Strictly week 5: BBC One times for October 24 and 25

Saturday: performances at 6:30pm

Strictly Come Dancing’s week 5 programme is scheduled for BBC One at 6:30pm on Saturday, October 24, 2026. Emma Willis, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe present.

The BBC’s episode preview says the judges will build their leaderboard before the public vote opens. This is the performances programme; the week’s results have a separate Sunday listing.

Sunday: results at 7:10pm

Week 5 Results is scheduled for BBC One at 7:10pm on Sunday, October 25. All times in this guide are UK local times.

The BBC’s preview describes a dance-off between two couples, with one leaving. It also lists a professional group routine with Melanie C and a performance of Babydoll by Jamie Miller with Antonio Cipriano.

Catch-up follows the broadcasts

Both official episode pages say the programmes will be available shortly after broadcast. Follow the BBC pages linked below for catch-up availability.

The BBC lists programme lengths of 2 hours 2 minutes for Saturday and 47 minutes for Sunday. Those are episode durations; the listings do not give an exact online upload time.