Strictly Come Dancing — Season 23

Aired 20 September 2025 • 107 min

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

Aired 27 September 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.

Aired 4 October 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 impress you at home too.

Aired 5 October 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 from Zara Larsson.

Aired 11 October 2025 • 142 min

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

Aired 12 October 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.

Aired 18 October 2025 • 126 min

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

Aired 19 October 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 fierce group tango.

Aired 25 October 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.

Aired 26 October 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 Argentina.

Aired 1 November 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.

Aired 2 November 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.

Aired 8 November 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 routines? You can support your favourites at the end of the show when the vote opens.

Aired 9 November 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.

Aired 15 November 2025 • 90 min

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

Aired 16 November 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 with Diversity.

Aired 22 November 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.

Aired 23 November 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 performs.

Aired 29 November 2025 • 94 min

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

Aired 30 November 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?

Aired 6 December 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.

Aired 7 December 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.

Aired 13 December 2025 • 89 min

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

Aired 14 December 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 from Five.

Aired 20 December 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.

Aired 25 December 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.