According to reports, overnight TV ratings suggest that 6.4 million viewers tuned in to watch Saturday night’s first live show of the series, which is down from the 7.3 million viewers who watched the first live show of 2023.
Strictly Come Dancing’s first live show of the series was watched by a million fewer viewers compared to last year, viewing figures have indicated.
The series has seen a huge drop compared to previous years, like in 2020 when 10.2 million viewers watched the first live show of the series.
He will dance again next weekend when public voting – and the first elimination of the series – begins.