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Strictly Come Dancing faces fresh blow as ratings plummet AGAIN - after BBC show lost almost a million viewers for launch episode


Saturday saw the first live show with a public vote - but its viewers for the evening peaked at just 7.1million, down from 7.8million the year before.

The competition was then hit with a fresh wave of scandal when Graziano Di Prima was sacked in July for 'kicking' his partner, Love Island star Zara McDermott. There have been high-level meetings among BBC bosses as they navigate how to deliver their findings as they fear the looming possibility of legal action from either Amanda or Giovanni if either is disappointed by the outcome. The show was hit with a fresh wave of scandal when Graziano Di Prima was sacked in July for 'kicking' his partner, Love Island star Zara McDermott

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