BBC Strictly Come Dancing final start and finish time as new champion set to be crowned

Strictly Come Dancing: The judges perform dance as they open show

Strictly Come Dancing is coming to an end after 13 weeks of competition in the famous ballroom. Following the exit of Pete Wicks and Jowita Przystał in last week's semi-final, the finalists are Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec, JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola and Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell.

The four finalists will perform a trio of routines on Saturday night (December 14) in a bid to impress BBC viewers at home. While judges Anton Du Beke, Motsi Mabuse, Craig Revel Horwood, and Shirley Ballas will still score the finalists' dances, their scores are for guidance only and the winner lies entirely in the public's hands.

Presenters Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman will be back in the ballroom to oversee the grand finale as one couple lifts the coveted Glitterball Trophy.

But when is the Strictly Come Dancing final?

When does Strictly Come Dancing final start and finish?

JB Gill and Lauren Oakley during the dress rehearsal for Saturday's Strictly Come Dancing show (Image: PA)

The last episode of the 2024 series will kick off on Saturday, December 14.

Unlike most weekends, there is no results show on Sunday, December 15, with the winner being announced after the public vote on Saturday night.

The final will be available to watch from 6pm on BBC One and BBC iPlayer and will run for two hours and 35 minutes.

The series will end at 8.35pm when this year's winner has lifted the Glitterball Trophy and will be followed by Michael McIntyre's 25th Year Stand-Up Special.

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The Strictly Come Dancing finale sees the final four of JB Gill and Lauren Oakley, Chris McCausland and Dianne Buswell, Tasha Ghouri and Aljaž Škorjanec and Sarah Hadland and Vito Coppola.

The remaining dance couples will perform three routines - a Show Dance, a Judges’ Pick and a Personal Pick - as they aim to lift the coveted trophy.

The songs and routines have already been shared ahead of the final. JB and Lauren will perform their number to a medley of famous Motown songs and Chris and Dianne will dance to New Radicals’ ‘You Get What You Give’.

Tasha and Aljaž will dance to ‘Sing, Sing, Sing’ by Benny Goodman and Sarah and Vito will perform their Show Dance to ‘Cabaret’ by Metropole Orkest.

For the other routines, JB and Lauren will recreate their Musicals Week number as they dance the Viennese Waltz to ‘Let’s Go Fly a Kite" from Mary Poppins, with the other routine being the Samba to Sergio Mendes ‘Mas Que Nada’.

Chris and Dianne will re-perform their Couple’s Choice from Week 8, which was danced to ‘Instant Karma (We All Shine On) by John Lennon. The final dance will be the Waltz to ‘You Will Never Walk Alone’ by Gerry and the Pacemakers.

Tasha and Aljaž will be performing their Couple’s Choice routine to ‘What About Us’ by P!nk, with their other dance being the American Smooth to ‘Someone You Loved’ by Lewis Capaldi.

Sarah and Vito will recreate their American Smooth to ‘Proud’ by Heather Small, with their final dance being the Cha Cha to Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’.