The primary stay present of the brand new sequence of Strictly Come Dancing was watched by a median of 6.8 million viewers, in keeping with in a single day scores.
This was a drop in viewing figures from 2021’s first stay present which was watched by a median 7.9 million.
Saturday marked the primary competitors night time of the favored present with 15 couples battling it out on the dancefloor, which attracted a peak of seven.2 million viewers, the BBC has stated.
Viewing numbers had been additionally down for the present’s launch episode on Friday which noticed the movie star contestants paired up with their skilled companions.
It was watched by a median of 5.4 million viewers, with a peak viewers of 5.6 million.
Whereas final 12 months’s sequence launch obtained a median of seven.0 million viewers, peaking at 7.3 million.
This 12 months’s launch present was as a result of air on Saturday September 17 however was postponed as a result of schedule adjustments forward of the Queen’s funeral. As a substitute the BBC confirmed the launch only a day earlier than the primary stay present.
Saturday’s present noticed actor Will Mellor and wildlife presenter Hamza Yassin place joint prime of the leaderboard, each attaining a formidable rating of 34 in week one.
Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps star Mellor carried out an electrical jive to Livin’ La Vida Loca by Ricky Martin together with his associate Nancy Xu which inspired judges Motsi Mabuse and Shirley Ballas a lot that they gave him a standing ovation.
Yassin and his associate Jowita Przystal additionally dazzled with their joyful foxtrot to Islands In The Stream by Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers to safe their prime mark.
Britain’s Bought Expertise finalist Molly Rainford and new skilled Carlos Gu got here in third with a rating of 31 for his or her energetic samba.
Following their routine to Kiss My (Uh Oh) by Anne Marie and Little Combine, Mabuse described the singer and actress as a “taking pictures star”.
Singer Fleur East and new skilled Vito Coppola took fourth place, with a rating of 29, for his or her electrical cha cha cha to Let’s Get Loud by Jennifer Lopez which closed out the present.
The twentieth sequence additionally options two same-sex pairings, amongst them reigning champion Giovanni Pernice and BBC Radio 2’s Richie Anderson who delivered an lively cha cha cha to I’m Your Man by Wham! for his or her first routine.
Comic and actor Jayde Adams and professional Karen Hauer are the present’s second feminine same-sex couple, following within the footsteps of Katya Jones and Olympic gold medallist boxer Nicola Adams who had been paired up in 2020.
Adams and Hauer obtained a standing ovation from judges Mabuse and Ballas after they carried out a energetic samba routine to Dirrty by Christina Aguilera that includes Redman, touchdown them a rating of 23.
Strictly Come Dancing continues on BBC One.