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Fifteen celebrities and their professional dance partners compete to secure the coveted title of Strictly Come Dancing Champions 2024.

Each week, our couples will perform a routine and will be judged and scored by our Judges Craig Revel Horwood, Shirley Ballas, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke

In week one on the 21st September 2024 all 15 celebrities and their professional dance partners will take to the floor.

The Judges will score and provide feedback. However there will be no public vote this first week and, hence, no couple will be eliminated at this stage. The Judges' scores will get carried over to the following week’s show.

From Saturday 28th September, all couples will dance and the Judges will score each couple after they have danced. The vote will open towards the end of the show on Saturday after all couples have danced and the viewers will get the opportunity to vote for their favourite couple/s. The vote will close later that night. Viewers will be informed of closing times on a week by week basis dependant on the scheduling of the programme. Viewers will be able to vote by telephone or online Voting online will require to register/log in with 大象传媒 ID The results of the telephone vote and the online vote will be aggregated.

The scores from the Judges on the first show and the public vote will be combined 50-50 and announced on Sunday 29th September. The two couples with the lowest number of points from a combination of Judges’ scores and the results of the vote will go into a dance-off, after which the judges will decide which couple will stay in the competition. In the case of a tie in the Judges’ decision, Head Judge Shirley Ballas shall have the casting vote.

On the 7th December five couples will perform two routines and the judges will score each couple after each dance. The vote will open towards the end of the show on Saturday after all couples have danced and the viewers will get the opportunity to vote for their favourite couple/s. The vote will close later that night. Viewers will be informed of closing times on a week by week basis as this depends on the scheduling of the programme. Viewers will be able to vote by telephone or online Voting online will require to register/log in with 大象传媒 ID . The results of the telephone vote and the online vote will be aggregated prior to any announcements.

On the 14th December all four couples will perform three routines. A Judges' Pick, a Showdance and their own favourite dance. But this time the judges' scores will be for reference only. The ultimate winner of Strictly Come Dancing 2024 will be decided purely by the public vote.

The vote will open once every couple has performed their first routine and the viewers will get the opportunity to vote for their favourite couple/s. The vote will close later that night. Viewers will be informed of closing times on a week by week basis as this depends on the scheduling of the programme. Viewers will be able to vote by telephone or online. Online voting will require to register/log in with 大象传媒 ID . The results of the telephone vote and the online vote will be aggregated prior to any announcements.

The Strictly Come Dancing scoring system combines judges and viewers votes. No couple is guaranteed to be safe on Judges' votes alone however, and the viewers' votes can always influence the outcome. This means each week any couple can face or be saved from the dance off with the public vote. In the event of a tie, the viewers' votes will take precedence over the Judges' scoring.

After all couples have performed, the Jjudges' scores will be added together and the couples will be ranked according to the scores received. The couple ranked the highest will be awarded a number of points equal to the number of couples competing that evening. So, for example, if seven couples are competing, the points awarded to the highest ranked couple (based on the Judges total score) will be 7, the couple with the second highest score from the Judges will receive 6 points and so on in the same downward sequential order.

In the event of a tie, where two or more couples obtain the same number of points, the couple below those in the tie will be awarded one point below the points awarded to each of the tied couples. So, for example, if two couples obtain the same rank and obtain 7 points each, the couple immediately below them will be awarded 6 points. The scoring of all other couples underneath will follow in the same descending order.

After the ranking and points based on the Judges' scores have been announced, the viewers will be given the opportunity to vote by calling the numbers announced for each couple or online by accessing

After the telephone and online voting has closed, the viewers' votes will be collated and independently verified. The couples will be ranked based on the total number of viewers' votes received. The couple with the highest number of viewers' votes will be awarded a number of points equal to the number of couples competing that evening. So, for example, if seven couples are competing, the points awarded to the highest ranked couple (based on the viewers' total score) will be 7, the couple with the second highest score from the viewers will receive 6 points and so on in the same downward sequential order.

In the event of a tie, where two or more couples obtain the same number of points, the couple below those in the tie will be awarded one point below the points awarded to each of the couples in the tie. So, for example, if two couples obtain the same rank and obtain 7 points each, the couple immediately below them will be awarded 6 points. The scoring of all other couples underneath will follow in the same descending order.

Once the Judges' scores and viewer’s votes have been combined, if there is a tie between any couples, then the couple in the tie with the highest number of viewer votes will be deemed to be ahead on the leaderboard.

In the unlikely event that there is a tie in the Judges' scores and the public phone and online vote for the two or more couples at the bottom of the leaderboard the Judges will confer and decide which of the couples to save and which to put through to the dance-off. The format may be altered by Production throughout the series to allow for other routines or group dances.

General

Duty of Care is paramount and at the heart of Strictly Come Dancing. Every effort is made to protect the wellbeing of each cast member. New measures include the introduction of two dedicated Welfare Producers, who will provide support to celebrity contestants and professional dancers throughout the competition and ensure that protocols are adhered to. In addition to this a member of the production team will always be present inside the training rooms during rehearsals.

Support during the show and post-show aftercare

Health and wellbeing support will be provided for the duration of the show and will continue to be available to celebrities and professional dancers once the show has ended.

The Pledge

We are committed to ensuring that all cast and crew working on Strictly Come Dancing adhere to the show’s pledge, our promise to maintaining a respectful, safe and inclusive workplace.