8:00 p.m. Viewers have voted for their favourite pairs after last night’s performance. Tonight the two bottom pairs return for a skate-off with the four judge panel deciding who gets to continue. The eliminated pair will donate $25,000 to the charity of their choice.
Everything about Battle of the Blades, eh?
In the news: Marie-France Dubreuil of Battle of the Blades
From Dave Stubbs of the Montreal Gazette:
- Dancer takes one for the team
“Figure skating is a sport of inches, which was abundantly clear to Marie-France Dubreuil as she plunged six feet to the ice head-first, knocking herself unconscious on impact.” Read more.
Ratings: Battle of the Blades ‘taps into zeitgeist’
From Etan Vlessing of the Hollywood Reporter:
- ‘Battle of the Blades’ picks up speed
“Talk about TV that taps into the zeitgeist. Battle of the Blades, a new reality competition series that has hockey heroes mastering graceful ice dance routines with figure skating champs, has become a ratings winner for the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. Think Canada, and ice naturally comes to mind. And the CBC has scored as hockey-mad Canadians watch retired NHL greats get schooled in leading and lifting — and hopefully not dropping — former Olympic female figure skaters.” Read more.
In the news: Barbara Underhill, Ron Duguay of Battle of the Blades
From Cassandra Szklarski of The Canadian Press:
- Underhill, Duguay the ‘Grandma and Grandpa’ of CBC’s ‘Battle of the Blades’
“As one of the oldest competitors to hit ice for the CBC reality series “Battle of the Blades,” skating legend Barbara Underhill says she knew she had lot to prove.” Read more.
Ratings: Little Mosque on the Prairie, Battle of the Blades
From Bill Brioux at TV Feeds My Family:
- Big House, Littler Mosque
“Less festive were the results for Little Mosque on the Prairie, which squandered that big Blades lead-in and dropped down to a season-low 492,000 viewers.” Read more.