Strictly Come Dancing leaderboard 2026: Full judges' scores updated LIVE

The first live show of Strictly Come Dancing has arrived!

Tonight (26 September), 15 celebrities and their professional dance partners will take to the dance floor to perform their routines for the first time before judges Shirley Ballas, Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse and Craig Revel Horwood.

As it is week 1, no pair will be eliminated, and their scores will be rolled over onto next week's leaderboard.

As the dancing duos prepare to put on a show, here is a breakdown of every score from Strictly Come Dancing 2026 LIVE!

Strictly Come Dancing 2026 leaderboard - Week 1

1. John Nellis and Katya Jones - 7 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 31 - TOP OF WEEK 1
2. Delta Goodrem and Kai Widdrington - 7 + 8 + 7 + 7 = 29
3. Bethany Antonia and Nancy Xu - 6 + 7 + 6 + 7 = 26
4. Lacey Turner and Vito Coppola - 7 + 6 + 7 + 7 = 27
5. Graeme Hall and Lauren Oakley - 6 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 24
6. Tabby Stoecker and Mark Karmalita - 4 + 6 + 5 + 7 = 22
7. Dani Dyer and Nikita Kuzmin - 6 + 5 + 5 + 6 = 22
8. Jaime Winstone and Carlos Gu - 5 + 5 + 5 + 6 = 21
9. Lawrence Robb and Jowita Przystał - 4 + 5 + 5 + 6 = 20
10. Cach Mercer and Maddie Ingoldsby - 3 + 6 + 5 + 6 = 20
11. Will Best and Dianne Buswell - 4 + 5 + 4 + 5 = 18
12. Chris Appleton and Amy Dowden - 3 + 4 + 4 + 5 = 16
13. Dame Sarah Storey and Julian Caillon - 3 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 15
14. Shaun-Wright Phillips and Alexis Warr - 2 + 4 + 4 + 5 = 15
15. Melanie Walters and Aljaž Škorjanec - 2 + 4 + 4 + 5 = 15

Strictly Come Dancing continues on Saturday 3 October at 6:15pm on BBC One and iPlayer.

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