Battle of the Blades season 4

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Battle of the Blades
Season 4
Battle of the Blades Season 4 Teaser Poster.jpg
Celebrity winner Scott Thornton
Professional winner Amanda Evora
No. of episodes9
Release
Original network CBC
Original releaseSeptember 22 (2013-09-22) –
November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)
Season chronology
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The fourth season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 22, 2013, as a part of CBC's fall line-up after a two-year hiatus. [1] Like previous seasons, this season showcases a lineup of 8 couples.

Contents

Ron MacLean returns as the show's host. Former co-host Kurt Browning assumes judging duties on a new judging panel, along with Olympic figure skating gold medalist and season one champion Jamie Salé, and former NHL player and season two competitor P.J. Stock. [2] This season does not feature rotating guest judges every week. The show venue for this season continues to be at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario.

There are no Monday night results show this season; therefore, elimination takes place at the end of each Sunday night performance shows from Week 2 onwards. The judges score and viewer votes from the previous week determine the bottom two couples on the current week's show, which are announced at the top of the programme. The bottom two couples perform their new routines in the "Skate-Off" at the end of the episode after the couples who are safe have skated. The judges would then score their performances and the couple with the lower judges score is eliminated. The score for the remaining couple's performance would count as their score for the week. The one-time use Judge's Save returned for this season.

Viewer voting this season is solely done on the show's official website, eliminating the telephone and texting options. Each unregistered visitor gets one vote. Registered visitors can earn additional votes by completing their profile and other activities and challenges on the website.

Casting

The official cast announcement were made from September 15 to September 20 on the show's website. [3] Along with the eight new ex-NHL hockey players, the female figure skating professionals were also announced; but the pairings of the two were only announced on the season premiere preview show, "Made in Canada", which aired on September 22. Unlike the previous season, which introduced a female hockey player competitor, this season featured solely male hockey players, as per the first two seasons.

Of the eight female skaters, four were returning participants: season 1 & 2 first runner-up Shae-Lynn Bourne, season 1 second runner-up & season 3 first runner-up Marie-France Dubreuil, season 2 & 3 competitor Violetta Afanasieva, and season 3 competitor Marcy Hinzmann. The four new female skaters are Oksana Kazakova, Sinead Kerr, Jessica Dubé, and Amanda Evora.

Couples

Hockey playerTeam(s) playedProfessional partnerCharity playing forStatus
Mike Krushelnyski [4] Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
Los Angeles Kings
Toronto Maple Leafs
Detroit Red Wings 		Marcy Hinzmann NHL Alumni - Hockey's Greatest FamilyEliminated 1st
on October 6, 2013
Vladimir Malakhov [5] New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens
New Jersey Devils
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers 		Oksana Kazakova iOrphanEliminated 2nd
on October 13, 2013
Anson Carter [6] Washington Capitals
Boston Bruins
Edmonton Oilers
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Vancouver Canucks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Carolina Hurricanes 		Shae-Lynn Bourne World Vision Starting Strong Program (Bourne)
Shirt Off My Back (Carter)		Eliminated 3rd
on October 27, 2013
Brian Savage [7] Montreal Canadiens
Phoenix Coyotes
St. Louis Blues
Philadelphia Flyers 		Jessica Dubé Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (Dubé)
10 Rainbows Children's Foundation, Meghan's Wings (Savage)		Eliminated 4th
on November 3, 2013
Grant Marshall [8] Columbus Blue Jackets
Dallas Stars
New Jersey Devils 		Sinead Kerr Autism Speaks Canada (Kerr)
Parachute (Grant)		Eliminated 5th
on November 3, 2013
Mathieu Dandenault [9] Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens 		Marie-France Dubreuil Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (Dubreuil)
Montreal Canadiens Children's Foundation (Dandenault)		Third Place
on November 17, 2013
Jason Strudwick [10] New York Islanders
Vancouver Canucks
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
Edmonton Oilers 		Violetta Afanasieva Humane Society of Kawartha Lakes (Afanasieva)
Edmonton Inner City Children's Program (Strudwick)		Second Place
on November 17, 2013
Scott Thornton [11] Toronto Maple Leafs
Edmonton Oilers
Montreal Canadiens
Dallas Stars
San Jose Sharks
Los Angeles Kings 		Amanda Evora Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Winners
on November 17, 2013

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 returning couple that was saved by the judges using "The Judges' Save" after being eliminated in the Skate-Off the same night.
  indicates the winning couple.
  indicates the runner-up couple.
  indicates the third-place couple.
TeamPlace123456 [a] 7 [b]
Scott & Amanda116.416.817.117.317.418.01st
Jason & Violetta216.617.117.417.117.818.02nd
Mathieu & Marie-France316.817.017.317.617.717.83rd
Grant & Sinead416.817.316.817.117.817.3
Brian & Jessica516.416.216.716.916.917.2
Anson & Shae-Lynn616.816.816.716.917.2
Vladimir & Oksana716.316.716.7
Mike & Marcy816.116.3

Average chart

Rank by
average		PlaceCoupleTotalNumber of
skates		Average
13Mathieu & Marie-France104.2617.37
22Jason & Violetta104.017.33
34Grant & Sinead103.117.18
41Scott & Amanda103.017.17
56Anson & Shae-Lynn84.4516.88
65Brian & Jessica100.3616.72
77Vladimir & Oksana49.7316.57
88Mike & Marcy32.4216.20

Individual scores & songs

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right unless specified: Kurt Browning, Jamie Salé, P. J. Stock.

Week 1

Weekly Theme: Rock

Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Grant & Sinead16.8
(5.6, 5.6, 5.6)		"Hands Up" – Hedley
Mathieu & Marie-France16.8
(5.5, 5.7, 5.6)		"Gimme Shelter" – Holy Soldier
Mike & Marcy16.1
(5.3, 5.4, 5.4)		"50 Ways to Say Goodbye" – Train
Scott & Amanda16.4
(5.4, 5.5, 5.5)		"Up in the Air" – Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vladimir & Oksana16.3
(5.4, 5.4, 5.5)		"Where Do We Draw The Line?" – Poets of the Fall
Jason & Violetta16.6
(5.5, 5.5, 5.6)		"Treasure" – Bruno Mars
Brian & Jessica16.4
(5.5, 5.4, 5.5)		"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" – Poison
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.8
(5.6, 5.6, 5.6)		"Seven Nation Army" – The White Stripes

Week 2

Weekly Theme: Suit and Tie: Dance Classics
Bottom Two Couples: Mike & Marcy, Vladimir & Oksana
Eliminated Couple: Mike & Marcy

Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Brian & Jessica16.2
(5.3, 5.5, 5.4)		"Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" – Dinah Washington
Scott & Amanda16.8
(5.5, 5.7, 5.6)		"Hit the Road Jack" – Renee Olstead
Jason & Violetta17.1
(5.7, 5.7, 5.7)		"It's De-Lovely" – Robbie Williams
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.8
(5.4, 5.8, 5.6)		"Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Grant & Sinead17.3
(5.7, 5.8, 5.8)		"Takes Two to Tango" – Louis Armstrong
Mathieu & Marie-France17.0
(5.6, 5.8, 5.6)		"Stormy Weather" – Etta James
Mike & Marcy16.3
(5.4, 5.4, 5.5)		"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" – Doris Day
Vladimir & Oksana16.7
(5.5, 5.6, 5.6)		"That's Life" – Michael Bublé

Week 3

Weekly Theme: International Beats
Bottom Two Couples: Vladimir & Oksana, Mathieu & Marie-France
Eliminated Couple: Vladimir & Oksana

Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Scott & Amanda17.1
(5.7, 5.7, 5.7)		"Lions" – Kodo (Japan)
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.7
(5.6, 5.6, 5.5)		"Hi-a Ma (Pata Pata)" – Milk & Sugar featuring Miriam Makeba (South Africa)
Jason & Violetta17.4
(5.8, 5.8, 5.8)		"Vesalaya Kadril" – Svetoch (Russian Folk Music)
Brian & Jessica16.7
(5.6, 5.6, 5.5)		"Alejandro" – Lady Gaga (Latin)
Grant & Sinead16.8
(5.6, 5.6, 5.6)		"Fairy Dance" – Ashley MacIsaac (Celtic)
Vladimir & Oksana16.7
(5.6, 5.6, 5.5)		"Я Тебе Не Веою (I Don't Believe You)" – Irina Allegrova, Grigory Leps (Russia)
Mathieu & Marie-France17.3
(5.8, 5.8, 5.7)		"Gentleman" – PSY (South Korea)

Week 4

Weekly Theme: Fan's Choice: The Great Canadian Songbook
Bottom Two Couples: Grant & Sinead, Anson & Shae-Lynn
Eliminated Couple: None (Anson & Shae-Lynn saved using the Judges' Save)

Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Jason & Violetta17.1
(5.7, 5.8, 5.6)		"Kiss You Inside Out" – Hedley
Mathieu & Marie-France17.6
(5.9, 5.9, 5.8)		"After the Rain" – Blue Rodeo
Brian & Jessica16.9
(5.7, 5.7, 5.5)		"Stutter" – Marianas Trench
Scott & Amanda17.3
(5.8, 5.8, 5.7)		"Closer to the Heart" – Rush
Grant & Sinead17.1
(5.6, 5.8, 5.7)		"Black Velvet" – Alannah Myles
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.9
(5.6, 5.7, 5.6)		"Run to You" – Bryan Adams

Week 5

Weekly Theme: Iconic Duos
Bottom Two Couples: Grant & Sinead, Anson & Shae-Lynn
Eliminated Couple: Anson & Shae-Lynn

Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Mathieu & Marie-France17.7
(5.9, 5.9, 5.9)		"Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles (Cleopatra & Mark Antony)
Brian & Jessica16.9
(5.7, 5.6, 5.6)		"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" – The Righteous Brothers (Maverick & Charlie)
Scott & Amanda17.4
(5.8, 5.8, 5.8)		"Renegade" – Styx (Bonnie and Clyde)
Jason & Violetta17.8
(6.0, 5.9, 5.9)		"The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini (Pink Panther & Inspector Clouseau)
Anson & Shae-Lynn17.2
(5.7, 5.8, 5.7)		"Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation)" – Rob Dougan (Morpheus & Trinity)
Grant & Sinead17.8
(5.9, 6.0, 5.9)		"Cheek to Cheek" – Ella Fitzgerald (Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers)

Week 6

Weekly Theme: The Winter Olympics
Bottom Two Couples: Brian & Jessica, Mathieu & Marie-France
Eliminated Couples: Brian & Jessica (Skate-Off); Grant & Sinead (Lowest score of remaining couples)

Individual judges scores for Week 6 (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: David Pelletier, Jamie Salé, P. J. Stock.

Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Scott & Amanda18.0
(6.0, 6.0, 6.0)		"Boléro" – Maurice Ravel
Inspired by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Grant & Sinead17.3
(5.8, 5.8, 5.7)		"Symphony No. 5" – Gustav Mahler
Inspired by Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Jason & Violetta18.0
(6.0, 6.0, 6.0)		"Maple Leaf Rag" – Scott Joplin
Inspired by Tracy Wilson & Scott McCall at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Brian & Jessica17.2
(5.7, 5.8, 5.7)		"Moonlight Sonata" – Ludwig van Beethoven
Inspired by Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Mathieu & Marie-France17.8
(6.0, 5.9, 5.9)		"(Where Do I Begin?) Love Story" – Francis Lai
Inspired by Jamie Salé & David Pelletier at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Week 7

Weekly Theme: Final Three Couples
None of the skates in Week 7 were scored.

Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Scott & AmandaNot scored"Breathing Underwater" – Metric
Not scored"Boléro" – Maurice Ravel (Reprise of Week 6 skate)
Jason & ViolettaNot scored"The Edge of Glory" – Lady Gaga
Not scored"The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini (Reprise of Week 5 skate)
Mathieu & Marie-FranceNot scored"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride
Not scored"Gentleman" – PSY (Reprise of Week 3 skate)

Weekly ratings

Weekly ratings and rankings are measured by BBM Canada, an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting. Weekly ranks are based on weeks starting on Monday and ending on Sunday.

Episode
Number		EpisodeViewers
(in millions)		Timeslot
Rank		Nightly
Rank		Weekly
Rank		Reference
400Made in Canada
(Airdate: September 22, 2013)		0.771#3#8#28 [12]
401Week 1: Rock
(Airdate: September 29, 2013)		1.004TBATBATBA [13]
402Week 2: Suit & Tie
(Airdate: October 6, 2013)		1.066TBATBATBA [14]
403Week 3: International Beats
(Airdate: October 13, 2013)		1.049TBATBATBA [15]
404Week 4: The Canadian Songbook
(Airdate: October 20, 2013)		1.026TBATBATBA [16]
405Week 5: Iconic Duos
(Airdate: October 27, 2013)		0.896TBATBATBA [17]
406Week 6: The Winter Olympics
(Airdate: November 3, 2013)		1.110#2#7#30 [18] [19]
407Week 7: Final 3 Couples
(Airdate: November 10, 2013)		1.078TBATBATBA [20]

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  12. ↑ BBM Weekly Ratings for week of Sept 16 – Sept 22, 2013 Archived 2013-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2013-09-28
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  14. ↑ Bill Brioux [@BillBriouxTV] (8 October 2013). "SUN o'nites #CBC #Heartland 992k #BattleBlades 1066k #DragonsDen (R) 681k; #CTV #OUAT 1189k #AmRace 2043k #Castle 1648k #Mentalist 1449k" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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