Strictly Come Dancing is due for a major shake up this year after it lost the rating battle against X Factor this year.

Strictly has regularly beat ITV’s reality TV show in terms of ratings every previous year but in 2008 lost many of its viewers to the singing show.

A source told the News of the World: “This has been the most boring Strictly series. There’s real concern viewers have turned away and won’t come back, so next year the show will be completely revamped.

“X Factor has always been very good at reinventing itself. Strictly has stayed traditional but this series it just looked old and tired.”

Last year, show bosses pre recorded the results show and broadcast it on Sunday night, however this may now be reversed.

The insider explained: “The problem with delaying the results until Sunday is that the show loses a lot of buzz. With X Factor there’s an excitement about finding out who’s going to go that night.”