Actually, I agree with olivej as well

Craig - 9/10 Basing it on this series alone. Previous years he has been far too harsh (bad relationship?!)

Len - 7/10 Potential to be a decent if over generous. (Hoping he will return back to normal now DWTS has finished)

Arlene - 5/10 Embarassingly salivating over the fit male celebs, talks in idiotic soundbites, but in lucid moments can offer good advice.

Bruno - 4/10 Has the tendancy to lose his head and all reason!! Can be quite entertaining.

Craig 9 The one who knows what he's talking about & scores accordingly
Arlene 7 Abit too excitable at times,but mostly good
Bruno 6 Same as above & also abit of fun at times
Len 2 Sorry but think he needs to retire

Must say I agree with most on here.

Craig, 9/10 tries to be honest.
Arlene, 7/10 bit scatterbrained
Bruno, 5/10 too theatrical
Len, 3/10, ludicrous marking.

I only wish the judges would look in on this thread and see what some people think of them ( Len thinks he's a star )

Craig 9/10 Normally a good balance between being fair and constructive, on occasion a tad harsh with marking but always sees room for improvement which is good.

Arlene 6/10 Too many soundbites but generally pretty good and fair, loses marks for some catty comments.

Bruno 1/10 Cretin. Seems to mark the same as Len and babbles incoherently whoever the dancer.

Len -1/10 Doughnut. Used to be my favourite of the four but now seems to think he's the star of the show, frequently rude to contestants and dancers, interrupts other judges, at times just a dirty old man, seems to only want to get audience applause for himself, overly critical of better dancers and too much praise and high marking of deadweights, seems to only have 7, 8, 9 and 10 in his locker.

Craig 9/10 By far the fairest of the judges. The only reason he doesn't get a perfect 10 is that he isn't always on the ball with technicalities.
Arlene 7/10 Still has not completely lost the plot on occasion. Gets too carried away with her rehearsed alliterations.
Bruno 4/10 Too excitable and DWTS has ruined him for a UK audience.
Len 2/10 Shows on the odd occasion that he still knows how to do it but turns a blind eye to technicalities if he likes the dancer. DWTS has had an even worse effect on Len than Bruno. Both score far too high.

Agree, although you're a bit generous with Len IMO. Also, Arlene needs to stop screeching, although it's something she seems to do in response to Len when he starts to shout over her, so I'll let her off with that.

Arlene - 6/10 = Occasionally says some good points (footwork, expression etc) but ruins it with personal remarks and crappy rehearsed quips.

Len - 4/10 = Overmarks when not neccessary, but also gets grumpy, snaps at people, is rude. Does notice footwork but marks inconsistently on it.

Bruno - 2/10 = Pointless. Has no idea about dancing IMO despite his background. A Wind-up doll could replace Bruno and no one would notice.

Craig - 8/10 = Hasn't devalued the 10 paddle yet, although sometimes overlooks important things like the heel leads. Can be too harsh (John and Kenny given a 4 for example) but generally good.

Craig=9 usually spot on with the remarks, has learned to curb his acerbic comments to the lame ducks. Awarded him an extra point for most improved judge of the series.

Arlene=7 underneath all the cringe worthy alliteration is generally a good grasp of the performance but can sometimes be too biased.

Bruno=5 sometimes through all the stupid OTT behavior he talks some sense, but his penchant for theatrical displays loses him credibility.

Len=4 I find his erratic marking, differing criteria for the dancers and his rudeness to his fellow judges all make for the most untrustworthy judge on the panel. The only reason he got 4 points from me is his ability to make the bad dancers feel like they are improving, are not totally useless, and his insight into the technical side of the dances i have just watched.

The judges scores are in:

Craig Revell-Horwood - 9
Arlene Phillips - biased to her favourites 7
Len Goodman - 1
Bruno Trolinoni - 4

Sick of Len getting the cheers and Craig getting the boos.

Me too - he's the judge that gets it right and yet because he doesn't overscore he is treated like the Panto villain.

I have a fantasy where I am in the audience and when everyone else boos Craig I cheer and when everyone cheers Len I boo.

I'll second all of the above!

Craig 9 - tough but right on the money and makes sense

Len 8 - makes sense to me- obviously looking at different things to Craig. Marks too high but relative scores correct.

Arlene - 5 too inconsistent. Comments bear no resemblenceto her marks. Can crit then mark high or praise and mark down.

Bruno - 2 - hopeless. Doesnt judge at all.

Craig, 9, good marking generally, though sometimes a bit too tough.
Arlene, 8, cant abide her stupid alliterations and her marking favors her favorites.
Len, 6, been over in the states too much and tries to bring that pantomime over here, It doesn't work. His marking has odd moments of weird.
Bruno,4 makes me laugh but I dont rely on anything he says or his marking either.

We can't be watching the same person. All I can say is that you can't have had to listen to him have a go at someone you are supporting. Rude and belligerent when arguing with the other judges. he is also becoming increasingly smug.

9/10 Craig. He could be rather nasty on previous series but on this one has most certainly been kind and has usually positive things to say to balance any negative comments. Marking the most consistent, and reflective of the dance. Also respectful of contestants and to Bruce.

5/10 Arlene. Would have been 7/10 but for some really nasty comments to Ola and Kelly which have nothing to do with dancing. Am disappointed as in fact last series I thought she was about the best of the judges. Too fond of inane scripted alliteration and should just stick to the point. Also too demanding....perfection isn't always achieved even by a professional. Makes good points about performance amid the dross. If however she can't curb tongue to people she should shut up.

4/10 Bruno. Rather irrelevant as knows very little technically and as Craig does the choreography angle and Arlene the performance is somewhat of a spare part. Marking too much like Len's and obviously influenced and too biased. He does though come across as kind and supportive of people who try their best.

3/10 Len. Don't know where to start. Overmarks favourites and undermarks non favourites. Unnecessarily rude to other judges and to contestants and thinks the only worthy point of view is his. Should pack it in.

Latest results;

Craig
1st with 314 points ( we really seem to love him this year)

Arlene
2nd with 218 points ( we don't like acidity but seem to respect her expertise)

Bruno
3rd with167 points ( nice but adds little seems to be consensus)

Len
4th with 138 points ( most think he's lost the plot with rudeness and absurd marking )

Does this include my minus 1 mark for Len?

Your updates please, on a night of crisis.

Craig - 8
Arlene - 7
Bruno - 4
Len - 10


Oh no wait, for some reason 10 and Len have got stuck in my head, how could that have happened?????

LEN - 2

Craig - 10 - Mr Fairness himself.

Arlene - 8 - can be swayed by emotion but often fair.

Bruno - 5 - can often be swayed by emotion.

Len - 2 - he tries - yes he's very trying.

I gave Len 1 previously, but now feel he was grossly overmarked.

*lol* I don't see much of a point in any of them, especially in their commentary, so I usually fast-forward it. I can barely stand seeing them give their marks. But Bruno is probably the worst indeed, his behaviour is so exaggerated.
I can't believe what high marks Craig is receiving here. Though he seems to have improved, I still could not say I agree with him.

Craig - 9 - tough but mostly fair
Arlene - 7 - inconsistent, bordered on hypocritical at times
Len - 8 - lost the plot a bit this year
Bruno - 7 - ditto

Right, here we go..

Craig [8] He is the one who talks most sense and tells the truth. But sometimes he is a little harsh with his scoring.
Arlene [8] She is normally right on the mark. She isn't harsh with the scoring and isn't too generous. And plus she is picked on because she is the woman.
Len [4] In the earlier series', he seemed the fairest and most geniune but now we're in the 5th series and most viewers can tell what's good and what's not so we don't need him defending a bad dance. And counting doesn't start from 7.
Bruno [3] Utter rubbish comes from his mouth. Sits there and copies Len. Afraid to make a judgment of his own.