[1] Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli returned to the judging panel.
[4] Emmerdale actor Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse were announced as the winners on 14 December, while EastEnders actress Emma Barton and Anton Du Beke, and CBBC presenter Karim Zeroual and Amy Dowden were the runners-up.
[8] On 21 August 2019, it was confirmed that both Gorka Márquez and Graziano Di Prima would not have celebrity partners, a change from the previous series;[9][10] in their place, the three professionals who did not have celebrity partners in series 16 - Neil Jones, Johannes Radebe, and Luba Mushtuk - were all given one for the first time.
[15][16] Due to a knee injury sustained when he landed after jumping from a raised platform during studio rehearsals, Will Bayley was unable to perform on 26 October in the live episode.
Color key: Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges' scores in the charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Bruno Tonioli.
Individual judges' scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse, Shirley Ballas, Alfonso Ribeiro.
Musical guest: Adam Lambert — "Superpower" After Will Bayley sustained a knee injury, he was unable to perform on the live show.
Additionally, after Neil Jones sustained a calf injury in rehearsal, he was unable to perform on the live show.
Musical guest: Emeli Sandé — "Shine" After having missed the previous week, Will and Janette withdrew from the competition.
Musical guest: Luke Evans — "Bring Him Home" (from Les Misérables) Couples are listed in the order they performed.