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Strictly Come Dancing series 8
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Strictly Come Dancing series 8
Strictly Come Dancing returned for its eighth series on BBC One with a red carpet launch show on 11 September 2010, and the competitive live shows began on 1 October. According to BARB data, this series was the consistently highest-rated of the show to date, peaking at 14.28 million viewers. Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly returned to present the main show on BBC One. For the results show, Daly was joined by Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two presenter Claudia Winkleman. Alesha Dixon, Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood, and Bruno Tonioli all returned as judges. Three professional dancers from the last series did not return for this series: Matthew Cutler, Brian Fortuna and Lilia Kopylova. Darren Bennett and Ian Waite did not receive celebrity partners but were featured in a newly introduced, dedicated "showdance troupe" that performed special group routines during the live shows. Three new professionals joined this series: Artem Chigvintsev, Jared Murillo, and Robin Windsor. For the eighth series...
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