Series 23 (2025)

Dazzling routines, outrageous sets, flamboyant costumes and the occasional dance dis-aaa-ster.

Episodes: 26

Star Cast: Claudia Winkleman , Tess Daly , Anton du Beke , Craig Revel Horwood ,

Episodes List

Ep.1 Launch Show

Air Date: 2025-09-20

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

Ep.2 Week 1

Air Date: 2025-09-27

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.

Ep.3 Week 2

Air Date: 2025-10-04

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.

Ep.4 Week 2 Results

Air Date: 2025-10-05

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.

Ep.5 Week 3

Air Date: 2025-10-11

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

Ep.6 Week 3 Results

Air Date: 2025-10-12

It’s the sequel to movie night, and the tension is high as our couples wait to find out the results of your vote.

Ep.7 Week 4

Air Date: 2025-10-18

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

Ep.8 Week 4 Results

Air Date: 2025-10-19

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.

Ep.9 Week 5

Air Date: 2025-10-25

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.

Ep.10 Week 5 Results

Air Date: 2025-10-26

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.

Ep.11 Week 6

Air Date: 2025-11-01

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.

Ep.12 Week 6 Results

Air Date: 2025-11-02

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.

Ep.13 Week 7

Air Date: 2025-11-08

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.

Ep.14 Week 7 Results

Air Date: 2025-11-09

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.

Ep.15 Week 8

Air Date: 2025-11-15

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

Ep.16 Week 8 Results

Air Date: 2025-11-16

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.

Ep.17 Week 9

Air Date: 2025-11-22

Our annual Blackpool extravaganza, live from the iconic Tower Ballroom, begins with a spectacular routine from our professionals featuring the one and only Steps.

Ep.18 Week 9 Results

Air Date: 2025-11-23

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.

Ep.19 Week 10

Air Date: 2025-11-29

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

Ep.20 Week 10 Results

Air Date: 2025-11-30

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?

Ep.21 Week 11

Air Date: 2025-12-06

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.

Ep.22 Week 11 Results

Air Date: 2025-12-07

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.

Ep.23 Week 12

Air Date: 2025-12-13

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

Ep.24 Week 12 Results

Air Date: 2025-12-14

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.