Strictly Come Dancing 2013: Susanna Reid lacked charm, says rival Fiona Fullerton And it appears Fullerton wasn't the only contestant 43-year-old Reid antagonised during the series. Towards the end of the first of Saturday night's two live shows Abbey Clancy - who went on to lift the famous glitterball trophy, was seen appearing to shake off Reid when the newsreader tried to hold her hand. And last week Conservative MEP candidate Deborah Dunleavy, 49, made no secret of her dislike of Reid when she controversially tweeted: "Does anyone else just want to slap Susanna Reid..." Read our Strictly Come Dancing review Meanwhile Strictly pulled in its lowest ratings for a final in four years on Saturday night. An average of 11.5 million viewers tuned in to watch the main programme on Saturday night, with the same number turning on again for the results show. This was no match for last year, when an average 12.4 million watched the main programme and 11.9 million watched the results show to see Olympics gymnastic hero Louis Smith take the glory. In 2010 the figure was as high as 13 million for both shows. At its height, the audience hit 12.6 million for this year's final. This was almost two million fewer than Strictly's biggest ever peak audience of 14.5 million during the 2010 final, when former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon was crowned champion. Some viewers took to Twitter during Saturday night's final to complain they were "bored" - and said the show's format needed a revamp. Strictly fan Sean Wallace tweeted: "I feel there needs to be some format changes to Strictly next year. I'm starting to get bored of watching the same old thing every year. Another viewer Paul Maxey tweeted: "I am afraid to say I am quite bored of strictly come dancing. Same jokes from brucie... and same comments from the judges. #Tired #TV And dance lover Hannah Kelly tweeted: "Strictly not as good as previous years. Completely bored tbh. And I love dance so that's saying something! However, Strictly was still millions ahead of ITV1 rival The X Factor, which bowed out last week on an average of 8.5 million for its Saturday edition and 9.7 million for its Sunday results show. And despite being down on previous years, it dominated viewing on Saturday night. The first programme - in which the contestants showed off three routines - pulled in 48 per cent of the TV audience. Meanwhile, the results show - which saw Liverpudlian model Clancy presented with the trophy - achieved 46 per cent. Broadcaster Nick Ferrari said: "I think a peak audience of 12.6 million is still a fantastic figure. Strictly has captivated the national psyche for the last couple of months and it's still absolutely huge. It's a hit show and I love it. Clancy and her partner Aljaz Skorjanec beat off competition from runner-up Natalie Gumede, third-placed Susanna Reid and fourth-placed Sophie Ellis-Bextor in the first-ever all-female final. Bookmakers were breathing a sigh of relief after favourite Reid missed out on the title as they would have faced a hefty pay-out following a sudden flood of bets. William Hill spokesman Rupert Adams said: "Susanna was the subject of a sustained gamble in the last three weeks and she would have been our worst ever result in the show's history." Charlotte Moore, controller of BBC1, said: "Strictly 2013 has been a vintage year, bringing huge audiences together to BBC1 every week, culminating in last night's dramatic all-women final which saw Abbey crowned champion." Despite the dip in viewer ratings for the final, the BBC said the 2013 series was expected to have the joint highest series average figures ever. A spokesman said: "We won't have consolidated series average for this year until seven days time. At present, though, this series is on course to be joint highest average with last year, with an average of 10.9 million. The programme is back for a further instalment on Christmas Day with a special edition in which six new contestants take part in a one-off programme.