Dancing On Ice ‘faces uncertain future’ with decision being made after current series | B083456 | 2024-02-26 21:08:01
Dancing On Ice 'faces uncertain future' with decision being made after current series | B083456 | 2024-02-26 21:08:01
Dancing On Ice is reportedly dealing with an "uncertain future" on ITV.
The long operating superstar figure skating competition is at present within the midst of its 16th season, having first launched back in 2006 when Coronation Road star Gaynor Faye took residence the trophy.
Now, it's unclear what the longer term holds for the show, as scores fall, and Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean have decided to retire from skating together.
The long-lasting duo, who've marked the 40th anniversary of their Winter Olympics win in Sarajevo by saying they are hanging up their skates, are anticipated to remain on the show.
Nevertheless, viewership has fallen with the January 28 episode pulling in just 2.9 million viewers, which is nearly 9 million fewer than the present's heyday.
With most of the movie star contestants getting six figure paydays for the programme, value might be an enormous issue, especially if you factor within the judges, the 12 professional skaters, and new presenting duo Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern.
It's been claimed that next yr's collection might end up as a 'one last hurrah' for Torvill and Dean as they embark on their remaining UK tour.
An insider informed the Mirror: 'Dancing on Ice faces an unsure future. The scores are low for an enormous weekend present and without Torvill and Dean putting of their performances this could possibly be the top of the street. It is an extremely expensive present to make.
'It solely works if it will get an enormous audience.'
ITV has insisted Dancing On Ice continues to be 'in style' with viewers, while noting that no choice on the present's future might be made until the current one ends.
A Dancing On Ice spokesperson informed Metro.co.uk: 'We by no means take a choice on future collection till the top of the present one however Dancing on Ice remains a well-liked leisure format for us having launched with four.2million viewers.'
Regardless of the obvious uncertainty over the present's future, Torvill and Dean have confirmed they have 'no plans' to step again from the present, which they decide alongside Oti Mabuse and Ashley Banjo.
In a joint assertion shared to the PA information agency, they stated: 'Our 2025 "retirement" – which can comply with our UK tour – will purely be from ice skating.
'As we stated in Sarajevo earlier this week, we'll proceed to work together away from the ice.
'We've got no plans to step again from Dancing On Ice and hope that the collection continues for years to return.'
Dancing on Ice continues on Sunday at 6.30pm on ITV and ITVX.
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