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 as hosts. Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, Jason Gardiner, and Robin Cousins returned to the "Ice Panel", with Ruthie Henshall joining as a replacement for Natalia Bestemianova. The commissioning of the series was first confirmed by Schofield at the 2007 BAFTA Awards.
Judges and hosts It was announced that Natalia Bestemianova would depart the series. Robin Cousins, Karen Barber, Nicky Slater, and Jason Gardiner announced their returns, with Ruthie Henshall joining the show as a replacement judge. Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby announced their returns and coaches Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean also returned as mentors.
Contestants The contestants for the third series were revealed on 7 January 2008: The contestants for the third series were: Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Television presenter Eliminated 1ston 13 January 2008 Sports television presenter Eliminated 2ndon 20 January 2008 Television presenter Withdrewon 24 January 2008 Singer-songwriter Eliminated 3rdon 27 January 2008 How Clean Is Your House? co-presenter Eliminated 4thon 3 February 2008 Television presenter Eliminated 5th Olympic javelin thrower Eliminated 6thon 17 February 2008 Model & Emmerdale actress Eliminated 7thon 24 February 2008 Professional tennis player Eliminated 8thon 2 March 2008 Singer-songwriter Eliminated 9thon 9 March 2008 Coronation Street actress Third placeon 16 March 2008 Hollyoaks actor Runners-upon 16 March 2008 Hear'Say singer Winnerson 16 March 2008
Scoring chart The highest score each week is indicated in with a dagger (), while the lowest score each week is indicated in with a double-dagger ().
Color key:
+Dancing on Ice (series 3) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Suzanne & Matt119.0 20.5 22.0 24.5 23.5 24.0 27.5 30.0+30.0= Chris & Frankie2 20.0 27.0 25.5+29.0=54.5 Zaraah & Fred3 18.5 19.0 22.5 22.0 18.5 24.5 27.0 26.0+26.5= Gareth & Maria4 17.5 19.5 19.5 20.5 20.0 23.0 23.0 25.5 Greg & Kristina5 13.0 11.5 15.5 13.0 16.5 Linda & Daniel6 16.5 16.5 16.5 17.0 15.5 19.0 19.0 Steve & Susie7 15.0 15.0 14.5 14.5 17.0 18.0 Tim & Victoria8 13.5 16.0 16.5 16.0 Aggie & Sergey9 10 15.5 16.0 16.0 11 16.5 16.5 Natalie & Andrei12 15.0 14.0 Sarah & Fred13 11.5 Notes
Weekly scores Week 1 (13 January) Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Greg & Kristina 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 13.0 "I Got You Babe" — Sonny & Cher 10.97%5914 Safe Suzanne & Matt 4.0 4.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 19.0 "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira 24.01%111223 Safe Aggie & Sergey 2.5 2.0 1.0 2.5 2.5 10.5 "Build Me Up Buttercup" — The Foundations 8.78%3811 Safe Tim & Victoria 3.0 2.5 2.0 2.5 3.5 13.5 "She's a Lady" — Tom Jones 6.82%6713 Safe Natalie & Andrei 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 15.0 "About You Now" — Sugababes 3.00%7310 Safe Steve & Susie 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 3.0 15.0 "For Once in My Life" — Stevie Wonder 4.03%7512 Safe Sarah & Fred 2.5 2.0 2.0 2.5 2.5 11.5 "Downtown" — Petula Clark 2.17%426 Eliminated Chris & Frankie 4.5 4.5 3.0 3.5 4.5 20.0 "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" — Arctic Monkeys 14.90%121123 Safe Samantha & Pavel 3.0 3.5 2.5 3.5 3.0 15.5 "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow" — Amy Winehouse 2.10%819 Bottom two Michael & Melanie 3.0 4.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 16.5 "Walking on Sunshine" — Katrina and the Waves 3.76%9413 Safe Linda & Daniel 4.0 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.5 16.5 "She's the One" — Robbie Williams 6.90%9615 Safe Gareth & Maria 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 17.5 "Beautiful Day" — U2 12.56%101020 Safe Judges' votes to save Barber: Samantha & Pavel Slater: Samantha & Pavel Gardiner: Samantha & Pavel Henshall: Samantha & Pavel Cousins: Samantha & Pavel
Week 2 (20 January) Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Linda & Daniel 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 16.5 "I Love to Love (But My Baby Loves to Dance)" — Tina Charles 5.57%8614 Safe Chris & Frankie 4.5 4.5 3.0 3.5 4.5 20.0 "Hey There Delilah" — Plain White T's 17.96%10919 Safe Natalie & Andrei 3.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 3.0 14.0 "Bleeding Love" — Leona Lewis 3.98%527 Eliminated Greg & Kristina 3.0 2.5 1.5 2.0 2.5 11.5 "Dance the Night Away" — The Mavericks 7.76%4812 Safe Aggie & Sergey 2.5 2.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 10.0 "I'm a Woman" — Bette Midler 5.93%3710 Safe Tim & Victoria 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.0 3.5 16.0 "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" — The Police 2.38%718 Bottom two Suzanne & Matt 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 20.5 "When You're Gone" — Avril Lavigne 24.58%111122 Safe Steve & Susie 3.0 3.0 2.0 3.0 4.0 15.0 "Stand by Me" — Ben E. King 5.34%6511 Safe Samantha & Pavel 3.5 3.5 2.0 3.5 3.5 16.0 "What's Love Got to Do with It" — Tina Turner 4.12%7310 Safe Gareth & Maria 4.0 4.0 3.0 4.0 4.5 19.5 "Hard to Handle" — Otis Redding 18.10%91019 Safe Michael & Melanie 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 16.5 "Wonderful Tonight" — Eric Clapton 4.28%8412 Safe Judges' votes to save Barber: Natalie & Andrei Slater: Tim & Victoria Gardiner: Tim & Victoria Henshall: Tim & Victoria Cousins: Natalie & Andrei
Week 3 (27 January) On 24 January 2008, Michael Underwood & Melanie Lambert had to withdraw due to an ankle injury to Underwood.
Zaraah Abrahams was stepped in as a replacement.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Gareth & Maria 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.5 4.0 19.5 "Wake Me Up When September Ends" — Green Day 6.81%8513 Safe Linda & Daniel 3.5 3.0 3.0 4.0 3.0 16.5 "Candyman" — Christina Aguilera 9.09%6713 Safe Samantha & Pavel 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 16.0 "You Can't Hurry Love" — The Supremes 3.30%516 Eliminated Chris & Frankie 5.0 5.0 4.0 4.5 5.0 23.5 "Rule the World" — Take That 19.20%10919 Safe Aggie & Sergey 2.5 2.0 2.0 3.5 2.5 12.5 "Total Eclipse of the Heart" — Bonnie Tyler 5.00%246 Safe Steve & Susie 3.0 3.5 2.0 3.0 3.0 14.5 "Mony Mony" — Billy Idol 4.68%325 Bottom two Greg & Kristina 3.5 3.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 15.5 "Licence to Kill" — Gladys Knight 12.90%4812 Safe Zaraah & Fred 4.0 4.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 18.5 "Take a Chance on Me" — ABBA 7.88%7613 Safe Tim & Victoria 3.5 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 16.5 "Under Pressure" — Queen 4.76%639 Safe Suzanne & Matt 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 4.5 20.5 "Somethin' Stupid" — Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman23.39%91019 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
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicBroadway musicalPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Tim & Victoria 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 16.0 "You're The One That I Want" Grease3.78%426 Safe Linda & Daniel 4.0 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.5 17.0 "I Know Him So Well" Chess9.33%5510 Safe Steve & Susie 3.0 3.0 2.5 3.0 3.0 14.5 "Hello Dolly" Hello Dolly2.30%314 Bottom two Suzanne & Matt 4.5 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 22.0 "Fame" Fame25.92%8917 Safe Aggie & Sergey 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.5 2.0 10.0 "I Feel Pretty" West Side Story5.02%134 Eliminated Chris & Frankie 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 25.0 "Time Warp" The Rocky Horror Show19.69%9817 Safe Greg & Kristina 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 13.5 "Any Dream Will Do" Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat14.27%279 Safe Zaraah & Fred 4.5 4.0 3.5 3.0 4.0 19.0 "Don't Cry For Me, Argentina" Evita12.85%6612 Safe Gareth & Maria 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 20.5 "Razzle Dazzle" Chicago6.83%7411 Safe Judges' votes to save Barber: Steve & Susie Slater: Steve & Susie Gardiner: Steve & Susie Henshall: Steve & Susie Cousins: Steve & Susie
Week 5 (10 February) Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Greg & Kristina 3.5 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 16.5 "She's So Lovely" — Scouting for Girls 14.88%369 Safe Suzanne & Matt 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 24.5 "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" — Jet 20.16%7714 Safe Tim & Victoria 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 12.5 "Love Today" — Mika 4.30%112 Eliminated Gareth & Maria 4.5 4.0 4.0 3.5 4.0 20.0 "Blame It on the Boogie" — The Jacksons 6.46%538 Safe Zaraah & Fred 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 22.5 "Diamonds and Pearls" — Prince 9.08%6410 Safe Steve & Susie 3.5 4.0 3.0 3.5 3.0 17.0 "Uptown Girl" — Westlife 4.88%426 Bottom two Linda & Daniel 3.5 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 15.5 "Mickey" — Toni Basil 9.22%257 Safe Chris & Frankie 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 27.0 "Cry Me a River" — Justin Timberlake 31.03%8816 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
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Gareth & Maria 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 23.0 "I Get Around" — The Beach Boys11.84% 5 3 8 Safe Zaraah & Fred 4.5 4.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 22.0 "The Locomotion" — Little Eva 3.30% 4 1 5 Bottom two Chris & Frankie 5.0 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 24.5 "My Generation" — The Who 35.33% 7 7 14 Safe Steve & Susie 3.5 3.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 18.0 "My Girl" — The Temptations 8.33% 2 2 4 Eliminated Suzanne & Matt 5.5 4.0 5.0 4.5 4.5 23.5 "Walk on By" — Dionne Warwick 15.41% 6 6 12 Safe Greg & Kristina 3.5 3.0 2.5 3.5 3.5 16.0 "Hey Jude" — The Beatles 13.32% 1 5 6 Safe Linda & Daniel 3.5 3.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 19.0 "Son of a Preacher Man" — Dusty Springfield 12.47% 3 4 7 Safe Judges' votes to save Barber: Zaraah & Fred Slater: Zaraah & Fred Gardiner: Zaraah & Fred Henshall: Zaraah & Fred Cousins: Zaraah & Fred
Week 7 (24 February) Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Zaraah & Fred 4.0 4.5 3.0 3.5 3.5 18.5 "Jump (For My Love)" — Girls Aloud 7.87% 2 1 3 Bottom two Greg & Kristina 4.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 17.0 "Alright" — Supergrass 13.12% 1 4 5 Safe Gareth & Maria 4.5 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.5 23.0 "Sweet Talkin' Woman" — Electric Light Orchestra 12.45% 4 3 7 Safe Linda & Daniel 3.5 4.0 3.5 4.0 4.0 19.0 "Suddenly I See" — KT Tunstall 10.08% 3 2 5 Eliminated Chris & Frankie 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 27.0 "Ain't No Sunshine" — Bill Withers 17.09% 5 5 10 Safe Suzanne & Matt 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 27.5 "Music" — Madonna 39.39% 6 6 12 Safe Judges' votes to save Barber: Zaraah & Fred Slater: Zaraah & Fred Gardiner: Zaraah & Fred Henshall: Zaraah & Fred Cousins: Zaraah & Fred
Week 8 (2 March) Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicPublicvotePointsResultBarberSlater Gardiner Henshall CousinsJudgesPublic Total Suzanne & Matt 5.0 5.5 4.5 4.5 4.5 24.0 "Don't Rain on My Parade" — Barbra Streisand 37.33% 2 5 7 Safe Zaraah & Fred 4.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 24.5 "That Don't Impress Me Much" — Shania Twain 10.68% 3 1 4 Bottom two Gareth & Maria 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 25.5 "Try a Little Tenderness" — Otis Redding 11.47% 4 2 6 Safe Chris & Frankie 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.5 27.0 "Stuck in the Middle with You" — Stealers Wheel 27.52% 5 4 9 Safe Greg & Kristina 4.0 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.0 20.5 "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" — Elton John13.00% 1 3 4 Eliminated Judges' votes to save Barber: Zaraah & Fred Slater: Greg & Kristina Gardiner: Zaraah & Fred Henshall: Zaraah & Fred Cousins: Zaraah & Fred
Week 9 (9 March) Couples are listed in the order they performed.