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Strictly Come Dancing: Series 23

26 episodes Premiered Sep 20, 2025 Updated Sep 27, 2026

Dazzling routines, outrageous sets, flamboyant costumes and the occasional dance dis-aaa-ster.

Previously on Strictly Come Dancing

Season 23 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Strictly Come Dancing Season 22.
  • ⚡ Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
  • ⚡ Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
  • ⚡ Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.

Season overview

Dazzling routines, outrageous sets, flamboyant costumes and the occasional dance dis-aaa-ster.

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Season 23 Episodes

Episode Guide

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S23·E1 Mytharc

Launch Show

Sep 20, 2025 · 107 min

Strictly is back! Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as they welcome 15 new famous faces to the ballroom.

S23·E2 Core

Week 1

Sep 27, 2025 · 150 min

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.

S23·E3 Core

Week 2

Oct 4, 2025 · 144 min

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 impr

S23·E4 Core

Week 2 Results

Oct 5, 2025 · 47 min

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

S23·E5 Core

Week 3

Oct 11, 2025 · 142 min

The red carpet is rolled out for the first theme week of the series: movie night in the ballroom.

S23·E6 Core

Week 3 Results

Oct 12, 2025 · 46 min

It’s the sequel to movie night, and the tension is high as our couples wait to find out the results of your vote.

S23·E7 Core

Week 4

Oct 18, 2025 · 126 min

Our couples are back on the dance floor. Who will take the top spot on the leaderboard this week?

S23·E8 Core

Week 4 Results

Oct 19, 2025 · 46 min

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

S23·E9 Core

Week 5

Oct 25, 2025 · 115 min

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.

S23·E10 Core

Week 5 Results

Oct 26, 2025 · 46 min

Ahead of the dance-off, the professional dancers take on Britney for their latest group performance, and Hollywood star Rachel Zegler performs the iconic song Don’t Cry for Me Arge

S23·E11 Core

Week 6

Nov 1, 2025 · 102 min

Prepare for a thriller of a night in the ballroom. Our couples undergo truly terrifying transformations to perform routines they hope will bewitch the judges and you at home.

S23·E12 Core

Week 6 Results

Nov 2, 2025 · 45 min

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

S23·E13 Core

Week 7

Nov 8, 2025 · 91 min

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

S23·E14 Core

Week 7 Results

Nov 9, 2025 · 48 min

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.

S23·E15 Core

Week 8

Nov 15, 2025 · 90 min

The remaining couples compete for a chance to perform at the world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

S23·E16 Core

Week 8 Results

Nov 16, 2025 · 44 min

Which of our remaining couples will take the trip from the Strictly Ballroom to Blackpool Tower? Music comes from Olly Murs, and our professionals perform an incredible routine wit

S23·E17 Core

Week 9

Nov 22, 2025 · 82 min

Our annual Blackpool extravaganza, live from the iconic Tower Ballroom, begins with a spectacular routine from our professionals featuring the one and only Steps.

S23·E18 Core

Week 9 Results

Nov 23, 2025 · 44 min

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, and Lewis Capaldi

S23·E19 Core

Week 10

Nov 29, 2025 · 94 min

Our remaining couples face a brand new challenge that’s never been seen in the ballroom before.

S23·E20 Core

Week 10 Results

Nov 30, 2025 · 43 min

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?

S23·E21 Core

Week 11

Dec 6, 2025 · 70 min

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.

S23·E22 Core

Week 11 Results

Dec 7, 2025 · 44 min

It’s act 2 of our musicals weekend. Our professionals dance a sizzling group number to a Chicago classic, and the cast of hit comedy musical Titanique perform in the ballroom.

S23·E23 Core

Week 12

Dec 13, 2025 · 89 min

It's the semi-final, and the remaining couples must dance twice to win a place in the grand final.

S23·E24 Core

Week 12 Results

Dec 14, 2025 · 46 min

Ahead of the remaining couples finding out who has secured a place in the grand final, Kylie Minogue joins our professionals for a very special group performance, and there's music

S23·E25 Mytharc

The Final

Dec 20, 2025 · 132 min

It’s the biggest night in the ballroom – the grand final. After three months of hard-fought competition, the 2025 Strictly champion is crowned.

S23·E26 Mytharc

Christmas Special

Dec 25, 2025 · 74 min

Strictly Come Dancing returns to the ballroom this Christmas, ready to captivate the nation with a celebration of dance and festive cheer.

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