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What time to watch BBC tonight for first live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2026
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Strictly Come Dancing is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly ballroom and Latin dance. Each couple is scored by a panel of judges. The title of the show is an amalgamation of 1992 film Strictly Ballroom and long-running TV series Come Dancing. The format has been exported to 60 other countries under the title Dancing with the Stars, licensed by BBC Worldwide, and led to a modern dance-themed spin-off Strictly Dance Fever.
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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England. Originally established in 1922 as the British Broadcasting Company, it evolved into its current state with its current name on 1 January 1927. It is the oldest and largest local and global broadcaster by stature and by number of employees, with a total staff of 22,000.
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The first live show of Strictly Come Dancing 2026 airs tonight (Saturday, September 26) on BBC One and iPlayer - see what time.
Is Strictly Come Dancing on tonight? There is no results show on Sunday, 27 September. Here’s why and when the first 2026 elimination takes place.Strictly Come Dancing will not air a results show tonight after Week 1, with all 15 couples safely through and the first elimination coming next weekend.
Tonight’s Strictly episode will see the newly paired couples hit the dance floor for their first performances