each other. The show featured 14 new celebrities, who were paired with 14 professional dancers. In a change to the previous format, the results show was recorded on Saturday and broadcast on Sunday, rather than shown live later on Saturday. In addition to this, the two couples who were at the bottom of the table after the public vote were subject to a dance-off, where they reprised their routine for the judges to decide who should leave the competition. Head Judge Len Goodman had the casting vote in the event of a tie. The series raised just over one million pounds for Children in Need. Series 6 (2008) A sixth series of the programme was confirmed after the dancers' pay dispute was called off in late June 2008. This series was the longest to date, lasting for 14 weeks. The series introduced three new professional dancers, Brian Fortuna, Hayley Holt and Kristina Rihanoff. Nicole Cutler did not return to the show. The sixth series began on 13 September with a behind-the-scenes look at the new series, followed by the first live show on 20 September. On 19 November 2008, John Sergeant announced that he would be leaving the show because he believed he may "win it". Series 7 (2009) The seventh series of Strictly Come Dancing ran from 18 September until 19 December 2009. Tess Daly signed a two-year deal to continue presenting the programme for at least two more series (the 2009 and 2010 series). On 9 July 2009, it was confirmed that the winner of the 2007 series (Alesha Dixon) would be joining the judging panel and that Darcey Bussell would be a guest judge towards the end of the series run. Dixon replaced Arlene Phillips, who moved to The One Show as a Strictly Come Dancing expert. The BBC was accused of sexism, as none of the male judges on the show had been replaced, and the BBC received over 5,000 complaints. Dixon's fans were also unhappy as she had to cancel a number of dates on her autumn tour to appear on the programme. Karen Hardy, Camilla Dallerup and Hayley Holt did not return this series; they were replaced by Katya Virshilas, Aliona Vilani and Natalie Lowe. The official lineup was revealed on 25 August 2009 and the winner was BBC Breakfast presenter Chris Hollins: Series 8 (2010) The eighth series of Strictly Come Dancing began