Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fourteenth series with a launch show on 3 September on BBC One, while the live shows began on 23 September 2016. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Zoe Ball returned to host Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two on BBC Two. Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. This was Goodman's final series as head judge.
BBC Sport presenter Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton were announced as the winners on 17 December 2016, while Louise Redknapp and Kevin Clifton, and Danny Mac and Oti Mabuse were the runners-up.
Format
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.
Professional dancers On 28 June 2016, the list of professionals who were returning for the fourteenth series was revealed. Professionals from the last series who did not return included Ola Jordan, Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff, Gleb Savchenko, and Aliona Vilani. They were replaced by Katya Jones and her husband Neil Jones, Burn the Floor dancer Gorka Márquez, former Dancing with the Stars troupe member Oksana Platero, and ex-Britain's Got Talent contestants AJ Pritchard and Chloe Hewitt. Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones were not partnered with a celebrity, although they were on standby for any pro who might have been injured or unable to compete, and also performed in group dances and appeared on the Strictly companion programme, It Takes Two.
Couples This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On 8 August 2016, former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was announced as the first celebrity contestant, with more celebrities being announced throughout the month. The line up was completed on 22 August on The One Show.
On 11 October, Will Young announced that he was leaving the show for "personal reasons". Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Melvin Odoom Television & radio presenter Janette Manrara Eliminated 1ston 2 October 2016 Tameka Empson EastEnders actress Gorka Márquez Eliminated 2ndon 9 October 2016 Will Young Singer-songwriter & actor Karen Clifton Withdrew on 11 October 2016 Naga Munchetty BBC Breakfast newsreader & journalist Pasha Kovalev Eliminated 3rdon 16 October 2016 Lesley Joseph Stage & screen actress Anton Du Beke Eliminated 4thon 23 October 2016 Anastacia Singer-songwriter Brendan Cole Eliminated 5thon 30 October 2016 Laura Whitmore Television presenter Giovanni Pernice Eliminated 6thon 6 November 2016 Daisy Lowe Fashion model Aljaž Škorjanec Eliminated 7thon 13 November 2016 Greg Rutherford Olympic long jumper Natalie Lowe Eliminated 8thon 20 November 2016 Ed Balls Labour Party politician Katya Jones Eliminated 9thon 27 November 2016 Judge Rinder Criminal law barrister & television judge Oksana Platero Eliminated 10thon 4 December 2016 Olympic artistic gymnast AJ Pritchard Eliminated 11thon 11 December 2016 Danny Mac Hollyoaks actor Oti Mabuse Runners-upon 17 December 2016 Louise Redknapp Eternal singer & television presenter Kevin Clifton Ore Oduba BBC Sport presenter Joanne Clifton Winnerson 17 December 2016
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Strictly Come Dancing (series 14) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 1+2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Ore & Joanne 1st 27 27 54 35 32 34 35 38 36+4=40 36 38+39= 39+40+40= Danny & Oti2nd 31 36 35 30 38 40+5= 37+39=76 36+40+40= Louise & Kevin 31 31 33 33 35 37 38 39+6= 37 37+36= 38+38+40= Claudia & AJ 4th 26 30 56 30 32 33 36 3636+3=39 37 35+38= 5th 25 27 52 27 27 29 32 33 33 33 29+2=31 Ed & Katya 6th 23 26 23+1= Greg & Natalie 7th 27 26 53 32 28 24 26 32 31 32 Daisy & Aljaž 8th 30 62 31 31 32 33 34 31 Laura & Giovanni 9th 25 57 30 33 32 Anastacia & Brendan 10th 28 50 27 27 30 Lesley & Anton 11th 23 26 49 27 31 24 Naga & Pasha 12th 23 23 46 25 24 Will & Karen 13th 30 27 57 31 Tameka & Gorka 14th 26 29 55 28 Melvin & Janette 15th 22 23 45 Notes
Average chart This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale. Couple Rank byaverage Totalpoints Number ofdances Totalaverage Danny & Oti 1st 586 16 36.6 Louise & Kevin 2nd 574 35.9 Ore & Joanne 3rd 571 35.7 Claudia & AJ 4th 441 13 33.9 Daisy & Aljaž 5th 254 8 31.8 Laura & Giovanni 6th 188 6 31.3 Judge Rinder & Oksana 7th 326 11 29.6 Will & Karen 8th 88 3 29.3 Greg & Natalie 9th 258 9 28.7 Tameka & Gorka 10th 85 3 27.7 Anastacia & Brendan 11th 159 6 26.5 Lesley & Anton 12th 131 5 26.2 Naga & Pasha 13th 95 4 23.8 Ed & Katya 14th 226 10 22.6 Melvin & Janette 15th 45 2 22.5
Weekly scores Unless indicated otherwise, 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, Bruno Tonioli.
Week 1 Six of the couples performed on the first night and the other nine couples performed on the second night. There was no elimination this week; all scores and votes carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Night 1 (Friday) CoupleScoresDanceMusic Laura & Giovanni 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Venus" — Shocking Blue Naga & Pasha 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Waltz "Run to You" — Whitney Houston Judge Rinder & Oksana 25 (6, 7, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Mercy" — Duffy Lesley & Anton 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Waltz "What'll I Do" — Alison Krauss Ore & Joanne 27 (7, 7, 6, 7) Tango "Geronimo" — Sheppard Greg & Natalie 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Jive "Get Ready" — The Temptations Night 2 (Saturday) CoupleScoresDanceMusic Louise & Kevin 31 (8, 7, 8, 8) Jive "Jump, Jive an' Wail" — The Brian Setzer Orchestra Melvin & Janette 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Loco in Acapulco" — Four Tops Daisy & Aljaž 32 (7, 8, 9, 8) Waltz "Unforgettable" — Nat King Cole Danny & Oti 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Cake by the Ocean" — DNCE Tameka & Gorka 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Paso doble "Y Viva España" — Sylvia Anastacia & Brendan 28 (8, 7, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Lady Marmalade" — from Moulin Rouge! Ed & Katya 21 (5, 5, 6, 5) Waltz "Are You Lonesome Tonight?" — Elvis Presley Claudia & AJ 26 (6, 6, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "What Makes You Beautiful" — One Direction Will & Karen 30 (8, 8, 7, 7) Tango "Let's Dance" — David Bowie
Week 2 Musical guest: Barry Gibb — "In the Now"
Due to an injury, Anastacia & Brendan were unable to participate in the dance-off. Therefore, the couple with the fewest public votes were eliminated. Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Ore & Joanne 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Cha-cha-cha "Hot Stuff" — Donna Summer Safe Claudia & AJ 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "You Light Up My Life" — Whitney Houston Safe Will & Karen 27 (5, 7, 8, 7) Jive "Rock Around the Clock" — Bill Haley & His Comets Safe Lesley & Anton 26 (6, 7, 7, 6) Cha-cha-cha "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" — The Pussycat Dolls Safe Greg & Natalie 26 (6, 7, 6, 7) Tango "Jump" — Van Halen Safe Tameka & Gorka 29 (7, 7, 7, 8) Charleston "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" — Firehouse Five Plus Two Safe Laura & Giovanni 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Waltz "If I Ain't Got You" — Alicia Keys Safe Melvin & Janette 23 (5, 6, 6, 6) Tango "Moving on Up" — M People Eliminated Louise & Kevin 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Hallelujah" — k.d. lang Safe Anastacia & Brendan 22 (4, 6, 6, 6) Salsa "Sax" — Fleur East Bottom two Ed & Katya 23 (3, 7, 6, 7) Charleston "The Banjo's Back in Town" — Alma Cogan Safe Naga & Pasha 23 (4, 6, 6, 7) Cha-cha-cha "A Fool in Love" — Ike & Tina Turner Safe Judge Rinder & Oksana 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) American Smooth "Marvin Gaye" — Charlie Puth, feat. Meghan Trainor Safe Daisy & Aljaž 30 (7, 8, 7, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Forget You" — CeeLo Green Safe Danny & Oti 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) Viennese waltz "Never Tear Us Apart" — INXS Safe
Week 3: Movie Week Musical guests: Alfie Boe & Michael Ball — "Somewhere" (from West Side Story)
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicFilmResult Daisy & Aljaž Quickstep "A Spoonful of Sugar" Mary Poppins Safe Anastacia & Brendan 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "A Thousand Years" The Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn – Part 1 Safe Danny & Oti 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Paso doble "The Train/El Sombrero Blanco" The Mask of Zorro Safe Lesley & Anton 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Quickstep "A Couple of Swells" Easter Parade Safe Will & Karen 31 (8, 8, 7, 8) Salsa "Jai Ho! (You Are My Destiny)" Slumdog Millionaire Safe Naga & Pasha 25 (5, 6, 7, 7) Tango "Theme from Mission: Impossible" Mission: Impossible Safe Judge Rinder & Oksana 27 (7, 8, 6, 6) Charleston "Meet the Flintstones" The Flintstones Safe Ore & Joanne 35 (8, 9, 9, 9) American Smooth "Singin' in the Rain" Singin' in the Rain Safe Laura & Giovanni 30 (7, 7, 7, 9) Salsa "Rhythm of the Night" Moulin Rouge! Bottom two Greg & Natalie 32 (8, 8, 8, 8) American Smooth "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves Safe Claudia & AJ 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Charleston "You Give a Little Love" Bugsy Malone Safe Tameka & Gorka 28 (6, 7, 7, 8) Tango "The Heat Is On" Beverly Hills Cop Eliminated Ed & Katya 24 (4, 6, 7, 7) Samba "Cuban Pete"The Mask Safe Louise & Kevin 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Cha-cha-cha "Flashdance... What a Feeling" Flashdance Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Laura & Giovanni Bussell: Tameka & Gorka Tonioli: Laura & Giovanni Goodman: Laura & Giovanni
Week 4 Musical guest: Madness — "Mr. Apples"
Will Young withdrew from the competition earlier in the week for personal reasons.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleScoresDanceMusicResult Greg & Natalie 28 (7, 7, 7, 7) Salsa "Wrapped Up" — Olly Murs Safe Laura & Giovanni 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Quickstep "The Ballroom Blitz" — Sweet Safe Anastacia & Brendan 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Rumba "The Way We Were" — Barbra Streisand Bottom two Claudia & AJ 30 (6, 8, 8, 8) Foxtrot "I Really Like You" — Carly Rae Jepsen Safe Ed & Katya 16 (2, 5, 5, 4) Paso doble "Holding Out for a Hero" — Bonnie Tyler Safe Naga & Pasha 24 (5, 6, 7, 6) Charleston "Minnie the Mermaid" — Firehouse Five Plus Two Eliminated Louise & Kevin 33 (8, 8, 8, 9) Foxtrot "Tears Dry on Their Own" — Amy Winehouse Safe Danny & Oti 36 (9, 9, 9, 9) Quickstep "I Won't Dance" — Fred Astaire Safe Daisy & Aljaž 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Rumba "Careless Whisper" — George Michael Safe Judge Rinder & Oksana 27 (6, 7, 7, 7) Viennese waltz "Boom Bang-a-Bang" — Lulu Safe Lesley & Anton 31 (7, 8, 8, 8) Charleston "Won't You Charleston with Me?" — from The Boy Friend Safe Ore & Joanne 39 (9, 10, 10, 10) Jive "Runaway Baby" — Bruno Mars Safe Judges' votes to save Horwood: Anastacia & Brendan Bussell: Anastacia & Brendan Tonioli: Anastacia & Brendan Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Anastacia & Brendan
Week 5 Musical guest: LeAnn Rimes — "How to Kiss a Boy"
Brendan Cole was unable to dance due to illness; Anastacia performed with Gorka Márquez instead.