Strictly_Come_Dancing_(series_20)

*Strictly Come Dancing*
Strictly Come Dancing
Series 20
Presented by	Tess Daly; Claudia Winkleman
Judges	Shirley Ballas; Anton Du Beke; Motsi Mabuse; Craig Revel Horwood
Celebrity winner	Hamza Yassin
Professional winner	Jowita Przystał
No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	23 September –; 17 December 2022
Series chronology
	← Previous; Series 19 Next →; Series 21

<i>Strictly Come Dancing</i> series 20

Strictly Come Dancing series 20

Season of television series

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twentieth series with a launch show on 23 September 2022 on BBC One, with live shows beginning the following day on 24 September.^[1] The launch show was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 17 September, but was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.^[2] Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Rylan Clark and Janette Manrara returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two.^[3]

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In May 2022, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel.^[4] It was also confirmed that Bruno Tonioli, who had been absent from the two previous series due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, would be permanently leaving the show.^[5]

Judges for Strictly Come Dancing Series 20

In August 2022, the BBC confirmed that the show would return to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the first time since the seventeenth series.^[6]^[7] It was also announced that there would be a special themed week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the BBC, with the couples dancing to "a theme tune from an iconic BBC programme or in tribute to one of the BBC's most loved services".^[8]^[9]

Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystał were announced as the winners on 17 December,^[10] while singer-songwriter Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Nova Jones actress Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and television presenter Helen Skelton and Gorka Márquez were the runners-up.

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

Excused from competition for the week

Withdrew from competition

Eliminated

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Notes

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This couple was excused from competition due to illness or injury, and was granted a bye to the following week.
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Dance chart

The couples performed the following each week:

Weeks 1–11: One unlearned dance
Week 12 (Semifinals): Two unlearned dances
Week 13 (Finals): Judges' choice, showdance & favourite dance of the series

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[OutSick-26] This couple was excused from competition due to illness or injury, and was granted a bye to the following week.

[27] This couple withdrew from the competition.

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Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Kaye Adams	Loose Women panellist & journalist	Kai Widdrington	Eliminated 1st on 2 October 2022
Richie Anderson	Television & radio presenter	Giovanni Pernice	Eliminated 2nd on 9 October 2022
Matt Goss	Singer-songwriter	Nadiya Bychkova	Eliminated 3rd on 16 October 2022
Jayde Adams	Comedian & actress	Karen Hauer	Eliminated 4th on 23 October 2022
James Bye	EastEnders actor	Amy Dowden	Eliminated 5th on 30 October 2022
Ellie Simmonds	Paralympic swimmer	Nikita Kuzmin	Eliminated 6th on 6 November 2022
Tony Adams	England footballer & manager	Katya Jones	Withdrew on 13 November 2022
Tyler West	Kiss FM presenter	Dianne Buswell	Eliminated 7th on 20 November 2022
Ellie Taylor	Comedian, actress & television presenter	Johannes Radebe	Eliminated 8th on 27 November 2022
Kym Marsh	Actress, singer & Morning Live presenter	Graziano Di Prima	Eliminated 9th on 3 December 2022
Will Mellor	Stage & screen actor	Nancy Xu	Eliminated 10th on 12 December 2022
Fleur East	Singer-songwriter & radio presenter	Vito Coppola	Runners-up on 17 December 2022
Helen Skelton	Television presenter	Gorka Márquez
Molly Rainford	Nova Jones actress & singer	Carlos Gu
Hamza Yassin	Wildlife presenter & cameraman	Jowita Przystał	Winners on 17 December 2022

Couple	Rank by average	Total points	Number of dances	Total average
Fleur & Vito	1st	568	16	35.5
Molly & Carlos	2nd	567	16	35.4
Hamza & Jowita	3rd	566	16	35.4
Helen & Gorka	4th	544	16	34.0
Will & Nancy	5th	433	13	33.3
Tyler & Dianne	6th	290	9	32.2
Kym & Graziano	7th	311	10	31.1
Ellie S. & Nikita	8th	205	7	29.3
Ellie T. & Johannes	9th	275	10	27.5
Jayde & Karen	10th	137	5	27.4
Richie & Giovanni	11th	82	3	27.3
James & Amy	12th	153	6	25.5
Tony & Katya	13th	176	8	22.0
Kaye & Kai	14th	43	2	21.5
Matt & Nadiya	15th	83	4	20.8

Couple	Scores^[22]	Dance^[23]	Music^[23]
Kym & Graziano	23 (4, 6, 6, 7)	Jive	"Yes" — Merry Clayton
Tyler & Dianne	22 (4, 5, 7, 6)	American Smooth	"Falling" — Harry Styles
Jayde & Karen	23 (4, 7, 6, 6)	Samba	"Dirrty" — Christina Aguilera, feat. Redman
Kaye & Kai	21 (6, 5, 5, 5)	Tango	"Voulez-Vous" — ABBA
James & Amy	22 (6, 5, 5, 6)	Jive	"What I Like About You" — The Romantics
Richie & Giovanni	23 (5, 5, 6, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"I'm Your Man" — Wham!
Helen & Gorka	26 (6, 7, 6, 7)	American Smooth	"You Send Me" — Aretha Franklin
Molly & Carlos	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Samba	"Kiss My (Uh-Oh)" — Anne-Marie & Little Mix
Matt & Nadiya	20 (5, 5, 5, 5)	Quickstep	"Sir Duke" — Stevie Wonder
Ellie S. & Nikita	26 (6, 7, 7, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Dance" — DNCE
Tony & Katya	15 (3, 4, 4, 4)	Tango	"Go West" — Village People
Will & Nancy	34 (8, 9, 8, 9)	Jive	"Livin' la Vida Loca" — Ricky Martin
Ellie T. & Johannes	28 (6, 7, 7, 8)	Quickstep	"I Am What I Am" — Klaus Hallen Tanzorchester
Hamza & Jowita	34 (8, 9, 9, 8)	Foxtrot	"Islands in the Stream" — Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
Fleur & Vito	29 (7, 7, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Let's Get Loud" — Jennifer Lopez

Couple	Scores^[25]	Dance^[26]	Music^[26]	Result^[27]
Will & Nancy	26 (6, 7, 6, 7)	Salsa	"Never Too Much" — Luther Vandross	Safe
James & Amy	24 (5, 6, 6, 7)	Tango	"Bad Habits" — Ed Sheeran	Safe
Ellie S. & Nikita	30 (7, 8, 7, 8)	Waltz	"Can't Help Falling in Love" — Elvis Presley	Safe
Helen & Gorka	27 (5, 7, 7, 8)	Cha-cha-cha	"Rain on Me" — Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande	Safe
Tony & Katya	22 (4, 6, 6, 6)	Charleston	"My Old Man's a Dustman" — Foster and Allen	Safe
Ellie T. & Johannes	23 (4, 7, 5, 7)	Paso doble	"Les Toréadors" — Georges Bizet	Safe
Richie & Giovanni	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Quickstep	"Dancin’ Fool" — Barry Manilow	Safe
Fleur & Vito	28 (7, 8, 6, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Glimpse of Us" — Joji	Safe
Kaye & Kai	22 (4, 6, 6, 6)	Charleston	"Music! Music! Music!" — Dorothy Provine	Eliminated
Hamza & Jowita	24 (4, 7, 6, 7)	Jive	"Blinding Lights" — the Weeknd	Safe
Kym & Graziano	27 (6, 7, 7, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Runaway" — The Corrs	Safe
Matt & Nadiya	22 (4, 6, 6, 6)	Samba	"Night Fever" — Bee Gees	Bottom two
Tyler & Dianne	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Jive	"Hit the Road Jack" — Ray Charles	Safe
Jayde & Karen	26 (6, 7, 6, 7)	Tango	"Rumour Has It" — Adele	Safe
Molly & Carlos	34 (8, 9, 9, 8)	Quickstep	"Love On Top" — Beyoncé	Safe

Couple	Scores^[29]	Dance^[30]	Music^[30]	Film	Result^[31]
Richie & Giovanni	27 (5, 7, 8, 7)	Samba	"Hakuna Matata"	The Lion King	Eliminated
Molly & Carlos	34 (8, 9, 9, 8)	Waltz	"One Hand, One Heart"	West Side Story	Safe
Kym & Graziano	33 (7, 9, 8, 9)	Charleston	"If My Friends Could See Me Now"	Sweet Charity	Safe
Hamza & Jowita	25 (5, 7, 6, 7)	Rumba	"Welcome to Jurassic Park"	Jurassic Park	Safe
Ellie T. & Johannes	21 (4, 6, 5, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)"	Mermaids	Safe
Matt & Nadiya	21 (3, 6, 5, 7)	Viennese waltz	"Hold My Hand"	Top Gun: Maverick	Safe
Tyler & Dianne	38 (9, 10, 10, 9)	Charleston	"Flash, Bang, Wallop"	Half a Sixpence	Safe
Fleur & Vito	29 (6, 8, 7, 8)	American Smooth	"Part of Your World"	The Little Mermaid	Bottom two
James & Amy	22 (4, 6, 6, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Hooked on a Feeling"	Guardians of the Galaxy	Safe
Ellie S. & Nikita	27 (6, 7, 7, 7)	Quickstep	"Peppy and George"	The Artist	Safe
Will & Nancy	33 (8, 9, 8, 8)	American Smooth	"Cry to Me"	Dirty Dancing	Safe
Tony & Katya	18 (2, 6, 4, 6)	Samba	"You Sexy Thing"	The Full Monty	Safe
Helen & Gorka	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	Viennese waltz	"Hopelessly Devoted to You"	Grease	Safe
Jayde & Karen	29 (7, 8, 7, 7)	Cha-cha-cha	"Flashdance... What a Feeling"	Flashdance	Safe

Strictly_Come_Dancing_(series_20)

Strictly Come Dancing series 20

Professional dancers

Couples

Scoring chart

Average chart

Weekly scores

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3: Movie Week

Week 4

Week 5: Celebrating BBC 100 Week

Week 6: Halloween Week

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9: Blackpool Week

Week 10

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)

Week 12: Semi-final

Week 13: Final

Dance chart

Ratings

References

External links

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Strictly Come Dancing
Series 20

Presented by	Tess Daly Claudia Winkleman
Judges	Shirley Ballas Anton Du Beke Motsi Mabuse Craig Revel Horwood
Celebrity winner	Hamza Yassin
Professional winner	Jowita Przystał

No. of episodes	25
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	23 September (2022-09-23) – 17 December 2022 (2022-12-17)
Series chronology
← Previous Series 19 Next → Series 21

Couple	Pl.	Week
Couple	Pl.	1	2	1+2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13
Hamza & Jowita	1st	34†	24	58	25	39†	35†	33	38†	38	38	37	36	39+37=76†	39+34+40=113‡^{[lower-alpha 1]}
Fleur & Vito	2nd	29	28	57	29^{[lower-alpha 2]}	38	32	32^{[lower-alpha 2]}	35	39†	40†	35^{[lower-alpha 2]}	38	35+39=74^{[lower-alpha 2]}	40+39+40=119†^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Helen & Gorka		26	27	53	31	29	35†	32	37	32	39	29	39†	35+37=72	39+37+40=116^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Molly & Carlos		31	34†	65†	34	35	30^{[lower-alpha 2]}	33	35^{[lower-alpha 2]}	37	35^{[lower-alpha 2]}	35	38^{[lower-alpha 2]}	36+39=75	39+37+39=115^{[lower-alpha 3]}
Will & Nancy	5th	34†	26	60	33	23	32	32	33	38	35	38†	39†	32+38=70‡^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Kym & Graziano	6th	23	27	50	33	32^{[lower-alpha 2]}	27	34	37	31	33	^{[lower-alpha 5]}	34‡^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Ellie T. & Johannes	7th	28	23	51	21	30	29	35†	22	31	31‡	25‡^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Tyler & Dianne	8th	22	31	53	38†	37	32	35†	29	31^{[lower-alpha 2]}	35^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Tony & Katya	9th	15‡	22‡	37‡	18‡	26	19‡	31	21‡	24‡^{[lower-alpha 6]}
Ellie S. & Nikita	10th	26	30	56	27	30	30	29	33^{[lower-alpha 4]}
James & Amy	11th	22	24	46	22	32	26	27‡^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Jayde & Karen	12th	23	26	49	29	31	28^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Matt & Nadiya	13th	20	22‡	42^{[lower-alpha 2]}	21	20‡^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Richie & Giovanni	14th	23	32	55	27^{[lower-alpha 4]}
Kaye & Kai	15th	21	22‡	43^{[lower-alpha 4]}

Couple	Scores^[37]	Dance^[38]	Music^[38]	Celebrating BBC^[38]	Result^[39]
Helen & Gorka	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Charleston	"Barnacle Bill" — Herbert Ashworth-Hope	Blue Peter	Safe
Tyler & Dianne	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Tango	"Doctor Who Theme" — Segun Akinola	Doctor Who	Safe
Fleur & Vito	32 (7, 8, 9, 8)	Jive	"Waterloo" — ABBA	Eurovision Song Contest	Safe
James & Amy	26 (6, 7, 6, 7)	Foxtrot	"Julia's Theme" — Simon May	EastEnders	Safe
Ellie S. & Nikita	30 (6, 8, 8, 8)	Paso doble	"Montagues and Capulets" — Sergei Prokofiev	The Apprentice	Safe
Molly & Carlos	30 (6, 8, 8, 8)	Couple's choice	"Chicken Man" — Alan Hawkshaw	Grange Hill	Bottom two
Hamza & Jowita	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Quickstep	"On Top of the World" — Imagine Dragons	BBC Nature	Safe
Ellie T. & Johannes	29 (7, 7, 7, 8)	Tango	"Casualty Theme" — Ken Freeman	Casualty	Safe
Jayde & Karen	28 (6, 7, 7, 8)	Charleston	"The Ballad of Barry & Freda (Let's Do It)" — Victoria Wood	BBC Comedy	Eliminated
Will & Nancy	32 (8, 8, 8, 8)	Viennese waltz	"Line of Duty End Title Theme" — Carly Paradis	Line of Duty	Safe
Tony & Katya	19 (3, 6, 4, 6)	Cha-cha-cha	"Grandstand Theme" — Keith Mansfield	Grandstand	Safe
Kym & Graziano	27 (7, 7, 6, 7)	Quickstep	"Ballroom Blitz" — Sweet	Come Dancing	Safe

Couple	Scores^[45]	Dance^[46]	Music^[46]	Result^[47]
Hamza & Jowita	38 (8, 10, 10, 10)	Cha-cha-cha	"I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)" — Four Tops	Safe
Ellie T. & Johannes	22 (3, 7, 5, 7)	Rumba	"Alone" — Heart	Safe
Molly & Carlos	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Foxtrot	"You Make Me Happy" — My Sun and Stars	Bottom two
Ellie S. & Nikita	33 (7, 9, 8, 9)	Charleston	"Too Darn Hot" — from Kiss Me, Kate	Eliminated
Tyler & Dianne	29 (7, 7, 7, 8)	Viennese waltz	"I've Been Loving You Too Long" — Seal	Safe
Kym & Graziano	37 (9, 9, 9, 10)	Argentine tango	"Assassin's Tango" — John Powell	Safe
Will & Nancy	33 (8, 8, 8, 9)	Quickstep	"Soda Pop" — Robbie Williams, feat. Michael Bublé	Safe
Helen & Gorka	37 (9, 9, 9, 10)	Jive	"Tightrope" — Janelle Monáe	Safe
Fleur & Vito	35 (9, 9, 8, 9)	Waltz	"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" — Elton John	Safe
Tony & Katya	21 (4, 6, 5, 6)	Salsa	"I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" — Pitbull	Safe

Couple	Scores^[53]	Dance^[54]	Music^[54]	Result^[55]
Hamza & Jowita	38 (9, 9, 10, 10)	American Smooth	"New York, New York" — Frank Sinatra	Safe
Molly & Carlos	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Jive	"Bandstand Boogie" — Barry Manilow	Bottom two
Kym & Graziano	33 (8, 8, 8, 9)	Paso doble	"Only Girl (In the World)" — Rihanna & "We Found Love" — Rihanna, feat. Calvin Harris	Safe
Tyler & Dianne	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Salsa	"That's the Way (I Like It)", "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" & "Get Down Tonight" — all by KC & The Sunshine Band	Eliminated
Ellie T. & Johannes	31 (7, 8, 8, 8)	American Smooth	"You're My World" — Cilla Black	Safe
Helen & Gorka	39 (9, 10, 10, 10)	Quickstep	"Valerie" — Mark Ronson, feat. Amy Winehouse	Safe
Fleur & Vito	40 (10, 10, 10, 10)	Couple's choice	"Jumpin', Jumpin'", "Independent Women Part I" & "Lose My Breath" — all by Destiny's Child	Safe
Will & Nancy	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Samba	"I Go to Rio" — Hugh Jackman	Safe

Couple	Scores^[67]	Dance^[68]	Music^[68]	Result^[69]
Fleur & Vito	35 (8, 9, 8, 10)	Paso doble	"The Time Is Now" — Moloko	Bottom two
Fleur & Vito	39 (9, 10, 10, 10)	Charleston	"Tu vuò fà l'americano" — Fiorello	Bottom two
Helen & Gorka	35 (8, 9, 9, 9)	Waltz	"Only One Road" — Celine Dion	Safe
Helen & Gorka	37 (9, 10, 8, 10)	Argentine tango	"Here Comes the Rain Again" — Eurythmics	Safe
Hamza & Jowita	39 (9, 10, 10, 10)	Charleston	"Pencil Full of Lead" — Paolo Nutini	Safe
Hamza & Jowita	37 (9, 10, 9, 9)	Waltz	"What The World Needs Now" — Burt Bacharach	Safe
Molly & Carlos	36 (8, 9, 9, 10)	American Smooth	"Easy On Me" — Adele	Safe
Molly & Carlos	39 (9, 10, 10, 10)	Paso doble	"Survivor" — 2WEI, feat. Edda Hayes	Safe
Will & Nancy	32 (7, 9, 7, 9)	Paso doble	"Uccen (DWTS Remix)" — Taabli Brothers	Eliminated
Will & Nancy	38 (9, 10, 9, 10)	Couple's choice	"Know How" — Young MC, "Fools Gold" — The Stone Roses & "Step On" — Happy Mondays	Eliminated

Episode	Date	Official rating (millions)	Weekly rank for BBC One	Weekly rank for all UK TV	Share
Launch show	23 September	6.68	5	6	35.7%^[75]
Week 1	24 September	9.16	3	3	48.8%^[75]
Week 2	1 October	8.88	1	1	48.4%^[76]
Week 2 results	2 October	8.24	2	2	46.2%^[76]
Week 3	8 October	9.29	1	1	49.7%^[77]
Week 3 results	9 October	8.30	2	2	44.4%^[77]
Week 4	15 October	9.22	1	1	47.5%^[78]
Week 4 results	16 October	8.19	2	3	44.8%^[78]
Week 5	22 October	9.89	1	1	48.5%^[79]
Week 5 results	23 October	8.64	2	2	45.9%^[79]
Week 6	29 October	9.70	1	1	44.6%^[80]
Week 6 results	30 October	9.09	2	2	30.6%^[80]
Week 7	5 November	9.91	1	2	53.7%^[81]
Week 7 results	6 November	8.82	2	3	43.7%^[81]
Week 8	12 November	9.47	1	8	48.4%^[82]
Week 8 results	13 November	8.77	2	9	42.3%^[82]
Week 9	19 November	10.19	1	8	52.1%^[83]
Week 9 results	20 November	9.09	2	9	46.6%^[83]
Week 10	26 November	9.66	1	9	45.2%^[84]
Week 10 results	27 November	8.67	2	10	44.0%^[84]
Week 11	2 December	8.71	2	3	39.5%^[85]
Week 11 results	3 December	8.49	3	4	48.8%^[85]
Week 12	11 December	9.93	1	2	48.1%^[86]
Week 12 results	12 December	7.22	4	4	33.8%^[87]
Week 13	17 December	10.61	1	1	55.2%^[87]
Series average (excl. launch show)	2022	9.09	—	—	44.0%