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Dancing on Ice is back
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Daily Express wrote:Dancing On Ice 2018: Viewers brand ITV series a 'FIX' after controversial show shake-up
Dancing on Ice fans were not impressed last night when producers decided to shake-up the show’s format, with many claiming it left some of the stars at a disadvantage.
Each week the Dancing On Ice celebrities take to the rink to perform before a special guest entertains the audience while viewers vote for their favourite couple.
However last night, fans were in uproar when Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield announced their would be a special Disney On Ice performance halfway through the show.
Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent, Good Morning Britain weatherman Alex Beresford and rugby ace Max Evans had all performed their first routine before the professionals took to the rink.
Meanwhile, Jake Quickenden and Kem Cetinay were still waiting for their chance to show off their skills.
When fans of the ITV series learned that the two stars had to wait until after the Disney On Ice performance they claimed Kem and Jake were at a disadvantage.
Taking to Twitter to comment on the controversial shake-up, one viewer wrote: “So no pressure for Kem and Jake, having to follow up the Disney On Ice professionals now! Seems a bit unfair tbh... #DancingonIce.”
Another added: “Why have they put the "Disney on Ice" segment on so early? Wouldn't it have made more sense to put it on between each set of performances (between the fifth couple's first performance and the first couple's second) as a gap bridger? #DancingOnIce.”
“I feel this Disney on Ice is on way too early and should be on when waiting for the results #DancingOnIce,” a third commented.
Someone else shared: “Am I the only one who is sitting here thinking Disney on ice is amazing but it’s a bit fixed when two other skaters are still to perform #DancingOnIce.”
https://www.express.co.uk/showbiz/tv-radio/924092/Dancing-On-Ice-2018-viewers-fix-ITV-Disney-On-Ice-Phillip-Schofield-Holly-Willoughby
THIS ISN'T NEWS!!!!!
I have to agree, meanwhile, that the show appears to be lacking something. It certainly doesn't help that Jake is streets ahead of everyone else - but if putting the show together could be compared to shopping at Tesco or Dunnes, it does feel as though ITV have bought some of the own-brand products where perhaps they should have bought the branded equivalents.
And it seems that quite a lot of viewers agree that something's missing, too - after well over eight million tuned in to the first episode, figures have slipped below six million. I hardly need to say that the tabloids and gossip sites are stifling their laughter... :rolleyes:
All that said, ITV are still wholeheartedly supporting the show. If they weren't, they wouldn't have recommissioned it for 2019 without hesitation...
https://www.standard.co.uk/stayingin/tvfilm/dancing-on-ice-is-set-to-return-to-screens-in-2019-for-a-new-series-a3749616.html
(And this *is* news.) 0 -
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Thank you so much for not spoiling it for me!Going to be one hell of a final
Had it recorded and watching back now.
Awww, I really love Brooke (although she could stop now with all the "doin' it for the geerrrlllzzzzzzz" routine). She's such a fighter - clearly the underdog but giving it socks all the same. And she's funny.0 -
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Brooke making the final has to be considered a Good Thing - the tabloids and gossip sites would, quite naturally, have laughed if it had been an all-male affair (especially after the first four eliminations of the series).
She's second-favourite to win, but still a long way behind Jake - as illustrated by our final look at the bookies' markets...
Paddy Power: Jake 1/6, Brooke 5/1, Max 9/1
Ladbrokes, Coral: Jake 1/5, Brooke 9/2, Max 14/1
William Hill: Jake 1/6, Brooke 6/1, Max 10/10 -
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Well, it's just about to start again...
This year's line-up includes Brian McFadden, James Jordan, Jane Danson (Leanne from Corrie), Richard Blackwood, Saira Khan, Saara Aalto and Ryan Sidebottom (who, unlike fellow England bowler Monty Panesar last year, hasn't had to pull out before skating in anger).
It also includes a Pussycat Doll (not Ashley, of course, and not Nicole either), as well as...
Incidentally, she was one of the first two celebs to be announced, at the start of October (Richard being the other). You can draw your own conclusions.
The line-up in full: https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2019-01-05/dancing-on-ice-2019-contestants-line-up-rumours-itv/
No change to the judging panel from last year - though Ashley Banjo and his wife are expecting their first child, and he would understandably pull out if she went into labour. Meanwhile, Karen Barber returns as head coach - how will she and Jason get along?
The trailer again features a polar bear dancing to "The Impossible Dream" - this time partnered by a squirrel:
But the big question, of course, is what will the viewing figures be like? Last year, over eight million people tuned in to the first episode - but only seven million stuck around for the second, and only six million watched Jake Quickenden triumph in the final. It *did* feel like the show lacked something last year, despite the clear TLC that had been put into it - and it prompted me to make this supermarket-themed comparison:Go Harvey Go wrote: »If putting the show together could be compared to shopping at Tesco or Dunnes, it does feel as though ITV have bought some of the own-brand products where perhaps they should have bought the branded equivalents.
Well, let's see if they've bought the branded products this time. 0 -
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I'm waaaay behind, but was delighted to come home and find this recording - had no idea it was starting tonight - clever Sky box
I'm about four dancers in - fair dues to Rizzo at 67 taking on this :eek: She was awful, but deserves kudos for even thinking about doing it!
Leanne from Corrie definitely has potential - she looked frozen with nerves, but presumably that'll wear off if she gets a few weeks in.
The X-factor girl - set herself up for a hard time with all the "I skated as a child" malaarkey, and clearly bottled out of the lifts they'd been contemplating in practice - overall it was a very average performance for me, considering - but again, first night nerves?
I've just got to James Jordan, and it's only hilarious to see him down at the bottom step, having to eat humble pie and being told "you're not a pro dancer here, you're a novice coming in to be taught" Get over yerself James!! 0 -
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK_bfV_wjU0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lB34qNuWHA
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