Battle of the Blades (season 2)

Battle of the Blades
(season 2)
Country Canada
Network CBC
Original run September 26, 2010 – November 22, 2010
No. of episodes 17
Celebrity winner Valeri Bure
Professional winner Ekaterina Gordeeva
Previous season 1
Next season 3

The second season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 26, 2010 as a part of CBC's fall line-up. Like season 1, this season showcases a lineup of 8 couples.

Ron MacLean and Kurt Browning return as the show's hosts. Sandra Bezic continues as the head judge this season, with the addition of former NHL player Jeremy Roenick as the other regular judge, replacing season 1's Dick Button.[1] This season will continue to have one rotating guest judge every week. Because Maple Leaf Gardens is undergoing renovations, the venue this season is set in a soundstage at Pinewood Toronto Studios. The soundstage is transformed into a skating rink, with two-tiered seating.[2]

The elimination format changed this season. The scores from the couples' Sunday night performance are now added to the viewers voting to determine the bottom two couples. On Monday, the bottom two couples are revealed and they skate their Sunday night program once more in the Skate-Off. Instead of scoring the couples on their Skate-Off performance, this season the judges are just asked to vote on the couple of their choice. The couple with the lesser amount of judges votes is then eliminated. However, it was announced that the judges would not be scoring the couples' week 8 skates and that the top 3 placements were decided solely on viewers voting.

The official cast announcement was made on the morning of September 7, 2010 on the show's official website.[3]

The season premiere on September 26, 2010 is actually a preview of the competition, entitled "Battle of the Blades: Game On".[4] It documents the announcement of the cast, training camp and partner assignments of the eight couples. The first actual competition night is broadcasted live on Sunday, October 3, 2010.

On October 25, 2010, it was announced that there would be a special show on October 31, 2010 entitled "Second Chance Sunday" in which the four previously eliminated pairs would gain a second chance to go back to the competition.

Contents

Couples

NHL Player Team(s) Played Professional partner Charity playing for Status
Courtnall, RussRuss Courtnall
Toronto Maple Leafs
Montreal Canadiens
Minnesota North Stars
Dallas Stars
Vancouver Canucks
New York Rangers
Los Angeles Kings
Hough-Sweeney, ChristineChristine Hough-Sweeney
The Archie Courtnall Center -
Victoria Hospital Foundation
Eliminated 1st
on October 4, 2010
Laraque, GeorgesGeorges Laraque
Edmonton Oilers
Phoenix Coyotes
Pittsburgh Penguins
Montreal Canadiens
Langlois, AnabelleAnabelle Langlois
Hockey for Haiti
Eliminated 2nd
on October 11, 2010
Stock, P. J.P. J. Stock
New York Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Philadelphia Flyers
Boston Bruins
Afanasieva, ViolettaVioletta Afanasieva
ONEXONE
Eliminated 3rd
on October 18, 2010
Fleury, TheoTheo Fleury
Calgary Flames
Colorado Avalanche
New York Rangers
Chicago Blackhawks
Salé, JamieJamie Salé
The Men's Project
Eliminated 5th
on November 8, 2010
Chase, KellyKelly Chase
St. Louis Blues
Hartford Whalers
Toronto Maple Leafs
Ina, KyokoKyoko Ina
Children's Hospital Foundation
of Saskatchewan
Eliminated 6th
on November 16, 2010
Warriner, ToddTodd Warriner
Toronto Maple Leafs
Tampa Bay Lightning
Phoenix Coyotes
Vancouver Canucks
Philadelphia Flyers
Nashville Predators
Brasseur, IsabelleIsabelle Brasseur
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada
Third Place
on November 22, 2010
Brisebois, PatricePatrice Brisebois
Colorado Avalanche
Montreal Canadiens
Bourne, Shae-LynnShae-Lynn Bourne
Sainte-Justine UHC Foundation,
Make-A-Wish Foundation Canada
Eliminated 4th
on October 25, 2010
Reinstated
on November 1, 2010
Second Place
on November 22, 2010
Bure, ValeriValeri Bure
Montreal Canadiens
Calgary Flames
Florida Panthers
St. Louis Blues
Florida Panthers
Dallas Stars
Gordeeva, EkaterinaEkaterina Gordeeva
Compassion Canada, Cardiac Kids
Winners
on November 22, 2010

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 (or couples) eliminated that week.
     indicates the returning couple that finished in the bottom two.
     indicates the eliminated couple that finished in the top two couples in the Second Chance competition.
     indicates the Top 4 couples not needing to compete in the Second Chance competition.
     indicates the winning couple.
     indicates the runner-up couple.
     indicates the third-place couple.
Team Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8[a]
Valeri & Ekaterina 1 17.3 17.6 17.4 17.7 ✔ 17.8 16.9 ✔
Patrice & Shae-Lynn 2 16.6 17.3 17.7 17.2 17.8 17.7 17.1 ✔
Todd & Isabelle 3 16.8 17.4 17.3 17.5 ✔ 17.3 17.7 ✔
Kelly & Kyoko 4 17.2 17.0 17.0 16.8 ✔ 17.2 17.3
Theo & Jamie 5 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.3 ✔ 17.1
P.J. & Violetta 6 17.2 17.6 16.9 17.3
Georges & Anabelle 7 17.0 17.0 17.0
Russ & Christine 8 16.8 17.2
Notes

Skate-Off Chart

Week Bottom Two Couples
(Top Two Couples - Week 5)		 Music Judges' Vote to Save Eliminated/Reinstated Couple
1
Russ & Christine
"Hero" -- Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
0
(NIL)
Russ & Christine
Eliminated
Valeri & Ekaterina
"Paralyzer" -- Finger Eleven
3
(Brett, Sandra, Jeremy)
2
Todd & Isabelle
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" -- Poison
2
(Marie-France, Sandra)
Georges & Annabelle
Eliminated
Georges & Annabelle
"Kiss from a Rose" -- Seal
1
(Jeremy)
3
P.J. & Violetta
"Canned Heat" -- Jamiroquai
0
(NIL)
P.J. & Violetta
Eliminated
Valeri & Ekaterina
"The Anthem" -- Pitbull
3
(Ken, Sandra, Jeremy)
4
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
"All Over Again" -- Shae-Lynn Bourne & Don Mescall
0
(NIL)
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
Eliminated
Kelly & Kyoko
"Bad Things" -- Jace Everett
3
(Scott, Sandra, Jeremy)
5
P.J. & Violetta
"House of the Rising Sun" -- The Animals
1
(Curtis)
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
Reinstated
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
"Monster Mash" -- Bobby "Boris" Pickett
2
(Sandra, Jeremy)
6
Todd & Isabelle
"Brick House" -- Commodores
from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
3
(Toller, Sandra, Jeremy)
Theo & Jamie
Eliminated
Jamie & Theo
"Stayin' Alive" -- Bee Gees
from Saturday Night Fever
0
(NIL)
7
Kelly & Kyoko
"I Love Your Smile" -- Charlie Winston
1
(Don)
Kelly & Kyoko
Eliminated
Valeri & Ekaterina
"You're My Best Friend" -- Queen
2
(Sandra, Jeremy)

Average chart

Rank by
average		 Place Couple Total Number of
skates		 Average
1 1 Valeri & Ekaterina 104.7 6 17.45
2 2 Patrice & Shae-Lynn 121.4 7 17.34
3 3 Todd & Isabelle 104.0 6 17.33
4 6 P.J. & Violetta 69.0 4 17.25
5 5 Theo & Jamie 85.7 5 17.14
6 4 Kelly & Kyoko 102.5 6 17.08
7 7 Georges & Anabelle 51.0 3 17.00
7 8 Russ & Christine 34.0 2 17.00

Weekly themes and guest judges

Week Theme Guest Judge
1
 Rock Music Brett Hull
2
 Bringing Sexy Back Marie-France Dubreuil
3
 Dance Ken Daneyko
4
 Country Scott Hamilton
5
 Horror/Hallowe'en ( Second Chance Competition ) Curtis Joseph
6
 Stage & Screen Toller Cranston
7
 It's a Man's World Don Cherry
8
 Skater's Choice & Favourite Skate Christopher Dean

Individual scores & songs

Week 1

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Brett Hull, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
16.6
(5.5, 5.6, 5.5)
 "Song 2" -- Blur
Kelly & Kyoko
17.2
(5.7, 5.7, 5.8)
 "Here I Go Again" -- Whitesnake
P.J. & Violetta
17.2
(5.7, 5.8, 5.7)
 "How You Like Me Now?" -- The Heavy
Russ & Christine
16.8
(5.6, 5.6, 5.6)
 "Hero" -- Chad Kroeger featuring Josey Scott
Georges & Anabelle
17.0
(5.6, 5.7, 5.7)
 "Eye of the Tiger" -- Survivor
Todd & Isabelle
16.8
(5.7, 5.6, 5.5)
 "Paint It, Black" -- The Rolling Stones
Valeri & Ekaterina
17.3
(5.8, 5.8, 5.7)
 "Paralyzer" -- Finger Eleven
Theo & Jamie
17.1
(5.7, 5.6, 5.8)
 "Let It Rock" -- Kevin Rudolf featuring Lil Wayne

Week 2

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Marie-France Dubreuil, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Theo & Jamie
17.0
(5.6, 5.7, 5.7)
 "Perfect" -- Hedley
Todd & Isabelle
17.4
(5.8, 5.8, 5.8)
 "Every Rose Has Its Thorn" -- Poison
Kelly & Kyoko
17.0
(5.7, 5.6, 5.7)
 "Still Got the Blues (For You)" -- Gary Moore
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
17.3
(5.7, 5.8, 5.8)
 "When I Get You Alone" -- Robin Thicke
Valeri & Ekaterina
17.6
(5.9, 5.9, 5.8)
 "The Look of Love" -- Shelby Lynne
Georges & Annabelle
17.0
(5.6, 5.6, 5.8)
 "Kiss from a Rose" -- Seal
P.J. & Violetta
17.6
(5.9, 5.9, 5.8)
 "Sexy Love" -- Ne-Yo

Week 3

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Ken Daneyko, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Valeri & Ekaterina
17.4
(5.8, 5.8, 5.8)
 "The Anthem" -- Pitbull
P.J. & Violetta
16.9
(5.7, 5.5, 5.7)
 "Canned Heat" -- Jamiroquai
Todd & Isabelle
17.3
(5.8, 5.7, 5.8)
 "Pon de Replay" -- Rihanna
Theo & Jamie
17.2
(5.8, 5.7, 5.7)
 "Superfreak" -- Rick James
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
17.7
(5.9, 5.9, 5.9)
 "L-O-V-E" -- Michael Bublé
Kelly & Kyoko
17.0
(5.7, 5.6, 5.7)
 "Hot n Cold" -- Katy Perry

Week 4

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Scott Hamilton, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Kelly & Kyoko
16.8
(5.6, 5.6, 5.6)
 "Bad Things" -- Jace Everett
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
17.2
(5.8, 5.7, 5.7)
 "All Over Again" -- Shae-Lynn Bourne & Don Mescall
Theo & Jamie
17.3
(5.7, 5.8, 5.8)
 "As The Story Goes" -- Theoren Fleury
Valeri & Ekaterina
17.7
(5.9, 5.9, 5.9)
 "Need You Now" -- Lady Antebellum
Todd & Isabelle
17.5
(5.8, 5.9, 5.8)
 "Lookin' out My Back Door" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival

Week 5

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Curtis Joseph, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Russ & Christine
17.2
(5.7, 5.7, 5.8)
 "I Put a Spell on You" -- Creedence Clearwater Revival
Georges & Annabelle
17.0
(5.6, 5.7, 5.7)
 "O Fortuna" -- Carl Orff
P.J. & Violetta
17.3
(5.7, 5.8, 5.8)
 "House of the Rising Sun" -- The Animals
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
17.8
(5.8, 6.0, 6.0[a])
 "Monster Mash" -- Bobby "Boris" Pickett
Notes

Week 6

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Toller Cranston, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Theo & Jamie
17.1
(5.7, 5.7, 5.7)
 "Stayin' Alive" -- Bee Gees
from Saturday Night Fever
Kelly & Kyoko
17.2
(5.6, 5.8, 5.8)
 "All Star" -- Smash Mouth
from Shrek
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
17.7
(5.9, 5.9, 5.9)
 "Jai Ho" -- A.R. Rahman (featuring Sukhwinder Singh, Tanvi Shah, Mahalaxmi Iyer & Vijay Prakash)
from Slumdog Millionaire
Valeri & Ekaterina
17.8
(5.8, 6.0, 6.0)
 "From Russia with Love" -- Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
from From Russia with Love
Todd & Isabelle
17.3
(5.5, 5.9, 5.9)
 "Brick House" -- Commodores
from To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Week 7

Individual judges scores in charts below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right:
Don Cherry, Sandra Bezic, Jeremy Roenick.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Todd & Isabelle
17.7
(5.9, 5.9, 5.9)
 "Dynamite" -- Taio Cruz
Patrice & Shae-Lynn
17.1
(5.8, 5.6, 5.7)
 "Boogie Shoes" -- KC and the Sunshine Band
Kelly & Kyoko
17.3
(5.8, 5.7, 5.8)
 "I Love Your Smile" -- Charlie Winston
Valeri & Ekaterina
16.9
(5.7, 5.6, 5.6)
 "You're My Best Friend" -- Queen

Week 8

None of the skates in week 8 were scored.

Running order
Couple Score Music
Valeri & Ekaterina Not scored "Stereo Love" -- Edward Maya featuring Vika Jigulina
Not scored "From Russia with Love" -- Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
from From Russia with Love
Todd & Isabelle Not scored "Black Betty" -- Ram Jam
Not scored "Dynamite" -- Taio Cruz
Patrice & Shae-Lynn Not scored "Let's Get It Started" -- The Black Eyed Peas
Not scored "L-O-V-E" -- Michael Bublé

Weekly ratings

Weekly ratings and rankings are measured by BBM Canada, an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting.

Episode
Number		 Episode Viewers
(in millions)		 Weekly Rank Reference
200 Game On
(Airdate: September 26, 2010)		 1.511 #23 [5]
201 Week 1: Performance
(Airdate: October 3, 2010)		 1.662 #20 [6]
202 Week 1: Results
(Airdate: October 4, 2010)		 1.09 N/A [7]
203 Week 2: Performance
(Airdate: October 10, 2010)		 1.498 #24 [8]
204 Week 2: Results
(Airdate: October 11, 2010)		 0.969 N/A [9]
205 Week 3: Performance
(Airdate: October 17, 2010)		 1.414 #24 [10]
206 Week 3: Results
(Airdate: October 18, 2010)		 1.01 N/A [11]
207 Week 4: Performance
(Airdate: October 24, 2010)		 1.429 #23 [12]
208 Week 4: Results
(Airdate: October 25, 2010)		 1.079 N/A [13]
209 Week 5: Performance
(Airdate: October 31, 2010)		 1.375 #22 [14]
210 Week 5: Results
(Airdate: November 1, 2010)		 1.10 N/A [15]
211 Week 6: Performance
(Airdate: November 7, 2010)		 1.619 #18 [16]
212 Week 6: Results
(Airdate: November 8, 2010)		 1.122 N/A [17]
213 Week 7: Performance
(Airdate: November 14, 2010)		 1.769 #15 [18]
214 Week 7: Results
(Airdate: November 15, 2010)		 1.20 N/A [19]
215 Week 8: Performance
(Airdate: November 21, 2010)		 1.505 #26 [20]
216 Week 8: Results - Season Finale
(Airdate: November 22, 2010)		 1.333 #24 [21][22]

References

  1. ^ "Battle of the Blades: Roenick joins the judging panel – September 27". CBC.ca. http://www.cbc.ca/battle/2010/09/roenick-joins-the-judging-panel.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
  2. ^ "Battle of the Blades: Ticket information". CBC.ca. http://www.cbc.ca/battle/tickets.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
  3. ^ "Battle of the Blades: CBC reveals star-studded cast – September 7". CBC.ca. http://www.cbc.ca/battle/2010/09/cbc-reveals-star-studded-cast.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
  4. ^ "Battle of the Blades Episode Guide: Episode 200 "Game On"". CBC.ca. http://www.cbc.ca/battle/2010/09/episode-200-game-on.html. Retrieved 2010-09-30. 
  5. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending September 26, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-10-05
  6. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 3, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-10-10
  7. ^ TV Feeds My Family Blog - Ratings on October 4, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  8. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 10, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-10-17
  9. ^ TV Feeds My Family Blog - Ratings on October 11, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  10. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 17, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-10-17
  11. ^ TV Feeds My Family Blog - Ratings on October 18, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  12. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 24, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-10-29
  13. ^ TV Feeds My Family Blog - Ratings on October 25, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  14. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 31, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-11-07
  15. ^ TV Feeds My Family Blog - Ratings on November 1, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  16. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 7, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-11-14
  17. ^ TV Feeds My Family Blog - Ratings on November 8, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  18. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 14, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-11-27
  19. ^ TV Feeds My Family Blog - Ratings on November 15, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  20. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 21, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-11-27
  21. ^ Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 28, 2010 Retrieved on 2010-12-02
  22. ^ http://bbm.ca/_documents/top_30_tv_programs_english/2010/nat11222010.pdf

External links

Seasons
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Hosts
Ron MacLean  · Kurt Browning  · Maura Grierson (season 3)
Judges
Current
Sandra Bezic  · Jeremy Roenick (season 2 -)
Former
Dick Button (season 1)
Winners
Hockey Players
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