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Battle of the Blades
Season 2
Celebrity winner	Valeri Bure
Professional winner	Ekaterina Gordeeva
No. of episodes	17
Release
Original network	CBC
Original release	September 26 (2010-09-26) – November 22, 2010 (2010-11-22)
Season chronology
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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 showcased a lineup of eight couples.

Ron MacLean and Kurt Browning return as the show's hosts. Sandra Bezic continued 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. This season continued to have one rotating guest judge every week. Because Maple Leaf Gardens was undergoing renovations at the time, the venue this season was set in a sound stage at Pinewood Toronto Studios. The sound stage was transformed into a skating rink, with two-tiered seating.

The elimination format changed this season. The scores from the couples' Sunday night performance were 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 were just asked to vote on the couple of their choice. The couple with the fewest judges' votes was then eliminated. However, it was announced that the judges would not be scoring the couples' week eight skates and that the top three 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.

The season premiere on September 26, 2010, was actually a preview of the competition, entitled "Battle of the Blades: Game On". It documented the announcement of the cast, training camp and partner assignments of the eight couples. The first actual competition night was broadcast 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.

Couples

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.

Notes

• a Skates in Week 8 were not scored by the judges.

Skate-Off Chart

Average chart

Weekly themes and guest judges

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

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

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

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

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

Notes

• a Jeremy Roenick had originally given Patrice & Shae-Lynn a score of 5.9, but opted to change it to a perfect 6.0 upon hearing Sandra Bezic had given them the perfect score. CBC did not have time to change the score initially and the on-screen graphic still displayed Roenick's given score at 5.9, giving the couple a total of 17.7. When the judges' leaderboard was announced at the end of the night, the graphic was corrected to reflect the new score.

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

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

Week 8

None of the skates in week 8 were scored.

Running order

Weekly ratings

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

References

1. "Battle of the Blades: Roenick joins the judging panel – September 27". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
2. "Battle of the Blades: Ticket information". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 26 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
3. "Battle of the Blades: CBC reveals star-studded cast – September 7". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 18 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
4. "Battle of the Blades Episode Guide: Episode 200 "Game On"". CBC.ca. Archived from the original on 30 September 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
5. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending September 26, 2010 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-10-05
6. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 3, 2010 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-10-10
7. TV Feeds My Family Blog – Ratings on October 4, 2010 Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
8. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 10, 2010 Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-10-17
9. TV Feeds My Family Blog – Ratings on October 11, 2010 Archived 2018-03-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
10. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 17, 2010 Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-10-17
11. TV Feeds My Family Blog – Ratings on October 18, 2010 Archived July 23, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
12. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 24, 2010 Archived November 22, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-10-29
13. TV Feeds My Family Blog – Ratings on October 25, 2010 Archived 2018-01-16 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
14. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending October 31, 2010 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-11-07
15. TV Feeds My Family Blog – Ratings on November 1, 2010 Archived 2018-03-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
16. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 7, 2010 Archived 2011-12-17 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-11-14
17. TV Feeds My Family Blog – Ratings on November 8, 2010 Archived 2018-03-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
18. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 14, 2010 Archived July 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-11-27
19. TV Feeds My Family Blog – Ratings on November 15, 2010 Archived 2018-03-13 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
20. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 21, 2010 Archived December 14, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-11-27
21. Weekly Ratings for Week Ending November 28, 2010 Archived March 2, 2012, at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2010-12-02
22. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-24. Retrieved 2011-08-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links

• Official website of Battle of the Blades

• Battle of the Blades
• 2010 Canadian television seasons