Furious Dancing On Ice viewers calls for judges to be sacked over scoring and say ‘no wonder it’s being axed’
FURIOUS Dancing On Ice viewers have called for the judges to be sacked over tonight’s semi-final scoring.
Oti Mabuse, Ashley Banjo, Jayne Torvill, and head judge Christopher Dean, came under fire for their high ratings, which left fans scratching their heads.
Anton Ferdinand, Dan Edgar, Michaela Strachan and Sam Aston had been competing for a place in the highly-coveted final next week.
Michaela and her skating partner Mark Hanretty were awarded perfect 10s from Ashley, Oti, Jayne, and Chris, with a 9 for their solo challenge, bringing their total to 49.0.
Sam and Molly Lanaghan received a similar 10 from Ashley, Oti, and Chris, but Jayne gave them a 9.5, and their solo challenge score was a 9, bringing their total to 48.0.
Dan and Vanessa James were given a 9.5 from Ashley, a perfect 10 from Oti, and 9s from Jayne and Chris, but their solo challenge score of 6 dropped their total to 43.5.
And Anton and Annette Dytrt received a consistent 9.5 from all the judges, but their solo challenge score of 7 left them with a total of 45.0.
But, taking to X, formerly Twitter, those watching at home ranted about the generous results.
One tweeted: “The scoring is mad, the standard of skating isn’t as good as it used to be is it?”
Another added: “How the hell could @OtiMabuse Give him a 10 for that???? Clear bias. Sacked.”
Someone else agreed: “What planet is Oti on? That was never a ten,” while a fourth said: “What was Oti watching? A 10?“
One more concluded: “No wonder the show could be axed.”
Ultimately, Dan was eliminated after a tough skate-off against retired footballer Anton.
It comes just hours after it was revealed that the ITV skating show could be axed once again after it lowest ever ratings.
A source told The Mirror: “There are very real fears this is the end of the road for Dancing on Ice. It’s had a good run for nearly 20 years and has a very loyal set of viewers who really love it but the sad truth is there’s just not enough of them.
“We need bums on seats but the ratings have dropped to a point where it’s difficult to justify the cost.”
This year, 2.9million tuned in for the launch of the show, compared to 12million in its heyday, and by the fifth episode that number had decreased to 2.4million.
An ITV spokeswoman continued to tell the publication: “The Dancing on Ice team is fully concentrating on the much anticipated series finale this coming Sunday and therefore no decision has been made.”
Christopher and Jane will soon hang up their blades after 50 years of incredible performances when they take to the road for a UK arena tour titled Our Last Dance.
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Michaela Strachan and Mark Hanretty
Anton Ferdinand and Annette Dytrt
Here’s who has left the show so far:
Mollie Pearce and Colin Grafton – couple were sixth to be booted off
Charlie Brooks and Eric Radford – EastEnders star loses out in the skate-off
Chris Taylor and Robin Johnstone – after Robin replaced injured pro Vanessa Bauer, the couple were the first to be eliminated after the return of the skate-off
Sir Steve Redgrave and Vicky Ogden – third to be voted off
Ferne McCann and Brendyn Hatfield – second pairing to be voted off
Josh Jones and Tippy Packard – quits show after injury during rehearsals
Chelsee Healey and Andy Buchanan – first to be eliminated
Sarah Storey revealed she had quit on December 6, 2024. The Paralympian was partnered with Sylvain Longchambon.