The 20th anniversary series of Strictly Come Dancing pulled in a peak audience of 6.7million viewers. Saturday saw all 15 celebrity contestants and their professional dance partners take to the dancefloor for the first time after their pairings were revealed the previous week’s launch show.

Strictly Come Dancing has unveiled the lineup of songs for week one of the competition, ahead of Saturday night’s first live show of the series. The show returned to screens last week with a dazzling pre-recorded show to mark the beginning of its 20th anniversary series after months of scandal surrounding the programme’s professional dancers.

Strictly Come Dancing has had a poor start to the new season as they're reporting their lowest viewing figures ever. The show returned to the BBC last week with a pre-recorded launch episode, with The Sun reporting a total of 6.7m viewers. This is down 7.3m from the same episode last year.

The full results from Strictly Come Dancing 2024 updated every week - here is week 1's leaderboard Strictly Come Dancing professional Amy Dowden topped the judges’ leaderboard as she made her return to the series.

There is an amazing line-up this year, which includes the professional dancer Amy Dowden who returns to Strictly after sitting out on the 2023 series while she was receiving treatment for breast cancer.

Strictly Come Dancing made a triumphant return to our screens and saw its first live show taking place on Saturday, September 21. However, despite the anticipation and excitement surrounding the star-studded series,

Scandal hit Strictly Come Dancing has faced a fresh blow as the first live show of the new series recorded the lowest ever viewer numbers in its 20 year history

Strictly Come Dancing has been hit with another blow following bullying allegations, with viewers seemingly switching off from the BBC dance contest