The Jump series 3

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The Jump
Season 3
Winner Ben Cohen
No. of episodes6
Release
Original network Channel 4
Original release31 January (2016-01-31) 
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)
Series chronology
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Series 2
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Series 4

The Jump returned for a third series on 31 January 2016. [1] It is once again hosted by Davina McCall live from Austria and it was broadcast weekly instead of its usual nightly format. This was reported to be the last in the series of The Jump due to low ratings, [2] however Channel 4 later denied these rumours as being "categorically untrue". [3]

Contents

Contestants

The twelve celebrities taking part were revealed on 16 January 2016. [4] On 4 February, Tina Hobley was forced to withdraw from the competition after dislocating her elbow while training for the ski jump. [5] She was replaced by Tom Parker. [6] On 7 February, Rebecca Adlington was forced to withdraw from the competition and was replaced by series 2 contestant Heather Mills. [7] Also on 7 February, Beth Tweddle withdrew from the series after injuring her back after colliding with a barrier. [8] On 9 February, Mark-Francis Vandelli withdrew from the show after fracturing his ankle during training. [9] They were replaced by Joe Swash and Ben Cohen. On 11 February, Linford Christie withdrew from the competition due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by previously eliminated competitor James Argent. [10] On 13 February, Zara Holland left the series after producers said she was unable to cope with the competition.

CelebritiesKnown forStatus
Louisa Lytton Former EastEnders actressEliminated 1st
on 31 January 2016
Tina Hobley Former Holby City actressWithdrew
on 4 February 2016
Rebecca Adlington Former Olympic freestyle swimmerWithdrew
on 7 February 2016
Beth Tweddle Olympic artistic gymnastWithdrew
on 7 February 2016
Mark-Francis Vandelli Made in Chelsea starWithdrew
on 9 February 2016
Linford Christie Former Olympic sprinterWithdrew
on 11 February 2016
James "Arg" Argent The Only Way Is Essex starEliminated 2nd
on 14 February 2016
Joe Swash Former EastEnders actor & television presenterEliminated 3rd
on 21 February 2016
Sarah Harding Former Girls Aloud singer & actressWithdrew
on 26 February 2016
Heather Mills Businesswoman & animal rights campaignerWithdrew
on 28 February 2016
Brian McFadden Former Westlife singer & television presenterEliminated 4th
on 28 February 2016
Tamara Beckwith SocialiteEliminated 5th
on 6 March 2016
Sid Owen Former EastEnders actor & singerEliminated 6th
on 6 March 2016
Tom Parker The Wanted singerThird place
on 6 March 2016
Dean Cain The New Adventures of Superman actorRunner-up
on 6 March 2016
Ben Cohen Former England rugby playerWinner
on 6 March 2016

Live shows

The series began on 31 January 2016 [1] and will air weekly until 6 March 2016.

Results summary

Colour key
  Celebrity did not take part in this event
  Celebrity recorded the slowest time/speed in that event and had to perform a live ski/air jump
  Celebrity recorded the fastest time/speed in each event
Weekly results per celebrity
Celebrity Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Number
of events
Race 1Race 2Event 1Event 2Final
Race 1Race 2Race 1Race 2
BenNot in
competition
DQ2nd1st3rd1st1stWinner
18.25m
5
Dean9th
45.92
1st2nd1st1stDNF2nd2nd2nd2ndRunner-up
17.70m
7
TomNot in
competition
1st1st1st1st1st1st3rd1st3rd
16.55m
6
Sid10th
47.53
DNF2nd2nd2nd5th4th3rdEliminated
(Week 6)
7
Tamara4th
45.67
1st3rd2nd1stDNF4th3rdEliminated
(Week 6)
6
Brian11th
49.42
3rd2nd1st3rdEliminated
(Week 5)
5
HeatherNot in
competition
1stDNFWithdrew
(Week 5)
2
Sarah6th
45.76
2nd1st1st2ndWithdrew
(Week 5)
4
JoeNot in
competition
DQEliminated
(Week 4)
1
Arg12th
DNF
2nd2nd2ndRe-Eliminated
(Week 3)
3
Linford7th
45.82
Withdrew
(Week 3)
1
Mark-Francis2nd
44.98
2ndDNFWithdrew
(Week 3)
2
Beth1st
44.87
Withdrew
(Week 2)
1
Rebecca8th
45.91
Withdrew
(Week 2)
1
Tina3rd
45.12
Withdrew
(Week 2)
1
Louisa5th
45.71
Eliminated
(Week 1)
1
Live ski/air jumpAdlington,
Argent,
Beckwith,
Cain,
Lytton,
Owen
Argent,
McFadden,
Owen,
Vandelli
Argent,
Beckwith,
Cohen,
Owen,
McFadden,
Swash
Cohen,
Harding,
Mills,
Owen,
Swash
Beckwith,
Cain,
McFadden,
Owen
Beckwith,
Cain,
Owen
None
EliminatedLouisa Lytton
7.87m
James "Arg" Argent
8.60m
James "Arg" Argent
8.27m
Joe Swash
8.31m
Brian McFadden
9.72m
Tamara Beckwith
15.90m
Sid Owen
Lost event
Tom Parker
16.55m
Dean Cain
17.70m
Reference(s) [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27]

Episode details

Week 1 (31 January)

RaceCelebrityTime
(seconds)
Overall
leaderboard
Result
1Dean Cain45.929thBottom six
Linford Christie45.827thSafe
2Brian McFadden49.4211thSafe
ArgDNF12thBottom six
3Louisa Lytton45.715thBottom six
Beth Tweddle44.871stSafe
4Sid Owen47.5310thBottom six
Mark-Francis Vandelli44.982ndSafe
5Tina Hobley45.123rdSafe
Tamara Beckwith45.674thBottom six
6Rebecca Adlington45.918thBottom six
Sarah Harding45.766thSafe
Live air jump details
OrderCelebrityHeight
(metres)
Result
1Dean Cain9.35Safe
2Arg8.40Safe
3Louisa Lytton7.87Eliminated
4Rebecca Adlington8.85Safe
5Sid Owen9.43Safe
6Tamara Beckwith8.50Safe

Week 2 (7 February)

RaceCelebrityLeaderboardResult
1Dean Cain1stSafe
Arg2ndIn Race 4
Brian McFadden3rdBottom four
2Tom Parker1stSafe
Mark-Francis Vandelli2ndIn Race 4
Sid OwenDNFBottom four
3Tamara Beckwith1stSafe
Sarah Harding2ndIn Race 4
4Sarah Harding1stSafe
Arg2ndBottom four
Mark-Francis VandelliDNFBottom four
5Tom Parker1stSafe
Dean Cain2ndSafe
Tamara Beckwith3rdSafe
Live air jump details
OrderCelebrityHeight
(metres)
Result
1Sid Owen9.04Safe
2Brian McFadden9.41Safe
3Arg8.60Eliminated
4Mark-Francis Vandelli9.09Safe

Week 3 (14 February)

RaceCelebrityOverall
leaderboard
Result
1Heather Mills1stSafe
Tamara Beckwith2ndBottom six
2Dean Cain1stSafe
Sid Owen2ndBottom six
3Sarah Harding1stSafe
Arg2ndBottom six
4Tom Parker1stSafe
Brian McFadden2ndBottom six
5Joe SwashDisqualifiedBottom six
Ben CohenDisqualifiedBottom six
6Dean Cain1stSafe
Heather Mills2ndSafe
Live air jump details
OrderCelebrityHeight
(metres)
Result
1Tamara Beckwith8.55Safe
2Sid Owen8.91Safe
3Arg8.27Eliminated
4Brian McFadden8.99Safe
5Ben Cohen9.42Safe
6Joe Swash8.67Safe

Week 4 (21 February)

RaceCelebrityOverall
leaderboard
Result
1Tamara Beckwith1stSafe
Sid Owen2ndBottom five
2Dean Cain1stSafe
Heather MillsDNFBottom five
3Tom Parker1stSafe
Ben Cohen2ndBottom five
4Brian McFadden1stSafe
Sarah Harding2ndBottom five
5Dean Cain1stSafe
Tom Parker2ndSafe
Live air/ski jump details
OrderCelebrityHeight/Distance
(metres)
Result
1Sid Owen14.70Safe
2Heather Mills14.55Safe
3Sarah Harding8.59Safe
4Ben Cohen9.21Safe
5Joe Swash8.31Eliminated

Week 5: Semi-final (28 February)

RaceCelebrityLeaderboardResult
1Tom Parker1stSafe
Dean CainDNFBottom four
Tamara BeckwithDNFBottom four
2Ben Cohen1stSafe
Sid Owen2ndBottom four
Brian McFadden3rdBottom four
3Tom Parker1stSafe
Ben Cohen2ndSafe
Live air/ski jump details
OrderCelebrityHeight/Distance
(metres)
Result
1Dean Cain14.25Safe
2Sid Owen15.60Safe
3Brian McFadden9.72Eliminated
4Tamara Beckwith13.75Safe

Week 6: Final (6 March)

RaceCelebrityLeaderboardResult
1Tom Parker1stSafe
Dean Cain2ndIn Race 2
Ben Cohen3rdIn Race 2
Tamara Beckwith4thIn Race 2
Sid Owen5thBottom three
2Ben Cohen1stSafe
Dean Cain2ndBottom three
Tamara Beckwith3rdBottom three
Live ski jump details (Round 1)
OrderCelebrityDistance
(metres)
Result
1Sid Owen18.85Safe
2Tamara Beckwith15.90Eliminated
3Dean Cain18.20Safe

Event: Ski cross

RaceCelebrityLeaderboardResult
1Ben Cohen1stSafe
Dean Cain2ndIn Race 2
Tom Parker3rdIn Race 2
Sid Owen4thIn Race 2
2Tom Parker1stSafe
Dean Cain2ndSafe
Sid Owen3rdEliminated
Live ski jump details (Round 2)
OrderCelebrityDistance
(metres)
Result
1Ben Cohen18.25Winner
2Tom Parker16.55Third place
3Dean Cain17.70Runner-up

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB, [28] and include C4+1

EpisodeAir dateUK viewers
(millions) [28]
C4
weekly rank
131 January2.411
27 February2.054
314 February2.244
421 February1.888
528 February1.879
66 March1.877

Criticism

Several viewers have demanded that the show be cancelled following the reported injuries of three castmembers in just the first two weeks of filming. [29] Tina Hobley suffered a dislocated elbow on 4 February. [30] She was released, but has left the competition. [31] On 7 February, it was announced that Rebecca Adlington would leave the show following a dislocated shoulder and Beth Tweddle would also leave the show following a broken neck. [32] Similarly, Tom Parker tore ligaments in his hand. [33]

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