Skating with the Stars

Skating with the Stars
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Format	Figure skating competition
Created by	BBC Worldwide
Presented by	Vernon Kay Tanith Belbin
Judges	Johnny Weir Laurieann Gibson Dick Button
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Location(s)	CBS Television City Hollywood, California
Running time	1–2 hours
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	02012-11-22 November 22 – December 21, 2010 (2010-12-21)^[1]
Chronology
Related shows	Dancing with the Stars

Skating with the Stars was an American reality TV show. The show featured celebrities paired with professionals from the world of figure skating. The show was based on the British show, Dancing on Ice. The show had a schedule similar to the first season of Dancing with the Stars with performance shows on Monday nights. On week 2, the pair with the lowest combined judges points and viewer votes were eliminated at the end of the show. All six episodes of the show were broadcast.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] The host is Vernon Kay and doing color commentary is retired Ice Dancer Tanith Belbin. The judges were Johnny Weir, Dick Button and Laurie Ann Gibson.^[7]

The show was broadcast on ABC in the United States. Season one concluded on December 21, 2010. It was announced that the show would not return for a second season on January 10, 2011.^[1]

Skating with the Stars was considered a flop by most ratings' pundits, noting that the ratings showed a steady decline from week 1 through week 6.

1 Couples
2 Scores
3 Averages
4 Couples' highest & lowest scores
5 Scores and Songs
6 Required Element schedule
7 Call-Out Order
8 Ratings
9 References
10 External links

Couples

The 6 celebrities and professional ice skaters were:^[8]

Celebrity	Occupation	Professional partner	Status
Young, SeanSean Young	Actress	Denis Petukhov	Eliminated 1st on November 29, 2010
Neil, VinceVince Neil	Musician	Jennifer Wester	Eliminated 2nd on December 6, 2010
Smith, Brandon MychalBrandon Mychal Smith	Actor, rapper	Keauna McLaughlin	Withdrew on December 13, 2010
Moseley, JonnyJonny Moseley	Olympic Gold Medal Skier	Brooke Castile	Third Place on December 20, 2010
Frankel, BethennyBethenny Frankel	Chef & entrepreneur	Ethan Burgess	Runner-Up on December 21, 2010
Budig, RebeccaRebecca Budig	Actress	Fred Palascak	Winner on December 21, 2010

Scores

Team	Place	Wk 1	Wk 2	Total (1+2)	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5
Rebecca & Fred	1st	21+24=45	23+21=44	89	25+25=50	26+27=53	9+28+29=66	30+30=60
Bethenny & Ethan	2nd	15+14=29	17+16=33	62	17+19=36	18+20=38	7+21+22=50	23+28=51
Jonny & Brooke	3rd	21+19=40	24+20=44	84	24+27=51	27+27=54	8+26+26=60
Brandon & Keauna	4th	16+20=36	24+25=49	85	18+21=39	WD
Vince & Jennifer	5th	14+14=28	13+17=30	58	16+20=36
Sean & Denis	6th	16+18=34	12+18=30	64

Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.

Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.

indicates the couple eliminated that week.

indicates the returning couple that was in the bottom two.

indicates the returning couple that was the last to be called safe.

indicates that a couple withdrew from the competition.

indicates the winning couple.

indicates the runner-up couple.

indicates the third-place couple.

Week 1: Rebecca & Fred's routine earned them the highest scores of the week, a 45/60. Vince and Jennifer were at the bottom of the leader-board with a 28/60.
Week 2: Brandon & Keauna earned the first "9" of the season, from Laurie-Ann. They also took the top spot with a total of 49/60. Sean & Denis and Vince & Jennifer both tied at the bottom with 30/60. Sean earned the season's lowest score, with a 12 for technique. The scores from both week one and two were combined, with Rebecca at the top (89/120) and Vince at the bottom (58/120). Vince & Jennifer and Sean & Denis were the bottom two, and Sean & Denis were the first to be eliminated.
Week 3: Jonny & Brooke reached first place, with 51/60. Brandon was hospitalized with breathing problems, so the judges based their scores on the last taped rehearsal, which led to low scores (unfortunately). The host announced that Brandon and Keauna will perform that routine again on a future performance; but after the cancellation of the competition, they haven't, nor will ever, performed that routine. Bethenny & Ethan and Vince & Jennifer were tied at the bottom of the leader-board, and were also in the bottom two. Vince & Jennifer were eliminated.
Week 4 : Jonny & Brooke took the top of the leader board once more with 54/60. Rebecca & Fred were second place on the leader board again with 53/60, only one point away from Jonny & Brooke. Bethenny & Ethan took the bottom of the leaderboard, despite having their highest scores of the season (they eventually garnered a 21 & 22). Brandon & Keauna were unfortunately forced to withdraw due to Brandon's stomach virus becoming too heinous.
Week 5 : Rebecca & Fred regained the top of the leader board with 9 points from the judges after the group skate, and received the first 10s of the series with a total of 57/60. Bethenny & Ethan were in the bottom two, despite earning their highest scores of the season. Jonny & Brooke were shockingly eliminated (third place), leaving host Vernon Kay, as well as the judges and audience, in complete shock. In the Finale, all the eliminated stars returned to skate their favorite routine, except Brandon, whom was still recovering from his illness. Bethenny & Ethan chose their Week 1 routine as their favorite skate, and earned her highest score of a 51/60, as well as her first 10. Rebecca & Fred chose their Week 3 routine as their favorite, and earned the first perfect score of 60/60 for it. In the end, Rebecca & Fred won the trophy with Bethenny & Ethan in the Runner Up position.

Averages

This table only counts dances scored on a 30-point scale.

Rank by average	Place	Couple	Total	Number of ice dances	Average
1	1	Rebecca & Fred	309	12	25.8
2	3	Jonny & Brooke	241	10	24.1
3	4	Brandon & Keauna	124	6	20.6
4	2	Bethenny & Ethan	230	12	19.2
5	6	Sean & Denis	64	4	16.0
6	5	Vince & Jennifer	94	6	15.7

Couples' highest & lowest scores

According to the traditional 30-point scale:

Couples	Highest Scores	Lowest Scores
Rebecca & Fred	Week 5 Artistic, Week 5 Technical (30)	Week 1 Technical, Week 2 Artistic (21)
Bethenny & Ethan	Week 5 Artistic (28)	Week 1 Artistic (14)
Jonny & Brooke	Week 3 Artistic, Week 4 Technical and Artistic (27)	Week 1 Artistic (16)
Brandon & Keauna	Week 2 Artistic (25)	Week 1 Technical (16)
Vince & Jennifer	Week 3 Artistic (20)	Week 2 Technical (13)
Sean & Denis	Week 6 Artistic, Week 2 Artistic (18)	Week 2 Technical (12)