Strictly Come Dancing (series 1)

Couples

In the first series, there were eight celebrity contestants and in order of elimination, they were:

Scoring chart

     indicates the couple eliminated that week     indicates the couple that was in the bottom two that week but not eliminated     indicates the couple withdrew from the competition that week     indicates the winning couple     indicates the runner-up couple     indicates the third-place coupleRed text the lowest-scoring dance of the seriesGreen text the highest-scoring dance of the series"—" indicates the couple(s) did not dance that week

Average chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-points scale.

Highest and lowest scoring performances of the series

The best and worst performances in each dance according to the judges' scores are as follows:

Weekly scores and songs

Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores are given (in parenthesis) in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli.

Week 1

Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Bruno Tonioli, Arlene Phillips, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood

Running order

Week 2

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Week 3

This week's show is filmed in the Blackpool Tower Ballroom.

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Week 4

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Week 5

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Week 6

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Week 7

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Week 8: Final

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Dance chart

     Highest scoring dance     Lowest scoring dance

The dances performed during Series 1 were as follows:

Week 1: Cha Cha Cha or Waltz

Week 2: Quickstep or Rumba

Week 3: Tango or Jive

Week 4: Foxtrot or Paso Doble

Week 5: Samba

Week 6 & 7: Two unlearned dances

Week 8: Favourite ballroom, favourite Latin & Showdance