Strictly Come Dancing series 14
Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton won the fourteenth series.
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Strictly Come Dancing returned for its fourteenth series in 2016, with the launch show on 3 September and live shows beginning on 23 September. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman hosted, while Darcey Bussell, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned as judges. This was Goodman's final series as head judge, and Ore Oduba and Joanne Clifton were crowned winners on 17 December.
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 vote also ranks couples, with the fewest votes earning one point and the most votes earning the highest points.
The judges' points and public vote points are combined; the two couples with the fewest points enter the bottom two. If points are tied, the public vote takes precedence. The bottom two perform a dance-off on the results show, and each judge votes on which couple to save, with Len Goodman as head judge having the deciding vote.
Professional dancers
On 28 June 2016, the returning professionals for the fourteenth series were announced. Ola Jordan, Tristan MacManus, Kristina Rihanoff, Gleb Savchenko, and Aliona Vilani did not return. New professionals included Katya Jones and her husband Neil Jones, Gorka Márquez, Oksana Platero, AJ Pritchard, and Chloe Hewitt. Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones were not partnered with a celebrity but were on standby for injured pros and performed in group dances and on It Takes Two.
Weekly scores
Six couples performed on the first night and nine on the second night, with no elimination that week; scores and votes carried over. Musical guests included Barry Gibb, Alfie Boe & Michael Ball, Madness, LeAnn Rimes, Laura Mvula, Gary Barlow, and André Rieu and his Orchestra. Due to an injury, Anastacia & Brendan could not participate in a dance-off, so the couple with the fewest public votes was eliminated. Will Young withdrew from the competition earlier in the week for personal reasons.
Brendan Cole was unable to dance due to illness; Anastacia performed with Gorka Márquez instead. Laura Whitmore suffered an ankle injury and was granted a bye to the following week. Judges' votes to save were recorded for several dance-offs, with Len Goodman sometimes not voting but indicating he would have voted to save the same couple as the other judges.
Did You Know?
- Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls was announced as the first celebrity contestant on 8 August 2016.
- The line-up was completed on 22 August on The One Show.
- Will Young announced his departure from the show on 11 October for personal reasons.
Frequently Asked Questions
Which network aired Strictly Come Dancing series 14?
Strictly Come Dancing series 14 aired on BBC One.
How many episodes of Strictly Come Dancing series 14 are there?
Strictly Come Dancing series 14 has 26 episodes.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Strictly Come Dancing series 14 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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