STRICTLY Come Dancing has notched up its highest ratings for three years - with a staggering 9million watching Saturday's launch show.
The launch episode of Strictly Come Dancing was watched by an average of 8.6 million viewers, with a peak of nine million viewers, a spokesman for the BBC show said.
This marks a huge increase from the 2019 series opener, which launched to an average audience of 7.8 million people. Saturday night's episode achieved a 42.2% audience share.
It was the most watched programme across all channels on Saturday night, the spokesman added. Last year's launch had a 44.7% share of all those watching television in the timeslot, with the audience peaking at 8.3 million.
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