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Dancing on Ice Format Figure skating competition Created by ITV Studios Presented by Jenny Balatsinou Judges Petros Kostopoulos
Elena Paparizou
Alexis KostalasCountry of origin Greece No. of seasons 1 Production Location(s) Athens Running time approx. 180 to 200 minutes per episode
(including commercials)Broadcast Original channel ANT1 Original airing November 6, 2011 Chronology Related shows Dancing with the Stars Dancing on Ice is a Greek reality TV show. The show features celebrities paired with professionals from the world of figure skating. The show is based on the British show, Dancing on Ice. The show has a schedule similar to the reality TV show Dancing with the Stars with performance shows on Sundays nights. Jenny Balatsinou serves as host while Petros Kostopoulos, Elena Paparizou, and Alexis Kostalas serve on the judging panel. The show premiered on 6 November 2011. Early critics have panned the show for poor performances, low budget production, and lacking entertainment value.
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Season 1 (2011)
Main article: Dancing on Ice (Greece season 1)Dancing on Ice (Greece) (Season 1) Country Greece Network ANT1 Original run 06 November, 2011 The first season will premiere on Sunday 06 November 2011.
Contestants
The contestants for the first season were:
Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status Vasileios Kostetsos Fashion designer Magdalena Eliminated 1st
on 13 November 2011Kostas Fragolias Television presenter and reality TV star Marina Stamatina Tsimtsili Television presenter and Television journalist Gene Giorgos Cheimonetos Model Nicole N. Kennedy Constantinos Christoforou Singer Olga Pinelopi Anastasopoulou Actress and Singer Alexey Themis Georgantas TV presenter Jennifer Eliminated 2nd
on 20 November 2011Ioanna Pilixou Actress Andriy Maria-Eleni Lukourezou Music Producer Jan Moscicki Withdrew
on 13 November 2011Christina Papa Actress- Businesswoman Anton Marianna Kalergi Runner Dima Shaya Hansen Singer Matteo Judges' scoring summary
Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Konstantinos & Olga 9.5 9.5 8.5 Kostas & Marina 8.5 8.5 10.0 Shaya & Mateo 12.0 10.5 10.5 Christina & Anton 9.5 8.5 9.0 Ioanna & Uri 11.0 10.5 12.0 Giorgos & Nicole 8.0 8.5 10.0 Penelope & Alexey 11.5 11.0 9.0 Marianna & Dima 10.0 10.0 9.5 Stamatina & Gene 8.5 9.0 9.5 Pamela & Janek 11.0 Themis & Jennifer 11th 8.5 7.0 8.0 Vassilios & Magdalena 12th 8.5 7.0 Maria-Eleni & Janek 13th 9.0 Withdrew - Red numbers indicate the lowest score of the week
- Green numbers indicate the highest score of the week
- indicates the couple that was in the skate off
- indicates the couple that was eliminated
- indicates the couple that won
- indicates that the couple came in second place
- indicates that the couple finished in third place
- indicates that a couple withdrew from the competition.
Reception
As a spin-off of the successful Dancing with the Stars franchise and the replacement for The X Factor as ANT1's leading reality show competition for the winter season, the program was anticipated.[1] Although the premiere episode was broadcast over an hour and a half late due to the ongoing political debate between Prime Minister George Papandreou and opposition leader Antonis Samaras for a coalition government in the nation, it managed to attain 36.8 per cent of the overall ratings share and 40.9 percent in the 15-44 demographic.[2] Despite this, the program has been critically panned.[1][2] Critics generally found the show to be boring, the production low budget, and the concept irrelevant to the interests of Greek culture, where figure skating is obscure.[1][2] Kosmas Vidos of To Vima wrote the show lacked entertainment value because although most of the celebrities gave decent performances, they were more concerned with not falling rather than dancing as had been advertised, "even though the thing that was most obvious was the effect of the economic crisis on television networks: extremely poor was the whole production, the lighting amateur, and the direction below average [with] a deep sense of boredom, dominating a competition where the goal was fun and joy."[2] The show has in particular been compared negatively to its counterpart, Dancing with the Stars.[1] Giannis Melas of NewsIt acknowledged the difficulty of the sport but ultimately felt that the low quality performances contributed to the overall "frigid" and "boring" ambience, while adding that several of the celebrities had not made strong enough attempts to learn what was required. He added that Dancing on Ice has a strong advantage in the ratings because its Sunday nine o'clock time slot faces virtually no competition. Nevertheless, he predicted that the next few episodes would be paramount to the show's success as "if it continues to be so ... boring probably the viewers will freeze it!"[1]
Apart from being delayed, the premiere faced technical difficulties with the computers, which on multiple occasions attributed wrong scores to judges,[3] while one of the professional skaters fell within the first moments of the show.
Host Jenny Balatsinou was described as "ultra sleek".[2] Typically giving the lowest scores, Kostalas has been described as the tough judge.[4] Melas commented that judges Alexis Kostalas and Petros Kostopoulos did not entice audiences with their characters, with the former speaking exclusively objectively and the latter "with his signature glibness for one more time in a judging panel without differentiating in anything from the last times." Alternately, he commended Elena Paparizou's television debut as a highlight on the show because "she demonstrated that she has reason and can stand worthily in her place. Comfortable, with humour, she gave appropriate critique to the contestants and even made fun of her own mistakes in Greek."[1] Paparizou, who was born and raised in Sweden, expressed concern about her Greek on the show.[5] Because of her malapropisms on the premiere, host Balatsinou dubbed her television's new George Levendis, the Greek-Australian X Factor judge, known for his own collection of poorly-phrased quotes.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f "Το «Dancinig on ice»… μας πάγωσε!" (in Greek). NewsIt. 7 November 2011. http://www.newsit.gr/default.php?pname=Article&art_id=105180&catid=12. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Πλήξη on ice!: Πτωχό θέαμα, βαρετό αποτέλεσμα" (in Greek). To Vima. 7 November 2011. http://www.tovima.gr/media/article/?aid=428951. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Με προβλήματα ξεκίνησε το «Dancing on ice»" (in Greek). Gossip-TV. 7 November 2011. http://www.gossip-tv.gr/story/148179/me-problemata-xekinese-dancing-ice. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "Όσα έγιναν στην πρεμιέρα του «Dancing On Ice»" (in Greek). Zougla. 7 November 2011. http://www.zougla.gr/page.ashx?pid=2&aid=413637&cid=11. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ "VIDEO: Δείτε παρασκήνια από το «DOI»" (in Greek). Gossip-TV. 7 November 2011. http://www.gossip-tv.gr/story/148271/video-deite-paraskenia-apo-doi. Retrieved 7 November 2011.
- ^ Dancing on Ice. ANT1. Airdate: 6 November 2011
Seasons 1 · 2Presenters Judges Fokas Evaggelinos · Alexis Kostalas · Galena Velikova-Chaina (2010) · Giannis Latsios · Errika Prezarakou (2011-present)Celebrities Winners Errika Prezarakou · Argiris AggelouProfessionals Winners Theodoris Panagakos · Emily MatthaiakakiRelated articles Dancing with the Stars (International) · Dancing on IceSeries Hosts Judges Former judges Karen Kresge (2006) · Karen Barber (2006-2010) · Nicky Slater (2006–2010) · Natalia Bestemianova (2007) · Ruthie Henshall (2008–2009)Guest judges Coaches Celebrity winners Celebrity runners-up Professional winners Professional runners-up Kristina Lenko · Andrei Lipanov · Frankie Poultney · Florentine Houdinière · Maria Filippov · Colin RatushniakCountry Elena Paparizou Discography · Awards and nominations · Concert toursAlbums Protereotita (2004) · Iparhi Logos (2006) · The Game of Love (2006) · Vrisko To Logo Na Zo (2008) · Giro Apo T'Oneiro (2010)Extended plays Mambo! - EP (2005) · Fos (2007) · Helena Goes Clubbin' (2008)Compilation albums Greatest Hits & More (2011)Video releases Number One (2005) · MAD Secret Concerts: Elena Paparizou (2006) · Live in Concert (2008) · Greatest Hits & More (2011)Soundtracks I Barbie Kai I Dodeka Vasilopoules (2006) · Mazi Sou (2007) · To Fili Tis Zois (2007) · Arn - Riket vid vägens slut (2008)Tours Mera Me Ti Mera/My Number One Tour (2005) · To Party Arhizei (2008)Related articles Categories Albums · Audio samples · Concert tours · Images · Songs · Video albumsCategories:- 2010s television series
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