Background and history
The series was announced in November 2004 and originally titled ''Stars on Thin Ice'', the show was renamed following the failure of ITV's celebrity oriented 2005 summer schedule. ''Dancing on Ice'' is frequently compared to theCancellation and revival
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. On 4 September 2017, ITV confirmed that the show would return in 2018. Torvill and Dean will return to the show as head judges along with Schofield and Willoughby as presenters. On 19 October 2017,Format
Each week the celebrities and their partners perform a live ice dance routine. The four/five (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 a different routine known as the ''Save-Me Skate''. Unlike the main routines, this routine can be reused if the celebrity is in the Skate Off more than once. 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 the competition each week, but in series 7, two couples left in one week, due to numbering issues. This also occurred in series 10, 11 and 14 respectively. 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. Torvill and Dean themselves then made a special in-studio appearance towards the end, thanking the contestants, hosts and judges, and the viewers for their votes.Required elements
From Series 1 to 8, there was an element that the skaters were required to perform as part of their routines. From Series 9, the required skating elements format was removed due to the All-Star nature of the series. It was brought back in Series 10, known as the ''judges' challenge''. The required elements 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 edgeStudio set and ice rink
The show was based in the George Lucas Stage atSeries overview
Fourteen series have been broadcast to date, as summarised below.Presenters, judges and coaches
Presenters
Judging panel
Professional skaters
: Winner : Runner-up : Third place : First eliminated : Withdrew or injured : ParticipatingCurrent
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Notes and statistics
*Main series results
Series 1 (2006)
The first series began on Saturday 14 January 2006 and ended on Saturday 4 March 2006, including ten celebrity skaters. The co-presenters wereSeries 2 (2007)
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.Series 3 (2008)
The commissioning of the third series of ''Dancing on Ice'' was first confirmed bySeries 4 (2009)
The fourth series started on 11 January 2009 and ended on 22 March 2009.Series 5 (2010)
The fifth series began on 10 January 2010 and ended on 28 March 2010. Jayne Torvill, Christopher Dean andSeries 6 (2011)
The sixth series started on 9 January 2011 and ended on 27 March 2011 with the following 16 celebrities taking part. 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 theSeries 7 (2012)
The seventh series started on 8 January 2012. The celebrities were revealed on 3 January 2012.Series 8 (2013)
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 andSeries 9: All-Stars (2014)
The ninth 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 series as coaches, and ITV's Director of Television,Series 10 (2018)
On 4 September 2017, it was announced on '' This Morning'' that ''Dancing on Ice'' would return with Willoughby and Schofield as presenters, and Torvill and Dean returning in new roles of head judges. It was also revealed thatSeries 11 (2019)
It was announced on 25 January 2018 that ''Dancing on Ice'' would return for an eleventh series in 2019. The presenters and judges remain the same as for series 10, with the exception ofSeries 12 (2020)
In this seriesSeries 13 (2021)
On 24 June 2020, it was announced that Alex Murphy, the show's reigning champion, had not been re-contracted for the upcoming series, and on 19 July 2020, that Brianne Delcourt would be leaving the show to spend more time with her husband, Kevin Kilbane, who she partnered last series. On 30 August 2020, it was announced that Alexander Demetriou and Carlotta Edwards wouldn't be on the main line-up of professional skaters. On 7 October 2020, it was announced that Jess Hatfield,Series 14 (2022)
It was announced during the previous series final that the show would return for its fourteenth series. It was announced on 3 October 2021 thatSeries 15 (2023)
It was announced during the final of the previous series that the show would return for its fifteenth series in January 2023. Professional skaters Andy Buchanan, Robin Johnstone, Angela Egan, Joe Johnson and reigning championSeries averages
All information in this table comes fromAwards and nominations
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''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.''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''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''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 four back to give another performance in the ''Dancing on Ice'' studio. The final four were: * Hannah and Daniel – Child pairs skaters * Nick Rigby – Figure skater * The Oxford Freestylers – Stunt and trick performers * The Elody – Skating girlband 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''Dancing on Ice Friday'' (2010)
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''Dancing on Ice at Christmas'' (2019)
A Christmas special aired on 22 December 2019 featuring performances from all the couples of the''Dancing on Ice: The Greatest Show on Ice'' (2021)
Due to a number of early withdrawals and to give the remaining contestants sufficient time to recover from any injuries,''Dancing on Ice: The Tour''
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