18x1 - Launch Show

October 17, 2020

This year's contestants make their grand entrance into the famous Strictly ballroom for the very first time, and we find out which professionals they will be paired with.

18x2 - Week 1

October 24, 2020

The 12 celebrity and professional dancer pairings take to the dance floor for their debut performances.

18x3 - Week 2

October 31, 2020

The competition gets into gear as the couples compete for viewers' votes for the first time. Anyone whose performance is not up to scratch may face the dreaded dance-off.

18x4 - Week 2 Results

November 1, 2020

The couples face elimination for the first time. Which two must brave the dreaded dance-off, and who will be going home? With a performance from pop superstar Sam Smith.

18x6 - Week 3 Results

November 8, 2020

Featuring a musical performance by the Kanneh-Masons and a very special Remembrance Day performance from our Strictly professionals in tribute to Dame Vera Lynn.

18x7 - Week 4

November 14, 2020

Ten celebrity couples remain in the race to be crowned Strictly champion. They take to the floor in another bid to impress judges Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood and Motsi Mabuse.

18x8 - Week 4 Results

November 15, 2020

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal which two couple will face this week's dance-off. With a musical performance by The Vamps.

18x9 - Week 5

November 21, 2015

In what would have been Blackpool week, the eight remaining celebrities and their partners try once again to impress the judges with their latest routines.

18x10 - Week 5 Results

November 22, 2015

Tess and Claudia put another two couples through a tense dance-off. Featuring a musical performance from Billy Ocean and a dance debrief from Bruno in LA.

18x11 - Week 6

November 28, 2015

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman introduce the latest round of dances as the battle in the ballroom intensifies. Place in next week’s musicals special are up for grabs.

18x12 - Week 6 Results

November 29, 2015

Another two couples face a tense dance-off as they try to make it through to next week's musicals special. Featuring a special performance by pop superstar Gary Barlow.

18x13 - Week 7

December 5, 2020

This year's musicals special opens with a Priscilla-themed routine before the six remaining couples attempt new routines based on some of the most popular musicals of all time.

18x14 - Week 7 Results

December 6, 2020

Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman reveal the two couples who must face each other in the dreaded dance-off, and there’s a performance of Climb Ev’ry Mountain by musical theatre star Marisha Wallace.

18x15 - Week 8

December 12, 2020

In the series semi-final, the five remaining Strictly couples each perform two routines, as they hope the judges and viewers will grant them a place in the grand final.

18x16 - Week 8 Results

December 13, 2020

Tess and Claudia reveal which couples have made it through to the grand final. Featuring a guest performance by Little Mix.

18x17 - The Final

December 19, 2020

After nine sensational weeks of sparkle, glamour and show-stopping performances, the remaining four couples take to television’s most prestigious dance floor for the final time.

18x18 - Christmas Special

December 25, 2020