As usual, the launch episode saw this year's celebrity line up partnered up with one of the pro dancers. Interested in Digital Spy's weekly newsletter? Digital Spy has launched its first-ever digital magazine with exclusive features, interviews, and videos. having been paired with professional partner Katya Jones on the 2020 launch show, performed a Quickstep to Ella Fitzgerald's 'Get Happy', a 1-month free trial, only on Apple News+. The numbers are comfortably up on last year, when an average audience of 7.8 million viewers tuned in for the show, peaking with 8.3 million viewers. Strictly Come Dancing's 2020 series launched with an average audience of 8.6 million viewers this weekend. Digital Spy participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on editorially chosen products purchased through our links to retailer sites. Strictly Come Dancing is officially back for 2020, and this year is already shaping up to be one of the best yet!. Access the latest edition with a 1-month free trial, only on Apple News+. This is the place to get your daily dose of dance floor drama and training room trials. We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. There is no vote-off this week, but tonight's judges' scores will be combined with next week's scores as is tradition. It's the moment you've all been waiting for, and at last the time has arrived to reveal who will be dancing with who this series! They're joined by Ranvir Singh and Giovanni Pernice, Maisie Smith and Gorka Marquez, Bill Bailey and Oti Mabuse, Caroline Quentin and Johannes Radebe and Clara Amfo and Aljaž Å korjanec. #Strictly. #Proud #Strictly #StrictlyComeDancing, I knew that I'd feel emotional watching Nicola & Katya dance but I didn't expect to cry. Learn how we and our partners collect and use data. ", You cannot underestimate how important it is for gay kids, even more so black gay kids, to see themselves represented on prime time Saturday television. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. Tell us which pairs you've got your eye on in the comments. Don't forget to follow us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook too to see how our couples get on with their first week of training as they staaaart dancing! Following an epic year for Strictly Come Dancing, which was the highest rating entertainment series of 2019, the multi-award-winning series returns in 2020 to dazzle once again. This website uses cookies to personalise yourexperience Our partners will collect data and use cookies for ad personalisation and measurement. Please note that our site will still use cookies but not storing any personal data. ", Another tweeted: "Nicola and Katya made my stony heart explode with joy. "I knew that I'd feel emotional watching Nicola & Katya dance but I didn't expect to cry.". ️‍, So emosh at Nicola Adams and her historic and excellent quickstep. Who is Strictly's Katya Jones married to? Absolute heaven #Strictly, Seeing Nicola and Katya makes my heart soar! One wrote: "You cannot underestimate how important it is for gay kids, even more so black gay kids, to see themselves represented on prime time Saturday television. And for non-gay kids to grow up watching stuff like this, learning that it is ‘normal’ not ‘weird’ or ‘different’ #strictly, Nicola and Katya made my stony heart explode with joy. Double Olympic gold medal-winning boxer Nicola Adams is the first celebrity to be part of a same-sex competitive pairing on the BBC show, having been paired with professional partner Katya Jones on the 2020 launch show last Saturday (October 17). All Rights Reserved TellyMix unless otherwise stated. Go on the girls!! STRICTLY Come Dancing is back in this year's first hotly live show - and it was HRVY who topped the first week. Sign up to get it sent straight to your inbox – and don't forget to join our Watch This Facebook Group for daily TV recommendations and discussions with other readers. Watch all of this week's performances, Strictly Come Dancing 2020 leaderboard: Week 1 scores and results, I'm A Celebrity trailer revealed as show sets up camp in Wales, The Bridge cast: Meet the contestants on Channel 4's new show, Sir Cliff Richard appears on Piers Morgan's Life Stories on ITV, Roadkill cast from new BBC One drama with Hugh Laurie, HRVY new Strictly Come Dancing favourite after first live show, Strictly Come Dancing 2020 viewing figures soar to 10 million, Learn how we and our partners collect and use data, Strictly Come Dancing launches with 8.6 million viewers. This year's couples include Nicola Adams and Katya Jones, HRVY and Janette Manrara, Jason Bell and Luba Mushtuk, JJ Chalmers and Amy Dowden, Max George and Dianne Buswell, Jacqui Smith and Anton Du Beke and Jamie Laing and Karen Hauer. And it was bloody good! Strictly Come Dancing airs on Saturday nights on BBC One with the first live episode on Saturday, October 24 at 7:25PM. 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", Some viewers were quite emotional after watching their dance, with one tweeting: "I knew that I'd feel emotional watching Nicola & Katya dance but I didn't expect to cry. Wednesday 21 October 2020, 14:15 About this Blog Welcome to the Strictly Come Dancing blog, we'll be sharing the latest news and backstage gossip from the nation's favourite dancing … They performed a Quickstep to Ella Fitzgerald's 'Get Happy' and the judges loved it, with Craig Revel Horwood calling them a "fantastic, fantastic partnership" and Shirley Ballas praising Katya's "genius" choreography. !️‍❤️ #Strictly, A wee bit emotional watching Nicola Adams do the first same-sex dance on #Strictly tonight. Starting a month later than usual, the socially distanced series achieved a peak audience of 9 million viewers on Saturday night. One thing that viewers were a little divided over was one element the show has introduced to comply with the social distancing measures which are currently in place. Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eighteenth series with a launch show on 17 October 2020 on BBC One, with the live shows starting on 24 October. Okay. The launch show then saw the first group dance from the celebs as judges Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas and Craig Revel Horwood offered up their opinions on the pairings. Absolute heaven. Starting a month later than usual, the … Strictly Come Dancing returns next Saturday (October 31) on BBC One at 7.15pm. Stay updated with the latest posts from the blog, Catch up on all our previous news in our blog archive. Strictly Come Dancing returned tonight (October 24) for the first official show, where we got to see what this year's crop of celebrities can do on the dance floor. This content is imported from Twitter. Strictly Come Dancing's 2020 series launched with an average audience of 8.6 million viewers this weekend. Piers Morgan hints at possible Britain's Got Talent return, I'm A Celebrity 2020 line up 'leaked' as cast head to Wales, Little Mix The Search recap and results! This website uses cookies to personalise yourexperience including personalising content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic with third parties inline with our Privacy and Cookies policy. Privacy and Cookies policy, TellyMix / News / Strictly Come Dancing 2020 / UK TV Ratings /. Nicola previously responded to backlash from some people who would prefer the dance competition to keep to "traditional" partners, but their performance was praised by viewers.