Battle of the Blades (season 4)


The fourth season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 22, 2013 as a part of CBC's fall line-up after a two-year hiatus. Like previous seasons, this season showcases a lineup of 8 couples.
Ron MacLean returns as the show's host. Former co-host Kurt Browning assumes judging duties on a new judging panel, along with Olympic figure skating gold medalist and season one champion Jamie Salé, and former NHL player and season two competitor P.J. Stock. This season does not feature rotating guest judges every week. The show venue for this season continues to be at the MasterCard Centre in Etobicoke, Toronto, Ontario.
There are no Monday night results show this season; therefore, elimination takes place at the end of each Sunday night performance show from Week 2 onwards. The judges score and viewer votes from the previous week determine the bottom two couples on the current week's show, which are announced at the top of the programme. The bottom two couples perform their new routines in the "Skate-Off" at the end of the episode after the couples who are safe have skated. The judges would then score their performances and the couple with the lower judges score is eliminated. The score for the remaining couple's performance would count as their score for the week. The one-time use Judge's Save returned for this season.
Viewer voting this season is solely done on the show's official website, eliminating the telephone and texting options. Each unregistered visitor gets one vote. Registered visitors can earn additional votes by completing their profile and other activities and challenges on the website.

Casting

The official cast announcement were made from September 15 to September 20 on the show's website. Along with the eight new ex-NHL hockey players, the female figure skating professionals were also announced; but the pairings of the two were only announced on the season premiere preview show, "Made in Canada", which aired on September 22. Unlike the previous season, which introduced a female hockey player competitor, this season featured solely male hockey players, as per the first two seasons.
Of the eight female skaters, four were returning participants: season 1 & 2 first runner-up Shae-Lynn Bourne, season 1 second runner-up & season 3 first runner-up Marie-France Dubreuil, season 2 & 3 competitor Violetta Afanasieva, and season 3 competitor Marcy Hinzmann. The four new female skaters are Oksana Kazakova, Sinead Kerr, Jessica Dubé, and Amanda Evora.

Couples

Scoring Chart

Rank by
average		PlaceCoupleTotalNumber of
skates		Average
13Mathieu & Marie-France104.2617.37
22Jason & Violetta104.0617.33
34Grant & Sinead103.1617.18
41Scott & Amanda103.0617.17
56Anson & Shae-Lynn84.4516.88
65Brian & Jessica100.3616.72
77Vladimir & Oksana49.7316.57
88Mike & Marcy32.4216.20

Individual scores & songs

Individual judges scores in charts below are listed in this order from left to right unless specified: Kurt Browning, Jamie Salé, P. J. Stock.

Week 1

Weekly Theme: Rock
;Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Grant & Sinead16.8
"Hands Up" – Hedley
Mathieu & Marie-France16.8
"Gimme Shelter" – Holy Soldier
Mike & Marcy16.1
"50 Ways to Say Goodbye" – Train
Scott & Amanda16.4
"Up in the Air" – Thirty Seconds to Mars
Vladimir & Oksana16.3
"Where Do We Draw The Line?" – Poets of the Fall
Jason & Violetta16.6
"Treasure" – Bruno Mars
Brian & Jessica16.4
"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" – Poison
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.8
"Seven Nation Army" – The White Stripes

Week 2

Weekly Theme: Suit and Tie: Dance Classics
Bottom Two Couples: Mike & Marcy, Vladimir & Oksana
Eliminated Couple: Mike & Marcy
;Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Brian & Jessica16.2
"Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby" – Dinah Washington
Scott & Amanda16.8
"Hit The Road Jack" – Renee Olstead
Jason & Violetta17.1
"It's De-Lovely" – Robbie Williams
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.8
"Unforgettable" – Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole
Grant & Sinead17.3
"Takes Two to Tango" – Louis Armstrong
Mathieu & Marie-France17.0
"Stormy Weather" – Etta James
Mike & Marcy16.3
"Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" – Doris Day
Vladimir & Oksana16.7
"That's Life" – Michael Bublé

Week 3

Weekly Theme: International Beats
Bottom Two Couples: Vladimir & Oksana, Mathieu & Marie-France
Eliminated Couple: Vladimir & Oksana
;Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Scott & Amanda17.1
"Lions" – Kodo '
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.7
"Hi-a Ma " – Milk & Sugar featuring Miriam Makeba '
Jason & Violetta17.4
"Vesalaya Kadril" – Svetoch '
Brian & Jessica16.7
"Alejandro" – Lady Gaga '
Grant & Sinead16.8
"Fairy Dance" – Ashley MacIsaac '
Vladimir & Oksana16.7
"Я Тебе Не Веою " – Irina Allegrova, Grigory Leps '
Mathieu & Marie-France17.3
"Gentleman" – PSY

Week 4

Weekly Theme: Fan's Choice: The Great Canadian Songbook
Bottom Two Couples: Grant & Sinead, Anson & Shae-Lynn
Eliminated Couple: None
;Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Jason & Violetta17.1
"Kiss You Inside Out" – Hedley
Mathieu & Marie-France17.6
"After the Rain" – Blue Rodeo
Brian & Jessica16.9
"Stutter" – Marianas Trench
Scott & Amanda17.3
"Closer to the Heart" – Rush
Grant & Sinead17.1
"Black Velvet" – Alannah Myles
Anson & Shae-Lynn16.9
"Run to You" – Bryan Adams

Week 5

Weekly Theme: Iconic Duos
Bottom Two Couples: Grant & Sinead, Anson & Shae-Lynn
Eliminated Couple: Anson & Shae-Lynn
;Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Mathieu & Marie-France17.7
"Walk Like an Egyptian" – The Bangles '
Brian & Jessica16.9
"You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" – The Righteous Brothers '
Scott & Amanda17.4
"Renegade" – Styx '
Jason & Violetta17.8
"The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini '
Anson & Shae-Lynn17.2
"Clubbed to Death " – Rob Dougan '
Grant & Sinead17.8
"Cheek to Cheek" – Ella Fitzgerald '

Week 6

Weekly Theme: The Winter Olympics
Bottom Two Couples: Brian & Jessica, Mathieu & Marie-France
Eliminated Couples: Brian & Jessica ; Grant & Sinead
Individual judges scores for Week 6 are listed in this order from left to right: David Pelletier, Jamie Salé, P. J. Stock.
;Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Scott & Amanda18.0
"Boléro" – Maurice Ravel
Inspired by Jayne Torvill & Christopher Dean at the 1984 Winter Olympics
Grant & Sinead17.3
"Symphony No. 5" – Gustav Mahler
Inspired by Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Jason & Violetta18.0
"Maple Leaf Rag" – Scott Joplin
Inspired by Tracy Wilson & Scott McCall at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Brian & Jessica17.2
"Moonlight Sonata" – Ludwig van Beethoven
Inspired by Ekaterina Gordeeva & Sergei Grinkov at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Mathieu & Marie-France17.8
" Love Story" – Francis Lai
Inspired by Jamie Salé & David Pelletier at the 2002 Winter Olympics

Week 7

Weekly Theme: Final Three Couples
None of the skates in Week 7 were scored.
;Running order
CoupleScoreMusic
Scott & AmandaNot scored"Breathing Underwater" – Metric
Scott & AmandaNot scored"Boléro" – Maurice Ravel '
Jason & ViolettaNot scored"The Edge of Glory" – Lady Gaga
Jason & ViolettaNot scored"The Pink Panther Theme" – Henry Mancini '
Mathieu & Marie-FranceNot scored"I'm Gonna Love You Through It" – Martina McBride
Mathieu & Marie-FranceNot scored"Gentleman" – PSY

Weekly ratings

Weekly ratings and rankings are measured by BBM Canada, an audience measurement organization for Canadian television and radio broadcasting. Weekly ranks are based on weeks starting on Monday and ending on Sunday.
Episode
Number		EpisodeViewers
Timeslot
Rank		Nightly
Rank		Weekly
Rank		Reference
400Made in Canada
'		0.771#3#8#28
401Week 1: Rock
'		1.004TBATBATBA
402Week 2: Suit & Tie
'		1.066TBATBATBA
403Week 3: International Beats
'		1.049TBATBATBA
404Week 4: The Canadian Songbook
'		1.026TBATBATBA
405Week 5: Iconic Duos
'		0.896TBATBATBA
406Week 6: The Winter Olympics
'		1.110#2#7#30
407Week 7: Final 3 Couples
'		1.078TBATBATBA