Battle of the Blades season 1 | |
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Season 1 | |
Celebrity winner | Craig Simpson |
Professional winner | Jamie Salé |
No. of episodes | 14 |
Release | |
Original network | CBC |
Original release | 4 October – 16 November 2009 |
Season chronology |
The first season of Battle of the Blades debuted on CBC on October 4, 2009. Eight former NHL ice hockey players were paired with eight professional female figure skaters.
Ron MacLean and Kurt Browning were the hosts for this season. Pairs figure skater and Emmy Award winning choreographer Sandra Bezic was the head judge, with Olympic figure skating champion Dick Button being the other regular judge. Each week had one rotating guest judge. Also, there was a set theme each week that the couples must perform in.
The elimination format is that the couples are scored on their Sunday night performance, but only as a reference guide for the viewers to vote on. The bottom two couples are based solely on the lowest number of viewer votes. On Monday, the bottom two couples are revealed and they skate their Sunday night program once more in the Skate-Off and are then scored by the judges. The couple with the lower judges score from their Monday night performance is then eliminated.
On June 23, 2009, CBC announced the show along with the first six male competitors. [1] On August 12, 2009, CBC announced the eight female professional figure skaters. The remaining two male competitors and the rest of the cast were announced on August 13, 2009.
Team | Place | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
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Craig & Jamie | 1 | 16.8 | 17.3 | 17.0 | 17.7 | 17.7 | 17.2+17.6=34.8 | 18.0 |
Claude & Shae-Lynn | 2 | 17.0 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 17.0 | 17.5 | 17.6+17.8=35.4 | 18.0 |
Stéphane & Marie-France | 3 | 16.2 | 17.0 | 17.2 | 17.1 | 17.3 | 17.8+17.6=35.4 | 18.0 |
Tie & Christine | 4 | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.9 | 17.3 | 17.1 | ||
Ken & Jodeyne | 5 | 16.5 | 16.6 | 16.2 | 16.5 | |||
Ron & Barb | 6 | 17.3 | 16.8 | 16.6 | ||||
Glenn & Isabelle | 7 | 16.9 | 16.3 | |||||
Bob & Kristina | 8 | 16.0 |
Week | Bottom Two Couples | Music | Score | Eliminated Couple |
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1 | Stéphane & Marie-France | "We Will Rock You" – Queen | 16.6 (5.5, 5.5, 5.6) | Bob & Kristina |
Bob & Kristina | "Born to Be Wild" – Steppenwolf | 16.3 (5.4, 5.4, 5.5) | ||
2 | Glenn & Isabelle | "Ain't She Sweet" – Frank Sinatra | 16.9 (N/A, N/A, N/A) | Glenn & Isabelle |
Stéphane & Marie-France | "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra | 17.4 (5.8, 5.8, 5.8) | ||
3 | Ron & Barb | "Sway" – Michael Bublé | 16.6 (5.5, 5.5, 5.6) | Ron & Barb |
Tie & Christine | "Rico Suave" – Gerardo | 16.9 (5.6, 5.6, 5.7) | ||
4 | Tie & Christine | "Superman" – Robin Thicke | 17.1 (5.7, 5.7, 5.7) | Ken & Jodeyne |
Ken & Jodeyne | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" – James Brown | 16.8 (5.6, 5.6, 5.6) | ||
5 | Tie & Christine | "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" – Jessica Simpson from The Dukes of Hazzard | 16.6 (5.6, 5.5, 5.5) | Tie & Christine |
Stéphane & Marie-France | "Blues in the Night" – Quincy Jones from Ocean's Eleven | 17.4 (5.8, 5.8, 5.8) |
Note: Skate-Off scores are not included in this chart. Only Sunday night performances are averaged.
Rank by average | Place | Couple | Total | Number of skates | Average |
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1 | 2 | Claude & Shae-Lynn | 139.8 | 8 | 17.48 |
2 | 1 | Craig & Jamie | 139.3 | 17.41 | |
3 | 3 | Stéphane & Marie-France | 138.2 | 17.28 | |
4 | 4 | Tie & Christine | 85.3 | 5 | 17.06 |
5 | 6 | Ron & Barb | 50.7 | 3 | 16.90 |
6 | 7 | Glenn & Isabelle | 33.2 | 2 | 16.60 |
7 | 5 | Ken & Jodeyne | 65.8 | 4 | 16.45 |
8 | 8 | Bob & Kristina | 16.0 | 1 | 16.00 |
Week | Theme | Guest Judge |
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1 | Classic Rock | Kelly Hrudey |
2 | Frank Sinatra | Don Cherry |
3 | Latin | George Stroumboulopoulos |
4 | R&B | Lanny McDonald |
5 | Hollywood Films | Bret Hedican and Kristi Yamaguchi |
6 | Canadian Hits & the Couple's Best Performance | Katarina Witt |
7 | Freestyle (Couple's Choice) | Doug Gilmour |
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Kelly Hrudey, Sandra Bezic, Dick Button.
Couple | Score | Music |
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Claude & Shae-Lynn | 17.0 (5.7, 5.7, 5.6) | "Bad to the Bone" – George Thorogood & the Destroyers |
Craig & Jamie | 16.8 (5.6, 5.6, 5.6) | "Rocky Mountain Way" – Joe Walsh |
Ken & Jodeyne | 16.5 (5.7, 5.4, 5.4) | "Wild Thing" – The Troggs |
Stéphane & Marie-France | 16.2 (5.5, 5.4, 5.3) | "We Will Rock You" – Queen |
Bob & Kristina | 16.0 (5.4, 5.3, 5.3) | "Born to Be Wild" – Steppenwolf |
Glenn & Isabelle | 16.9 (5.7, 5.6, 5.6) | "Takin' Care of Business" – Bachman–Turner Overdrive |
Ron & Barb | 17.3 (5.8, 5.7, 5.8) | "Unchain My Heart – Joe Cocker |
Tie & Christine | 17.0 (5.7, 5.6, 5.7) | "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" – The Rolling Stones |
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Don Cherry, Sandra Bezic, Dick Button.
Couple | Score | Music |
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Glenn & Isabelle | 16.3 (5.5, 5.4, 5.4) | "Ain't She Sweet" – Frank Sinatra |
Ron & Barb | 16.8 (5.7, 5.6, 5.5) | "Fly Me to the Moon" – Frank Sinatra |
Ken & Jodeyne | 16.6 (5.6, 5.6, 5.4) | "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra |
Tie & Christine | 17.0 (5.7, 5.7, 5.6) | "That's Life" - Frank Sinatra |
Stéphane & Marie-France | 17.0 (N/A, N/A, N/A) | "Strangers in the Night" – Frank Sinatra |
Claude & Shae-Lynn | 17.4 (N/A, N/A, N/A) | N/A |
Craig & Jamie | 17.3 (N/A, N/A, N/A) | N/A |
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
George Stroumboulopoulos, Sandra Bezic, Dick Button.
Couple | Score | Music |
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Craig & Jamie | 17.0 (5.7, 5.7, 5.6) | "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" – Pitbull |
Ken & Jodeyne | 16.2 (5.4, 5.4, 5.4) | "Tico-Tico no Fubá" – Don Swan and his Orchestra |
Stéphane & Marie-France | 17.2 (5.7, 5.7, 5.8) | "Dance with Me" – Debelah Morgan |
Claude & Shae-Lynn | 17.5 (5.8, 5.8, 5.9) | "Assassin's Tango" – John Powell |
Tie & Christine | 16.9 (5.7, 5.6, 5.6) | "Rico Suave" – Gerardo |
Ron & Barb | 16.6 (5.6, 5.5, 5.5) | "Sway" – Michael Bublé |
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Lanny McDonald, Sandra Bezic, Dick Button.
Couple | Score | Music |
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Ken & Jodeyne | 16.5 (5.4, 5.6, 5.5) | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" – James Brown |
Claude & Shae-Lynn | 17.0 (5.6, 5.7, 5.7) | "Superstition" – Stevie Wonder |
Stéphane & Marie-France | 17.1 (5.8, 5.7, 5.6) | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" – Seal |
Tie & Christine | 17.3 (5.7, 5.8, 5.8) | "Superman" – Robin Thicke |
Craig & Jamie | 17.7 (5.9, 5.9, 5.9) | "Play That Funky Music" – Wild Cherry |
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Bret Hedican and Kristi Yamaguchi, Sandra Bezic, Dick Button.
Couple | Score | Music |
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Stéphane & Marie-France | 17.3 (5.8, 5.8, 5.7) | "Blues in the Night" – Quincy Jones from Ocean's Eleven |
Claude & Shae-Lynn | 17.5 (5.9, 5.9, 5.7) | "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" – Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes from Dirty Dancing |
Craig & Jamie | 17.7 (5.9, 5.9, 5.9) | "Soul Bossa Nova" – Quincy Jones from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
Tie & Christine | 17.1 (5.8, 5.7, 5.6) | "These Boots Are Made For Walkin'" – Jessica Simpson from The Dukes of Hazzard |
Group performance | Not scored | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" – Aerosmith from Armageddon |
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Katarina Witt, Sandra Bezic, Dick Button.
Couple | Score | Music |
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Claude & Shae-Lynn | 17.6 (5.9, 5.9, 5.8) | "Hallelujah" – Claude Lemieux |
17.8 (6.0, 5.9, 5.9) | "Assassin's Tango" – John Powell | |
Craig & Jamie | 17.2 (5.8, 5.7, 5.7) | "Heaven" – Bryan Adams |
17.6 (6.0, 5.8, 5.8) | "Soul Bossa Nova" – Quincy Jones from Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery | |
Stéphane & Marie-France | 17.8 (5.9, 6.0, 5.9) | "Try" – Blue Rodeo |
17.6 (6.0, 5.8, 5.8) | "Dance with Me" – Debelah Morgan |
Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Doug Gilmour, Sandra Bezic, Dick Button.
Couple | Score | Music |
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Craig & Jamie | 18.0 (6.0, 6.0, 6.0) | "I Gotta Feeling" – The Black Eyed Peas |
Claude & Shae-Lynn | 18.0 (6.0, 6.0, 6.0) | "A Moment Like This" – Kelly Clarkson |
Stéphane & Marie-France | 18.0 (6.0, 6.0, 6.0) | "Lady" – Kenny Rogers |
Weekly ratings and rankings are measured by BBM Canada, an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting.
Episode Number | Episode | Viewers (in millions) | Rank | Reference |
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101 | Week 1: Performance (Airdate: October 4, 2009) | 1.959 | #16 | [2] |
102 | Week 1: Results (Airdate: October 5, 2009) | 1.07 | N/A | |
103 | Week 2: Performance (Airdate: October 11, 2009) | 1.562 | #19 | [3] |
104 | Week 2: Results (Airdate: October 12, 2009) | 1.24 | N/A | |
105 | Week 3: Performance (Airdate: October 18, 2009) | 1.578 | #21 | [4] |
106 | Week 3: Results (Airdate: October 19, 2009) | 1.140 | #29 | [5] |
107 | Week 4: Performance (Airdate: October 25, 2009) | 1.553 | #18 | [5] |
108 | Week 4: Results (Airdate: October 26, 2009) | 1.304 | #23 | [6] |
109 | Week 5: Performance (Airdate: November 1, 2009) | 1.618 | #19 | [6] |
110 | Week 5: Results (Airdate: November 2, 2009) | 1.143 | #29 | [7] |
111 | Week 6: Performance (Airdate: November 8, 2009) | 1.810 | #18 | [7] |
112 | Week 6: Results (Airdate: November 9, 2009) | 1.06 | N/A | |
113 | Week 7: Performance (Airdate: November 15, 2009) | 1.878 | #16 | [8] |
114 | Week 7: Results – Season Finale (Airdate: November 16, 2009) | 1.736 | #19 | [9] |
Season 1 Average: Performance Shows | 1.737 | #18 | [10] | |
Season 1 Average: Results Shows | 1.270 | #28 | [11] | |
Season 1 Average: Complete | 1.504 | #23 |
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