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Strictly Come Dancing series 7

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, while Claudia Winkleman presented the spin-off show Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. Series 5 winner Alesha Dixon joined the judging panel as a replacement for Arlene Phillips.[1] Darcey Bussell served as a guest judge beginning with the quarterfinal.[1]

Strictly Come Dancing
Series 7
Presented byBruce Forsyth
Tess Daly
Ronnie Corbett (guest)
JudgesAlesha Dixon
Len Goodman
Craig Revel Horwood
Bruno Tonioli
Darcey Bussell (guest)
Celebrity winnerChris Hollins
Professional winnerOla Jordan
No. of episodes19
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release18 September (2009-09-18) –
19 December 2009 (2009-12-19)
Series chronology
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Series 6
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Series 8

Camilla Dallerup, Karen Hardy, and Hayley Holt were replaced as professional female dancers by Natalie Lowe, Aliona Vilani, and Katya Virshilas.[2] The show on 7 November was filmed from the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the first time since the finale of series 2.[3]

Due to illness, Bruce Forsyth did not appear in the show on 14 November. As a result, Tess Daly took over as main presenter, and Claudia Winkleman took over Daly's normal role.[4]

BBC Breakfast sports presenter Chris Hollins and Ola Jordan were announced as the winners on 19 December, while Hollyoaks actor Ricky Whittle and Natalie Lowe finished in second place.

Format

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Further information: Strictly Come Dancing § Format
Judges for Strictly Come Dancing (Series 7)
 
Craig Revel Horwood
 
Len Goodman
 
Alesha Dixon
 
Bruno Tonioli
 
Darcey Bussell (Guest)

The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten. The couples are then ranked according to the judges' scores and given points according to their rank, with the lowest scored couple receiving one point, and the highest scored couple receiving the most points (the maximum number of points available depends on the number of couples remaining in the competition). The public are also invited to vote for their favourite couples, and the couples are ranked again according to the number of votes they receive, again receiving points; the couple with the fewest votes receiving one point, and the couple with the most votes receiving the most points.

The points for judges' score and public vote are then added together, and the two couples with the fewest points are placed in the bottom two. If two couples have equal points, the points from the public vote are given precedence. As with the previous series, the bottom two couples have to perform a dance-off on the results show. Based on that performance alone, each judge then votes on which couple should stay and which couple should leave, with Len Goodman, as head judge, having the last and deciding vote.[5]

Couples

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This series featured sixteen celebrity contestants.

Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status
Martina Hingis Professional tennis player Matthew Cutler Eliminated 1st
on 19 September 2009
Richard Dunwoody 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 panellist Darren Bennett Eliminated 4th
on 10 October 2009
Joe Calzaghe Professional boxer Kristina Rihanoff Eliminated 5th
on 17 October 2009
Jo Wood Model & entrepreneur Brendan Cole Eliminated 6th
on 24 October 2009
Zöe Lucker Footballers' 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 England cricketer Katya Virshilas Eliminated 9th
on 14 November 2009
Jade Johnson Olympic long jumper Ian Waite Withdrew
on 21 November 2009
Ricky Groves EastEnders actor Erin Boag Eliminated 10th
on 21 November 2009
Natalie Cassidy EastEnders actress Vincent Simone Eliminated 11th
on 28 November 2009
Laila Rouass Footballers' Wives actress Anton Du Beke Eliminated 12th
on 5 December 2009
Ali Bastian The Bill & Hollyoaks actress Brian Fortuna Eliminated 13th
on 12 December 2009
Ricky Whittle Hollyoaks actor Natalie Lowe Runners-up
on 19 December 2009
Chris Hollins BBC Breakfast sports presenter Ola Jordan Winners
on 19 December 2009

Scoring chart

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The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners
  Runners-up
  Bottom two
  Excused from competition for the week
  Withdrew from competition
  Eliminated
Strictly Come Dancing (series 7) - Weekly scores
Couple Pl. Week
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12[a] 13[a] 14[a]
Chris & Ola 1st 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‡[b]
Ricky W. & Natalie 2nd — 33+32=65† 35† 32 36† 32 39† 35 35† 36† 31+9=40[c] 48+47=95†[c] 47+49=96† 50+43+48+49=190†[d]
Ali & Brian 3rd 30+30=60† — 32 32 29 37† 33[c] 40† 35† 35 37+10=47† 42+44=86 42+50=92[e]
Laila & Anton 4th — 30+25=55 30 34† 22 28 33 30 22‡ 29[c] 31+8=39 33+26=59‡[e]
Natalie & Vincent 5th — 24+26=50 28 29 27 29 30 31 34 26 26+7=33‡[e]
Ricky G. & Erin 6th 21+26=47 — 29 28 25 29 24‡ 25[c] 29[c] 22‡[e]
Jade & Ian 7th 25+27=52 — 31 29 35 32[c] 35 33 [f] [g]
Phil & Katya 8th — 29+22=51 24 24 27 25 30 28 31[e]
Craig & Flavia 9th — 22+22=44[c] 21 24[c] 20‡ 18 24‡ 17‡[e]
Zöe & James 10th — 30+31=61 31 33 30[c] 33 32[e]
Jo & Brendan 11th — 18+18=36‡ 20 20‡ 23 14‡[e]
Joe & Kristina 12th 16+16=32‡ — 19‡ 20‡ 21[e]
Lynda & Darren 13th 21+23=44 — 25[c] 24[e]
Rav & Aliona 14th 19+22=41[c] — 20[e]
Richard & Lilia 15th — 19+19=38[e]
Martina & Matthew 16th 22+24=46[e]
Notes
  1. ^ a b c The couples were scored on a 50-point scale due to the presence of a guest judge.
  2. ^ This couple finished in first place.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  4. ^ This couple finished in second place.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m This couple was eliminated.
  6. ^ This couple was excused from competition due to illness or injury, and was granted a bye to the following week.
  7. ^ This couple withdrew from the competition.

Weekly scores

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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

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Musical guest: Katherine Jenkins — "I Believe"

Only half of the couples performed this week, and they performed once each on two different nights. On the first night, they performed either the tango or the waltz; and on the second night, they performed either the cha-cha-cha or the rumba. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group merengue that was not scored. One couple was eliminated after the second night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1
Couple Scores Dance Music
Rav & Aliona 19 (3, 6, 5, 5) Tango "Baby Did a Bad, Bad Thing" — Chris Isaak
Ricky G. & Erin 21 (4, 6, 6, 5) Waltz "What'll I Do" — Irving Berlin
Chris & Ola 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) Tango "Sharp Dressed Man" — ZZ Top
Jade & Ian 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) Waltz "Weekend in New England" — Barry Manilow
Martina & Matthew 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) Waltz "Jesse" — Roberta Flack
Lynda & Darren 21 (3, 6, 7, 5) Tango "Under Pressure" — Queen & David Bowie
Ali & Brian 30 (7, 8, 8, 7) Waltz "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" — Diana Ross
Joe & Kristina 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) Tango "Cité Tango" — Astor Piazzolla
Night 2
Couple Scores 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 & 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 G. & Erin 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Jump (for My Love)" — The Pointer Sisters Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Martina & Matthew
  • Dixon: Martina & Matthew
  • Tonioli: Rav & Aliona
  • Goodman: Rav & Aliona (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Len Goodman, as head judge, made the final decision to save Rav & Aliona)

Week 2

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Musical guest: Jamie Cullum — "I'm All Over It"

The format this week was the same as last week. The half of the couples who did not perform last week performed once each on two different nights. They performed either the tango or the waltz on the first night, and either the cha-cha-cha or the rumba on the second night. The couples who did not compete this week performed a group merengue that was not scored. One couple was eliminated after the second night. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Night 1
Couple Scores 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
Couple Scores 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 W. & 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
  • Horwood: Craig & Flavia
  • Dixon: Craig & Flavia
  • Tonioli: Craig & Flavia
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Richard & Lilia

Week 3

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Musical guest: Andy Williams — "Moon River"

Couples performed either the paso doble or the quickstep, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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 & 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 Narro 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
  • Horwood: Lynda & Darren
  • Dixon: Lynda & Darren
  • Tonioli: Lynda & Darren
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Lynda & Darren.

Week 4

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Musical guest: Dionne Bromfield — "Mama Said" (with Amy Winehouse providing backing vocals)

Couples performed either the foxtrot or the salsa, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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
  • Horwood: Lynda & Darren
  • Dixon: Lynda & Darren
  • Tonioli: Craig & Flavia
  • Goodman: Craig & Flavia (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Len Goodman, as head judge, made the final decision to save Craig & Flavia)

Week 5

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Musical guest: Spandau Ballet — "Gold"

Couples performed either the jive or the Viennese waltz, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores Dance Music Result
Ricky G. & 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
  • Horwood: Zöe & James
  • Dixon: Zöe & James
  • Tonioli: Zöe & James
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Zöe & James

Week 6

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Musical guest: Harry Connick, Jr. — "The Way You Look Tonight"

Couples performed either the American Smooth or the samba, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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
  • Horwood: Jade & Ian
  • Dixon: Jade & Ian
  • Tonioli: Jade & Ian
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Jade & Ian

Week 7

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Musical guest: Bee Gees — "You Should Be Dancing"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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 "Licence 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 & Michael Bublé Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Ali & Brian
  • Dixon: Zöe & James
  • Tonioli: Ali & Brian
  • Goodman: Ali & Brian

Week 8: Blackpool Week

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Musical guest: Rod Stewart — "It's the Same Old Song"

This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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
  • Horwood: Ricky G. & Erin
  • Dixon: Ricky G. & Erin
  • Tonioli: Ricky G. & Erin
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ricky G. & Erin

Week 9

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Musical guest: Cast of Jersey Boys — "Beggin'"

Bruce Forsyth did not attend the live show due to influenza; Ronnie Corbett stepped in as guest host.

Laila Rouass only performed half of her rumba due to a backstage injury. The judges scored the dance only on what they saw. Jade Johnson also suffered a knee injury during dress rehearsal and was unable to perform on the live show. Under the rules of the show, she was granted a bye to the following week.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Ricky G. & Erin
  • Dixon: Phil & Katya
  • Tonioli: Phil & Katya
  • Goodman: Ricky G. & Erin (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Len Goodman, as head judge, made the final decision to save Ricky G. & Erin)

Week 10

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Musical guest: Dame Shirley Bassey — "This Time"

Jade Johnson withdrew from the competition earlier in the week due to her prior injury.[6]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Laila & Anton
  • Dixon: Laila & Anton
  • Tonioli: Laila & Anton
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Laila & Anton

Week 11

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Musical guests: James Morrison & Nelly Furtado — "Broken Strings"

Each couple performed either the Charleston or rock 'n' roll, and then all couples participated in a group Viennese waltz for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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 10 Group
Viennese waltz 		"Piano Man" — Billy Joel
Chris & Ola 7
Laila & Anton 8
Natalie & Vincent 7
Ricky & Natalie 9
Judges' votes to save
  • Horwood: Ricky W. & Natalie
  • Dixon: Ricky W. & Natalie
  • Tonioli: Ricky W. & Natalie
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ricky W. & Natalie

Week 12: Quarter-final

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

Musical guest: Bette Midler — "The Rose"

Each couple performed two routines, and are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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
  • Horwood: Ricky W. & Natalie
  • Bussell: Ricky W. & Natalie
  • Dixon: Ricky W. & Natalie
  • Tonioli: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ricky W. & Natalie
  • Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ricky W. & Natalie

Week 13: Semi-final

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

Musical guest: Lily Allen — "Not Fair"

Each couple performed two routines, one of which was the Argentine tango and the other of which was selected by the judges. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Scores 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 W. & Natalie 47 (9, 9, 10, 9, 10) Waltz "Kissing You" — Des'ree Safe
49 (9, 10, 10, 10, 10) Argentine tango "Verano Porteno" — Astor Piazzolla

Week 14: Final

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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.

Show 1

Musical guests: Alesha Dixon & Bruce Forsyth — "Something's Gotta Give"

Each couple performed one routine (either their highest-scoring ballroom dance or their highest-scoring Latin dance), and then both couples participated in a group Lindy Hop for individual points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Score Dance Music
Ricky W. & Natalie 50 (10, 10, 10, 10, 10) Quickstep "Down with Love" — Holly Palmer & 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) Group
Lindy Hop 		"Sing, Sing, Sing" — Louis Prima
Ricky W. & Natalie 43 (8, 8, 9, 9, 9)
Show 2

Each couple performed two routines, one of which was their showdance routine and the other of which was either their highest-scoring ballroom dance or their highest-scoring Latin dance, whichever they had not performed the night before. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple Score Dance Music Result
Chris & Ola 50 (10, 10, 10, 10, 10) Charleston "Fat Sam's Grand Slam" — Bugsy Malone Winners
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 Runners-up
49 (10, 9, 10, 10, 10) Showdance "Last Dance" — Donna Summer

Dance chart

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The celebrities and professional partners danced one of these routines for each corresponding week:

  • Week 1: Cha-cha-cha or rumba AND tango or waltz; group merengue
  • Week 2: Cha-cha-cha or rumba AND tango or waltz; group merengue
  • Week 3: One unlearned dance (paso doble or quickstep)
  • Week 4: One unlearned dance (foxtrot or salsa)
  • Week 5: One unlearned dance (jive or Viennese waltz)
  • Week 6: One unlearned dance (American Smooth or samba)
  • Weeks 7–10: One unlearned dance
  • Week 11: Charleston or rock 'n' roll AND group Viennese waltz
  • Week 12 (Quarterfinal): Two unlearned dances
  • Week 13 (Semifinal): Argentine tango & judges' choice
  • Week 14 (Final): Highest-scoring ballroom dance, highest-scoring Latin dance, group Lindy Hop & showdance
Strictly Come Dancing (series 7) - Dance chart
Couple Week
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 Group
Lindy Hop 		Charleston Showdance
Ricky W. & Natalie Group
Merengue 		Waltz Rumba Paso doble Salsa Viennese waltz Samba Quickstep Tango Jive American Smooth Rock 'n' roll Foxtrot Cha-cha-cha Waltz Argentine tango Quickstep Cha-cha-cha Showdance
Ali & Brian Waltz Rumba Group Merengue Quickstep Salsa Jive American Smooth Paso doble Viennese waltz Cha-cha-cha Foxtrot Charleston 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 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
Ricky G. & 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
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

Reception

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In September 2009 Strictly Come Dancing earned a place in the Guinness World Records as the "most successful reality television format",[7] with licensing rights sold to broadcasters in 38 countries.[8] Nonetheless, the sixth series' audiences had suffered as a result of direct clashes with ITV rival The X Factor.[9] 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.[10] 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".[10]

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.[11] ITV sources accused the BBC of "effectively splitting the audience".[11] 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".[12]

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.[13] 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.[13] 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.

Ratings

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Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.[14]

Episode Date Official rating
(millions) 		Weekly rank
for BBC One 		Weekly rank
for all UK TV
Week 1 18 September 8.92 2 6
Week 1 results 19 September 8.43 5 9
Week 2 25 September 8.10 6 12
Week 2 results 26 September 8.68 2 7
Week 3 3 October 9.06 2 6
Week 4 10 October 8.82 4 11
Week 5 17 October 8.44 4 11
Week 6 24 October 8.88 5 12
Week 7 31 October 9.14 2 8
Week 8 7 November 9.46 2 7
Week 9 14 November 10.10 1 4
Week 10 21 November 9.59 3 11
Week 11 28 November 9.73 1 6
Week 12 5 December 9.43 1 7
Week 13 12 December 8.94 2 8
Week 13 results 12 December 8.47 4 12
Week 14 19 December 10.50 2 2
Week 14 results 19 December 11.29 1 1

References

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  1. ^ a b "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. ^ About the show, BBC
  6. ^ Wilkinson, Neve (15 November 2022). "Tony Adams: 9 other celebrities who have withdrawn from Strictly Come Dancing, including Nicola Adams". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  7. ^ "Strictly Come Dancing is world's biggest format". Broadcast. 15 September 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  8. ^ Singh, Anita (15 September 2009). "Strictly Come Dancing is the world's most successful reality format". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  9. ^ Khan, Urmee (6 December 2009). "Beyonce Knowles to perform on the X Factor final". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  10. ^ a b "Strictly Come Dancing to screen on Saturday only". The Daily Telegraph. London. 12 August 2009. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
  11. ^ a b Sweny, Mark (9 September 2009). "BBC schedules Strictly Come Dancing head to head with The X Factor". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  12. ^ Dixon, George (22 September 2009). "Strictly Come Dancing is just one small part of the schedulers' ballet". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
  13. ^ a b 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.
  14. ^ "Four-screen dashboard (7-day data)". BARB. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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