Dancing on Ice (series 3)

The third series of Dancing on Ice aired from 13 January to 16 March 2008 on ITV. The show moved from Saturday nights to Sunday nights, with Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returning to present. Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner and Robin Cousins returned to the "Ice Panel", with Ruthie Henshall joining the panel as a replacement for Natalia Bestemianova. The commissioning of the series was first confirmed by Schofield at the 2007 BAFTA Awards.

Dancing on Ice
Season 3
Celebrity winnerSuzanne Shaw
Professional winnerMatt Evers
Country of originUnited Kingdom
No. of episodes19
Release
Original networkITV
Original release13 January (2008-01-13) 
16 March 2008 (2008-03-16)
Series chronology

Judges and Hosts

It was announced that Bestemianova would depart the series. Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater and Jason Gardiner announced their returns, with Ruthie Henshall joining the show. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield announced their returns and coaches Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean also returning.

Contestants

The contestants for the third series were revealed on 7 January 2008:[1]

Celebrity Occupation Professional partner Status
Sarah Greene Television presenter Fred Palascak Eliminated 1st
on 13 January 2008
Natalie Pinkham Sports television presenter Andrei Lipanov Eliminated 2nd
on 20 January 2008
Michael Underwood Television presenter Melanie Lambert Withdrew
on 24 January 2008
Samantha Mumba Singer-songwriter Pavel Aubrecht Eliminated 3rd
on 27 January 2008
Aggie MacKenzie How Clean Is Your House? co-presenter Sergey Malyshev Eliminated 4th
on 3 February 2008
Tim Vincent Television presenter Victoria Borzenkova Eliminated 5th
on 10 February 2008
Steve Backley Olympic javelin thrower Susie Lipanova Eliminated 6th
on 17 February 2008
Linda Lusardi Model & Emmerdale actress Daniel Whiston Eliminated 7th
on 24 February 2008
Greg Rusedski Professional tennis player Kristina Lenko Eliminated 8th
on 2 March 2008
Gareth Gates Singer-songwriter Maria Filippov Eliminated 9th
on 9 March 2008
Zaraah Abrahams Former Coronation Street actress Fred Palascak Third place
on 16 March 2008
Chris Fountain Hollyoaks actor Frankie Poultney Runner-up
on 16 March 2008
Suzanne Shaw Former Hear'Say singer Matt Evers Winner
on 16 March 2008

Scoring chart

Couple Place 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Suzanne & Matt
1 19.0 20.5 20.5 22.0 24.5 23.5 27.5 24.0 27.5 30.0+30.0=60.0
Chris & Frankie
2 20.0 20.0 23.5 25.0 27.0 24.5 27.0 27.0 29.0 25.5+29.0=54.5
Zaraah & Fred
3 18.5 19.0 22.5 22.0 18.5 24.5 27.0 26.0+26.5=52.5
Gareth & Maria
4 17.5 19.5 19.5 20.5 20.0 23.0 23.0 25.5 24.5
Greg & Kristina
5 13.0 11.5 15.5 13.0 16.5 16.0 17.0 20.5
Linda & Daniel
6 16.5 16.5 16.5 17.0 15.5 19.0 19.0
Steve & Susie
7 15.0 15.0 14.5 14.5 17.0 18.0
Tim & Victoria
8 13.5 16.0 16.5 16.0 12.5
Aggie & Sergey
9 10.5 10.0 12.5 10.0
Samantha & Pavel
10 15.5 16.0 16.0
Michael & Melanie
11 16.5 16.5
Natalie & Andrei
12 15.0 14.0
Sarah & Fred
13 11.5
Red numbers indicate the lowest score of the week
Green numbers indicate the highest score of the week
     indicates that the couple were in the skate off
     indicates that the couple were eliminated
     indicates that the couple withdrew from the competition
     indicates that the couple won
     indicates that the couple came in second place
     indicates that the couple came in third place
"—" indicates the couple who did not skate that week

Average score chart

This table only counts for dances scored on a traditional 30-points scale.

Rank by
average
Place Couple Total Number of
dances
Average
12Chris & Frankie277.51125.2
21Suzanne & Matt269.024.5
33Zaraah & Fred204.5922.7
44Gareth & Maria193.021.4
56Linda & Daniel120.0717.1
611Michael & Melanie33.0216.5
710Samantha & Pavel47.5315.8
87Steve & Susie94.0615.7
95Greg & Kristina123.0815.4
108Tim & Victoria74.5514.9
1112Natalie & Andrei29.0214.5
1213Sarah & Fred11.5111.5
139Aggie & Sergey43.0410.8

Live show details

Results summary

Colour key
     Celebrity was in the bottom two and had to perform again in the dance-off
     Celebrity who withdrew from the competition
     Celebrity who was eliminated
     Celebrity received the most public votes
Weekly results per couple
Contestant Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9 Week 10
Part 1 Part 2
Suzanne Shaw 1st
24.01%
1st
24.58%
1st
23.39%
1st
25.92%
2nd
20.16%
2nd
15.41%
1st
39.39%
1st
37.33%
1st
50.47%
1st
68.70%
Winner
72.42%
Chris Fountain 2nd
14.90%
3rd
17.96%
2nd
19.20%
2nd
19.69%
1st
31.03%
1st
35.33%
2nd
17.09%
2nd
27.52%
2nd
26.97%
2nd
23.87%
Runner-up
27.59%
Zaraah Abrahams N/A2 N/A2 5th
7.88%
4th
12.85%
5th
9.08%
7th
3.30%
6th
7.87%
5th
10.68%
4th
8.60%
3rd
7.43%
Eliminated
(week 10)
Gareth Gates 3rd
12.56%
2nd
18.10%
6th
6.81%
6th
6.83%
6th
6.46%
5th
11.84%
4th
12.45%
4th
11.47%
3rd
13.97%
Eliminated
(week 9)
Greg Rusedski 4th
10.97%
4th
7.76%
3rd
12.90%
3rd
14.27%
3rd
14.88%
3rd
13.32%
3rd
13.12%
3rd
13.00%
Eliminated
(week 8)
Linda Lusardi 6th
6.90%
6th
5.57%
4th
9.09%
5th
9.33%
4th
9.22%
4th
12.47%
5th
10.08%
Eliminated
(week 7)
Steve Backley 8th
4.03%
7th
5.34%
9th
4.68%
9th
2.30%
8th
4.88%
6th
8.33%
Eliminated
(week 6)
Tim Vincent 7th
6.82%
11th
2.38%
8th
4.76%
8th
3.78%
7th
4.30%
Eliminated
(week 5)
Aggie MacKenzie 5th
8.78%
5th
5.93%
7th
5.00%
7th
5.02%
Eliminated
(week 4)
Samantha Mumba 12th
2.10%
9th
4.12%
10th
3.30%
Eliminated
(week 3)
Michael Underwood 9th
3.76%
8th
4.28%
Withdrew
(week 2)
Natalie Pinkham 10th
3.0%
10th
3.98%
Eliminated
(week 2)
Sarah Greene 11th
2.17%
Eliminated
(week 1)
Dance-off Greene,
Mumba
Pinkham,
Vincent
Backley,
Mumba
Backley,
Mackenzie
Backley,
Vincent
Abrahams, Backley Abrahams, Lusardi Abrahams,
Rusedski
Abrahams,
Gates
No dance-off or judges' votes
Slater's vote
to save
MumbaVincentBackleyBackleyBackleyAbrahamsAbrahamsRusedskiAbrahams
Barber's vote
to save
MumbaPinkhamBackleyBackleyBackleyAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahams
Gardiner's vote
to save
MumbaVincentBackleyBackleyBackleyAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahams
Henshall's vote
to save
MumbaVincentBackleyBackleyBackleyAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahams
Cousins's vote
to save
MumbaPinkhamBackleyBackleyBackleyAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahamsAbrahams
Eliminated Sarah Greene
0 of 5 votes
Majority
Natalie Pinkham
2 of 5 votes
Majority
Samantha Mumba
0 of 5 votes
Majority
Aggie MacKenzie
0 of 5 votes
Majority
Tim Vincent
0 of 5 votes
Majority
Steve Backley
0 of 5 votes
Majority
Linda Lusardi
0 of 5 votes
Majority
Greg Rusedski
1 of 5 votes
Majority
Gareth Gates
0 of 5 votes
Majority
Zaraah Abrahams
7.43%
to win
Chris Fountain
27.59%
to win
Michael Underwood
Withdrew
  • ^2 Zaraah Abrahams entered the competition week 3 as replacement for Michael Underwood.

Week 1 (13 January)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Skating song Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins
1 Greg & Kristina3.03.02.02.03.013.010th"I Got You Babe"—Sonny & Cher10.97%Safe
2 Suzanne & Matt4.04.53.03.54.019.02nd"Hips Don't Lie"—Shakira24.01%Safe
3 Aggie & Sergey2.52.01.02.52.510.512th"Build Me Up Buttercup"—The Foundations8.78%Safe
4 Tim & Victoria3.02.52.02.53.513.59th"She's a Lady"—Tom Jones6.82%Safe
5 Natalie & Andrei3.53.02.53.03.015.0=7th"About You Now"—Sugababes3.00%Safe
6 Steve & Susie3.02.53.03.53.015.0=7th"For Once in My Life"—Stevie Wonder4.03%Safe
7 Sarah & Fred2.52.02.02.52.511.5 11th"Downtown"—Petula Clark2.17%Eliminated
8 Chris & Frankie4.54.53.03.54.520.01st"I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor"—Arctic Monkeys14.90%Safe
9 Samantha & Pavel3.03.52.53.53.015.56th"Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow"—Amy Winehouse2.10%Bottom two
10 Michael & Melanie3.04.02.53.53.516.5=4thWalking on Sunshine"—Katrina and the Waves3.76%Safe
11 Linda & Daniel4.03.53.02.53.516.5=4th"She's the One"—Robbie Williams6.90%Safe
12 Gareth & Maria4.04.03.03.53.017.53rd"Beautiful Day"—U212.56%Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Samantha & Pavel
  • Slater: Samantha & Pavel
  • Gardiner: Samantha & Pavel
  • Henshall: Samantha & Pavel
  • Cousins: Samantha & Pavel

Week 2 (20 January)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins
1 Linda & Daniel3.53.53.03.03.516.5=4th"I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)"—Tina Charles5.57%Safe
2 Chris & Frankie4.54.53.03.54.520.02nd"Hey There Delilah"—Plain White T's17.96%Safe
3 Natalie & Andrei3.52.52.52.53.014.09th"Bleeding Love"—Leona Lewis3.98%Eliminated
4 Greg & Kristina3.02.51.52.02.511.510th"Dance the Night Away"—The Mavericks7.76%Safe
5 Aggie & Sergey2.52.01.52.02.010.011th"I'm a Woman"—Bette Midler5.93%Safe
6 Tim & Victoria3.53.52.53.03.516.0=6th"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic"—The Police2.38%Bottom two
7 Suzanne & Matt4.54.53.53.54.520.51st"When You're Gone"—Avril Lavigne24.58%Safe
8 Steve & Susie3.03.02.03.04.015.08th"Stand by Me"—Ben E. King5.34%Safe
9 Samantha & Pavel3.53.52.03.53.516.0=6th"What's Love Got to Do with It"—Tina Turner4.12%Safe
10 Gareth & Maria4.04.03.04.04.519.53rd"Hard to Handle"—Otis Redding18.10%Safe
11 Michael & Melanie3.53.53.03.03.516.5=4th"Wonderful Tonight"—Eric Clapton4.28%Safe (later withdrew)
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Natalie & Andrei
  • Slater: Tim & Victoria
  • Gardiner: Tim & Victoria
  • Henshall: Tim & Victoria
  • Cousins: Natalie & Andrei

Week 3 (27 January)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins
1 Gareth & Maria4.54.03.53.54.019.53rd"Wake Me Up When September Ends"—Green Day6.81%Safe
2 Linda & Daniel3.53.03.04.03.016.55th"Candyman"—Christina Aguilera9.09%Safe
3 Samantha & Pavel3.53.03.03.53.016.07th"You Can't Hurry Love"—The Supremes3.30%Eliminated
4 Chris & Frankie5.05.04.04.55.023.51st"Rule the World"—Take That19.20%Safe
5 Aggie & Sergey2.52.02.03.52.512.510th"Total Eclipse of the Heart"—Bonnie Tyler5.00%Safe
6 Steve & Susie3.03.52.03.03.014.59th"Mony Mony"—Billy Idol4.68%Bottom two
7 Greg & Kristina3.53.52.53.03.015.58th"Licence to Kill"—Gladys Knight12.90%Safe
8 Zaraah & Fred4.04.53.03.53.518.54th"Take a Chance on Me"—ABBA7.88%Safe
9 Tim & Victoria3.54.03.03.03.016.55th"Under Pressure"—Queen4.76%Safe
10 Suzanne & Matt4.54.53.53.54.520.52ndSomethin' Stupid"—Robbie Williams & Nicole Kidman23.39%Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Steve & Susie
  • Slater: Steve & Susie
  • Gardiner: Steve & Susie
  • Henshall: Steve & Susie
  • Cousins: Steve & Susie

Week 4 (3 February)

Theme: Broadway Night

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins
1 Tim & Victoria3.53.53.03.03.016.06th"You're The One That I Want"—from Grease3.78%Safe
2 Linda & Daniel4.03.53.03.03.517.05th"I Know Him So Well"—from Chess9.33%Safe
3 Steve & Susie3.03.02.53.03.014.57th"Hello Dolly"—from Hello Dolly2.30%Bottom two
4 Suzanne & Matt4.54.54.04.54.522.02nd"Fame"—from Fame25.92%Safe
5 Aggie & Sergey2.02.01.52.52.010.09th"I Feel Pretty"—from West Side Story5.02%Eliminated
6 Chris & Frankie5.05.05.05.05.025.01st"Time Warp"—from Rocky Horror19.69%Safe
7 Greg & Kristina3.03.02.52.52.513.58th"Any Dream Will Do"—from Joseph14.27%Safe
8 Zaraah & Fred4.54.03.53.04.019.04th"Don't Cry For Me, Argentina"—from Evita12.85%Safe
9 Gareth & Maria4.04.54.04.04.020.53rd"Razzle Dazzle"—from Chicago6.83%Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Steve & Susie
  • Slater: Steve & Susie
  • Gardiner: Steve & Susie
  • Henshall: Steve & Susie
  • Cousins: Steve & Susie

Week 5 (10 February)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins
1 Greg & Kristina3.53.53.03.03.016.56th"She's So Lovely"—Scouting for Girls14.88%Safe
2 Suzanne & Matt5.04.55.05.05.024.52nd"Are You Gonna Be My Girl"—Jet20.16%Safe
3 Tim & Victoria2.52.52.52.52.512.58th"Love Today"—Mika4.30%Eliminated
4 Gareth & Maria4.54.04.03.54.020.04th"Blame It on the Boogie"—The Jacksons6.46%Safe
5 Zaraah & Fred4.54.54.54.54.522.53rd"Diamonds and Pearls"—Prince9.08%Safe
6 Steve & Susie3.54.03.03.53.017.05th"Uptown Girl"—Westlife4.88%Bottom two
7 Linda & Daniel3.53.03.03.03.015.57th"Mickey"—Toni Basil9.22%Safe
8 Chris & Frankie5.55.05.55.55.527.01st"Cry Me a River"—Justin Timberlake31.03%Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Steve& Susie
  • Slater: Steve& Susie
  • Gardiner: Steve& Susie
  • Henshall: Steve& Susie
  • Cousins: Steve& Susie

Week 6 (17 February)

  • Theme: 60's Night
Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Points Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins JudgesPublicTotal
1 Gareth & Maria4.55.04.54.54.523.03rd"I Get Around"—The Beach Boys53811.84%Safe
2 Zaraah & Fred4.54.04.54.54.522.04th"The Locomotion"—Little Eva4153.30%Bottom two
3 Chris & Frankie5.04.55.05.05.024.51st"My Generation"—The Who771435.33%Safe
4 Steve & Susie3.53.03.54.04.018.06th"My Girl"—The Temptations2248.33%Eliminated
5 Suzanne & Matt5.54.05.04.54.523.52nd"Walk on By"—Dionne Warwick661215.41%Safe
6 Greg & Kristina3.53.02.53.53.516.07th"Hey Jude"—The Beatles15613.32%Safe
7 Linda & Daniel3.53.54.04.04.019.05th"Son of a Preacher Man"—Dusty Springfield34712.47%Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Zaraah & Fred
  • Slater: Zaraah & Fred
  • Gardiner: Zaraah & Fred
  • Henshall: Zaraah & Fred
  • Cousins: Zaraah & Fred

Week 7 (24 February)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Points Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins JudgesPublicTotal
1 Zaraah & Fred4.04.53.03.53.518.55th"Jump (For My Love)"—Girls Aloud2137.87%Bottom two
2 Greg & Kristina4.04.03.03.03.017.06th"Alright"—Supergrass14513.12%Safe
3 Gareth & Maria4.55.04.54.54.523.03rd"Sweet Talkin' Woman"—Electric Light Orchestra43712.45%Safe
4 Linda & Daniel3.54.03.54.04.019.04th"Suddenly I See"—KT Tunstall32510.08%Eliminated
5 Chris & Frankie5.55.55.55.55.027.02nd"Ain't No Sunshine"—Bill Withers551017.09%Safe
6 Suzanne & Matt5.55.55.55.55.527.51st"Music"—Madonna661239.39%Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Zaraah and Fred
  • Slater: Zaraah and Fred
  • Gardiner: Zaraah and Fred
  • Henshall: Zaraah and Fred
  • Cousins: Zaraah and Fred

Week 8 (2 March)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Points Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins JudgesPublicTotal
1 Suzanne & Matt5.05.54.54.54.524.04th"Don't Rain on My Parade"—Barbra Streisand25737.33%Safe
2 Zaraah & Fred4.55.05.05.05.024.53rd"That Don't Impress Me Much"—Shania Twain31410.68%Bottom two
3 Gareth & Maria5.05.05.05.05.525.52nd"Try a Little Tenderness"—Otis Redding42611.47%Safe
4 Chris & Frankie5.55.55.55.05.527.01st"Stuck in the Middle with You"—Stealers Wheel54927.52%Safe
5 Greg & Kristina4.04.54.04.04.020.55th"Goodbye Yellow Brick Road"—Elton John13413.00%Eliminated
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Zaraah & Fred
  • Slater: Greg & Kristina
  • Gardiner: Zaraah & Fred
  • Henshall: Zaraah & Fred
  • Cousins: Zaraah & Fred

Week 9 (9 March)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Scoreboard Song Public Vote % Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins
1 Gareth & Maria5.05.54.55.04.524.54th"Livin' on a Prayer"—Bon Jovi13.97%Eliminated
2 Suzanne & Matt5.55.55.55.55.527.52nd"Eternal Flame"—The Bangles50.47%Safe
3 Zaraah & Fred5.05.55.55.55.527.03rd"One"—U28.60%Bottom two
4 Chris & Frankie5.56.05.56.06.029.01st"Livin' La Vida Loca"—Ricky Martin26.97%Safe
Judges' votes to save
  • Barber: Zaraah & Fred
  • Slater: Zaraah & Fred
  • Gardiner: Zaraah & Fred
  • Henshall: Zaraah & Fred
  • Cousins: Zaraah & Fred

Week 10: Finale (16 March)

Order Couple Judges' scores Total Grand total Scoreboard Song Public Vote % Bolero Result
BarberSlaterGardinerHenshallCousins
1 Zaraah & Fred5.55.05.05.05.526.052.53rd"One Day I'll Fly Away"—Randy Crawford7.43%Third place
5.55.05.55.05.526.5"Diamonds and Pearls"—Prince
2 Chris & Frankie5.55.54.54.55.525.554.52nd"Fly Me to the Moon"—Frank Sinatra23.87%27.59%Runner-up
6.05.55.56.06.029.0"Cry Me a River"—Justin Timberlake
3 Suzanne & Matt6.06.06.06.06.030.060.01st"Time to Say Goodbye"—Sarah Brightman68.70%72.42%Winner
6.06.06.06.06.030.0"Music"—Madonna

Ratings

Ratings sourced from BARB.

Show Date Official ITV1 rating
(millions)[2]
Weekly rank[2] Share
Live show 113 January9.34636.0%[3]
Results 18.021228.0%[3]
Live show 220 January9.33637.0%[4]
Results 28.341130.0%[4]
Live show 327 January8.83636.0%[5]
Results 38.22829.1%[6]
Live show 43 February9.28636.0%[7]
Results 48.87731.0%[7]
Live show 510 February8.45735.6%[8]
Results 58.05929.0%[8]
Live show 617 February9.13638.4%[9]
Results 68.47729.6%[9]
Live show 724 February8.44934.0%[10]
Results 78.51830.0%[10]
Live show 82 March9.44641.0%[11]
Results 88.79731.0%[12]
Semi-final9 March9.14636.1%[13]
Semi-final results8.91730.0%[13]
Final16 March12.08144.1%[6]
Series average20088.93N/A33.8
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