Strictly Come Dancing returned for its twentieth series with a launch show on 23 September 2022 on BBC One, with live shows beginning the following day on 24 September. The launch show was originally scheduled to be broadcast on 17 September, but was postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman returned as hosts, while Rylan Clark and Janette Manrara returned to host .
In May 2022, the BBC announced that Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, and Craig Revel Horwood would return to the judging panel. It was also confirmed that Bruno Tonioli, who had been absent from the two previous series due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, would be permanently leaving the show.
In August 2022, the BBC confirmed that the show would return to the Blackpool Tower Ballroom for the first time since the seventeenth series. It was also announced that there would be a special themed week to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the BBC, with the couples dancing to "a theme tune from an iconic BBC programme or in tribute to one of the BBC's most loved services".
Wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin and Jowita Przystaà  were announced as the winners on 17 December, while singer-songwriter Fleur East and Vito Coppola, Nova Jones actress Molly Rainford and Carlos Gu, and television presenter Helen Skelton and Gorka Márquez were the runners-up.
On 22 February 2022, it was announced that Oti Mabuse was leaving the series after seven years, and on 28 March 2022, that Aljaà ¾ à  korjanec was also leaving after nine years (He returned to the show in 2024). Three days after à  korjanec's departure, the BBC announced that the rest of the current professionals would be returning to the series.
In July 2022, the BBC announced that four new professional dancers would be joining the cast: European cup winner Vito Coppola, who was also a professional dancer on the Italian version of the show in 2021; Chinese National Champion Carlos Gu; former Under 21 British National Champion Lauren Oakley; and Latin dance champion Michelle Tsiakkas. Jowita Przystaà  received a celebrity partner for the first time, as did new professionals Vito Coppola and Carlos Gu; while Neil Jones, Cameron Lombard, Luba Mushtuk, Lauren Oakley, and Michelle Tsiakkas did not receive a partner.
This series featured fifteen celebrity contestants. On 4 August 2022, the first two celebrities announced were Will Mellor and Kym Marsh. Celebrity contestants continued to be revealed until 13 August 2022, when the full line-up was announced. During the results show on 13 November, after initially being announced as one of the bottom two couples, Tony Adams and Katya Jones withdrew from the competition due to Adams having sustained a hamstring injury during their original performance.
The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 40-point scale.
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, Anton Du Beke.
There was no elimination this week; all scores carried over to the following week. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: Robbie Williams â "She's the One"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: Adam Lambert â "Mad About the Boy"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: George Ezra â "Dance All Over Me"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: Becky Hill â "Crazy What Love Can Do", "My Heart Goes (La Di Da)" & "Remember"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: Rina Sawayama â "This Hell"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: Luke Evans â "Bridge over Troubled Water"
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guests: Sheku Kanneh-Mason & Zak Abel â "Same Boat"
After initially being announced as one of the bottom two couples, Tony Adams and Katya Jones could not compete in the dance-off due to Adams having sustained a hamstring injury during their original performance. They therefore withdrew from the competition.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: Sam Ryder â "You're The Voice" & "All The Way Over"
This week's episode was staged in the Tower Ballroom at the Blackpool Tower in Blackpool, Lancashire. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guests: Joel Corry & Tom Grennan â "Lionheart (Fearless)"
After Kym Marsh tested positive for COVID-19, she was unable to perform on the live show. Under the rules of the show, she was granted a bye to the following week.
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guests: The cast of The Cher Show
Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guest: Lewis Capaldi â "Pointless"
Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
Musical guests: Florence and the Machine â "My Love"
Each couple performed three routines: one chosen by the judges, their showdance routine, and their favourite dance of the series. Couples are listed in the order they performed.
The couples performed the following each week:
Weekly ratings for each show on BBC One. All ratings are provided by BARB.