Strictly Come Dancing (series 7)

Strictly Come Dancing (Series 7)
Country of origin United Kingdom
No. of episodes 20
Release
Original network BBC One
Original release 18 September (2009-09-18) – 19 December 2009 (2009-12-19)
Additional information
Celebrity winner Chris Hollins
Professional winner Ola Jordan
Season chronology

Strictly Come Dancing returned for its seventh series on 18 September 2009 on BBC One. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned as presenters of the main show on BBC One, whilst Claudia Winkleman presented spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli and Craig Revel Horwood returned as judges. Series 5 winner Alesha Dixon joined the judging panel as a replacement for Arlene Phillips.[1] Darcey Bussell was a guest judge from the quarter final onwards.[1]

Series 6 winner Camilla Dallerup, series 4 winner Karen Hardy and Hayley Holt were replaced as professional female dancers by Aliona Vilani, Katya Virshilas and Natalie Lowe.[2] The show on 7 November was filmed from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the first time since the Grand Final of series 2.[3] Due to illness, Forsyth did not feature in the show on 14 November. As a result, Daly took over as main presenter and Ronnie Corbett was a surprise guest. Winkleman took over Daly's normal role.[4]

The series was won by sports presenter Chris Hollins and his professional partner Ola Jordan.

Format

Each week since, 18 September 2009 to 19 December 2009. The couples dance a new routine (either a ballroom dance or a Latin dance) hoping to impress judges: Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon and Bruno Tonioli. Each judge reviews the performance and then give a mark out of 10, giving the maximum score to 40. Once everyone has performed, they are ranked on the judges' leaderboard. So, for example if 10 couples were dancing: The highest scoring couple/joint highest scoring couple receives 10 points. The lowest scoring couple will be getting one point.

Couples

There were 16 couples in this series.

Celebrity Known for Professional partner Status
Martina Hingis Professional tennis player Matthew Cutler Eliminated 1st
on 19 September 2009
Richard Dunwoody Former horse racing jockey Lilia Kopylova Eliminated 2nd
on 26 September 2009
Rav Wilding Crimewatch presenter Aliona Vilani Eliminated 3rd
on 3 October 2009
Lynda Bellingham Actress & Loose Women panelist Darren Bennett Eliminated 4th
on 10 October 2009
Joe Calzaghe Retired professional boxer Kristina Rihanoff Eliminated 5th
on 17 October 2009
Jo Wood Model & entrepreneur Brendan Cole Eliminated 6th
on 24 October 2009
Zöe Lucker Footballer's Wives actress James Jordan Eliminated 7th
on 31 October 2009
Craig Kelly Coronation Street actor Flavia Cacace Eliminated 8th
on 7 November 2009
Phil Tufnell Former England cricketer Katya Virshilas Eliminated 9th
on 14 November 2009
Jade Johnson Olympic long jumper Ian Waite Withdrew
on 21 November 2009
Ricky Groves Former EastEnders actor Erin Boag Eliminated 10th
on 21 November 2009
Natalie Cassidy EastEnders actress Vincent Simone Eliminated 11th
on 28 November 2009
Laila Rouass Footballer's Wives actress Anton du Beke Eliminated 12th
on 5 December 2009
Ali Bastian Hollyoaks & The Bill actress Brian Fortuna Third Place
on 12 December 2009
Ricky Whittle Hollyoaks actor Natalie Lowe Second Place
on 19 December 2009
Chris Hollins BBC Breakfast sports presenter Ola Jordan Winners
on 19 December 2009

Scoring chart

Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Chris & Ola 1 26+30=56 23 25 22 28 29 34 30 29 34+7=41 41+39=80 38+42=80 46+44+50+46=186
Ricky W. & Natalie L. 2 33+32=65 35 32 36 32 39 35 35 36 31+9=40 48+47=95 47+49=96 50+43+48+49=190
Ali & Brian 3 30+30=60 32 32 29 37 33 40 35 35 37+10=47 42+44=86 42+50=92  
Laila & Anton 4 30+25=55 30 34 22 28 33 30 22 29 31+8=39 33+26=59  
Natalie C. & Vincent 5 24+26=50 28 29 27 29 30 31 34 26 26+7=33  
Ricky G. & Erin 6 21+26=47 29 28 25 29 24 25 29 22  
Jade & Ian 7 25+27=52 31 29 35 32 35 33  
Phil & Katya 8 29+22=51 24 24 27 25 30 28 31  
Craig & Flavia 9 22+22=44 21 24 20 18 24 17  
Zöe & James 10 30+31=61 31 33 30 33 32  
Jo & Brendan 11 18+18=36 20 20 23 14  
Joe & Kristina 12 16+16=32 19 20 21  
Lynda & Darren 13 21+23=44 25 24  
Rav & Aliona 14 19+22=41 20  
Richard & Lilia 15 19+19=38  
Martina & Matthew 16 22+24=46  
     indicates the couple eliminated that week
     indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but not eliminated
     indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week
     indicates the winning couple
     indicates the runner-up couple
     indicates the third-place couple
Red text the lowest-scoring dance of the series
Green text the highest-scoring dance of the series
"" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale (Darcey Bussell's scores from Weeks 12–14, and the group Viennese Waltz from Week 11 are not included)

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
1 2 Ricky & Natalie 682 19 35.9
2 3 Ali & Brian 512 15 34.1
3 10 Zöe & James 220 7 31.4
4 1 Chris & Ola 589 19 31.0
5 7 Jade & Ian 247 8 30.9
6 5 Natalie & Vincent 310 11 28.2
7 4 Laila & Anton 362 13 27.8
8 8 Phil & Katya 240 9 26.7
9 6 Ricky & Erin 258 10 25.8
10 13 Lynda & Darren 93 4 23.3
11 16 Martina & Matthew 46 2 23.0
12 9 Craig & Flavia 168 8 21.0
13 14 Rav & Aliona 61 3 20.3
14 15 Richard & Lilia 38 2 19.0
15 11 Jo & Brendan 113 6 18.8
16 12 Joe & Kristina 92 5 18.4

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores (out of 40) are as follows:

Dance Best dancer Best score Worst dancer Worst score
American Smooth Ali Bastian 40 Laila Rouass 27
Argentine Tango Ricky Whittle 39 Ali Bastian
Chris Hollins
34
Cha Cha Cha Ricky Whittle 38 Joe Calzaghe 16
Charleston Chris Hollins 40 Laila Rouass 31
Foxtrot Ricky Whittle 39 Joe Calzaghe
Jo Wood
20
Group Viennese Waltz Ali Bastian 10 Natalie Cassidy
Chris Hollins
7
Jive Ricky Whittle 35 Craig Kelly 20
Lindy Hop Chris Hollins 35 Ricky Whittle 35
Paso Doble Ricky Whittle 35 Joe Calzaghe 19
Quickstep Ricky Whittle 40 Rav Wilding 20
Rock 'n' Roll Ricky Whittle 31 Natalie Cassidy 26
Rumba Ricky Whittle 32 Jo Wood 18
Salsa Ali Bastian
Ricky Whittle
32 Laila Rouass 21
Samba Ali Bastian 35 Jo Wood 14
Showdance Ricky Whittle 40 Chris Hollins 37
Tango Ricky Whittle 35 Joe Calzaghe 16
Viennese Waltz Ali Bastian 40 Jo Wood 23
Waltz Ricky Whittle 38 Richard Dunwoody 19

Ricky Groves, Phil Tufnell, Zoe Lucker, Lynda Bellingham and Martina Hingis Jade Jhonson are the only celebrities to not land on the list.

Couples' highest and lowest scoring dances

Couples Highest Scoring Dances Lowest Scoring Dances
Chris & Ola Charleston (40) Jive (22)
Ricky W & Natalie Quickstep
Showdance (40)
Rock 'n' Roll (31)
Ali & Brian Viennese Waltz
American Smooth (40)
Jive (29)
Laila & Anton Foxtrot (34) Salsa (21)
Natalie & Vincent Foxtrot (34) Tango (24)
Ricky G & Erin Paso Doble
American Smooth
Viennese Waltz (29)
Waltz (21)
Jade & Ian Viennese Waltz
Foxtrot (35)
Waltz (25)
Phil & Katya American Smooth (31) Cha-Cha-Cha (22)
Craig & Flavia Foxtrot
Waltz (24)
Cha-Cha-Cha (17)
Zöe & James Foxtrot
American Smooth (33)
Waltz
Jive (30)
Jo & Brendan Viennese Waltz (23) Samba (14)
Joe & Kristina Jive (21) Tango
Cha-Cha-Cha (16)
Lynda & Darren Paso Doble (25) Tango (21)
Rav & Aliona Rumba (22) Tango (19)
Richard & Lilia Waltz
Cha-Cha-Cha (19)
Waltz
Cha-Cha-Cha (19)
Martina & Matthew Rumba (24) Waltz (22)

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated othwise, individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1

Night 1 – Ballroom

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music
Rav & Aliona 24 (3,6,5,5,5) Tango "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing"—Chris Isaak
Ricky & Erin 26 (4,6,6,5,5) Waltz "What'll I Do"—Irving Berlin
Chris & Ola 33 (6,7,7,6,7) Tango "Sharp Dressed Man"—ZZ Top
Jade & Ian 31 (6,7,6,6,6) Waltz "Weekend in New England"—Barry Manilow
Martina & Matthew 28 (4,6,6,6,6) Waltz "Jesse"—Roberta Flack
Lynda & Darren 27 (3,6,7,5,6) Tango "Under Pressure"—Queen & David Bowie
Ali & Brian 37 (7,8,8,7,7) Waltz "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)"—Diana Ross
Joe & Kristina 21 (2,5,5,4,5) Tango "Cite Tango"—Ástor Piazzolla

Night 2 – Latin

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Jade & Ian 27 (6,7,7,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Ain't No Other Man"—Christina Aguilera Safe
Ali & Brian 30 (7,7,8,8) Rumba "That's What Friends Are For"—Dionne Warwick Safe
Lynda & Darren 23 (5,6,6,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Don't Go Breaking My Heart"—Elton John and Kiki Dee Safe
Rav & Aliona 22 (4,6,5,7) Rumba "Temptation"—Tom Waits Bottom two
Chris & Ola 30 (7,8,7,8) Rumba "Don't Know Much"—Linda Ronstadt Safe
Joe & Kristina 16 (2,5,5,4) Cha-Cha-Cha "Chain of Fools"—Aretha Franklin Safe
Martina & Matthew 24 (5,6,7,6) Rumba "Alone"—Heart Eliminated
Ricky & Erin 26 (6,7,7,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Jump (for My Love)"—The Pointer Sisters Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 2

Night 1 – Ballroom

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music
Natalie & Vincent 24 (6,6,6,6) Tango "Spider of the Night"—Pedro Manilla
Zöe & James 30 (7,8,7,8) Waltz "Some Day My Prince Will Come"—Adriana Caselotti
Craig & Flavia 22 (5,6,5,6) Tango "Jai Ho"—Pussycat Dolls
Richard & Lilia 19 (4,5,5,5) Waltz "Truly"—Lionel Richie
Laila & Anton 30 (7,8,7,8) Tango "El Choclo"—Ángel Villoldo
Phil & Katya 29 (7,8,7,7) Waltz "Sam"—Olivia Newton-John
Jo & Brendan 18 (3,5,5,5) Tango "Let's Dance"—David Bowie
Ricky W & Natalie 33 (8,9,8,8) Waltz "It Is You (I Have Loved)"—Dana Glover

Night 2 – Latin

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Phil & Katya 22 (4,6,6,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Daddy"—Della Reese Safe
Craig & Flavia 22 (5,6,5,6) Rumba "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"—Amy Winehouse Bottom two
Laila & Anton 25 (6,7,6,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Sway"—Rosemary Clooney Safe
Zöe & James 31 (8,7,8,8) Rumba "Out of Reach"—Gabrielle Safe
Jo & Brendan 18 (3,5,5,5) Rumba "Fallen"—Lauren Wood Safe
Richard & Lilia 19 (4,5,5,5) Cha-Cha-Cha "I'm Your Man"—Wham! Eliminated
Ricky & Natalie 32 (8,8,8,8) Rumba "Stepping Stone"—Duffy Safe
Natalie & Vincent 26 (6,7,7,6) Cha-Cha-Cha "Bang Bang"—David Sanborn Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 3

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Ali & Brian 32 (8,8,8,8) Quickstep "I Get A Kick Out Of You"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Lynda & Darren 25 (5,7,7,6) Paso Doble "Devil Woman"—Cliff Richard Bottom two
Chris & Ola 23 (5,6,6,6) Quickstep "Dancin' Fool"—Barry Manilow Safe
Zöe & James 31 (7,8,8,8) Paso Doble "You've Got the Love"—Florence and the Machine Safe
Rav & Aliona 20 (3,6,5,6) Quickstep "We Go Together"—John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John Eliminated
Natalie & Vincent 28 (6,7,8,7) Paso Doble "Malagueña"—Connie Francis Safe
Craig & Flavia 21 (4,6,6,5) Quickstep "Peroxide Swing"—Michael Bublé Safe
Ricky W & Natalie 35 (8,9,9,9) Paso Doble "Spanish Gypsy Dance"—Pascual Marquina Safe
Jade & Ian 31 (7,8,8,8) Quickstep "Fascination"—Alphabeat Safe
Joe & Kristina 19 (3,5,6,5) Paso Doble "Livin' on a Prayer"—Bon Jovi Safe
Laila & Anton 30 (8,8,7,7) Quickstep "Strike Up the Band"—Tony Bennett Safe
Jo & Brendan 20 (3,6,6,5) Paso Doble "Because the Night"—Patti Smith Safe
Phil & Katya 24 (5,6,6,7) Quickstep "Put on a Happy Face"—Tony Bennett Safe
Ricky G & Erin 29 (7,7,8,7) Paso Doble "One Vision"—Queen Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 4

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Zöe & James 33 (8,9,8,8) Foxtrot "This Will Be (An Everlasting Love)"—Natalie Cole Safe
Chris & Ola 25 (5,6,7,7) Salsa "Micaela"—King Bongo Safe
Lynda & Darren 24 (5,7,6,6) Foxtrot "Calendar Girl"—Neil Sedaka Eliminated
Ali & Brian 32 (8,8,8,8) Salsa "Quimbara"—Celia Cruz Safe
Jo & Brendan 20 (4,6,5,5) Foxtrot "Crazy"—Patsy Cline Safe
Natalie & Vincent 29 (7,8,7,7) Salsa "You'll Be Mine (Party Time)"—Gloria Estefan Safe
Joe & Kristina 20 (3,6,6,5) Foxtrot "Feeling Good"—Michael Bublé Safe
Laila & Anton 34 (8,9,9,8) Foxtrot "Just in Time"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Ricky W & Natalie 32 (8,8,8,8) Salsa "Dancing Machine"—The Jackson Five Safe
Craig & Flavia 24 (5,7,6,6) Foxtrot "Sometimes When We Touch"—Dan Hill Bottom two
Jade & Ian 29 (7,7,8,7) Salsa "La Isla Bonita"—Anna Book Safe
Ricky G & Erin 28 (6,8,7,7) Foxtrot "All of Me"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Phil & Katya 24 (4,7,6,7) Salsa "Long Train Runnin'"—Doobie Brothers Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 5

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Ricky & Erin 25 (6,7,7,5) Jive "The Boy from New York City"—The Manhattan Transfer Safe
Jade & Ian 35 (8,9,9,9) Viennese Waltz "It's a Man's Man's Man's World"—James Brown Safe
Ali & Brian 29 (6,7,8,8) Jive "Tutti Frutti"—Little Richard Safe
Jo & Brendan 23 (5,7,6,5) Viennese Waltz "Trouble"—Ray LaMontagne Safe
Zöe & James 30 (7,8,8,7) Jive "Tainted Love"—Gloria Jones Bottom two
Ricky W & Natalie 36 (8,9,10,9) Viennese Waltz "How Can I Be Sure"—David Cassidy Safe
Craig & Flavia 20 (4,6,5,5) Jive "It Takes Two"—Marvin Gaye Safe
Joe & Kristina 21 (4,6,6,5) Jive "Rock This Town"—Stray Cats Eliminated
Natalie & Vincent 27 (7,7,7,6) Viennese Waltz "At Last"—Etta James Safe
Laila & Anton 22 (5,7,5,5) Jive "Modern Love"—David Bowie Safe
Phil & Katya 27 (6,7,7,7) Viennese Waltz "Mad About the Boy"—Dinah Washington Safe
Chris & Ola 22 (5,6,6,5) Jive "Roll Over Beethoven"—Chuck Berry Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 6

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Jade & Ian 32 (8,8,8,8) Samba "Independent Women"—Destiny's Child Bottom two
Chris & Ola 28 (7,7,7,7) American Smooth "Jimmy Mack"—Martha Reeves and the Vandellas Safe
Phil & Katya 25 (6,7,6,6) Samba "Daddy Cool"—Boney M. Safe
Zöe & James 33 (8,8,9,8) American Smooth "My Girl"—The Temptations Safe
Craig & Flavia 18 (3,6,4,5) Samba "Give It Up"—KC & The Sunshine Band Safe
Ricky G & Erin 29 (7,8,7,7) American Smooth "Chim Chim Cher-ee"—Cliff Richard Safe
Ricky W & Natalie 32 (8,8,8,8) Samba "Good Lovin'"—The Young Rascals Safe
Natalie & Vincent 29 (7,8,7,7) American Smooth "Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone"—Dean Martin Safe
Jo & Brendan 14 (2,5,3,4) Samba "Superstition"—Stevie Wonder Eliminated
Ali & Brian 37 (9,9,9,10) American Smooth "A Foggy Day in London Town"—Michael Bublé Safe
Laila & Anton 28 (7,7,7,7) Samba "He's the Greatest Dancer"—Sister Sledge Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 7

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Natalie & Vincent 30 (7,8,7,8) Jive "Good Golly Miss Molly"—Little Richard Safe
Ali & Brian 33 (8,9,8,8) Paso Doble "El Gato Montes"—Ramon Cortez Pasodoble Orchestra Bottom two
Craig & Flavia 24 (5,7,7,5) Waltz "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"—Elton John Safe
Chris & Ola 29 (7,8,7,7) Cha-Cha-Cha "Shake Your Groove Thing"—Peaches & Herb Safe
Jade & Ian 35 (8,9,9,9) Foxtrot "A Recipe for Making Love"—Harry Connick, Jr. Safe
Zöe & James 32 (7,8,9,8) Samba "Boogie Nights"—Heatwave Eliminated
Ricky G & Erin 24 (4,8,7,5) Rumba "License To Kill"—Gladys Knight Safe
Laila & Anton 33 (8,9,8,8) Viennese Waltz "Once Around the Block"—Badly Drawn Boy Safe
Phil & Katya 30 (7,7,8,8) Tango "Back to Black"—Amy Winehouse Safe
Ricky W & Natalie 39 (9,10,10,10) Quickstep "Down With Love"—Holly Palmer and Michael Bublé Safe
Judges' votes to save

Week 8: Blackpool Week

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Ricky W & Natalie 35 (8,9,9,9) Tango "You Really Got Me"—The Kinks Safe
Natalie & Vincent 31 (7,8,8,8) Quickstep "Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano"—Fiorello Safe
Jade & Ian 33 (8,8,9,8) Jive "Flip, Flop, Fly"—The Blues Brothers Safe
Ali & Brian 40 (10,10,10,10) Viennese Waltz "Do Right Woman, Do Right Man"—Etta James Safe
Ricky G & Erin 25 (6,7,6,6) Salsa "Acuyuye"—D.L.G Bottom two
Laila & Anton 30 (7,7,8,8) Paso Doble "Layla"—Derek and the Dominos Safe
Phil & Katya 28 (6,8,7,7) Rumba "Maybe I'm Amazed"—Paul McCartney Safe
Chris & Ola 34 (8,9,9,8) Foxtrot "I Could Have Danced All Night"—Frank Sinatra Safe
Craig & Flavia 17 (3,5,4,5) Cha-Cha-Cha "Easy Lover"—Phil Collins Eliminated
Judges' votes to save

Week 9

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Phil & Katya 31 (7,8,8,8) American Smooth "Come Fly with Me"—Frank Sinatra Eliminated
Ricky W & Natalie 35 (8,9,9,9) Jive "Rip It Up"—Little Richard Safe
Ricky G & Erin 29 (7,8,7,7) Viennese Waltz "Nights in White Satin"—The Moody Blues Bottom two
Chris & Ola 30 (6,8,9,7) Paso Doble "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"—The Darkness Safe
Laila & Anton 22 (3,7,6,6) Rumba "Rule the World"—Take That Safe
Natalie & Vincent 34 (8,9,9,8) Foxtrot "Magic Moments"—Perry Como Safe
Ali & Brian 35 (9,8,9,9) Cha-Cha-Cha "I Gotta Feeling"—The Black Eyed Peas Safe
Jade & Ian Did not perform Tango "A View to a Kill"—Duran Duran Injured


Judges' votes to save

Week 10

Musical guest: Dame Shirley Bassey—"This Time"

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Ali & Brian 35 (8,9,9,9) Foxtrot "Haven't Met You Yet"—Michael Bublé Safe
Natalie & Vincent 26 (6,7,8,5) Samba "Holiday"—Madonna Safe
Chris & Ola 29 (7,8,7,7) Viennese Waltz "A New Day Has Come"—Celine Dion Safe
Ricky W & Natalie 36 (9,8,10,9) American Smooth "Over the Rainbow"—Eva Cassidy Safe
Laila & Anton 29 (6,8,7,8) Waltz "Fascination"—Nat King Cole Bottom two
Ricky G & Erin 22 (5,6,6,5) Tango "U Got the Look"—Prince Eliminated
Jade & Ian Did not perform Rumba No song confirmed as not performed Withdrawn


Judges' votes to save

Week 11

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Chris & Ola 34 (8,8,9,9) Charleston "Fat Sam's Grand Slam"—Bugsy Malone Safe
Ricky W & Natalie 31 (7,8,8,8) Rock 'n' Roll "Hound Dog"—Elvis Presley Bottom two
Ali & Brian 37 (9,9,10,9) Charleston "Pencil Full of Lead"—Paolo Nutini Safe
Natalie & Vincent 26 (5,7,7,7) Rock 'n' Roll "Long Tall Sally"—Little Richard Eliminated
Laila & Anton 31 (6,9,8,8) Charleston "Yes Sir, That's My Baby"—Firehouse Five Plus Two Safe
Ali & Brian
Chris & Ola
Laila & Anton
Natalie & Vincent
Ricky & Natalie
10
7
8
7
9
Viennese Waltz "Piano Man"—Billy Joel
Judges' votes to save

Week 12

Individual judges scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Alesha Dixon, Bruno Tonioli.

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Ali & Brian 42 (8,9,8,9,8) Tango "Born to Be Wild"—Steppenwolf Safe
44 (9,9,8,9,9) Samba "Change"—Daniel Merriweather
Laila & Anton 33 (6,6,7,7,7) American Smooth "My Kind of Girl"—Matt Monro Eliminated
26 (5,5,6,5,5) Salsa "Cogele el Gusto"—Wayne Gorbea
Chris & Ola 41 (8,8,8,9,8) Waltz "At This Moment"—Billy Vera and the Beaters Safe
39 (8,8,8,8,7) Samba "Cuba"—Gibson Brothers
Ricky W & Natalie 48 (9,9,10,10,10) Foxtrot "Too Marvelous for Words"—Frank Sinatra Bottom two
47 (9,10,9,10,9) Cha-Cha-Cha "Sunshine of Your Love"—Spanky Wilson
Judges' votes to save

Week 13

Running order
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Chris & Ola 38 (7,7,8,8,8) Rumba "Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler Safe
42 (8,8,9,9,8) Argentine Tango "Bust Your Windows"—Jazmine Sullivan
Ali & Brian 42 (8,8,9,8,9) Argentine Tango "Pa Bailar"—Bajofondo Tango Club Eliminated
50 (10,10,10,10,10) American Smooth "Come Dance with Me"—Frank Sinatra
Ricky & Natalie 47 (9,9,10,9,10) Waltz "Kissing You"—Des'ree Safe
49 (9,10,10,10,10) Argentine Tango "Verano Porteno"—Ástor Piazzolla

Week 14: Final

Running order (Show 1)
Couple Score Dance Music
Ricky W & Natalie 50 (10,10,10,10,10) Quickstep "Down with Love"—Holly Palmer and Michael Bublé
Chris & Ola 46 (9,9,9,10,9) Foxtrot "I Could Have Danced All Night"—Frank Sinatra
Chris & Ola 44 (8,9,9,9,9) Lindy Hop "Sing, Sing, Sing"—Louis Prima
Ricky W & Natalie 43 (8,8,9,9,9)
Running order (Show 2)
Couple Score Dance Music Result
Chris & Ola 50 (10,10,10,10,10) Charleston "Fat Sam's Grand Slam"—Bugsy Malone Winner
46 (9,9,9,10,9) Showdance "Do You Love Me"—The Contours
Ricky W & Natalie 48 (9,10,9,10,10) Cha-Cha-Cha "Sunshine of Your Love"—Spanky Wilson Runner-up
49 (10,9,10,10,10) Showdance "Last Dance"—Donna Summer

Dance chart

Couple 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
Chris & Ola Tango Rumba Group Merengue Quickstep Salsa Jive American Smooth Cha Cha Cha Foxtrot Paso Doble Viennese Waltz Charleston Group Viennese Waltz Waltz Samba Rumba Argentine Tango Foxtrot Lindy Hop Charleston Showdance
Ricky & Natalie Group Merengue Waltz Rumba Paso Doble Salsa Viennese Waltz Samba Quickstep Tango Jive American Smooth Rock 'n' Roll Group Viennese Waltz Foxtrot Cha Cha Cha Waltz Argentine Tango Quickstep Lindy Hop Cha Cha Cha Showdance
Ali & Brian Waltz Rumba Group Merengue Quickstep Salsa Jive American Smooth Paso Doble Viennese Waltz Cha Cha Cha Foxtrot Charleston Group Viennese Waltz Tango Samba Argentine Tango American Smooth
Laila & Anton Group Merengue Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Foxtrot Jive Samba Viennese Waltz Paso Doble Rumba Waltz Charleston Group Viennese Waltz American Smooth Salsa
Natalie & Vincent Group Merengue Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Paso Doble Salsa Viennese Waltz American Smooth Jive Quickstep Foxtrot Samba Rock 'n' Roll Group Viennese Waltz
Ricky & Erin Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Paso Doble Foxtrot Jive American Smooth Rumba Salsa Viennese Waltz Tango
Jade & Ian Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Quickstep Salsa Viennese Waltz Samba Foxtrot Jive Tango[note 1] Rumba[note 2]
Phil & Katya Group Merengue Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha Quickstep Salsa Viennese Waltz Samba Tango Rumba American Smooth
Craig & Flavia Group Merengue Tango Rumba Quickstep Foxtrot Jive Samba Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha
Zöe & James Group Merengue Waltz Rumba Paso Doble Foxtrot Jive American Smooth Samba
Jo & Brendan Group Merengue Tango Rumba Paso Doble Foxtrot Viennese Waltz Samba
Joe & Kristina Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Paso Doble Foxtrot Jive
Lynda & Darren Tango Cha-Cha-Cha Group Merengue Paso Doble Foxtrot
Rav & Aliona Tango Rumba Group Merengue Quickstep
Richard & Lilia Group Merengue Waltz Cha-Cha-Cha
Martina & Matthew Waltz Rumba
     Highest scoring dance
     Lowest scoring dance
     Not performed due to injury

TV ratings

Weekly ratings for each show on BBC1. Figures exclude the BBC HD Channel. All numbers are in millions and provided by BARB[5]

Week Show Rating (in millions) Rank for BBC1 Rank for all UK TV
1 18 September 8.92 2 6
1 19 September 8.43 5 9
2 25 September 8.10 6 12
2 26 September 8.68 2 6
3 3 October 9.06 2 6
4 10 October 8.82 4 11
5 17 October 8.44 4 11
6 24 October 8.88 5 12
7 31 October 9.14 2 8
8 7 November 9.46 2 8
9 14 November 10.10 1 5
10 21 November 9.59 3 11
11 28 November 9.73 1 6
12 5 December 9.43 1 7
13 12 December Dance Show 8.94 2 8
13 12 December Results Show 8.47 4 12
14 19 December Dance Show 10.50 2 2
14 19 December Results Show 11.29 1 1

In September 2009 Strictly Come Dancing earned a place in Guinness World Records as "most successful reality television format",[6] with licensing rights sold to broadcasters in 38 countries.[7] Nonetheless, the sixth series' audiences had suffered as a result of direct clashes with ITV rival The X Factor.[8] The BBC's decision in August 2009 to screen the seventh series on Saturday nights only was partly an attempt to reduce conflict with the rival talent show, as ITV had hinted that The X Factor's results show would be broadcast on Sunday evening.[9] Sources at the BBC described the move as "better for the viewers... people at home lose out if things are competing against one another... We wanted to make Strictly Come Dancing an unmissable TV event".[9]

However, the BBC still came under intense criticism when the extended Saturday show, initially running from 7–9pm, clashed almost entirely with The X Factor's main show.[10] ITV sources accused the BBC of "effectively splitting the audience".[10] Writing in The Guardian George Dixon, head of scheduling for BBC One, argued that "the ability of viewers to see programmes again, whether via personal video recorders like Sky+, online catch-up services including iPlayer or on channels such as E4 or ITV2, [makes] the notion of 'forcing' viewers to watch... outdated", adding that "There are around seven repeats of The X Factor on ITV1 and ITV2 each week".[11]

The scheduling conflict ended with The X Factor securing a higher audience throughout the series. On 22 October 2009, the BBC rescheduled the Saturday show, now down to eight contestants, so that the overlap between the two programs was only 45 minutes.[12] The BBC denied that the move was in direct response to the success of its ITV rival, saying instead that the move was to accommodate a new series with impressionist Jon Culshaw.[12] Strictly Come Dancing's runtime, previously fixed at two hours, was also expected to decrease as contestants were progressively eliminated, leading to a further reduction in overlap.

Notes

  1. Due to a knee injury sustained in the dress rehearsal for the 14 November show, Johnson was medically disqualified from dancing in the live show the same evening; the Tango, while rehearsed, was never performed competitively. A recovered Johnson went on to perform her tango in full during the previous contestants megamix in the final.
  2. As Johnson withdrew on 21 November show, she never performed her Rumba.

References

  1. 1 2 "Dixon joins Strictly dance judges". BBC News. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  2. "Strictly reveals dancing line-up judges". BBC News. 25 August 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2009.
  3. Fletcher, Alex (8 September 2009). "BBC holds 'Strictly' show in Blackpool". Digital Spy. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  4. "Ill Forsyth to miss Strictly show". BBC News. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2009.
  5. "What's new - BARB".
  6. "Strictly Come Dancing is world's biggest format". Broadcast. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  7. Singh, Anita (15 September 2009). "Strictly Come Dancing is the world's most successful reality format". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  8. Khan, Urmee (6 December 2009). "Beyonce Knowles to perform on the X Factor final". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  9. 1 2 "Strictly Come Dancing to screen on Saturday only". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  10. 1 2 Sweny, Mark (9 September 2009). "BBC schedules Strictly Come Dancing head to head with The X Factor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  11. Dixon, George (22 September 2009). "Strictly Come Dancing is just one small part of the schedulers' ballet". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  12. 1 2 Stott, Hannah (22 October 2009). "Strictly Come Dancing is moved to earlier time slot but BBC denies giving way to X Factor". Sky News. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
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