On Friday nights viewers will be treated to the 16 professional dancers performing a group medley, while the couples who are not competing will also strut their stuff in a group dance.
From week three the series will move to Saturday nights only where viewers can get their Strictly fix in a bumper show with the dances, voting and the results in one episode.
Back to give their opinions on the couples’ performances are judges Len Goodman, Craig Revel Horwood and Bruno Tonioli.
This year they are joined by two new faces in the form of singing sensation and former Strictly Champion Alesha Dixon and world-renowned ballet dancer Darcey Bussell, who will appear as a guest judge in the last three shows of the series.
A change to the scoring system, and how points are awarded in the event of a tie in judges’ scores, means that should there be a tie any one couple can be saved from the dance-off, and no one couple is safe.
Legendary host Bruce Forsyth says: “It’s an exciting line-up. Here we go again, I do hope you’ve all missed us!”
While queen of the posh frocks Tess Daly says: “The line-up for this series is possibly our strongest yet and I can’t wait to see all our couples together on the dance floor. Bring on the battle of the ballroom!”