Let's Dance premiered on Saturday 21st February 2009 on BBC1 at 19:15 and was a instant prime time hit consistently exceeding the broadcasters prime time average. Week-on-week the audience for Let's Dance grew by 17% from 7.1 million to 8.4 million.
The second season also continued to exceed the average prime time average and increased viewers from 6.4 million to 7.1 million.
Individuals 4+ achieved a share average of 33.1% and peaking at 35.8%. The average share for adults 16-34 reached 29.2% and peaked at 31.8%.
Equally the show had a strong hold on audiences in the Netherlands and Germany. The average share for adults 20-34 was 19.9% and peaking at 24.2%.
In Germany the average was stable 9.7% and peaked at 12.7%.