''Dancing on Ice'' is a British made dance competition television series franchise produced around the world. The format, devised by

London Weekend Television London Weekend Television (LWT; now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV (TV network), ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00&nbs ...

and

Granada Television ITV Granada, formerly known as Granada Television, is the ITV (TV network), ITV franchisee for the North West of England and Isle of Man. From 1956 to 1968 it broadcast to both the north west and Yorkshire on weekdays only, as ABC Weekend TV, ...

for ITV, has been a prime-time hit in eight countries, including

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and subsequently in

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and

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. In

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

, where it was titled ''

Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice ''Torvill and Dean's Dancing on Ice'' was an Australian reality television series which was based on the original British version, ''Dancing on Ice''. The series premiered on the Nine Network on Tuesday, 11 July 2006 at , and involved celebriti ...

'', it was axed after just one series owing to production costs.

International versions

There have been a total of 51 winners of ''Dancing on Ice'' around the world.

: Currently airing : An upcoming season : Status unknown : No longer airing

All ''Dancing on Ice'' series

Argentina

In Argentina, the show was broadcast on Channel 13 as a segment inside the television program "Showmatch", hosted by

Marcelo Tinelli Marcelo Hugo Tinelli (born 1 April 1960) is an Argentine television and radio host, media producer and businessman, best known as the host of the TV show '' Showmatch'' broadcast on Argentina's El Trece. One of the most famous supporters of sp ...

. It started on 9 August 2007, featuring an all-female cast. The segment was called ''"Patinando por un Sueño"'' (Ice-Skating for a Dream) due to the titles of the other segments: ''"

Bailando por un Sueño Bailando may refer to: * Bailando (Paradisio song), "Bailando" (Paradisio song), 1996 * Bailando (Enrique Iglesias song), "Bailando" (Enrique Iglesias song), 2014 * Bailando (Rouge song), "Bailando" (Rouge song), 2018 * ''Bailando!'', special prom ...

"'' (Dancing for a Dream) and ''"Cantando por un Sueño"'' (Singing for a Dream).

Contestants

Jury votes

*Note: On week 15, during the performance Natalia had an accident, and she was unavailable to continue, so she became instantly nominated. : Biggest score. : Up for eviction and saved by the jury. : Up for eviction, and saved by the public. : Up for eviction, and eliminated of the show by the public. : Replaced by Adabel Guerrero, and had the biggest score. : Replaced by Adabel Guerrero. : Replaced by Adabel Guerrero, nominated, and saved by the public. : Replaced by Virginia Da Cunha.

Jury

The jury was made up of 2 "Celebrity" journalists and 2 personalities: * Laura Ubfal, a "celebrity" journalist. * Marcelo Polino, a "celebrity" journalist. *

Reina Reech Reina Reech (born Reina Cristina Maurín Lasausse; 19 February 1958) is an Austrian Argentine actress, dancer, singer, choreographer, producer, and creative director. She is a naturalised Argentine and is a known ''Argentine'' vedette. Caree ...

, a former dancer, a choreographer and an artist director. * Florencia De La V, a vedette, actress and dancer. Winner and contestant of ''"

"'' The jury's members also studied ice-skating

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and

critical theory Critical theory is a social, historical, and political school of thought and philosophical perspective which centers on analyzing and challenging systemic power relations in society, arguing that knowledge, truth, and social structures are ...

to support their knowledge.

Australia

Brazil

In Brazil, the show was broadcast on

Rede Globo TV Globo (stylized as tvglobo; , ), formerly known as Rede Globo de Televisão (; shortened to Rede Globo) or simply known as Globo, is a Brazilian free-to-air television network, launched by media proprietor Roberto Marinho on 26 April 1965 ...

as a segment inside the television program ''

Domingão do Faustão ''Domingão do Faustão'' ( literally ''Big Fausto's Big Sunday'') was a Brazilian TV show aired every Sunday from 1989 to 2021. Produced by Rede Globo and hosted by Fausto Silva (also known as Faustão), it featured live music performances (usu ...

'', hosted by

Faustão Fausto Corrêa Silva, known as Faustão (meaning "Big Fausto"), is a Brazilian television presenter and former radio host. Born on May 2, 1950, in Porto Ferreira, São Paulo, Brazil, he began his career in radio at the age of 14 and transitioned ...

. It premiered on 13 August 2006 and sparked protests by soap opera directors produced by the broadcaster, after actors who participated in such soap operas were injured in the rehearsals or presentations of the painting. The competition had three seasons, ending on 25 November 2007.

Murilo Rosa Murilo Araújo Rosa (born 21 August 1970) is a Brazilian actor. Personal life Married to Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Tavares on July 28, 2007, at Our Lady of the Rosary Church, in Goiás, the same church that his grandparents and his paren ...

(season 1), Iran Malfitano (season 2) and Leandro Scornavacca (season 3) were the winners of the respective seasons of the competition.

Germany

There are five seasons of Dancing on Ice in Germany aired on different channels.

Italy

The Italian version of Dancing on Ice (Notti sul ghiaccio) was aired on the channel

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The Netherlands & Belgium

In September 2006

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broadcaster

RTL 4 RTL 4 (Radio Télévision Luxembourg 4) is a Dutch free TV channel; it is the most-watched commercial station in the country, popular especially with those aged between 20 and 49. RTL 4 is a general entertainment channel with infotainment, televi ...

and Belgian broadcaster vtm started a combined Dutch-Belgian version of ''Dancing On Ice''. The show featured 5

and 5 Belgian stars, who were paired up with several Dutch, Belgian and foreign ice skaters from ''Holiday on Ice''. The show was hosted by Dutchman

Martijn Krabbé Martijn Joop Krabbé (born 26 March 1968) is a Dutch radio and television presenter. Career Krabbé started his career in Dutch media as a 19-year-old in the Dutch TV programme "Popformule". Later he hosted several Dutch television programmes su ...

and Belgian

Francesca Vanthielen Francesca Vanthielen (born 24 December 1972 in Eeklo) is a Belgian television actress and host, radio presenter, and economist. She is probably best known internationally for playing the lead role in the Svalbard-set adventure film ''When the Lig ...

Contestants

Jury

The jury was made up of 3 Dutch and 2 Belgian experts: *

Katrien Pauwels Katrien Pauwels (born 8 November 1965) is a Belgian former competitive figure skater. Pauwels represented Belgium at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, and she was Belgium's flag bearer in 1988. She was a nine-time Belgian champion. Early lif ...

(Belgium), a former figure skater who represented her country at the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics. * Thierry Smits (Belgium), a world-renowned choreographer. * Jeroen Prins (Netherlands), a former figure skater and currently a judge at international figure skating events. His former coach was Joan Haanappel. * Joan Haanappel (Netherlands), a former figure skater who is a three time bronze medallist at the European Championships. She represented the Netherlands at the 1956 and 1960 Olympics, where she finished 13th and 5th respectively. *

Sjoukje Dijkstra Sjoukje Rosalinde Dijkstra (; 28 January 1942 – 2 May 2024) was a Dutch competitive figure skater. She was the 1964 Olympic champion in ladies' singles, the 1960 Olympic silver medalist, a three-time World champion (1962–1964), five-time ...

(Netherlands), the 1964 Olympic Champion of Figure Skating. She also won the silver medal at the Olympics of 1960, as well as gold in 5 European Championships and 3 World Championships. During RTL4-VTM's broadcast of the Dutch-Belgian version of ''Dancing on Ice'', the Dutch broadcaster

SBS6 SBS6 is a Dutch free-to-cable commercial TV channel and is a part of Talpa TV, formerly known as SBS Broadcasting B.V. and now owned by Talpa Network. Other channels of the group in the Netherlands are Net5, Veronica, and SBS9. History SB ...

broadcast a similar programme called ''

Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs ''Sterren Dansen Op Het IJs'' is a Dutch spin-off of British show ''Dancing on Ice''. The first four seasons were hosted by singer(s) Gerard Joling and Nance Coolen. Tess Milne replaced the latter for the fifth season. Jury * Peter Moormann * Ja ...

'' (translation: ''Stars are Dancing on Ice''). The show, which ran from August–October 2006 was hosted by Nance Coolen and

Gerard Joling Gerard Jan Joling (born 29 April 1960) is a Dutch singer and television presenter. Known for his high tenor voice, he rose to fame in the late 1980s and released a string of singles including "Ticket to the Tropics" and "Love Is in Your Eyes". H ...

. The winner was Hein Vergeer, a former World Champion of speedskating. Singer Jody Bernal came second and former Dutch Idol runner-up Maud Mulders took the bronze. The SBS-show featured only Dutch stars and drew a bigger audience than its Dutch-Belgian counterpart.

Netherlands

In 2007, a second series of ''Dancing On Ice'' aired in the Netherlands. This time the stars were all Dutch (except Dieter Troubleyn, who is Flemish, but known in the Netherlands).

Contestants

returns to present the show. John Williams (contestant of the first series) will co-host. Joan Haanappel and

return in the jury. Chris de la Haye is a new member of the jury.

Revival

A third series was re-commissioned for the 2019-2020 season by SBS6 in the Netherlands, following a deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment. The first show in the series was broadcast on 7 December 2019, hosted by

Winston Gerschtanowitz Winston Ronald Gerschtanowitz (born 2 October 1976, in Amsterdam, Netherlands) is a Dutch presenter and actor. Education Gerschtanowitz completed a HAVO education at the Keizer Karel College in Amstelveen. Career Gerschtanowitz' first beca ...

and

Patty Brard Petula Louise "Patty" Brard (born March 25, 1955) is a Dutch singer, television personality, actress and entrepreneur, most notable for being a former member of the girl group Luv'. For five decades, she has often hit the headlines of the tabloid ...

. The members of the judging panel were Marc Forno,

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and

Ruben Reus Ruben Reus (born 5 October 1984 in Alkmaar) is a Dutch figure skater. He is the 2005 Dutch national champion. He placed 25th at the 2004 World Junior Figure Skating Championships. He has since turned professional. In 2006, he participated in Danc ...

Participants

;Not in order of elimination

Norway

In 2007 the first series of Isdans aired in Norway.

Contestants

Poland - Gwiazdy tańczą na lodzie

Jury * Maria Zuchowicz, * Igor Kryszyłowicz, * Doda, * Włodzimierz Szaranowicz.

First edition

First Polish edition started on 28 September 2007 on

TVP2 TVP2 (TVP Dwa, ''Telewizja Polska 2'', ''Program Drugi Telewizji Polskiej'', ''"Dwójka"'') is a Polish public mainstream TV channel operated by TVP. Launched in October 1970, its varied line-up contains a variety of programming (documentary, h ...

Second edition

Second Polish edition started on 7 March 2008 on

Third edition

Third Polish edition started on 3 October 2008 on

Russia

The

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n version of ''Dancing on Ice'' (Танцы на льду) was being aired on Rossiya TV channel since September 2006, and was renamed in 2008 to ''Star Ice'' (Звёздный лёд). Its counterpart called ''Ice Age'' (Ледниковый период, initially ''Stars on Ice'' - Звёзды на льду) was being broadcast on Channel One.

Season 1

Slovakia

The Slovak version of ''Dancing on Ice'' (Hviezdy na ľade) is aired since September 2006 on TV JOJ.

Turkey

First Edition

The Turkish version of ''Dancing on Ice'' is called ''Buzda Dans'' (''Dance on Ice'') started on 8 January 2007 on

Show TV Show TV is a Turkish free-to-air national television channel, established in 1991 by Erol Aksoy, Dinç Bilgin, Haldun Simavi and Erol Simavi, owned by the Can Holding. History The channel replaces Cine5's now-defunct frequencies, and it was ...

. The final was broadcast on 11 March 2007. The winner

Zeynep Tokuş Zeynep Tokuş (born 1977) is a Turkish actress and former beauty pageant winner. In 2007, she won the title of the TV show Turkish version of ''Dancing on Ice''. Biography Tokuş was educated in graphic design at the Bilkent University in Ankar ...

received a golden skate shoe trophy and a prize of TRY 100,000 (approximately

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71,000 ).

Contestants

Hosts

* Behzat Uygur (son of Nejat Uygur and brother of Süheyl Uygur) *

Gamze Özçelik Gamze Özçelik (born 26 August 1982) is a Turkish actress, model and TV hostess. She is best known for hit crime series ''Arka Sokaklar'' which also starred her former husband Uğur Pektaş. ''Arka Sokaklar'' is known for being the longest run ...

(actress and model)

Jury

The first version of the Turkish version of the show had 2 ice skating experts, and 4 amateurs in the jury. Figure-skating experts were: * Zafer Baykal * Cenk Ertaul The other jury members were: *

Ayşe Arman Ayşe Arman (born 9 December 1969) is a Turkish journalist and columnist. She is best known for her interviews. Arman is the author of two books, one of which is a compilation of best moments of her interviews made over the past decade. Arman al ...

(journalist) * Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz (journalist) * Sema Çelebi (society member)

Second Edition

The Turkish version of ''Dancing on Ice'' called ''Buzda Dans'' (''Ice Dance'') was repeated for a second season in 2007/2008 Winter. The jury members who are not experts of ice dance were Olcayto Ahmet Tuğsuz, Hande Ataizi, Ahmet San and Sema Çelebi. The experts in the jury were Cenk Ertaul and Şebnem Ertaul. The winner of the show was former football player

İlhan Mansız İlhan Mansız (born 10 August 1975) is a German-born Turkish former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is also a competing figure skater. He is of Crimean Tatar descent. Playing career Club career Mansız gained internation ...

, the runner-up was actress Yasemin Hadivent. The partner of Mansız was Oľga Beständigová.

United Kingdom

United States

A U.S. adaptation, ''Skating with Celebrities'', aired for a single season on Fox in 2006. A similar series, '' Skating with the Stars'', aired on ABC in 2010, but was produced by

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as a

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of ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

.''

References

External links

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