Dancing on Ice

This article is about the British series. For elsewhere, see Dancing on Ice around the world. For the final series, see Dancing on Ice (series 9).

Dancing on Ice
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Created by	ITV
Directed by	Richard Valentine
Creative director(s)	Christopher Dean Jayne Torvill
Presented by	Phillip Schofield Holly Willoughby (2006–11) Christine Bleakley (2012–14)
Judges	Robin Cousins Karen Barber (2006–10, 2013–14) Nicky Slater (2006–10) Jason Gardiner (2006–11, 2013–14) Karen Kresge (2006) Natalia Bestemianova (2007) Ruthie Henshall (2008–09) Emma Bunton (2010–11) Louie Spence (2012) Katarina Witt (2012) Ashley Roberts (2013–14)
Narrated by	Tony Gubba (2006–13) Simon Reed (2013–14)
Country of origin	United Kingdom
No. of series	9
No. of episodes	138
Production
Executive producer(s)	Jane Beacon Katie Rawcliffe
Producer(s)	ITV Studios
Production location(s)	Elstree Studios (2006–10, 2012–14) Shepperton Studios (2011)
Running time	60–120 minutes
Production company(s)	LWT
Release
Original network	ITV
Picture format	16:9 1080i (HDTV) (2009–14) 16:9 576i (SDTV) (2006–08)
Original release	14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) – 9 March 2014 (2014-03-09)
External links
Website

Dancing on Ice is a British television show presented by Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley, in which celebrities and their professional partners figure skate in front of a panel of judges. The series started on the 14 January 2006 and ended on 9 March 2014. Originally titled Skating with Celebrities, the show was renamed following the failure of ITV's celebrity oriented 2005 summer schedule. Dancing on Ice is frequently compared to the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing. In 2004, the BBC aired a Strictly special entitled Strictly Ice Dancing at Christmas, which was won by England goalkeeper David Seaman (who was a contestant in series 1 of Dancing on Ice).

ITV's show was given a January premiere amidst network doubts about its viability but became a surprise hit in Britain, where it became the third highest rated television show of 2006. It attained an impressive 13 million viewers for the final in March. Britain's best-known ice-skating duo and former Olympic champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean help to train the aspiring dancers, and also appear throughout the show with comments and advice. Head Coach Karen Barber also trains the skaters for the live show. From the beginning, Torvill and Dean opened every episode with a performance, with the exception of the second, third and fourth shows of the fourth series, when Torvill performed alone due to Dean's recovery from a shoulder operation. In 2012 they performed less regularly.

Schofield previously presented with Holly Willoughby, with commentary from Tony Gubba and voiceovers done by John Sachs. The members of The Ice Panel were originally Karen Barber, Jason Gardiner, Nicky Slater and Robin Cousins, and the fifth judge varied from series to series: Karen Kresge in the first series, Natalia Bestemianova in the second, Ruthie Henshall in the third and fourth and Emma Bunton in the fifth. In series 6, there were only three judges: Gardiner, Cousins and Bunton.

During the shows first two series, it ran two supplementary programmes – Dancing on Ice Defrosted, presented by Stephen Mulhern, and Dancing on Ice Exclusive (or Dancing on Ice Extra during series 1) presented by Andi Peters alongside Andrea McLean in series 1 and Ben Shephard in series 2. In mid-2007, it was announced that both shows would not return to accompany the third series as the audience attracted was out of ITV2's target range. As part of ITV's new revamped schedule at the start of 2008, from the third series, the show aired on a Sunday night and featured updated music and new titles as well as redesigned graphics. The series 3 finale was a massive draw, pulling an average 11.7 million viewers (up from 9.6 million the previous year) peaking at 12.6 million viewers over the two-hour slot, up over a million from series 2.

The seventh series began on 8 January 2012, with Torvill and Dean as coaches for which they will be paid £250,000 each series. Christine Bleakley was announced as the new co-presenter of the show replacing Holly Willoughby, whilst Katarina Witt and Louie Spence replaced Emma Bunton and Jason Gardiner on the judging panel. On 20 November 2012, it was announced that Gardiner was to return to the panel for the 2013 series, replacing Spence. The full judging panel for the 2013 series was revealed on 28 December 2012, with former The Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts joining and Karen Barber returning to the panel after acting as head coach on the show the previous two years; they joined Gardiner and head judge Robin Cousins on the panel.

On 21 May 2013, Torvill and Dean announced that they would leave the series after its ninth series in 2014, leading to speculation that the whole show would be axed. On 24 June 2013 it was rumoured that Dancing on Ice may continue after they have left with new coaches, however, on 22 October 2013 it was confirmed that the show would end after its ninth series in 2014.

Format

Each week the celebrities and their partners perform a live ice dance routine. The four (as of series 8) judges (commonly known as the Ice Panel) judge each performance and give a mark between 0.0 and 10.0 (0.0 to 6.0 between series 1 and 5), depending on the performance. These total scores then create a leaderboard which combines with the public vote in order to determine the two lowest placed couples. As this is the case, the pair with the lowest score from the judges can avoid being in the bottom two if the public vote for them.

Once the scores and votes are combined to form the final leaderboard for that week's show, the two/three couples at the bottom compete in a final showdown known as the "Skate Off", where they perform their routine again. Once the couples have performed their routines for the judging panel, the judges decide on who deserves to stay and cast their votes, based on their second performance. The couple with the most votes from the judges receives a place in the following week's show, while the couple with the fewest votes leaves the competition. One couple leaves each week, but in series 7, two couples left in one week, due to numbering issues.

A live reunion special was staged one week after the end of each season, with all celebrities talking about their experiences during the season, and answering questions from a live studio audience. Torvil and Dean themselves then made a special in-studio appearance towards the end, thanking the contestants, hosts and judges, and of course, the home viewers for their votes.

Series overview

Nine series have been broadcast, as summarised below.

Series	Start	Finish	Winning celebrity	Winning professional	Presenters	Ice panel	Guest judges
One	14 January 2006	4 March 2006	Gaynor Faye	Daniel Whiston	Philip Schofield Holly Willoughby	Robin Cousins Karen Barber Nicky Slater Jason Gardiner Karen Kresge	N/A
Two	20 January 2007	17 March 2007	Kyran Bracken	Melanie Lambert		Robin Cousins Karen Barber Nicky Slater Jason Gardiner Natalia Bestemianova
Three	13 January 2008	16 March 2008	Suzanne Shaw	Matt Evers		Robin Cousins Karen Barber Nicky Slater Jason Gardiner Ruthie Henshall
Four	11 January 2009	22 March 2009	Ray Quinn	Maria Filippov
Five	10 January 2010	28 March 2010	Hayley Tamaddon	Daniel Whiston		Robin Cousins Karen Barber Nicky Slater Jason Gardiner Emma Bunton	Michael Ball (week 6) Angela Rippon (week 7)
Six	9 January 2011	27 March 2011	Sam Attwater	Brianne Delcourt		Robin Cousins Jason Gardiner Emma Bunton	N/A
Seven	8 January 2012	25 March 2012	Matthew Wolfenden	Nina Ulanova	Philip Schofield Christine Bleakley	Robin Cousins Louie Spence Katarina Witt
Eight	6 January 2013	10 March 2013	Beth Tweddle	Daniel Whiston		Robin Cousins Karen Barber Jason Gardiner Ashley Roberts
Nine	5 January 2014	9 March 2014	Ray Quinn	Maria Filippov			Nicky Slater (weeks 6 & 7)

Professionals

Main article: List of Dancing on Ice professional skaters

     Winner

     Runner-up

     Third place

     First Eliminated

     Withdrew

     Participating

Required elements

In some shows, there is an element that the skaters are required to perform as part of their routines. These required elements have included:

• Assisted and unassisted jumps
• Use of a prop
• Forming a spiral position
• Flying above the ice, suspended by a harness
• A one footed spin
• Shadow steps
• Classic moves of Torvill and Dean, sometimes with a choice between them
• Cross rolls
• Toe step sequences
• Pair spin
• One unique move
• Solo skate
• Change of edge

Main series results

Series 1 (2006)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 1)

The first series began on Saturday 14 January 2006 and ended on Saturday 4 March 2006, including ten celebrity skaters. The co-presenters were Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, while The Ice Panel consisted of one-time World Junior Figure Skating champion Nicky Slater, choreographer Karen Kresge, theatre producer Jason Gardiner, two-time NHK Trophy champion Karen Barber and 1980 Olympic champion Robin Cousins.

The contestants for the first series were:

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Tamara Beckwith	IT Girl and Writer	Sergey Malyshev	Eliminated 1st
Andi Peters	TV and Radio Presenter	Tamara Sharp	Eliminated 2nd
Andrea McLean	Loose Women Presenter	Doug Webster	Eliminated 3rd
John Barrowman	Doctor Who Actor and Singer	Olga Sharutenko	Eliminated 4th
Sean Wilson	Coronation Street Actor	Marika Humphreys	Eliminated 5th
Kelly Holmes	Olympic Middle Distance Runner	Todd Sand	Eliminated 6th
David Seaman	Former England Goalkeeper	Pam O'Connor	Eliminated 7th
Bonnie Langford	West End Actress	Matt Evers	Third place
Stefan Booth	EastEnders Actor	Kristina Lenko	Runner-up
Gaynor Faye	Coronation Street Actress	Daniel Whiston	Winner

Series 2 (2007)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 2)

The second series began on Saturday 20 January 2007. In it, 11 celebrities competed, compared to ten in the first series. The final was held on Saturday 17 March 2007. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned to co-present, while Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber and Robin Cousins returned to The Ice Panel. Karen Kresge did not return as a judge for a second series and was replaced by five-time European champion Natalia Bestemianova.

The contestants for the second series were:

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Neil Fox	Radio DJ and Talent Show Judge	Pam O'Connor	Eliminated 1st
Phil Gayle	Freelance Journalist	Natalia Pestova	Eliminated 2nd
Ulrika Jonsson	TV Presenter	Pavel Aubrecht	Eliminated 3rd
Stephen Gately	Boyzone Singer	Kristina Lenko	Eliminated 4th
Kay Burley	Sky Presenter	Fred Palascak	Eliminated 5th
Lisa Scott-Lee	Former Steps Singer	Matt Evers	Eliminated 6th
Lee Sharpe	Former England Footballer	Frankie Poultney	Eliminated 7th
Emily Symons	Home and Away Actress	Daniel Whiston	Eliminated 8th
Duncan James	Blue Singer and TV Presenter	Maria Filippov	Third place
Clare Buckfield	Actress	Andrei Lipanov	Second place
Kyran Bracken	Rugby Player	Melanie Lambert	Winner

Series 3 (2008)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 3)

The commissioning of the third series of Dancing on Ice was first confirmed by Phillip Schofield at the BAFTA awards. The third series began on 13 January 2008, moving to Sunday nights in the process and ended on 16 March 2008, when Suzanne Shaw was crowned as the winner. Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned to co-present, while Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Robin Cousins returned to The Ice Panel. The third series saw the replacement of judge Natalia Bestemianova by West End star Ruthie Henshall. And for the first time in the history of the series, a contestant withdrew due to injury, and it was TV presenter Michael Underwood who did so.

The contestants for the third series were:

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Sarah Greene	TV presenter	Fred Palascak	Eliminated 1st
Natalie Pinkham	TV presenter	Andrei Lipanov	Eliminated 2nd
Michael Underwood	TV presenter	Melanie Lambert	Withdrew
Samantha Mumba	Singer and actress	Pavel Aubrecht	Eliminated 3rd
Aggie MacKenzie	TV presenter	Sergey Malyshev	Eliminated 4th
Tim Vincent	Actor and presenter	Victoria Borzenkova	Eliminated 5th
Steve Backley	Javelin thrower	Susie Lipanova	Eliminated 6th
Linda Lusardi	Actress and model	Daniel Whiston	Eliminated 7th
Greg Rusedski	Tennis player	Kristina Lenko	Eliminated 8th
Gareth Gates	Singer	Maria Filippov	Eliminated 9th
Zaraah Abrahams	Actress	Fred Palascak	Third place
Chris Fountain	Actor	Frankie Poultney	Runner-up
Suzanne Shaw	Singer	Matt Evers	Winner

Series 4 (2009)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 4)

The fourth series started on 11 January 2009 and ended on 22 March 2009. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned to co-present as well as Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and Karen Barber to mentor the celebrities. Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner, Robin Cousins and Ruthie Henshall all returned to The Ice Panel for the fourth series.

The contestants for the fourth series were:

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Graeme Le Saux	Former footballer	Kristina Lenko	Eliminated 1st (Men's round)
Gemma Bissix	Actress	Andrei Lipanov	Eliminated 2nd (Women's round)
Jeremy Edwards	Actor	Darya Nucci	Eliminated 3rd
Michael Underwood	TV presenter	Melanie Lambert	Eliminated 4th
Todd Carty	Actor	Susie Lipanova	Eliminated 5th
Ellery Hanley	Rugby player	Frankie Poultney	Eliminated 6th
Melinda Messenger	Glamour model and presenter	Fred Palascak	Eliminated 7th
Roxanne Pallett	Actress	Daniel Whiston	Eliminated 8th
Zöe Salmon	TV presenter	Matt Evers	Eliminated 9th
Coleen Nolan	Singer and TV presenter	Stuart Widdall	Eliminated 10th
Jessica Taylor	Singer	Pavel Aubrecht	Third place
Donal MacIntyre	Journalist	Florentine Houdinière	Runner-up
Ray Quinn	Actor and singer	Maria Filippov	Winner

Series 5 (2010)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 5)

The fifth series began on 10 January 2010 and ended on 28 March 2010. Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean and Karen Barber returned to train the celebrities, with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returning as co-presenters. Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Robin Cousins returned for their fifth series on The Ice Pane. However, Ruthie Henshall did not return for her third series on The Ice Panel. In addition to the main show, there was also a new spin-off show called Dancing on Ice Friday which gives viewers the insight to the training of the celebrities. It was presented by Ben Shephard and former contestant Coleen Nolan and broadcast from 8 pm to 8.30 pm on Friday evenings on ITV.

Cousins did not appear as a judge for weeks 6 and 7 due to commentary commitments for the Winter Olympics, so Barber was temporary head judge during Cousins's absence. Michael Ball took his place on 14 February and Angela Rippon filled in for him on 21 February.

The contestants for the fifth series were:

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Sinitta	Singer	Andrei Lipanov	Eliminated 1st (Women's round)
Bobby Davro	Actor and comedian	Molly Moenkhoff	Eliminated 2nd (Men's round)
Jeremy Sheffield	Actor	Susie Lipanova	Eliminated 3rd
Tana Ramsay	Wife of Gordon Ramsay	Stuart Widdall	Eliminated 4th
Heather Mills	Activist and former model	Matt Evers	Eliminated 5th
Dr. Hilary Jones	Doctor and TV presenter	Alexandra Schauman	Eliminated 6th
Sharron Davies	Swimmer	Pavel Aubrecht	Eliminated 7th
Emily Atack	Actress	Fred Palascak	Eliminated 8th
Mikey Graham	Singer	Melanie Lambert	Eliminated 9th
Danny Young	Actor	Frankie Poultney	Eliminated 10th
Danniella Westbrook	Actress and presenter	Matthew Gonzalez	Eliminated 11th
Kieron Richardson	Actor	Brianne Delcourt	Third place
Gary Lucy	Actor	Maria Filippov	Second place
Hayley Tamaddon	Actress	Daniel Whiston	Winner

Series 6 (2011)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 6)

The sixth series started on 9 January 2011 and ended on 27 March 2011 with the following 16 celebrities taking part. Although 16 celebrities are confirmed to take part, in a shocking twist, the first two episodes were qualifying rounds, in each of which eight couples skated and two were eliminated, so that only 12 couples reached the competition proper. For the first time, viewers in the Republic of Ireland were able to vote via the TV3 Ireland website. Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill returned to mentor the contestants, with Karen Barber moving from The Ice Panel to the role of head coach. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as co-presenters for their sixth series. Jason Gardiner, Robin Cousins and Emma Bunton returned to The Ice Panel, but Nicky Slater did not.

The contestants for the sixth series are:

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Angela Rippon	Broadcaster and journalist	Sean Rice	Did not qualify (Qualifying round 1)
Nadia Sawalha	Actress and presenter	Mark Hanretty	Did not qualify (Qualifying round 1)
Craig McLachlan	Actor	Maria Filippov	Did not qualify (Qualifying round 2)
Elen Rivas	Media personality	Łukasz Różycki	Did not qualify (Qualifying round 2)
Steven Arnold	Actor	Nina Ulanova	Eliminated 1st
Dominic Cork	Cricketer	Alexandra Schauman	Eliminated 2nd
Jennifer Metcalfe	Actress	Sylvain Longchambon	Eliminated 3rd
Comedy Dave	Presenter	Frankie Poultney	Eliminated 4th
Kerry Katona	Media personality	Daniel Whiston	Eliminated 5th
Vanilla Ice	Rapper	Katie Stainsby	Eliminated 6th
Denise Welch	Actress and presenter	Matt Evers	Eliminated 7th
Jeff Brazier	TV presenter	Isabelle Gauthier	Eliminated 8th
Johnson Beharry	Soldier	Jodeyne Higgins	Eliminated 9th
Chloe Madeley	Daughter of Richard and Judy	Michael Zenezini	Third place
Laura Hamilton	TV presenter	Colin Ratushniak	Second place
Sam Attwater	Actor	Brianne Delcourt	Winner

Series 7 (2012)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 7)

The seventh series started on 8 January 2012. The celebrities were revealed on 3 January 2012. Phillip Schofield returned as presenter and was joined by Christine Bleakley following the departure of Holly Willoughby, with Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill and Karen Barber returning to mentor the celebrities. Robin Cousins was the only judge from series 6 to return, with six consecutive European champion Katarina Witt and choreographer Louie Spence replacing Emma Bunton and Jason Gardiner.

The contestants for the seventh series are as follows. Singer Chesney Hawkes was originally part of the line-up, but withdrew after sustaining an injury. His replacement was The X Factor contestant Chico Slimani.

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Andy Akinwolere	TV presenter	Maria Filippov	Eliminated 1st
Laila Morse	Actress	Łukasz Różycki	Eliminated 2nd
Mark Rhodes	TV presenter	Frankie Poultney	Eliminated 3rd
Corey Feldman	Actor	Brooke Castile	Eliminated 4th
Charlene Tilton	Actress	Matthew Gonzalez	Eliminated 5th
Rosemary Conley	Author and presenter	Mark Hanretty	Eliminated 6th
Sébastien Foucan	Freerunner	Brianne Delcourt	Eliminated 7th
Heidi Range	Singer	Andrei Lipanov	Eliminated 8th
Sam Nixon	TV presenter	Alexandra Schauman	Eliminated 9th
Andy Whyment	Actor	Vicky Ogden	Eliminated 10th
Chemmy Alcott	Skier	Sean Rice	Eliminated 11th
Jennifer Ellison	Actress	Daniel Whiston	Eliminated 12th
Chico Slimani	Singer	Jodeyne Higgins	Third place
Jorgie Porter	Actress	Matt Evers	Second place
Matthew Wolfenden	Actor	Nina Ulanova	Winner

Series 8 (2013)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 8)

The eighth series started on 6 January 2013.

The line-up was officially announced on 18 December 2012. Consisting of twelve couples, series 8 was the shortest series to air, and had the lowest number of couples since series 3 in 2008.

Christopher Dean, Jayne Torvill and Karen Barber returned to mentor the celebrities, with Barber returning to The Ice Panel after two series away. Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returned to co-present. Head judge Robin Cousins and Barber were joined on The Ice Panel by former judge Jason Gardiner and former The Pussycat Dolls singer Ashley Roberts, who replaced Louie Spence and Katarina Witt.

Celebrity	Known for	Professional partner	Status
Pamela Anderson	Actress	Matt Evers	Eliminated 1st
Lauren Goodger	Reality TV star	Michael Zenezini	Eliminated 2nd
Oona King	Politician	Mark Hanretty	Eliminated 3rd
Anthea Turner	TV presenter	Andrew Buchanan	Eliminated 4th
Shayne Ward	Singer	Maria Filippov	Eliminated 5th
Joe Pasquale	Comedian	Vicky Ogden	Eliminated 6th
Keith Chegwin	Actor and presenter	Olga Sharutenko	Eliminated 7th
Samia Ghadie	Actress	Sylvain Longchambon	Eliminated 8th
Gareth Thomas	Rugby player	Robin Johnstone	Withdrew
Luke Campbell	Boxer	Jenna Smith	Third place
Matt Lapinskas	Actor	Brianne Delcourt	Second Place
Beth Tweddle	Gymnast	Daniel Whiston	Winner

Series 9: All-Stars (2014)

Main article: Dancing on Ice (series 9)

The final series of Dancing on Ice began airing on 5 January 2014. It was announced on 21 May 2013 by Christopher Dean and Jayne Torvill that it would be their last as coaches, and ITV's Director of Television, Peter Fincham, confirmed that the programme would be cancelled after this. On 24 June 2013, it was reported that Dancing on Ice could continue with new coaches, however, on 22 October 2013 it was confirmed that this series will be the show's last.

It was later announced that the ninth series would be an "all-star" series, featuring former winners and other contestants from the eight previous series. The 14-strong line up was revealed on 11 December 2013, included 6 former champions, 6 other top-four finishers, plus Joe Pasquale and Todd Carty.

Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returned to co-present. Dean, Torvill and Karen Barber returned to mentor the celebrities. Robin Cousins, Jason Gardiner, Barber and Ashley Roberts returned for their respective ninth, eighth, seventh and second series on The Ice Panel. Cousins was absent for weeks 6 and 7 due to commentating the 2014 Winter Olympics, so former judge Nicky Slater returned in his place and Barber was temporary head judge.

Celebrity	Original series	Professional partner	Status
Jorgie Porter	Series 7 – 2nd	Sylvain Longchambon	Eliminated 1st
Joe Pasquale	Series 8 – 7th	Robin Johnstone	Eliminated 2nd
David Seaman	Series 1 – 4th	Frankie Poultney	Eliminated 3rd
Gary Lucy	Series 5 – 2nd	Katie Stainsby	Eliminated 4th
Todd Carty	Series 4 – 9th	Alexandra Schauman	Eliminated 5th
Zaraah Abrahams	Series 3 – 3rd	Andrew Buchanan	Eliminated 6th
Bonnie Langford	Series 1 – 3rd	Andrei Lipanov	Eliminated 7th
Gareth Gates	Series 3 – 4th	Brianne Delcourt	Eliminated 8th
Suzanne Shaw	Series 3 – 1st	Matt Evers	Eliminated 9th
Kyran Bracken	Series 2 – 1st	Nina Ulanova	Eliminated 10th
Sam Attwater	Series 6 – 1st	Vicky Ogden	Eliminated 11th
Beth Tweddle	Series 8 – 1st	Łukasz Różycki	Third place
Hayley Tamaddon	Series 5 – 1st	Daniel Whiston	Runner up
Ray Quinn	Series 4 – 1st	Maria Filippov	Winner

Series averages

All information in this table comes from BARB. including figures from ITV+1 and ITV HD channels

Series	Day	# Ep.	Premiere		Final		Aired	Average Viewers (in millions)
			Date	Premiere Viewers (in millions)	Date	Finale Viewers (in millions)
1	Saturdays	16	14 January 2006	9.83	4 March 2006	11.68	2006	9.12
2		18	20 January 2007	9.08	17 March 2007	9.14	2007	8.00
3	Sundays	20	13 January 2008	9.34	16 March 2008	12.08	2008	8.93
4		22	11 January 2009	8.83	22 March 2009	11.31	2009	8.86
5		23	10 January 2010	9.64	28 March 2010	9.42	2010	8.28
6			9 January 2011	10.23	27 March 2011	9.35	2011	8.15
7			8 January 2012	8.42	25 March 2012	7.01	2012	6.63
8		19	6 January 2013	7.49	10 March 2013	7.36	2013	6.32
9		19	5 January 2014	6.76	9 March 2014	5.98	2014	5.04

Awards

Year	Group	Award	Result	Reference(s)
2006	National Television Awards	Most Popular Entertainment Programme	Nominated
2007	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2008	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2008	TV Quick Awards	Best Talent Show	Nominated
2009	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2009	TV Quick Awards	Best Talent Show	Nominated
2009	RTS Craft & Design Award	Best Costume Design	Won
2009	RTS Craft & Design Award	Best Multicamera Work	Nominated
2010	RTS Craft & Design Award	Best Costume Design	Nominated
2011	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2011	RTS Craft & Design Award	Best Costume Design	Nominated
2012	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2013	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2014	National Television Awards	Most Popular Talent Show	Nominated
2014	TRIC Awards	TRIC Special Award	Won

Guest singers

• Series 2 – Week 6: Take That with "Shine" & "Patience"
• Series 3 – Week 3: Westlife with "World of Our Own" & "Us Against The World"
• Series 3 – Week 9: Leona Lewis with "Footprints in the Sand" & "Better in Time"
• Series 4 – Week 5: Bette Midler with "From a Distance"
• Series 4 – Week 7: Will Young with "Let It Go"
• Series 4 – Week 10: Girls Aloud with "Untouchable"
• Series 5 – Week 2: The Saturdays with "Ego"
• Series 5 – Week 5: Mumford & Sons with "The Cave"
• Series 5 – Week 5: Pixie Lott with "Use Somebody" & "Cry Me Out"
• Series 5 – Week 8: Katherine Jenkins and Andrew Lloyd Webber with "Love Never Dies"
• Series 5 – Week 11: Alexandra Burke with "All Night Long"
• Series 6 – Qualifying Week 2: Ellie Goulding with "Your Song"
• Series 6 – Week 5: Rumer with "What the World Needs Now Is Love"
• Series 6 – Week 7: Nicole Scherzinger with "Don't Hold Your Breath"
• Series 6 – Week 8 & 10: The Overtones (house band for week 10)
• Series 7 – Week 2: Pixie Lott with "Kiss the Stars"
• Series 7 – Week 4: Christina Perri with "Jar of Hearts"
• Series 7 – Week 5: One Direction with "What Makes You Beautiful" and "One Thing"
• Series 7 – Week 10: Marcus Collins with "Seven Nation Army"
• Series 8 – Week 3: Little Mix with "Change Your Life"
• Series 8 – Week 7: Olly Murs with "Army of Two"
• Series 8 – Week 8: Jools Holland and Rumer
• Series 9 – Week 4: Rebecca Ferguson with "In My Life" (with Torvill and Dean) and "All That I've Got" (with professional skaters)
• Series 9 - Semi-final: Kodaline with "High Hopes"

Spin-offs

Like many other reality TV shows, Dancing on Ice has had a number of supplementary shows. The first was Dancing on Ice Defrosted. It was presented by Stephen Mulhern and aired on ITV2 immediately after the main ITV show and again after the results show. The show featured opinions from celebrity guests and past contestants as well as from Torvill and Dean, the judges, presenters and competitors. Judge Nicky Slater also offered in-depth analysis of various performances using the latest video technology that the judges use to judge performances.

The second spin-off show was originally called Dancing on Ice Extra and was presented by Andi Peters and Andrea McLean, both competitors in the first series. Midway through the first series Paul O'Grady left ITV to join Channel 4 meaning that ITV had no show to put on air at 5 pm. The format of Dancing on Ice Defrosted was modified so that it could be broadcast every weekday. Due to Andrea's maternity leave during the second series she did not return to present the show and therefore Ben Shephard joined the show as the anchor presenter, and, unlike during the previous, series Andi Peters was now a roving reporter around the studio. For its second run the show was renamed Dancing on Ice Exclusive.

Neither of these first two spin-off shows returned in 2008 nor 2009.

In 2010 it was announced that a new spin-off show would accompany Dancing on Ice, named Dancing on Ice Friday, presented by Ben Shephard and Coleen Nolan.

Champion of Champions (2007)

This took place on Saturday 24 March 2007 and featured finalists from both Series 1 and Series 2. All six celebrities did one routine each, scored by the judges, and then voted on by the public. The two couples finishing first after the public voted skated again in the skate off to decide the winner. The skaters that did not reach the skate off – 3rd to 6th – were announced "in no particular order", so ranks may not be accurate.

Place	Celebrity	Partner	Position on Dancing on Ice	Score
1st	Kyran Bracken	Melanie Lambert	Series 2 winner	6.0+6.0+5.5+6.0+6.0= 29.5
2nd	Clare Buckfield	Andrei Lipanov	Series 2 runner-up	5.5+5.5+4.5+5.0+5.5=26.0
3rd	Bonnie Langford	Matt Evers	Series 1 third place (final)	5.0+5.5+5.5+5.5+5.0=26.5
4th	Duncan James	Maria Filippov	Series 2 third place (final)	4.5+5.5+5.5+5.5+5.0=26.0
5th	Gaynor Faye	Daniel Whiston	Series 1 winner	5.0+5.5+5.0+5.0+5.0=25.5
6th	Stefan Booth	Kristina Lenko	Series 1 runner-up	4.5+5.0+4.0+4.5+4.5= 22.5

Dancing on Ice at Christmas (2008)

For Christmas 2008, Torvill and Dean went head to head with Jayne Torvill having a team of three female celebrities, and Christopher Dean having a team of three male celebrities. The judges were the usual line-up of Robin Cousins, Ruthie Henshall, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber and Nicky Slater. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield presented the 90-minute programme.

Place	Celebrity	Partner	Position on Dancing on Ice	Score
1st	Suzanne Shaw	Matt Evers	Series 3 winner	6.0+6.0+6.0+6.0+6.0= 30.0
2nd	Chris Fountain	Frankie Poultney	Series 3 runner-up	6.0+6.0+5.0+5.5+5.5=28.0
3rd	Kyran Bracken	Melanie Lambert	Series 2 winner	5.5+5.5+5.0+5.5+5.5=27.0
4th	Clare Buckfield	Pavel Aubrecht	Series 2 runner-up	5.5+5.5+4.5+5.0+5.5=26.0
5th	Duncan James	Maria Filippov	Series 2 third place	5.0+5.0+5.0+5.0+4.5=24.5
6th	Zaraah Abrahams	Fred Palascak	Series 3 third place	5.0+4.5+4.5+5.0+5.0= 24.0

Team Torvill scored 80 points to Team Dean's 79.5 and won the show by also receiving the majority of the audience votes.

Suzanne Shaw received the perfect score of 30 for the third time in a row. In her last two appearances on the show she has picked up the trophy.

Dancing on Ice: Make Me a Star (2008)

A 30-minute prime time spin-off to Dancing on Ice premiered on 26 January 2008 and ran for a few episodes, presented solely by Holly Willoughby. This both showed some exclusive footage of the celebrities training for the Sunday night main show and followed Torvill and Dean on the search for a member of the public to perform on the Dancing on Ice final in 2009.

Shows:

• Kyran Bracken skated with his new partner (they have been on Holiday on Ice)
• David Seaman and Melanie Lambert showed what to expect on the Tour
• Clare Buckfield and Andrei Lipanov did a new performance of "Reach"

Dancing on Ice: Ice Star (2009)

This was shown after the announcement of the bottom two had been made but before the skate off. It showed Torvill and Dean's search for an entertainment act on ice, with auditions from all kinds of ice skaters. The winner skated live on the Dancing on Ice 2009 final and join Torvill and Dean on tour.

From a shortlist of 20 acts, Torvill and Dean invited only 4 back to give another performance in the Dancing on Ice studio. The final 4 were:

• Hannah and Daniel – Child pairs skaters
• Nick Rigby – Figure skater
• The Oxford Freestylers – Stunt and trick performers
• The Elody – Skating girlband

The best skater to slip through the net was Grimsby born Daniel Bennett who initially impressed Christopher Dean on his first audition. Controversially however Jane Torvil denied him entry after his cataclismic fall on the quarter finals just metres away from the legendary skating duo.

The Oxford Freestylers won and performed live on the Dancing on Ice 2009 final.

Dancing on Ice Goes Gold (2012)

An Olympic special aired on 22 July 2012, before the London 2012 Summer Olympics. It featured medal-winning Olympic athletes.

The one-off special featured the judges from series 7, with Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returning as presenters. Torvill & Dean unveiled a new and specially-crafted performance. Head judge, Robin Cousins also performed a solo routine for first time in twelve years.

Olympian	Sport	Medals	Professional partner	Judges scores	Status
Steve Williams OBE	Rowing	Gold, Coxless Four (Athens 2004, Beijing 2008)	Katie Stainsby	9.5, 9.5, 10.0 = 29.0	Gold (Winner)
Olga Korbut	Gymnastics	4 Gold & 2 Silver (Munich 1972, Montreal 1976)	Matthew Gonzalez	10.0, 9.0, 9.5 = 28.5	Silver (2nd place)
Pippa Wilson MBE	Sailing	Gold, Yngling sailing (Beijing 2008)	Mark Hanretty	9.0, 9.5, 9.5 = 28.0	Bronze (3rd place)
Gail Emms MBE	Badminton	Silver, Mixed Doubles (Athens 2004)	Łukasz Różycki	9.0, 9.0, 9.5 = 27.5	Eliminated
Colin Jackson CBE	Hurdling, Sprinting	Silver, 110m Hurdles (Seoul Olympics 1988)	Frankie Poultney	9.0, 8.5, 9.0 = 26.5	Eliminated
Jamie Baulch	Sprinting	Silver, 4 x400m relay (Atlanta 1996)	Maria Filippov	8.5, 8.5, 9.0 = 26.0	Eliminated
Tessa Sanderson CBE	Javelin	Gold (LA 1984)	Yannick Bonheur	7.5, 7.5, 8.0 = 23.0	Eliminated

The judges scores were added to the studio audiences votes to decide the winner. No public vote took place, as the programme was recorded earlier in the year.

Dancing on Ice Friday

A brand new spin-off show for the 2010 series of Dancing On Ice, appropriately called Dancing on Ice Friday, gave viewers the insight to the training of the celebrities over the last week. It was presented by television presenter Ben Shephard and former contestant and Loose Women star Coleen Nolan. The show was broadcast from 8 pm to 8.30 pm on Friday evenings on ITV throughout the duration of the main shows season.

Due to poor ratings, Dancing on Ice Friday was axed prior to the 2011 series.

Studio set and ice rink

The show has been based in the George Lucas Stage at Elstree Studios since it began in 2006, with the exception of 2011, when the show was broadcast from Shepperton Studios. The original set was axed in 2011 following the move to Shepperton Studios, it was replaced by a much more modern design. When the show moved back to Elstree the new set also moved, using the same set in a new layout. The ice rink measures 30 × 15 m. There are several areas of the studio; The Tunnel, this is to the left of the rink and is where the couples enter the rink. The Ice Cave, this is situated at the back of the rink and where Phillip stands to interview the couples and the Judges and Contestants Area, this to the right of the rink and is where the judging panel are based, and where Christine stands to speak to them and the couples.

Dancing on Ice: The Tour

Main article: Dancing on Ice: The Tour

Merchandise

• A DVD, featuring highlights from Series 1, and a CD, containing music from Series 1, were released shortly after it ended. A highlights DVD for Series 2 was released on 2 April 2007 and a Series 3 highlights DVD was released on 7 April 2008. There is a Series 4 DVD in The Series 1–5 Boxset; you can`t buy it by itself. The Series 5 Highlights DVD was released on 12 April 2010 and the Live Tour 2010 DVD was released on 29 November 2010. A compilation boxset of highlights of Series 1–5 has also been released.

• The Live Tours are also filmed at a different location each year by Live Nation UK Ltd who own the rights to the tours and released on DVD by Universal Media. The Live 25th Bolero Anniversary Tour DVD was released in November 2009.

External links

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