The fifth season of '' Battle of the Blades'' premiered on September 19, 2019, on

CBC Television CBC Television (also known as CBC TV) is a Canadian English-language broadcast television network owned by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, the national public broadcaster. The network began operations on September 6, 1952. Its French-l ...

after a six-year hiatus from the sport, featuring seven couples. Ron MacLean returns as host alongside head judge

Kurt Browning Kurt Browning, (born June 18, 1966) is a Canadian figure skater, choreographer and commentator. He is the first skater to land a ratified quadruple jump in competition. He is a four-time World Champion and Canadian national champion. Career ...

, with

Colby Armstrong Colby Joseph Armstrong (born November 23, 1982) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Atlanta Thrashers, Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadiens in a 9-y ...

joining the judging panel permanently after suffering an injury that ruled him out of the competition. The season featured a rotation of guest judges, with Tessa Virtue &

Scott Moir Scott Patrick Moir OLY ( ; born September 2, 1987) is a Canadian retired ice dancer and coach. With ice dance partner Tessa Virtue, he is the 2010 and 2018 Olympic champion, the 2014 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (2010, ...

serving as guest judges during Week 1. The season rotated between three venues, with the first three weeks taking place at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Week 4 taking place at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in

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, Ontario and the last three weeks in

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, with two weeks at the Tributes Community Centre and the finale taking place at the Ryerson's Mattamy Athletic Centre. For the first time in the show's history, viewers from outside Canada are allowed to view the dances and vote for their favourite couples. The scoring also changed from a 6.0 to a 10.0 system for Week 1, referring back to the 6.0 system from Week 2 onwards.

Couples

Scoring Chart

:''Red numbers'' indicate the couples with the lowest score for each week. :Green numbers indicate the couples with the highest score for each week. : indicates the couple(s) eliminated that week. : indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two the previous week, but won the Skate-Off. : indicates the Skate-Off finished in a draw. : indicates the winning couple. : indicates the runner-up couple. : indicates the third-place couple.

Judges

Each week, Colby Armstrong and Kurt Browning act as judges, with guest judges joining them. With the exception of Week 1, each guest judge gave separate scores to the contestants. Colby Armstrong was also considered a guest judge in Week 1, before joining the panel full-time during Week 2.

Individual songs & scores

Week 1

''Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Kurt Browning.''

Week 2

''Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Darcy Tucker, Barbara Underhill, Kurt Browning.''

Week 3 - Country Week

''Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Marie-France Dubreuil, Kurt Browning.''

Week 4 - Stage and Screen Week

''Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Sarah Nurse, Kurt Browning.''

Week 5 - R&B Week

''Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Meagan Duhamel, Kurt Browning.''

Week 6

Round 1 - Couple's Theme Choice

''Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Kurt Browning.'' In contrast to previous weeks, the skate-off was conducted first.

Round 2 - Favourite Performance of the Season

''Couples performed their favourite routines for the season, although they were not scored by the judges.''

Notes

*a ^ ''Violetta & P.J. were given a bye in Week 1 after it was learned that Colby Armstrong would be forced to withdraw from the competition.'' *b ^ ''Kaitlyn & Sheldon and Ekaterina & Bruno's skates in Week 6 were not scored by the judges.'' *c ^ ''Skates in Week 7 were not scored by the judges.''

References

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