The Jump

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For the most recent series, see The Jump (series 3).
The Jump
File:The Jump Channel 4.jpg
Genre Reality
Presented by
Starring
Narrated by Barry Davies
Composer(s) David Lowe
Country of origin United Kingdom
Original language(s) English
No. of series 3
No. of episodes 24
Production
Executive producer(s)
  • Melanie Leach
  • Andrew Mackenzie
  • Rachel Watson
  • Tony Moulsdale
  • Abigail Adams
Production location(s) Various locations in Austria
Running time 60–80 minutes (inc. adverts)
Production company(s) Twofour and GroupM
Distributor ITV Studios
Release
Original network Channel 4
Picture format 16:9 (HDTV)
Audio format Stereo
Original release 26 January 2014 (2014-01-26) –
present[1]
Chronology
Related shows
External links
Website
Production website

The Jump is a British television series that follows celebrities as they try to master various winter sports including skeleton, bobsleigh, snowskates, ski cross and giant slalom. Davina McCall and Alex Brooker presented the first series, with McCall returning as solo host for the second series. Winter Olympic skier Graham Bell and skeleton gold medallist Amy Williams put the celebrities through training in the UK and Austria. Britain's first Olympic ski jumper, Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards, appears live on the show to demonstrate the ski jump.[2]

The first series was won by singer Joe McElderry on 3 February 2014.[3] In March 2014, Channel 4's chief creative officer, Jay Hunt said she was keen to renew the show for a second series.[4] On 1 September 2014, Channel 4 confirmed that it had renewed the show for a second series in 2015.[5] The second series was won by reality television star Joey Essex. On 28 April 2015, Channel 4 renewed the show for a third series that began on 31 January 2016.[6] The third series concluded on 6 March 2016 with Ben Cohen winning the series.

Format

The show is broadcast live on public service broadcaster Channel 4, from Innsbruck and Kühtai in Austria. Each night, the two celebrities that record the slowest time or speed in each event face a live ski jump to keep their place in the competition. The events take place in different locations in Austria and are pre-recorded, so the celebrities do not know their times when they complete the event.

The show's working title was The Alpine Games.[7] It was initially taken to ITV in 2012, but was declined after it was deemed "too dangerous" by chiefs.[8]

On the Piste

On 20 January 2015, it was announced that a new spin-off show would air on sister channel E4. The show, called The Jump: On the Piste is hosted by Cherry Healey and features interviews with the celebrities as well as unseen footage and special guests.[9] The show did not return the following year.

Main series results

To date, three series have been broadcast as summarized below;

Series Start date End date Winner Runner-up Hosts Mentors
1 26 January 2014 3 February 2014 Joe McElderry Donal MacIntyre Davina McCall
Alex Brooker		 Graham Bell
Amy Williams
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
2 1 February 2015 9 February 2015 Joey Essex Mike Tindall Davina McCall Graham Bell
Amy Williams
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
Jenny Jones
3 31 January 2016[10] 6 March 2016 Ben Cohen Dean Cain Graham Bell
Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards
Lizzy Yarnold

Series 1 (2014)

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Main article: The Jump (series 1)

The twelve original celebrities taking part were revealed on 11 December 2013.[11]

Two of the original line-up withdrew from the show before it began. It was announced on 13 January 2014 that socialite Tara Palmer-Tomkinson had quit the show and been replaced by Laura Hamilton,[12] and actor Sam J. Jones withdrew the following day due to a shoulder injury. He was replaced by singer Ritchie Neville.[13]

Singer Joe McElderry and presenter Donal MacIntyre also trained as alternates in case somebody else pulled out.[14] Conway withdrew due to a hand injury, which led to McElderry joining the competition on 28 January (Day 3) after a live ski jump-off against MacIntyre, which he won. However, the following day, MacIntyre joined as replacement for Messenger, who was forced to withdraw due to concussion. On 3 February 2014, prior to the evening's final, Redgrave and Brigstocke withdrew for the competition due to injuries he suffered during training.[15]

The series began airing on 26 January 2014[16][17] for eight nights (except 1 February) until the final on 3 February 2014. During the live ski jump, the celebrities are given the option of three jumps – K15 (small), K24 (medium) or K40 (largest). The celebrity that jumps the shortest distance is eliminated. From Day 5 onwards, the K15 jump was removed from the competition.

Celebrity Known for Status
Nicky Clarke Celebrity hairdresser Eliminated 1st
Amy Childs The Only Way Is Essex star Eliminated 2nd
Henry Conway Socialite and author Withdrew 1st
Darren Gough Former England cricket captain Eliminated 3rd
Melinda Messenger Glamour model and television presenter Withdrew 2nd
Sinitta Singer and The X Factor mentor Eliminated 4th
Laura Hamilton Television presenter Eliminated 5th
Kimberly Wyatt Former The Pussycat Dolls singer Eliminated 6th
Anthea Turner Television & radio broadcaster Eliminated 7th
Ritchie Neville Five singer Eliminated 8th
Sir Steve Redgrave Olympic medal-winning rower Withdrew 3rd
Marcus Brigstocke Comedian and actor Withdrew 4th
Donal MacIntyre Journalist and television presenter Runner-up
Joe McElderry Singer and The X Factor 2009 winner Winner

Series 2 (2015)

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Main article: The Jump (series 2)

The sixteen original celebrities taking part were revealed on 10 December 2014.[18] On 13 December 2014, Ola Jordan had to pull out of the competition due to injury. She was replaced by Chloe Madeley.[19] On 9 January, Sally Bercow had to pull out of the competition due to injury[20] and was replaced by Jodie Kidd.[21]

Celebrity Known for Status
Phil Tufnell Former England left-arm orthodox spin bowler Eliminated 1st
Dominic Parker Gogglebox star Eliminated 2nd
Heather Mills Model, activist and businesswoman Eliminated 3rd
Ashley Roberts Former The Pussycat Dolls singer and Dancing on Ice judge Eliminated 4th
Louie Spence Pineapple Dance Studios artistic director Eliminated 5th
Jodie Kidd Model and television presenter Eliminated 6th
Stacey Solomon Singer and television presenter Eliminated 7th
Lady Victoria Hervey Model and socialite Eliminated 8th
Steve-O Jackass star and actor Eliminated 9th
JB Gill JLS singer Eliminated 10th
Jon-Allan Butterworth Paralympic track cyclist Eliminated 11th
Chloe Madeley Freelance journalist Eliminated 12th
Louise Thompson Made in Chelsea star Eliminated 13th
Louise Hazel Olympic heptathlete Third place
Mike Tindall Former England outside centre Runner-up
Joey Essex The Only Way Is Essex star Winner

Series 3 (2016)

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Main article: The Jump (series 3)

The third series of The Jump began airing on 31 January 2016 on Channel 4.[22] it airs weekly instead of its usual nightly format.[23] Twelve celebrity competitors are taking part in this series with the full line up being confirmed on 16 January 2016.[24] Tom Parker and Gemma Merna were confirmed as standby competitors in case of injury.[25] On 4 February, Tina Hobley was forced to withdraw from the competition after dislocating her elbow[26] and was replaced by Parker.[27] On 8 February, it was announced that Linford Christie could be forced to withdraw as well due to a hamstring injury.[28] The following day, it was announced that Mark-Francis Vandelli was forced to withdraw after fracturing his ankle.[29] On 11 February, it was confirmed that Christie would also leave the competition with previously eliminated contestant James Argent as his replacement.[30]

Celebrity Known for Status
Louisa Lytton EastEnders and The Bill actress Eliminated 1st
Tina Hobley Holby City actress Withdrew 1st
Rebecca Adlington Olympic freestyle swimmer Withdrew 2nd
Beth Tweddle Olympic artistic gymnast Withdrew 3rd
Mark-Francis Vandelli Made in Chelsea Star Withdrew 4th
Linford Christie Olympic sprinter Withdrew 5th
James "Arg" Argent The Only Way Is Essex star Eliminated 2nd
Joe Swash EastEnders actor Eliminated 3rd
Sarah Harding Girls Aloud singer and actress Withdrew 6th
Heather Mills Businesswoman, activist and former model Withdrew 7th
Brian McFadden Former Westlife singer Eliminated 4th
Tamara Beckwith Socialite Eliminated 5th
Sid Owen EastEnders actor and singer Eliminated 6th
Tom Parker The Wanted singer Third place
Dean Cain The New Adventures of Superman actor Runner-up
Ben Cohen Former England wing Winner

Reception

Critical reception

The Jump received negative reviews from viewers and critics alike. Sally Newall of The Independent called it "a bonkers, scary mash-up of Big Brother and Ski Sunday",[31] whilst Alex Fletcher of Digital Spy said "It was more painful than a snowball in the mouth."[32] In a one-star review, The Daily Telegraph's Michael Hogan said that "We were promised celebrities risking life and limb on The Jump. What we actually got was publicity-seeking C-listers plopping off a ski jump so small that it could double as a speed bump or playground slide. It all put the anti-climactic icing on a deeply disappointing cake."[33] Jonathan Whiley said that, "This is reality TV taken to its limits; manufactured, emotionless crap wheeled out through desperation. I'm usually all for that mind, providing it throws up entertainment which this, sadly, lacks from start to finish."[34]

During series 3, several viewers demanded that the show be cancelled following the reported injuries of three castmembers in just the first two weeks of filming.[35] Tina Hobley suffered a dislocated elbow on 4 February.[36] She was released, but has left the competition.[37] On 7 February, it was announced that Rebecca Adlington would leave the show following a dislocated shoulder[38] and Beth Tweddle would also leave the show following a back injury.[39] Similarly, Tom Parker tore ligaments in his hand.[40] The Sun reported that insurance costs for the injuries sustained by cast members could total over £31,000 per episode.[41]

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB,[42] but do not include Channel 4 +1.

Series Start date End date Series average
(millions)
Air date Official rating
(millions)[42]		 Air date Official rating
(millions)[42]
1 26 January 2014 2.62 3 February 2014 1.89 2.16
2 1 February 2015 2.85 9 February 2015 2.06 2.13
3 31 January 2016 2.41 6 March 2016 1.87 2.05

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