Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice

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Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice
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Presented byJamie Durie
Sami Lukis
JudgesKaren Barber
Alisa Camplin
Jason Gardiner
Belinda Noonan
Mark Storton
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes8
Production
Production locationsTCN-9, Willoughby, New South Wales
Sydney Ice Arena, Baulkham Hills, New South Wales
Running time90–120 minutes (including commercials)
Release
Original networkNine Network
Picture format16:9 (SDTV)
Original release11 July (2006-07-11) –
29 August 2006 (2006-08-29)

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice was an Australian reality television series which was based on the original British version, Dancing on Ice. The series premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday, 11 July 2006 at 7:30 pm, and involved celebrities ice dancing on a specially constructed ice rink located in Sydney's north-west suburbs. The series ran for one season before being cancelled, and the winner of the competition was model . The series reportedly cost several million dollars to produce and received above-average ratings.[1][2]

Format[]

The couples competed against each other for a prize at the end of the series. The ten celebrities were teamed up with ten professional ice skaters and received special training from champion ice dancing duo Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean themselves. Home viewers voted for their favourite couples and the couple with the fewest votes were voted off the show each week until a winner was decided. The show was run in a similar format to the Seven Network's rival dancing show Dancing with the Stars which had been a major hit for the Seven Network over the previous three years.

During training almost every contestant suffered an injury of some sort, the most serious of which being Michael Slater severing a tendon in his hand after it was accidentally skated over by his partner. Giaan Rooney dislocated her ankle just before the second episode of the series, and was forced to withdraw from the competition. Annalise Braakensiek twisted her ankle during the broadcast of the first episode, and was forced to withdraw as well.[3]

The show was hosted by celebrity gardener and backyard designer Jamie Durie and former Today weather presenter Sami Lukis. It was based on the British ITV show Dancing on Ice, which also featured Torvill and Dean, and is also roughly similar to an earlier Nine program Skating on Thin Ice, also hosted by Durie, in 2005. Kristina, Pam and Matt were also skating partners for the celebrities in the original UK version.

UK judges Karen Barber and Jason Gardiner, were joined by Alisa Camplin, Belinda Noonan, and international ice dancing judge, , on the judging panel. The judges only made opinions; it was up to the home viewers to make decisions.

Celebrities and their partners[]

Celebrity Notability Professional Partner Status
Trisha Broadbridge 2006 Young Australian of the Year Alexandre Pavlov Eliminated 1st
Annalise Braakensiek Model & actress Trent Nelson-Bond Withdrew due to injury
Dermott Brereton Former AFL player Pam O'Connor Eliminated 2nd
Jackie Kelly Former Liberal Party member Pavel Aubrecht Eliminated 3rd
Giaan Rooney Olympic swimmer Jonathon O'Dougherty Withdrew due to injury
Michael Slater New South Wales cricketer & television presenter Anya D`Jamirze Eliminated 4th
Jules Lund Television & radio broadcaster Kristina Cousins Eliminated 5th
Lara Bingle Model Matt Evers Third place
Karl Stefanovic Today presenter & journalist Linda Aubrecht Runner-Up
Jake Wall Model Maria Filippov Winner

Scoring chart[]

Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Jake & Maria 1 22.5 23.0 24.0 22.5 26.5 26.0 26.0+22.0=48.0 27.5+26.5=54.0
Karl & Linda 2 21.0 20.5 20.0 23.5 17.0 24.5 23.0+22.5=45.5 25.0+27.5=52.5
Lara & Matt 3 19.0 20.0 22.5 25.0 23.5 23.0 22.5+26.5=49.0
Jules & Kristina 4 12.0 11.5 14.5 16.5 17.0 20.5
Michael & Anya 5 17.0 17.0 20.0 17.0 21.0
Jackie & Pavel 6 19.0 19.0 18.5 21.0
Dermott & Pam 7 15.5 16.0 14.0
Trisha & Alexandre 8 13.0 15.5
Giaan & Jonathon 9 17.0
Annaliese & Trent 10 9.0
Red numbers indicate the lowest score of the week
Green numbers indicate the highest score of the week
  indicates that the couple were in the skate off
  indicates that the couple were eliminated
  indicates that the couple withdrew from the competition
  indicates that the couple won
  indicates that the couple came in second place

Average chart[]

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-point scale.

Rank by
average 		Place Couple Total Number of
dances 		Average
1 1 Jake & Maria 246.5 10 24.7
2 3 Lara & Matt 182.0 8 22.8
3 2 Karl & Linda 224.5 10 22.5
4 6 Jackie & Pavel 77.5 4 19.4
5 5 Michael & Anya 92.0 5 18.4
6 9 Giaan & Jonathon 17.0 1 17.0
7 4 Jules & Kristina 92.0 6 15.3
8 7 Dermott & Pam 45.5 3 15.2
9 8 Trisha & Alexandre 28.5 2 14.3
10 10 Annaliese & Trent 9.0 1 9.0

Live show details[]

Week 1 (11 July)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Lara & Matt 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 19.0 =3rd "Young Hearts Run Free"—Candi Staton N/A
2 Michael & Anya 3.0 2.0 4.0 4.0 4.0 17.0 =5th "I Love to Boogie"—T. Rex N/A
3 Giaan & Jonathon 2.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 4.0 17.0 =5th "You're Beautiful"—James Blunt Withdrew
4 Jules & Kristina 4.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 3.5 12.0 9th "A Little Less Conversation"—Elvis Presley vs. JXL N/A
5 Annalise & Trent 1.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 3.0 9.0 10th "Get the Party Started"—Pink Withdrew
6 Dermott & Pam 4.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.5 15.5 7th "Wild Thing"—The Troggs N/A
7 Trisha & Alexandre 2.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 13.0 8th "...Baby One More Time"—Britney Spears N/A
8 Jake & Maria 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.0 22.5 1st "A Fifth of Beethoven"—Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band N/A
9 Karl & Linda 5.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 21.0 2nd "Crazy in Love"—Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z N/A
10 Jackie & Pavel 3.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 19.0 =3rd "Mad About the Boy"—Julie London N/A

Week 2 (18 July)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Jake & Maria 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 5.0 23.0 1st "Rock DJ"—Robbie Williams Safe
2 Jackie & Pavel 4.0 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 19.0 4th "Hot Honey Rag"—from Chicago Safe
3 Michael & Anya 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.5 17.0 5th "Tainted Love"—Soft Cell Bottom two
4 Dermott & Pam 2.5 2.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 16.0 6th "Rhinestone Cowboy"—Glen Campbell Safe
5 Trisha & Alexandre 3.5 3.0 3.0 2.0 4.0 15.5 7th "You Raise Me Up"—Westlife Eliminated
6 Lara & Matt 3.5 3.5 4.5 4.0 4.5 20.0 3rd "It's Oh So Quiet"—Björk Safe
7 Jules & Kristina 2.0 1.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 11.5 8th "Hung Up"—Madonna Safe
8 Karl & Linda 4.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.5 20.5 2nd "Is This the Way to Amarillo"—Tony Christie Safe

Judges' votes to save

  • Noonan: Michael & Anya
  • Storton: Michael & Anya
  • Camplin: Trisha & Alexandre
  • Gardiner: Michael & Anya
  • Barber: Trisha & Alexandre

Week 3 (25 July)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Karl & Linda 4.5 3.0 3.5 4.5 4.5 20.0 =3rd "She's Always a Woman"—Billy Joel Safe
2 Dermott & Pam 3.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 14.0 7th "Crocodile Rock"—Elton John Eliminated*
3 Jackie & Pavel 3.5 4.5 3.5 3.0 4.0 18.5 5th "I Will Survive"—Gloria Gaynor Bottom two
4 Michael & Anya 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 20.0 =3rd "All That Jazz"—Catherine Zeta-Jones Safe
5 Jake & Maria 4.5 5.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 24.0 1st "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"—KT Tunstall Safe
6 Lara & Matt 3.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 22.5 2nd "Time After Time"—Eva Cassidy Safe
7 Jules & Kristina 2.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 4.0 14.5 6th "I Got You (I Feel Good)"—James Brown Safe
  • During the skate off, Dermott decided that his bicep injury made him unable to face another performance, effectively leading to him being eliminated and sparing the judges from a vote.

Week 4 (1 August)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Michael & Anya 4.0 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.5 17.0 5th "It's Not Unusual"—Tom Jones Bottom two
2 Jackie & Pavel 4.5 4.5 4.5 3.5 4.0 21.0 4th "My Heart Will Go On"—Celine Dion Eliminated
3 Jake & Maria 3.5 4.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 22.5 3rd "Copacabana"—Barry Manilow Safe
4 Karl & Linda 5.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 23.5 2nd "Mack the Knife"—Bobby Darin Safe
5 Jules & Kristina 3.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 3.5 16.5 6th "Luck Be a Lady"—Frank Sinatra Safe
6 Lara & Matt 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 25.0 1st "Big Spender"—from Sweet Charity Safe

Judges' votes to save

  • Noonan: Jackie & Pavel
  • Storton: Jackie & Pavel
  • Camplin: Michael & Anya
  • Gardiner: Michael & Anya
  • Barber: Michael & Anya

Week 5 (8 August)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Lara & Matt 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 23.5 2nd "Push the Button"—Sugababes Safe
2 Jake & Maria 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 26.5 1st "All Time Love"—Will Young Safe
3 Jules & Kristina 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 17.0 =4th "Holding Out for a Hero"—Bonnie Tyler Bottom two
4 Michael & Anya 5.0 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.5 21.0 3rd "What a Wonderful World"—Louis Armstrong Eliminated
5 Karl & Linda 3.0 3.5 3.5 3.0 4.0 17.0 =4th "Relight My Fire"—Take That & Lulu Safe

Judges' votes to save

  • Noonan:
  • Storton:
  • Camplin:
  • Gardiner:
  • Barber:

Week 6 (15 August)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Skating song Prop Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Lara & Matt 4.0 4.5 4.5 5.0 5.0 23.0 3rd "Cabaret"—from Cabaret Chair Bottom two
2 Karl & Linda 5.5 4.5 5.0 4.5 5.0 24.5 2nd "You Can Leave Your Hat On"—Joe Cocker Hat Safe
3 Jules & Kristina 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.5 20.5 4th "Mr. Bojangles"—Sammy Davis Jr. Broom Eliminated
4 Jake & Maria 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 26.0 1st "Just a Little"—Liberty X Canes Safe

Judges' votes to save

  • Noonan: Lara and Matt
  • Storton: Lara and Matt
  • Camplin: Lara and Matt
  • Gardiner: Lara and Matt
  • Barber: Lara and Matt

Week 7 (22 August)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Grand total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Jake & Maria 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 26.0 48.0 2nd "Don't Stop Me Now"—Queen Bottom two
4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 22.0 "Flying Without Wings"—Westlife
2 Lara & Matt 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 22.5 49.0 1st "(I've Had) The Time of My Life"—Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes Eliminated
5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 26.5 "Love Is in the Air"—John Paul Young
3 Karl & Linda 4.5 4.0 5.0 4.5 5.0 23.0 45.5 3rd "Can't Take My Eyes Off You"—Andy Williams Safe
5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.5 22.5 "Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank Sinatra

Judges' votes to save

  • Noonan: Jake & Maria
  • Storton: Jake & Maria
  • Camplin: Lara & Matt
  • Gardiner: Lara & Matt
  • Barber: Jake & Maria

Week 8 (29 August)[]

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Grand total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
Noonan Storton Camplin Gardiner Barber
1 Karl & Linda 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 25.0 52.5 2nd "Mack the Knife"—Bobby Darin Runner-up
5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 27.5 "Boléro"
2 Jake & Maria 6.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 27.5 54.0 1st "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree"—KT Tunstall Winner
5.0 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 26.5 "Boléro"

Ratings[]

The ratings for the show during the eight-week season were high in its timeslot with the series premiere being 1.61 million viewers, over the course of the rest of the season viewership was between 1.2 and 1.1 million viewers, with 1.42 million watching the grand final. Despite strong viewership figures, the show was axed due to high production costs and mostly negative reviews from critics.

Plans of a reunion special[]

During the series, the Nine Network planned a live reunion special, also hosted by Durie and Lukis. It would feature all ten celebrities talking about their experiences during the series, and answering questions from a live studio audience. The main highlight would be Torvill and Dean themselves making a very special guest appearance in the studio towards the end, when they would congratulate the contestants, hosts and judges, and of course, the real winners of the series, which were the home viewers, for their votes. Following the cancellation of the show, the reunion special was also cancelled.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Ice Dancing does luke warm [sic] ratings" Archived 26 August 2006 at the Wayback Machine eNews, 12 June 2006
  2. ^ Wall takes out TV Ice comp Archived 8 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine eNews, 30 August 2006
  3. ^ Dancing on Ice Channel nine

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