Radio Times: Review by:; Jane Rackham

Whether you prefer your Strictly with or without Brucie, it apparently makes no difference to audience figures. The show is winning the ratings battle against the brasher X Factor by a country mile. About three million more people tuned in to see Kimberley Walsh and Fern Britton perform in the dance-off than watched the battle of boy bands Union J and District 3 on ITV1.

Perhaps it’s the curiously uneven scoring that keeps people hooked – the panel almost came to blows over Louis Smith’s delicious waltz after Craig Revel Horwood only gave him a six when the others each awarded a well-deserved nine.

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15/24. After the excitement of Wembley Arena, it's back to the BBC studio for the pro-celebrity couples - and with Richard Arnold and Erin Boag having been voted out last week, the competition will be more tense than ever. But there will still be plenty of spinning and sequins as Dani, Kimberley, Lisa, Louis, Michael and Victoria tackle Latin routines, while Nicky performs a Charleston and Denise will be aiming for another near-perfect score with an American Smooth. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly present, while Len Goodman, Bruno Tonioli, Craig Revel Horwood and Darcey Bussell are the ones to impress. The results are tomorrow at 7.20pm.