Episode guide
Strictly Come Dancing: Series 23
26 episodes · premiered Sep 20, 2025
Dazzling routines, outrageous sets, flamboyant costumes and the occasional dance dis-aaa-ster.
- Episode 1: Launch Show Sep 20, 2025 · 1h 47m Strictly is back! Join Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman as they welcome 15 new famous faces to the ballroom.
- Episode 2: Week 1 Sep 27, 2025 · 2h 30m 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.
- Episode 3: Week 2 Oct 4, 2025 · 2h 24m 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 impress you…
- Episode 4: Week 2 Results Oct 5, 2025 · 47m 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 from…
- Episode 5: Week 3 Oct 11, 2025 · 2h 22m The red carpet is rolled out for the first theme week of the series: movie night in the ballroom.
- Episode 6: Week 3 Results Oct 12, 2025 · 46m It’s the sequel to movie night, and the tension is high as our couples wait to find out the results of your vote.
- Episode 7: Week 4 Oct 18, 2025 · 2h 6m Our couples are back on the dance floor. Who will take the top spot on the leaderboard this week?
- Episode 8: Week 4 Results Oct 19, 2025 · 46m 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 fierce…
- Episode 9: Week 5 Oct 25, 2025 · 1h 55m 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.
- Episode 10: Week 5 Results Oct 26, 2025 · 46m 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 Argentina.
- Episode 11: Week 6 Nov 1, 2025 · 1h 42m 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.
- Episode 12: Week 6 Results Nov 2, 2025 · 45m 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.
- Episode 13: Week 7 Nov 8, 2025 · 1h 31m 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…
- Episode 14: Week 7 Results Nov 9, 2025 · 48m 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.
- Episode 15: Week 8 Nov 15, 2025 · 1h 30m The remaining couples compete for a chance to perform at the world-famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom.
- Episode 16: Week 8 Results Nov 16, 2025 · 44m 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 with…
- Episode 17: Week 9 Nov 22, 2025 · 1h 22m Our annual Blackpool extravaganza, live from the iconic Tower Ballroom, begins with a spectacular routine from our professionals featuring the one and only Steps.
- Episode 18: Week 9 Results Nov 23, 2025 · 44m 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 performs.
- Episode 19: Week 10 Nov 29, 2025 · 1h 34m Our remaining couples face a brand new challenge that’s never been seen in the ballroom before.
- Episode 20: Week 10 Results Nov 30, 2025 · 43m 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?
- Episode 21: Week 11 Dec 6, 2025 · 1h 10m 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.
- Episode 22: Week 11 Results Dec 7, 2025 · 44m 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.
- Episode 23: Week 12 Dec 13, 2025 · 1h 29m It's the semi-final, and the remaining couples must dance twice to win a place in the grand final.
- Episode 24: Week 12 Results Dec 14, 2025 · 46m 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 from…
- Episode 25: The Final Dec 20, 2025 · 2h 12m It’s the biggest night in the ballroom – the grand final. After three months of hard-fought competition, the 2025 Strictly champion is crowned.
- Episode 26: Christmas Special Dec 25, 2025 · 1h 14m Strictly Come Dancing returns to the ballroom this Christmas, ready to captivate the nation with a celebration of dance and festive cheer.