{"id":368715,"date":"2025-11-10T07:34:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T07:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/368715\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T07:34:08","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T07:34:08","slug":"bbc-shuts-down-reports-of-plans-to-axe-strictly-come-dancings-sunday-results-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/368715\/","title":{"rendered":"BBC shuts down reports of plans to axe Strictly Come Dancing\u2019s Sunday results show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/indyArts1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"IndependentCulture\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture emailGet the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/indyArts1_1.png\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"IndependentCulture\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/bbc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> has denied rumours that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/strictly-come-dancing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Strictly Come Dancing<\/a>\u2019s Sunday night results show could be axed following concerns about leaks.<\/p>\n<p>The dance extravaganza is filmed live on Saturday nights during its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/culture\/strictly-come-dancing-neil-diamond-sweet-caroline-b2861728.html\" title=\"Strictly Come Dancing cast\u2019s pre-show ritual revealed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">autumn run<\/a>, with the Sunday results show recorded straight afterwards and broadcast the next day.<\/p>\n<p>The current set-up means that the news of which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/bulletin\/culture\/strictly-come-dancing-results-harry-aikines-aryeetey-b2861911.html\" title=\"Sixth celebrity eliminated from Strictly Come Dancing\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">celebrity couple<\/a> has been eliminated is sometimes leaked online ahead of the Sunday evening programme airing.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15273167\/Strictly-leaking-dance-result-KATIE-HIND.html\">A recent report in the Mail on Sunday <\/a>claimed that some BBC executives believe that Strictly should revert to its original format, with a live results show airing later on Saturday night. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s become a complete farce, everyone watching knows that it was filmed the night before \u2013 but more significant than that, the result is out on the internet almost immediately,\u201d a source told the paper.<\/p>\n<p>However, the BBC has now brushed off this speculation, confirming in a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.walesonline.co.uk\/lifestyle\/tv\/bbc-addresses-major-strictly-shake-32840950\">statement <\/a>to Wales Online that \u201cthis story is nonsense\u201d.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/543085.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The Sunday night results show is pre-recorded and therefore subject to leaks\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>The Sunday night results show is pre-recorded and therefore subject to leaks (BBC\/Guy Levy)<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStrictly\u2019s results show is hugely popular, and over seven million people came together to watch it live last Sunday night,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>The results show remains a ratings success for the broadcaster, with a source adding that \u201con overnight ratings alone, Sunday\u2019s results show had 7.1 million viewers\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis will grow further when catch-up and BBC iPlayer viewing is factored in,\u201d they said. \u201cThis overnight figure was five million viewers more than the most watched programme on other channels, and the BBC\u2019s highest overnight on Sunday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Apple_TV_Plus.png\" width=\"112\" height=\"52\" alt=\"Apple TV+ logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-6 Ewzp\">Watch Apple TV+ free for 7 day<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-7 cMlkMC\">New subscribers only. \u00a39.99\/mo. after free trial. 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Plan auto-renews until cancelled.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sc-1aus1tj-1 dLYiIj sc-118zqaw-2\" href=\"https:\/\/tv.apple.com\/gb\/channel\/tvs.sbd.4000?itscg=30200&amp;itsct=independent_tv&amp;ct=offer&amp;at=1000l3akK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">Try for free<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-118zqaw-8 coIuAW\">ADVERTISEMENT. If you sign up to this service we will earn commission. This revenue helps to fund journalism across The Independent.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/541434.jpg\"  loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Last week\u2019s results show reportedly drew in more than seven million viewers\" class=\"sc-1mc30lb-0 ggpMaE inline-gallery-btn\"\/><\/p>\n<p>open image in gallery<\/p>\n<p>Last week\u2019s results show reportedly drew in more than seven million viewers (BBC\/Guy Levy)<\/p>\n<p>A Strictly <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/reality-tv\/a69297841\/bbc-denies-strictly-format-change\/\">insider also told Digital Spy<\/a> that \u201cthere\u2019s absolutely no truth to the suggestion that the Sunday night results show might be axed\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>The Sunday show typically features a group dance from the professionals, as well as a musical performance, before the two couples with the lowest number of votes from the public face the dreaded dance-off. <\/p>\n<p>The judging panel must then decide which pair they will send home.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the show\u2019s longtime presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman broke the news that they would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/arts-entertainment\/tv\/features\/tess-daly-claudia-winkleman-leaving-strictly-come-dancing-replacements-b2850810.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">leaving Strictly<\/a> at the end of the year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have loved working as a duo, and hosting Strictly has been an absolute dream,\u201d they said. \u201cWe were always going to leave together, and now feels like the right time.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture emailGet the latest entertainment news&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":368716,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[171,173,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-368715","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-entertainment","9":"tag-tv","10":"tag-united-states","11":"tag-unitedstates","12":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115524250960662006","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}