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Also the format sells well internationally.

en.wikipedia.org 

It literally brings in commercial income. It should be what people who dislike the licence fee should want, as it keeps the fee lower (I.E. the £91.50 fee in April 1997 inflation adjusted is equivalent to £172 now. Meaning the licence fee is £12 cheaper a year than it was)

I would gladly see the licence fee increase if we could undo just some of the damage done to the BBC in recent years.

But yes, you would think those opposed to the licence fee would be in favour of Strictly, even if they don’t watch it themselves.