BBC Strictly Come Dancing live show viewing figures have plummeted, as the series has reportedly lost more than 3.5 million viewers since 2020 for the first public vote
Strictly Come Dancing has seen a dip in viewership, with fewer tuning in to watch the first live show with a public vote compared to last year. On Saturday, 28 September, 7.1 million people watched the show live, compared to the 7.8 million viewers from the previous year. The decline follows a dip in viewership for the 2024 launch show.
Moreover, they remarked, "But it seems fewer and fewer people are now choosing to share it on a Saturday night," reports the Mirror. Viewing figures for the first public vote show have fallen by over 3.5 million since 2020 when the BBC show was riding high with 11.8 million views, according to the publication. Last week's episode peaked at 6.7 million viewers, a drop from the previous year's 7.3 million.
It comes after the first celebrity contestant was eliminated from this year's series. Following a public vote, it was Olympic champion Tom Dean and singer and actress Toyah Willcox who found themselves in the dance off on in Sunday, 29 September - though sadly it was Tom’s time to say goodbye to his Strictly Come Dancing experience.
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