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Strictly Overhauls Tie-Break: Rotating Casting Vote Replaces Head Judge’s Final Say

The shift spreads responsibility across the panel, with the first designated decider to be named at next week’s results show.

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Overview

  • The change was revealed on-air at the end of the first live episode on Saturday 27 September.
  • The casting vote will rotate weekly among Shirley Ballas, Craig Revel Horwood, Motsi Mabuse and Anton Du Beke.
  • No one is eliminated in week one, and the rotation takes practical effect with next week's results programme.
  • The BBC has also scrapped premium-rate phone voting for the series, moving public ballots to online only.
  • Contestants reacted in studio and viewers posted mixed responses, with some calling for public tie-breaks and others welcoming a move away from a single decider.