Dancing on Ice is a British television series currently presented by Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby.
On 4 September 2017, it was announced that a revived series would air on ITV from 7 January 2018 with Schofield and Willoughby returning as hosts.
Following Schofield's resignation from ITV in 2023, Stephen Mulhern began co-hosting the series alongside Willoughby.
[3] The series was announced in November 2004 and originally titled Stars on Thin Ice,[4] the show was renamed following the failure of ITV's celebrity oriented 2005 summer schedule.
Britain's best-known ice-skating duo and Olympic champions Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean help to train the aspiring dancers, and also appear throughout the show with comments and advice.
[7] Schofield previously presented with Holly Willoughby, with commentary originally from Tony Gubba (later Simon Reed) and voiceovers done by John Sachs.
[9] As part of ITV's new revamped schedule at the start of 2008, from the third series, the show aired on a Sunday night and featured updated music and new titles as well as redesigned graphics.
On 24 June 2013 it was rumoured that Dancing on Ice may continue after they have left with new coaches,[17] however, on 22 October 2013 it was confirmed that the show would end after its ninth series in 2014.
[28] In December, it was confirmed that Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse would replace him for the fourteenth series.
[29][30][31] Stephen Mulhern, who previously stood in for Schofield as presenter during the fourteenth series, was announced as his replacement and currently co-hosts alongside Willoughby.
These total scores then create a leaderboard which combines with the public vote in order to determine the two lowest placed couples.
Torvill and Dean themselves then made a special in-studio appearance towards the end, thanking the contestants, hosts and judges, and the viewers for their votes.
The Ice Cave was situated at the back of the rink and was where Phillip Schofield and Torvill and Dean stood to interview the couples.
It was presented by Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby, and judged by the "Ice Panel", consisting of Nicky Slater, Natalia Bestemianova, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber, and Robin Cousins.
Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner, and Robin Cousins returned to the "Ice Panel", with Ruthie Henshall joining as a replacement for Natalia Bestemianova.
Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returned as hosts, with Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean serving as mentors.
Robin Cousins, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber, and Ashley Roberts returned to the "Ice Panel".
It was the first series since the show had ended in 2014 and featured a new set and ice rink, a new panel of judges, and a new logo.
On 1 September 2019, it was announced that Jason Gardiner would not return as a judge and that series 1 participant John Barrowman would replace him.
[49][50] The seventeenth series will begin airing on ITV from 12 January 2025 with returning hosts Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern.
The show featured opinions from celebrity guests and past contestants as well as from Torvill and Dean, the judges, presenters and competitors.
[75] The second spin-off show was originally called Dancing on Ice Extra and was presented by Andi Peters and Andrea McLean, both competitors in the first series.
The judges were the usual line-up of Robin Cousins, Ruthie Henshall, Jason Gardiner, Karen Barber and Nicky Slater.
A 30-minute prime time spin-off to Dancing on Ice premiered on 26 January 2008 and ran for a few episodes, presented solely by Holly Willoughby.
The winner skated live on the Dancing on Ice 2009 final and join Torvill and Dean on tour.
[81] From a shortlist of 20 acts, Torvill and Dean invited only four back to give another performance in the Dancing on Ice studio.
[84] The one-off special featured the judges from series 7, with Phillip Schofield and Christine Bleakley returning as presenters.
[88] Jake Quickenden was also supposed to be performing, but on 13 November 2019, it was announced that he had to pull out due to a neck injury.
[89] Due to a number of early withdrawals and to give the remaining contestants sufficient time to recover from any injuries, series 13 was paused for one week and the episode scheduled to air on 21 February was replaced with a pre-recorded special celebrating the most memorable moments in the show's history.
The live show also featured numerous performances from Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean as well as the professional skaters from the television series and other special guests.