2024 Week One: New week-by-week charges, and judges insights
Hey everyone! We have some exciting news. We've just added week-by-week charts and data to the Strictly Scoreboard.
You can now see how the judges score, on average, each week for each year. You can also see at a glance how each dance type fares. For example, did you know that this is the lowest scoring week one since our four judges started together. An average score of just 22.60, down from the height of 25.13 in 2022.
Toyah and Neil have the lowest week one score (12 points) since 2019.
Motsi is the only judge to be scoring week one higher on average over 2021.
AJ & Kai scored 34 points for their Week One Jive in 2021.
It won't surprise anyone to know that Craig is the lowest scoring judge - coming in with an average of 5.0 for Week One this year. In 2021 Craig was at 5.53, that's a drop of over half a point. (It was even higher at 5.67 in 2022) In fact, comparing 2021 to 2024, only Motsi has a higher average (from 5.87 to 6.0)
Looking across the pairs for week one, Toyah and Neil unfortunately have the accolade of the lowest week one score since 2019, coming in lower than Tony & Katya from 2022 and Les & Nancy from 2023.
Week One has a specific set of dances which the pros like to use to give the celebs an easy start. Did you know, we've never seen an Argentine Tango, Charleston or a Salsa in Week One! We last saw a Rumba in Week One in 2009! The Cha-Cha is the most popular Week One dance, we've seen it 15 times since 2021.
You can dive into all the Week 1 stats here - StrictlyScoreboard:Week One
Week One Averages
| Judge |
 |
|
 |
 |
| 2021 | 5.53 | 5.87 | 6.07 | 6.53 |
| 2022 | 5.67 | 6.40 | 6.40 | 6.67 |
| 2023 | 5.40 | 6.33 | 6.33 | 6.20 |
| 2024 | 5.00 | 6.00 | 5.53 | 6.07 |
| Year |
2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Average score |
24.00 | 25.13 | 24.27 | 22.60 |
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Articles, Deep dives, Insights
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Week Eight 2024
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Week Seven 2024
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Week Six 2024
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20 Oct, 2024
Week Five 2024
How did the viewers score the dances, versus the judges scores.
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15 Oct, 2024
Week Four 2024 - Deep Dive
An amazing difference between Viewers scores and Judges scores.
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11 Oct, 2024
Week Four 2024 - Look Ahead
Will we see the first Charleston in Week Four for four years? Yes, if Nick & Luba dance.
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07 Oct, 2024
Week Three 2024 - Deep Dive
Movie Week is always a highlight every year and this year was no exception.
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04 Oct, 2024
Week Three 2024 - Look Ahead
Tasha and Aljaz are dancing the Rumba. Will they take the top spot two weeks in a row?
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01 Oct, 2024
Week Two 2024 - Deep Dive
One pairing scores higher from Craig and Anton, than Motsi and Shirley, going against the Week Two trend.
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27 Sep, 2024
Week Two 2024 - Look Ahead
Which dance is making a Week Two comeback, and what paddles can we expect to see from the judges.
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23 Sep, 2024
Week One 2024 - Deep Dive
Only one judge is scoring higher than previous years! Who is it? Find out in our dive into week one scores.
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