wilson Pickett
39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Malagueña" — Brian Setzer
Faye & Giovanni 40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Viennese waltz "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — Seal Runners-up
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Showdance "Lullaby of Broadway" — Harry Warren & Al Dubin
40 (10, 10, 10, 10) Theatre/Jazz "Fever" — Peggy Lee
Joe & Dianne 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Paso doble "Pompeii" — Bastille Runners-up
39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Showdance "I Bet You Look Good on The Dancefloor" — Arctic Monkeys
38 (9, 9, 10, 10) Charleston "Cotton Eye Joe" — Rednex

Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

Strictly Come Dancing (series 16) - Dance chart
Couple Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
Stacey & Kevin Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Jive Foxtrot Samba Tango Street/
Commercial 		Waltz Salsa Paso doble Lindy Hop
Marathon 		American Smooth Charleston Viennese waltz Foxtrot Showdance Paso doble
Ashley & Pasha Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Salsa Tango Rumba Charleston Foxtrot Contemp. Jive Samba Quickstep Paso doble American Smooth Salsa Showdance Charleston
Faye & Giovanni Cha-cha-cha Viennese waltz Quickstep Rumba Foxtrot Theatre/
Jazz 		Tango Jive Paso doble Waltz Charleston Samba Argentine tango Viennese waltz Showdance Theatre/
Jazz
Joe & Dianne Jive Charleston American Smooth Cha-cha-cha Waltz Foxtrot Paso doble Samba Quickstep Street/
Commercial 		Salsa Viennese waltz Argentine tango Paso doble Showdance Charleston
Lauren & AJ Waltz Charleston Cha-cha-cha Quickstep Contemp. Paso doble Jive Viennese waltz Argentine tango Salsa American Smooth Tango Samba
Charles & Karen Cha-cha-cha Quickstep American Smooth Salsa Street/
Commercial 		Jive Viennese waltz Charleston Samba Tango Rumba
Graeme & Oti Samba American Smooth Charleston Jive Tango Cha-cha-cha Waltz Salsa Theatre/
Jazz 		Quickstep
Kate & Aljaž Cha-cha-cha Tango Foxtrot Samba Viennese waltz Rumba Argentine tango Quickstep American Smooth
Danny & Amy Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Paso doble Viennese waltz Jive American Smooth Quickstep Samba
Dr. Ranj & Janette Cha-cha-cha Salsa Quickstep Paso doble American Smooth Jive Samba
Seann & Katya Tango Jive Paso doble Charleston Quickstep Viennese waltz
Vick & Graziano Jive Waltz Salsa Quickstep Cha-cha-cha
Katie & Gorka Waltz Paso doble Foxtrot Jive
Lee & Nadiya Waltz Jive Cha-cha-cha
Susannah & Anton Samba Foxtrot

Ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[47]

Episode Date Official rating
(millions) 		Weekly rank
for BBC One 		Weekly rank
for all UK TV 		Share
Launch show 8 September 9.33 2 2 40.9%[48]
Week 1 22 September 10.76 2 2 47.3%[49]
Week 2 29 September 9.94 1 1 46.8%[50]
Week 2 results 30 September 9.37 2 2 41.7%[51]
Week 3 6 October 10.88 2 2 46.8%[52]
Week 3 results 7 October 9.91 3 3 46.8%[53]
Week 4 13 October 12.03 1 1 51.2%[54]
Week 4 results 14 October 9.97 2 2 40.0%[55]
Week 5 20 October 11.54 1 1 49.4%[56]
Week 5 results 21 October 9.39 2 3 —
Week 6 27 October 11.47 1 1 49.3%[57]
Week 6 results 28 October 9.89 2 2 38.7%[58]
Week 7 3 November 11.13 1 1 48.0%[59]
Week 7 results 4 November 9.61 2 3 39.9%[60]
Week 8 10 November 11.55 1 1 47.0%[61]
Week 8 results 11 November 9.74 2 2 39.9%[62]
Week 9 17 November 11.64 1 2 48.6%[63]
Week 9 results 18 November 9.60 2 3 39.0%[64]
Week 10 24 November 11.70 1 8 47.4%[65]
Week 10 results 25 November 9.43 2 9 39.0%[66]
Week 11 1 December 11.69 1 6 48.8%[67]
Week 11 results 2 December 9.83 2 9 39.7%[68]
Week 12 8 December 10.62 1 8 47.0%[69]
Week 12 results 9 December 9.57 2 9 40.3%[70]
Week 13 15 December 12.99 1 1 54.4%[71]
Series average
(excl. launch show) 		2018 10.59 — — 45.1%

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