Battle of the Blades (season 5)


The fifth season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 19, 2019, on CBC Television after a six-year hiatus from the sport, featuring seven couples.
Ron MacLean returns as host alongside head judge Kurt Browning, with Colby Armstrong joining the judging panel permanently after suffering an injury that ruled him out of the competition. The season featured a rotation of guest judges, with Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir serving as guest judges during Week 1. The season rotated between three venues, with the first three weeks taking place at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Week 4 taking place at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and the last three weeks in Oshawa, with two weeks at the Tributes Community Centre and the finale taking place at the Ryerson's Mattamy Athletic Centre.
For the first time in the show's history, viewers from outside Canada are allowed to view the dances and vote for their favourite couples. The scoring also changed from a 6.0 to a 10.0 system for Week 1, referring back to the 6.0 system from Week 2 onwards.

Couples

Scoring Chart

Judges

Each week, Colby Armstrong and Kurt Browning act as judges, with guest judges joining them. With the exception of Week 1, each guest judge gave separate scores to the contestants. Colby Armstrong was also considered a guest judge in Week 1, before joining the panel full-time during Week 2.
WeekJudgeCareerRef.
1Tessa Virtue & Scott MoirOlympic Ice Dance Champions - 2010 & 2018
Ice Dance World Champions - 2010, 2012 & 2017
1Colby ArmstrongIce Hockey World Champion - 2007
9-year NHL veteran
2Darcy TuckerWorld Junior Ice Hockey Champion - 1995
14-year NHL veteran
2Barbara UnderhillPairs World Champion - 1984
Junior Pairs World Champion - 1978
3Marie-France DubreuilIce Dance World Championship Silver Medalist - 2006 & 2007
Battle of the Blades Runner-Up - 2011
4Sarah NurseOlympic Ice Hockey Silver Medalist - 2018
5Meagan DuhamelOlympic Pairs Bronze Medalist - 2018
Pairs World Champion - 2015 & 2016
6Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir

Individual songs & scores

Week 1

Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Kurt Browning.
CoupleScoresSong
Amanda E. & Colton27.4 "Glory" - The Score
Natalie & Andrew27.9 "Canadian Girls" - Dean Brody
Kaitlyn & Sheldon28.3 "Wake Me Up" - Avicii
Amanda K. & Eric27.7 "Juice" - Lizzo
Vanessa & Brian27.9 "Under Your Scars" - Godsmack
Ekaterina & Bruno28.2 "I Like the Way" - BodyRockers

Week 2

Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Darcy Tucker, Barbara Underhill, Kurt Browning.

Week 3 - Country Week

Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Marie-France Dubreuil, Kurt Browning.

Week 4 - Stage and Screen Week

Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Sarah Nurse, Kurt Browning.

Week 5 - R&B Week

Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Meagan Duhamel, Kurt Browning.

Week 6

Round 1 - Couple's Theme Choice

Judges scores in order: Colby Armstrong, Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir, Kurt Browning.
In contrast to previous weeks, the skate-off was conducted first.

Round 2 - Favourite Performance of the Season

Couples performed their favourite routines for the season, although they were not scored by the judges.
CoupleSongWeek PerformedViewer's Vote
Natalie & Andrew"Canadian Girls" - Dean BrodyWeek 1Second Place
Kaitlyn & Sheldon"Smile" - Nat King ColeWeek 4 - Stage and ScreenWinners
Ekaterina & Bruno"Ain't No Sunshine" - Shawn JamesWeek 5 - R&B WeekThird Place