Show 1: All couples do the judges' choice first. Although there's been rumours, we don't actually know what each couple's doing, although once they've all done whatever it is they're going to do the voting lines open. They then do the showdances:



A break, during which the phone lines are frozen at some point, then at the top of show the couple with the fewest votes is eliminated. The three surviving couples then do the couples' choice:



Happy finals!

Can I ask... are second and third place actually revealed or is only the winner announced from the final three?

Good luck to all four couples tonight and thank you to cwickham for the show threads this series

Many thanks for tonight's info and your sterling work throughout. Much appreciated.

Website all logged in and waiting for the vote to open

If its like the last 2 years then we will get joint runners up, no distinctive 2nd and 3rd

Me too - didn't realise we get to vote twice tonight - 2 lots of 3

That's great to hear.

Thanxx.

I'm getting excited already

Thanks for the show threads this season, cwickham

yup 3 in the main show and then 3 in the final once the first result has been anounced and we are down to three

Goodevening all, the final has come around too quickly again

May I also add my thanks to cwickham for the threads through out the series ,
I'm looking forward to .tonight may the Best Dancer win

So exciting! Looking forward to finding out the judges' choice soon too

Evening all and thanks for the thread.

Good luck to all the competitors tonight!

Too late for me to register and vote?

I switched onto BBC 1 a few minutes early.


Heard singing on Pointless.

Immediately switched to Forest vs Leeds.

Hello all

Not at all.

Evening all! Here we go, here we go!

Good evening all, here we go! Thanks for the thread.

Frankie or Caroline for the win.

Here we go.

Here we go then

Just think on Thursday Bruce is back for the Xmas special

So much at stake...a plastic trophy.

They need a better trophy on Strictly.

Looks like a piece of plastic with sellotape wrapped around it.

Evening all, heres hoping we have a memorable final

Hello everyone!! 16 weeks !!!