Strictly Come Dancing series 14

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.

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".

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: • {{legend|gold|Winners}}

• {{legend|silver|Runners-up}}

• {{legend|lightblue|Bottom two}}

• {{legend|#fff383|Excused from competition for the week}}

• {{legend|lightgreen|Withdrew from competition}}

• {{legend|#f4c7b8|Eliminated}}
 * Notes

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)
 * Night 2 (Saturday)

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.

Week 3: Movie Week
Musical guests: Alfie Boe & Michael Ball — "Somewhere" (from West Side Story)

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * 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.
 * 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.

Laura Whitmore suffered an ankle injury during rehearsals and was unable to perform on the live show. Under the rules of the show, she was granted a bye to the following week.

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Daisy & Aljaž
 * Bussell: Daisy & Aljaž
 * Tonioli: Daisy & Aljaž
 * Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Daisy & Aljaž

Week 6: Halloween Week
Musical guest: Laura Mvula — "Ready or Not"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Daisy & Aljaž
 * Bussell: Daisy & Aljaž
 * Tonioli: Daisy & Aljaž
 * Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Daisy & Aljaž

Week 7
Musical guest: Gary Barlow — "Dare"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Ore & Joanne
 * Bussell: Ore & Joanne
 * Tonioli: Ore & Joanne
 * Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ore & Joanne

Week 8
Musical guest: André Rieu and his Orchestra — "Hallelujah"

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Greg & Natalie
 * Bussell: Greg & Natalie
 * Tonioli: Daisy & Aljaž
 * Goodman: Greg & Natalie

Week 9: Blackpool Week
Musical guests:
 * Simple Minds — "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
 * Rick Astley — "Dance"

This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Claudia & AJ
 * Bussell: Claudia & AJ
 * Tonioli: Claudia & AJ
 * Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Claudia & AJ

Week 10
Musical guest: Ellie Goulding — "Still Falling for You"

Each couple performed one routine, and then all couples participated in a cha-cha-cha marathon for additional points. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Judge Rinder & Oksana
 * Bussell: Judge Rinder & Oksana
 * Tonioli: Judge Rinder & Oksana
 * Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Judge Rinder & Oksana

Week 11: Musicals Week (Quarter-final)
Musical guest: Elaine Paige — "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" (from Evita)

Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Ore & Joanne
 * Bussell: Ore & Joanne
 * Tonioli: Ore & Joanne
 * Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Ore & Joanne

Week 12: Semi-final
Musical guest: Sting — "One Fine Day"

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
 * Judges' votes to save
 * Horwood: Danny & Oti
 * Bussell: Danny & Oti
 * Tonioli: Danny & Oti
 * Goodman: Did not vote, but would have voted to save Danny & Oti

Week 13: Final
Musical guest: Emeli Sandé — "Highs & Lows"

Each couple performed three routines: one chosen by the judges, their showdance routine, and their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Dance chart
The couples performed the following each week:
 * Weeks 1–9: One unlearned dance
 * Week 10: One unlearned dance & cha-cha-cha marathon
 * Week 11 (Quarter-final): One unlearned dance
 * Week 12 (Semi-final): Two unlearned dances
 * Week 13 (Final): Judges' choice, showdance & favourite dance of the series

Ratings
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.