Strictly Come Dancing series 1

Format

Each week, couples dance in a live show and are scored out of ten by the judges. Couples are ranked by judges' scores and given points accordingly, with the lowest-scored couple receiving one point and the highest receiving the maximum points available.

The public votes for their favourites, and couples are ranked again by vote count, again receiving points. The judges' and public points are summed; the two couples with the fewest points enter the bottom two. In case of a tie, the public vote points take precedence.

Weekly scores

Individual judges' scores are listed in parentheses in the order: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli. Couples performed either the cha-cha-cha or the waltz, then either the quickstep or the rumba, then either the jive or the tango, then either the foxtrot or the paso doble. Later, couples performed the samba and a group Viennese waltz. In subsequent weeks, each couple performed two unlearned routines, then two unlearned routines again, and finally three routines: their favourite ballroom, favourite Latin, and showdance.