BBC confirms Strictly launch show delayed after Queen's death

The BBC One show was due to return to screens on Saturday, September 17
The BBC One show was due to return to screens on Saturday, September 17
Strictly 2022 fans are worried for the show's launch show being delayed after the widespread scheduling changes.
Strictly Come Dancing will move from its original launch date amid schedule changes in the wake of the Queen's death, the BBC has announced
Strictly Come Dancing's launch show has been postponed to a later date, following the Queen's death
STRICTLY COME DANCING'S launch show will now air later in the month in light of Queen Elizabeth II's death.
The new series of the dance competition was due to return to screens on September 17.
The full schedules for the following week have been published by the Beeb
The first episode was set to be broadcast on Saturday
The BBC has confirmed that the 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing will launch at a later date
Was due to begin this Saturday
Strictly Come Dancing's launch show has been postponed until Friday September 23, following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
This means the first episode has been knocked back just under a week.
Strictly Come Dancing's highly anticipated 20th season launch show, which was due to be September 17, has officially been postponed in the wake of The Queen's death
BBC Bosses have confirmed that the upcoming launch for Strictly Come Dancing has been postponed following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth
STRICTLY Come Dancing’s launch has been postponed for Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral. This series of the BBC competition was originally due to begin on Saturday evening – but will n…
The 20th series of Strictly Come Dancing had been due to begin on September 17, but due to the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the big launch has been postponed
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