Strictly Come Dancing (series 17)


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 Zoe Ball returning to present 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star Jamie Laing was originally announced as a contestant, but on 5 September 2019, it was announced that he had withdrawn from the show due to a foot injury.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.
CelebrityKnown forProfessional partnerStatus
James CracknellOlympic rowerLuba MushtukEliminated 1st
on 29 September 2019
Anneka RiceTelevision & radio presenterKevin CliftonEliminated 2nd
on 6 October 2019
Dev GriffinBBC Radio 1 presenterDianne BuswellEliminated 3rd
on 13 October 2019
David JamesFormer England goalkeeperNadiya BychkovaEliminated 4th
on 20 October 2019
Catherine TyldesleyFormer Coronation Street actressJohannes RadebeEliminated 5th
on 27 October 2019
Will BayleyParalympic table tennis playerJanette ManraraWithdrew
on 30 October 2019
Emma WeymouthFashion model & socialiteAljaž SkorjanecEliminated 6th
on 3 November 2019
Mike BushellBBC Breakfast sports presenterKatya JonesEliminated 7th
on 10 November 2019
Michelle VisageRuPaul's Drag Race judge & singerGiovanni PerniceEliminated 8th
on 17 November 2019
Saffron BarkerYouTube personalityAJ PritchardEliminated 9th
on 24 November 2019
Alex ScottFormer England footballerNeil Jones
Kevin Clifton 		Eliminated 10th
on 1 December 2019
Chris RamseyStand-up comedianKaren HauerEliminated 11th
on 8 December 2019
Emma BartonEastEnders actressAnton du BekeRunners-up
on 14 December 2019
Karim ZeroualCBBC presenter & actorAmy DowdenRunners-up
on 14 December 2019
Kelvin FletcherFormer Emmerdale actor & racing driverOti MabuseWinners
on 14 December 2019

Scoring chart

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale.
Rank by
average		PlaceCoupleTotal
points		Number of
dances		Total
average
11Kelvin & Oti5831636.4
22Karim & Amy5711635.7
37Michelle & Giovanni298933.1
42Emma B. & Anton5061631.6
56Saffron & AJ3091030.9
613Dev & Dianne120430.0
75Alex & Neil3051127.7
89Emma W. & Aljaž189727.0
94Chris & Karen3411326.2
1010Will & Janette129525.8
1111Catherine & Johannes153625.5
128Mike & Katya188823.5
1312David & Nadiya87517.4
1414Anneka & Kevin44314.7
1515James & Luba24212.0

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The highest and lowest performances in each dance according to the judges' scale are as follows.
DanceCelebrityHighest scoreCelebrityLowest score
American SmoothKelvin Fletcher39Mike Bushell14
Argentine TangoKarim Zeroual36Alex Scott26
Cha-Cha-ChaKelvin Fletcher33Chris Ramsey13
CharlestonKarim Zeroual
Emma Barton		39Anneka Rice11
ContemporaryKarim Zeroual38Will Bayley32
FoxtrotMichelle Visage39David James17
JazzEmma Barton33——
JiveKarim Zeroual40James Cracknell13
Paso DobleKelvin Fletcher37David James10
QuickstepKelvin Fletcher
Karim Zeroual		40Alex Scott21
RumbaKelvin Fletcher39Emma Barton22
SalsaKarim Zeroual36Will Bayley24
SambaKelvin Fletcher39Catherine Tyldesley19
ShowdanceKelvin Fletcher40Emma Barton38
StreetKelvin Fletcher38Michelle Visage32
TangoKarim Zeroual38James Cracknell11
Viennese WaltzEmma Barton39Catherine Tyldesley20
WaltzSaffron Barker39Anneka Rice19

Dev Griffin and Emma Weymouth are the only celebrities that don’t appear on the list

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the charts below are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.

Launch show

;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusic
Alex & Neil21 Quickstep"I Get a Kick Out of You"—Frank Sinatra
Chris & Karen13 Cha-Cha-Cha"Juice"—Lizzo
Catherine & Johannes20 Viennese Waltz"I Got You Babe"—Sonny & Cher
Saffron & AJ27 Tango"Lips Are Movin"—Meghan Trainor
Mike & Katya22 Jive"Do You Love Me"—The Contours
Emma W. & Aljaž19 Cha-Cha-Cha"She's a Lady"—Tom Jones
James & Luba11 Tango"Gold"—Spandau Ballet
Kelvin & Oti32 Samba"La Vida Es Un Carnaval"—Celia Cruz
David & Nadiya17 Foxtrot"Three Lions"—Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds
Michelle & Giovanni30 Cha-Cha-Cha"So Emotional"—Whitney Houston
Dev & Dianne30 Foxtrot"Build Me Up Buttercup"—The Foundations
Anneka & Kevin14 Cha-Cha-Cha"Gloria"—Laura Branigan
Will & Janette26 Quickstep"Pencil Full of Lead"—Paolo Nutini
Karim & Amy31 Cha-Cha-Cha"If I Can't Have You"—Shawn Mendes
Emma B. & Anton23 Jive"Honey, Honey"—ABBA

Week 2

; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Saffron & AJ23 Cha-Cha-Cha"One Touch"—Jess Glynne & Jax JonesSafe
Anneka & Kevin19 Waltz"Run to You"—Whitney HoustonSafe
Dev & Dianne27 Jive"Dance with Me Tonight"—Olly MursSafe
Emma W. & Aljaž22 Tango"Sucker"—Jonas BrothersSafe
Chris & Karen26 Charleston"Out of Our Heads"—Take ThatSafe
Emma B. & Anton24 Foxtrot"Sunshine of Your Love"—Ella Fitzgerald & Tommy FlanaganSafe
James & Luba13 Jive"Tutti Frutti"—Little RichardEliminated
Catherine & Johannes19 Samba"Let the Groove Get In"—Justin TimberlakeSafe
Michelle & Giovanni32 Viennese Waltz"That's Amore"—Dean MartinSafe
David & Nadiya10 Paso Doble"España cañí"—Pascual Marquina NarroBottom two
Karim & Amy32 Foxtrot"The Way You Look Tonight"—Frank SinatraSafe
Mike & Katya14 American Smooth"Rhinestone Cowboy"—Glen CampbellSafe
Alex & Neil22 Cha-Cha-Cha"What I Did for Love"—David Guetta feat. Emeli SandéSafe
Kelvin & Oti28 Waltz"What the World Needs Now Is Love"—Burt BacharachSafe
Will & Janette24 Salsa"1-2-3"—Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound MachineSafe

;Judges' votes to save
; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Michelle & Giovanni35 Quickstep"Cabaret"—from CabaretSafe
Alex & Neil23 Rumba"How Far I'll Go"—from MoanaSafe
Chris & Karen22 American Smooth"Cheek to Cheek"—from Top HatSafe
Karim & Amy26 Samba"Kung Fu Fighting"—from Kung Fu PandaSafe
Catherine & Johannes32 Rumba"Shallow"—from A Star Is BornSafe
Will & Janette23 Paso Doble"Gotta Catch 'Em All"—from 'Safe
Kelvin & Oti38 Charleston"Trip a Little Light Fantastic"—from Mary Poppins ReturnsSafe
Emma W. & Aljaž28 Foxtrot"Did I Make the Most of Loving You?"—from Downton AbbeySafe
Anneka & Kevin11 Charleston"Woo-Hoo"—from 'Eliminated
Saffron & AJ28 Paso Doble"Everybody Wants to Rule the World"—from 'Safe
Mike & Katya18 Cha-Cha-Cha"It's Raining Men"—from Magic MikeSafe
David & Nadiya16 American Smooth"Kiss from a Rose"—from Batman ForeverBottom two
Emma B. & Anton27 Salsa"Soul Bossa Nova"—from 'Safe
Dev & Dianne36 Street"Friend Like Me"—from AladdinSafe

;Judges' votes to save
; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Chris & Karen26 Jive"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"—Elton JohnSafe
Emma B. & Anton35 Viennese Waltz"Send In the Clowns"—Barbra StreisandSafe
Dev & Dianne27 Cha-Cha-Cha"Dancing with a Stranger"—Sam Smith & NormaniEliminated
Catherine & Johannes30 Charleston"Single Ladies "—BeyoncéSafe
Alex & Neil23 Tango"Go Your Own Way"—Fleetwood MacSafe
David & Nadiya28 Quickstep""—from The Greatest ShowmanSafe
Kelvin & Oti36 Rumba"Ain't No Sunshine"—Bill WithersSafe
Emma W. & Aljaž28 Jive"Kids in America"—Kim WildeBottom two
Michelle & Giovanni31 Salsa"Quimbara"—Celia Cruz & Johnny PachecoSafe
Will & Janette24 Foxtrot"Señorita"—Shawn Mendes & Camila CabelloSafe
Mike & Katya32 Quickstep"Come On Eileen"—Dexys Midnight RunnersSafe
Saffron & AJ33 Contemporary"Because You Loved Me"—Celine DionSafe
Karim & Amy38 Tango"Paradise"—George EzraSafe

;Judges' votes to save
Individual judge's scores given in the chart below are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Alfonso Ribeiro.
; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Kelvin & Oti33 Cha-Cha-Cha"Get Stupid"—Aston MerrygoldSafe
David & Nadiya16 Jive"Such a Night"—Michael BubléEliminated
Catherine & Johannes28 Tango"Little Bird"—Annie LennoxSafe
Karim & Amy36 Salsa"Who Let the Dogs Out?"—Baha MenSafe
Michelle & Giovanni29 Rumba"Too Good at Goodbyes"—Sam SmithSafe
Emma B. & Anton26 Paso Doble"Nothing Breaks Like a Heart"—Mark Ronson feat. Miley CyrusSafe
Alex & Neil33 Charleston"Pump Up the Jam"—TechnotronicSafe
Emma W. & Aljaž36 Viennese Waltz"Saving All My Love for You"—Whitney HoustonSafe
Mike & Katya21 Samba"Apache"—The Sugarhill GangBottom two
Will & Janette32 Contemporary"7 Years"—Lukas GrahamSafe
Chris & Karen25 Quickstep"Let's Go Crazy"—Prince & The RevolutionSafe
Saffron & AJ38 Foxtrot"Theme from New York, New York"—Frank SinatraSafe

;Judges' votes to save
; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Emma B. & Anton28 Tango"Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565"—Johann Sebastian BachSafe
Will & JanetteN/A1Jive"Casper the Friendly Ghost"—from CasperGiven bye
Emma W. & Aljaž30 Charleston"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody "—Fergie, Q-Tip & GoonRockSafe
Chris & Karen23 Samba"Everybody "—Backstreet BoysSafe
Saffron & AJ33 Jive"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"—The PoliceSafe
Mike & Katya26 Tango"What You Waiting For?"—Gwen StefaniBottom two
Karim & Amy29 Paso Doble"Smalltown Boy"—Bronski BeatSafe
Catherine & Johannes24 Cha-Cha-Cha"Scared of the Dark"—StepsEliminated
Michelle & Giovanni39 Foxtrot"The Addams Family Theme"—Vic MizzySafe
Kelvin & Oti36 Tango"Bad Guy"—Billie EilishSafe
Alex & Kevin234 Street"Ghostbusters"—Ray Parker Jr.Safe

1 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.
2 Due to a calf injury in rehearsal, Neil was unable to perform, and Kevin stepped in to partner Alex.
;Judges' votes to save
; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Karim & Amy39 Quickstep"Mr. Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo DaddySafe
Michelle & Giovanni34 Paso Doble"Another One Bites the Dust"—QueenSafe
Emma W. & Aljaž26 Samba"I Don't Care"—Ed Sheeran & Justin BieberEliminated
Kelvin & Oti34 Viennese Waltz"Say Something"—A Great Big World & Christina AguileraSafe
Saffron & AJ27 Salsa"Instruction"—Jax Jones feat. Demi LovatoSafe
Alex & Kevin131 American Smooth"Ain't No Mountain High Enough"—Marvin Gaye & Tammi TerrellSafe
Chris & Karen34 Street"Let's Get Ready to Rhumble"—PJ & DuncanSafe
Emma B. & Anton22 Rumba"Woman in Love"—Barbra StreisandSafe
Mike & Katya30 Charleston"Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines"—The Ron Goodwin OrchestraBottom two

1 Neil had to sit out for the second week running, so Alex danced with Kevin again.
;Judges' votes to save
; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Alex & Neil31 Jive"Let's Twist Again"—Chubby CheckerSafe
Mike & Katya25 Paso Doble"Tamacun"—Rodrigo y GabrielaEliminated
Karim & Amy30 Viennese Waltz"Give Me Love"—Ed SheeranSafe
Chris & Karen26 Tango"Survivor"—2WEISafe
Michelle & Giovanni36 American Smooth"I Just Want to Make Love to You"—Etta JamesBottom two
Emma B. & Anton33 Jazz"Right Now"—The Pussycat DollsSafe
Saffron & AJ39 Waltz"Your Song"—Ellie GouldingSafe
Kelvin & Oti35 Salsa"Let's Hear It for the Boy"—Deniece WilliamsSafe

;Judges' votes to save
; Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Chris & Karen33 Salsa"Uptown Funk"—Mark Ronson feat. Bruno MarsSafe
Emma B. & Anton37 American Smooth"Let's Face the Music and Dance"—Ella FitzgeraldSafe
Alex & Neil34 Paso Doble"Run the World "—BeyoncéSafe
Kelvin & Oti39 Jive"Jailhouse Rock"—from Smokey Joe's CafeSafe
Saffron & AJ35 Quickstep"I Went to a Marvellous Party"—Beverley KnightBottom two
Michelle & Giovanni32 Street"Vogue"—MadonnaEliminated
Karim & Amy39 Charleston"Happy"—C2C feat. Derek MartinSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Saffron & AJ26 Samba"Walking on Sunshine"—Take Me to Rio CollectiveEliminated
Karim & Amy38 Contemporary"Drops of Jupiter "—With ConfidenceBottom two
Alex & Neil26 Argentine Tango"Never Tear Us Apart"—Bishop BriggsSafe
Kelvin & Oti38 Street"Do I Love You "—Frank WilsonSafe
Emma B. & Anton29 Quickstep"Sparkling Diamonds"—Nicole KidmanSafe
Chris & Karen31 Paso Doble"Run Boy Run"—WoodkidSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Chris & Karen28 Foxtrot"Consider Yourself"—from Oliver!Bottom two
Alex & Neil27 Samba"Joyful, Joyful"—from Eliminated
Kelvin & Oti39 American Smooth"Gaston"—from Beauty and the BeastSafe
Karim & Amy40 Jive"You Can't Stop the Beat"—from HairspraySafe
Emma B. & Anton39 Charleston"Thoroughly Modern Millie"—from Thoroughly Modern MillieSafe

;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Emma B. & Anton31 Cha-Cha-Cha"Hold My Hand"—Jess GlynneSafe
Emma B. & Anton36 Waltz"Gymnopédie No. 1"—Erik SatieSafe
Kelvin & Oti40 Quickstep"The Lady Is a Tramp"—Glee castSafe
Kelvin & Oti37 Paso Doble"Seven Nation Army"—The White StripesSafe
Chris & Karen26 Viennese Waltz"Somebody to Love"—QueenEliminated
Chris & Karen28 Rumba"Don't Watch Me Cry"—Jorja SmithEliminated
Karim & Amy36 Argentine Tango"Libertango"—BondBottom two
Karim & Amy38 American Smooth"Sweet Caroline"—Neil DiamondBottom two

For the Dance-Off, Chris & Karen chose to dance their Rumba, while Karim & Amy chose to dance their American Smooth
;Judges' votes to save
;Running order
CoupleScoreDanceMusicResult
Karim & Amy40 Quickstep"Mr. Pinstripe Suit"—Big Bad Voodoo DaddyRunners-up
Karim & Amy39 Showdance"A Million Dreams"—PinkRunners-up
Karim & Amy40 Jive"You Can't Stop the Beat"—from HairsprayRunners-up
Emma B. & Anton39 Charleston"Thoroughly Modern Millie"—from Thoroughly Modern MillieRunners-up
Emma B. & Anton38 Showdance"Let Yourself Go"—Irving BerlinRunners-up
Emma B. & Anton39 Viennese Waltz"Send In the Clowns"—Barbra StreisandRunners-up
Kelvin & Oti39 Rumba"Ain't No Sunshine"—Bill WithersWinners
Kelvin & Oti40 Showdance"Shout"—The Isley BrothersWinners
Kelvin & Oti39 Samba"La Vida Es Un Carnaval"—Celia CruzWinners

Dance chart

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.
EpisodeDateOfficial rating
Weekly rank
for BBC One		Weekly rank
for all UK TV		Share
Launch Show9.251244.7%
Live show 19.601143.9%
Live show 29.411143.1%
Results 18.0723
Live show 310.001142.0%
Results 28.8622
Live show 410.081145.6%
Results 39.7722
Live show 510.4011
Results 49.8522
Live show 610.7211
Results 510.1722
Live show 710.9111
Results 610.4922
Live show 810.4522
Results 710.7011
Live show 911.5112
Results 811.0523
Live show 1010.8716
Results 910.6128
Live show 1110.9223
Results 1010.9612
Live show 1211.0311
Results 1110.5323
Live show 1312.761156.5%