Strictly Come Dancing series 6
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| Strictly Come Dancing (Series 6) | |
|---|---|
| Series 6 | |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 20 September – 20 December 2008 |
| Series chronology | |
The sixth series of Strictly Come Dancing began on BBC One on 20 September 2008, with Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returning as presenters, and Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman and Bruno Tonioli returning as judges.[1]
The show features 16 new celebrities (two more than the previous series) who have been paired with 16 professional dancers. The new professionals are Brian Fortuna and Hayley Holt, who have previously appeared in the American and New Zealand versions of the show respectively.[2] Russian dancer Kristina Rihanoff, who has taken part in the Dancing with the Stars tour, will also debut. Nicole Cutler is the only professional from the previous series who will not be returning.[1]
The show
The couples dance each week in a live show. The judges score each performance out of ten (with four judges giving a maximum score of forty). 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 will 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 Goodman (as head judge) having the last and casting vote.[3]
Couples
This year there are 16 couples: 8 male celebrities and 8 female celebrities.
| Celebrity | Occupation | Professional | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Daniels | Actor | Flavia Cacace | Eliminated 1st (Men's Round) |
| Gillian Taylforth | Actress | Anton du Beke | Eliminated 2nd (Women's Round) |
| Gary Rhodes | TV chef | Karen Hardy | Eliminated 3rd (Men's Round) |
| Jessie Wallace | Ex-EastEnders actress | Darren Bennett | Eliminated 4th (Women's Round) |
| Andrew Castle | Television presenter and tennis professional | Ola Jordan | Participating |
| Austin Healey | Rugby player and BBC pundit | Erin Boag | Participating |
| Cherie Lunghi | Actress | James Jordan | Participating |
| Christine Bleakley | The One Show co-presenter | Matthew Cutler | Participating |
| Don Warrington | Actor | Lilia Kopylova | Participating |
| Heather Small | M People band member | Brian Fortuna | Participating |
| Jodie Kidd | Ex-fashion model | Ian Waite | Participating |
| John Sergeant | BBC chief political correspondent | Kristina Rihanoff | Participating |
| Lisa Snowdon | Supermodel | Brendan Cole | Participating |
| Mark Foster | World champion swimmer | Hayley Holt | Participating |
| Rachel Stevens | Singer and ex-S Club band member | Vincent Simone | Participating |
| Tom Chambers | Holby City actor | Camilla Dallerup | Participating |
Judges' scores
This table gives an overview of the judges' scores for each competitor during the competition.
- indicates the couple eliminated that week.
- indicates the couple that were saved from the Bottom 2 that week.
- indicates the winning couple.
- indicates the runner-up couple.
- Red numbers indicate the couple(s) with the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the couple(s) with the highest score for each week.
- "—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week.
| Couple | Place | Wk 1[4] | Wk 2[5] | Wk 3[6] | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Q-Final | S-Final | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew & Ola | 23 | — | 22 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Austin & Erin | 32 | — | 34 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Cherie & James | — | 33 | — | 35 | ||||||||||||||
| Christine & Matthew | — | 27 | — | 26 | ||||||||||||||
| Don & Lilia | 19 | — | 30 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Heather & Brian | — | 26 | — | 23 | ||||||||||||||
| Jodie & Ian | — | 25 | — | 22 | ||||||||||||||
| John & Kristina | 22 | — | 22 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Lisa & Brendan | — | 22 | — | 32 | ||||||||||||||
| Mark & Hayley | 22 | — | 24 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Rachel & Vincent | — | 31 | — | 33 | ||||||||||||||
| Tom & Camilla | 28 | — | 33 | — | ||||||||||||||
| Jessie & Darren | — | 20 | — | 19 | ||||||||||||||
| Gary & Karen | 14 | 17 | — | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| Gillian & Anton | 15 | — | 22 | |||||||||||||||
| Phil & Flavia | 16 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
Guide to dances
The following table shows which dance each couple did and the order of elimination:
| Couple | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 | Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Finals Week 14 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew & Ola | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | Samba | ||||||||||
| Austin & Erin | Waltz | Group Merengue | Jive | Group Rueda | American Smooth | ||||||||||
| Cherie & James | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Group Swing Dance | Rumba | American Smooth | ||||||||||
| Christine & Matthew | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Group Swing Dance | Quickstep | Samba | ||||||||||
| Don & Lilia | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | American Smooth | ||||||||||
| Heather & Brian | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Salsa | Group Swing Dance | Quickstep | |||||||||||
| Jessie & Darren | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Salsa | Group Swing Dance | Quickstep | |||||||||||
| Jodie & Ian | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | Group Swing Dance | Rumba | |||||||||||
| John & Kristina | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | Samba | ||||||||||
| Lisa & Brendan | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Salsa | Group Swing Dance | Rumba | American Smooth | ||||||||||
| Mark & Hayley | Waltz | Group Merengue | Tango | Group Rueda | Samba | ||||||||||
| Rachel & Vincent | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Salsa | Group Swing Dance | Quickstep | |||||||||||
| Tom & Camilla | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | Group Rueda | American Smooth | ||||||||||
| Gary & Karen | Cha-Cha-Cha | Group Merengue | Jive | ||||||||||||
| Gillian & Anton | Group Cha-Cha-Cha | Foxtrot | |||||||||||||
| Phil & Flavia | Waltz | ||||||||||||||
- Week 1 - Cha-Cha-Cha or Waltz (male celebrities only), Group Cha-Cha-Cha (female celebrities only)
- Week 2 - Salsa or Foxtrot (female celebrities only), Group Merengue (male celebrities only)
- Week 3 - Jive or Tango (male celebrities only), Group Swing Dance (female celebrities only)
- Week 4 - Rumba or Quickstep (female celebrities only), Group Rueda (male celebrities only)
- Week 5 - Samba or American Smooth
- Week 6 - Paso Doble or Viennese Waltz
Average chart
| Rank by average |
Place | Couple | Total | Number of dances |
Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TBA | Cherie & James | 68 | 2 | 34.0 |
| 2 | TBA | Austin & Erin | 66 | 2 | 33.0 |
| 3 | TBA | Rachel & Vincent | 64 | 2 | 32.0 |
| 4 | TBA | Tom & Camilla | 61 | 2 | 30.5 |
| 5 | TBA | Lisa & Brendan | 54 | 2 | 27.0 |
| 6 | TBA | Christine & Matthew | 53 | 2 | 26.5 |
| 7 | TBA | Don & Lilia | 49 | 2 | 24.5 |
| 7 | TBA | Heather & Brian | 49 | 2 | 24.5 |
| 9 | TBA | Jodie & Ian | 47 | 2 | 23.5 |
| 10 | TBA | Mark & Hayley | 46 | 2 | 23.0 |
| 11 | TBA | Andrew & Ola | 45 | 2 | 22.5 |
| 12 | TBA | John & Kristina | 44 | 2 | 22.0 |
| 12 | 15 | Gillian & Anton | 22 | 1 | 22.0 |
| 14 | 16 | Phil & Flavia | 20 | 1 | 20.0 |
| 15 | 13 | Jessie & Darren | 39 | 2 | 19.5 |
| 16 | 14 | Gary & Karen | 35 | 2 | 17.5 |
Ratings
| Saturday (Performance) | Sunday (Results) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Average viewers | Date | Average viewers |
| 20 September 2008 | 7.99m (42.7%)[7] | 21 September 2008 | 8.35m (33.6%)[8] |
| 27 September 2008 | 8.59m (40.6%)[9] | 28 September 2008 | 8.13m (31.6%)[10] |
| 4 October 2008 | 9.22m (39.9%)[11] | 5 October 2008 | 8.36m (31.5%)[12] |
| 11 October 2008 | 7.42m (34.6%)[13] | 12 October 2008 | TBA |
Celebrity guests
- Week One
- Week Two
- Week Three
- Andrea Bocelli - Casse
- Week Four
- Simply Red - Something Got Me Started [14]
- Week Five
References
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- ^ Heidi Stephens (2008-09-27). "Live blog: Strictly Come Dancing: week 2 - live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ Heidi Stephens (2008-10-04). "Strictly Come Dancing - Series 6, Episode 3 - Live!". The Guardian. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ^ Neil Wilkes (2008-09-21). "'Merlin' pulls in 6.6 million". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
- ^ Neil Wilkes (2008-09-22). "Sunday 'Strictly' bags 8.4m". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-09-22.
- ^ Neil Wilkes (2008-09-28). "'Strictly' beats 'X Factor' in ratings". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-09-28.
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- ^ Neil Wilkes (2008-10-06). "Huge audience for 'Potter' on Sunday". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- ^ http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/a132449/merlin-ratings-rise-despite-live-x-factor.html
- ^ "Week Four Preview". BBC Strictly Come Dancing. 2008-10-09. Retrieved 2008-10-09.