personnel watch the show to know when closing credits begin so they can prepare for the surge. All ratings are from BARB. Series averages exclude Christmas special and launch show. Awards The show has won a highly prestigious Rose D'Or award for 'Best Variety Show', beating off competition from reality shows from twelve other different countries. It has also won two awards for 'Best Reality Show' at the TRIC Awards and two at the TV Quick Awards for 'Best Talent Show'. It has also received four BAFTA Award nominations. The show won the award of 'Most Popular Talent Show' at the National Television Awards in 2008, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022. In the Guinness Book of World Records 2010 edition, the format of Strictly Come Dancing was named the most successful television show with the format being sold to more than 38 countries worldwide. Strictly Come Dancing: The Game In 2016, BBC Worldwide commissioned a match-3 mobile app game published by Donut Publishing and developed by Exient Entertainment. The game uses a mix of hand animation and motion-captured data for all the dances in the game, using pro dancers from the show (Chloe Hewitt and Neil Jones). The mo-cap process was featured on It Takes Two in the build-up to the release of the app. The game features over 150 dresses and 9 dances: Quickstep, Jive, Tango, Salsa, Charleston, Viennese Waltz, Rumba, Cha Cha Cha, and Paso Doble. It was released on the App Store and Google Play in early 2016 and is regularly updated with new dance features alongside new seasons of the show. See also Just the Two of Us (TV series) – the same format, with singing instead of dancing Let's Dance for Comic Relief References Further reading Smith, Rupert (2005) Strictly Come Dancing; dance consultant: Len Goodman. London: BBC Books External links Strictly Come Dancing Biogs.com 2004 British television series debuts 2010s British television series 2020s British television series Ballroom dance English-language television shows Television series produced at Pinewood Studios Television series by BBC Studios Television shows shot at Elstree Film Studios