The Jump returned for a third series on 31 January 2016. It is once again hosted by Davina McCall live from Austria and it was broadcast weekly instead of its usual nightly format. This was reported to be the last in the series of The Jump due to low ratings, however Channel 4 later denied these rumours as being "categorically untrue".
Contestants The twelve celebrities taking part were revealed on 16 January 2016. On 4 February, Tina Hobley was forced to withdraw from the competition after dislocating her elbow while training for the ski jump. She was replaced by Tom Parker. On 7 February, Rebecca Adlington was forced to withdraw from the competition and was replaced by series 2 contestant Heather Mills. Also on 7 February, Beth Tweddle withdrew from the series after injuring her back after colliding with a barrier. On 9 February, Mark-Francis Vandelli withdrew from the show after fracturing his ankle during training. They were replaced by Joe Swash and Ben Cohen. On 11 February, Linford Christie withdrew from the competition due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by previously eliminated competitor James Argent. On 13 February, Zara Holland left the series after producers said she was unable to cope with the competition.
Celebrities Known for Status Former EastEnders actressEliminated 1ston 31 January 2016 Former Holby City actress Withdrewon 4 February 2016 Former Olympic freestyle swimmer Withdrewon 7 February 2016 Olympic artistic gymnast Withdrewon 7 February 2016 Vandelli Made in Chelsea star Withdrewon 9 February 2016 Former Olympic sprinter Withdrewon 11 February 2016 James "Arg" Argent The Only Way Is Essex starEliminated 2ndon 14 February 2016 Former EastEnders actor & television presenterEliminated 3rdon 21 February 2016 Former Girls Aloud singer & actress Withdrewon 26 February 2016 Businesswoman & animal rights campaigner Withdrewon 28 February 2016 Former Westlife singer & television presenterEliminated 4thon 28 February 2016 SocialiteEliminated 5thon 6 March 2016 Former EastEnders actor & singerEliminated 6thon 6 March 2016 The Wanted singerThird placeon 6 March 2016 The New Adventures of Superman actorRunner-upon 6 March 2016Former England rugby playerWinneron 6 March 2016
Live shows The series began on 31 January 2016 and will air weekly until 6 March 2016.
Results summary Colour key –Celebrity did not take part in this event –Celebrity recorded the slowest time/speed in that event and had to perform a live ski/air jump –Celebrity recorded the fastest time/speed in each event +Weekly results per celebrity Celebrity Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Numberof events Race 1 Race 2 Event 1 Event 2 Final Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 BenNot incompetitionDQ2nd1st 3rd1st1st Winner18.25m5 Dean9th45.921st 2nd1st1stDNF 2nd2nd 2nd 2ndRunner-up17.70m7 TomNot incompetition1st1st1st1st1st1st 3rd1st3rd16.55m6 Sid10th47.53DNF 2nd2nd2nd5th 4th 3rdEliminated(Week 6)7 Tamara4th45.671st 3rd2nd1stDNF 4th3rdEliminated(Week 6)6 Brian 11th49.423rd 2nd1st3rdEliminated(Week 5)5 HeatherNot incompetition1stDNF Withdrew(Week 5)2 Sarah 6th45.76 2nd1st1st2nd Withdrew(Week 5)4 JoeNot incompetitionDQ Eliminated(Week 4)1 Arg12thDNF 2nd2nd2ndRe-Eliminated(Week 3)3 Linford 7th45.82 Withdrew(Week 3)1 Mark-Francis 2nd44.98 2ndDNF Withdrew(Week 3) 2 Beth1st44.87 Withdrew(Week 2) 1 Rebecca8th45.91 Withdrew(Week 2) 1 Tina 3rd45.12 Withdrew(Week 2) 1 Louisa5th45.71Eliminated(Week 1)1 Live ski/air jumpAdlington,Argent,Beckwith,Cain,Lytton,OwenArgent,McFadden,Owen,VandelliArgent,Beckwith,Cohen,Owen,McFadden,SwashCohen,Harding,Mills,Owen,SwashBeckwith,Cain,McFadden,OwenBeckwith,Cain,OwenNoneEliminatedLouisa Lytton7.87mJames "Arg" Argent8.60mJames "Arg" Argent8.27mJoe Swash8.31mBrian McFadden9.72mTamara Beckwith15.90mSid OwenLost eventTom Parker16.55mDean Cain17.70m Reference(s)
Episode details
Week 1 (31 January) Event: Skeleton Location: Igls Sliding Centre Race Celebrity Time(seconds) Overallleaderboard Result1Dean Cain45.929thBottom sixLinford Christie45.827thSafe2Brian McFadden49.4211thSafeArgDNF12thBottom six3Louisa Lytton45.715thBottom sixBeth Tweddle44.871stSafe4Sid Owen47.5310thBottom sixMark-Francis Vandelli44.982ndSafe5Tina Hobley45.123rdSafeTamara Beckwith45.674thBottom six6Rebecca Adlington45.918thBottom sixSarah Harding45.766thSafe
Live air jump details Order Celebrity Height(metres) Result 1 Dean Cain9.35Safe 2Arg8.40Safe 3Louisa Lytton7.87Eliminated 4Rebecca Adlington8.85Safe 5Sid Owen9.43Safe 6Tamara Beckwith8.50Safe
Week 2 (7 February) Event: Snow cross Location: Kühtai Saddle Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result1 Dean Cain 1st Safe Arg 2nd In Race 4 Brian McFadden 3rd Bottom four2 Tom Parker 1st Safe Mark-Francis Vandelli 2nd In Race 4 Sid Owen DNF Bottom four3 Tamara Beckwith 1st Safe Sarah Harding 2nd In Race 44 Sarah Harding 1st Safe Arg 2nd Bottom four Mark-Francis Vandelli DNF Bottom four5 Tom Parker 1st Safe Dean Cain 2nd Safe Tamara Beckwith 3rd Safe
Live air jump details Order Celebrity Height(metres) Result 1 Sid Owen 9.04 Safe 2 Brian McFadden 9.41 Safe 3 Arg 8.60 Eliminated 4 Mark-Francis Vandelli 9.09 Safe
Week 3 (14 February) Event: Parallel slalom Location: Kühtai Saddle Race Celebrity Overallleaderboard Result1 Heather Mills 1st Safe Tamara Beckwith 2nd Bottom six2 Dean Cain 1st Safe Sid Owen 2nd Bottom six3 Sarah Harding 1st Safe Arg 2nd Bottom six4 Tom Parker 1st Safe Brian McFadden 2nd Bottom six5 Joe Swash Disqualified Bottom six Ben Cohen Disqualified Bottom six6 Dean Cain 1st Safe Heather Mills 2nd Safe
Live air jump details Order Celebrity Height(metres) Result 1 Tamara Beckwith 8.55 Safe 2 Sid Owen 8.91 Safe 3 Arg 8.27 Eliminated 4 Brian McFadden 8.99 Safe 5 Ben Cohen 9.42 Safe 6 Joe Swash 8.67 Safe
Week 4 (21 February) Event: Moguls Location: Kühtai Saddle Race Celebrity Overallleaderboard Result1 Tamara Beckwith 1st Safe Sid Owen 2nd Bottom five2 Dean Cain 1st Safe Heather Mills DNF Bottom five3 Tom Parker 1st Safe Ben Cohen 2nd Bottom five4 Brian McFadden 1st Safe Sarah Harding 2nd Bottom five5 Dean Cain 1st Safe Tom Parker 2nd Safe
Live air/ski jump details Order Celebrity Height/Distance(metres) Result 1 Sid Owen 14.70 Safe 2 Heather Mills 14.55 Safe 3 Sarah Harding 8.59 Safe 4 Ben Cohen 9.21 Safe 5 Joe Swash 8.31 Eliminated
Week 5: Semi-final (28 February) Event: Ski cross Location: Kühtai Saddle Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result1 Tom Parker 1st Safe Dean Cain DNF Bottom four Tamara Beckwith DNF Bottom four2 Ben Cohen 1st Safe Sid Owen 2nd Bottom four Brian McFadden 3rd Bottom four3 Tom Parker 1st Safe Ben Cohen 2nd Safe
Live air/ski jump details Order Celebrity Height/Distance(metres) Result 1 Dean Cain 14.25 Safe 2 Sid Owen 15.60 Safe 3 Brian McFadden 9.72 Eliminated 4 Tamara Beckwith 13.75 Safe
Week 6: Final (6 March) Event Snow cross Location: Kühtai Saddle Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result1 Tom Parker 1st Safe Dean Cain 2nd In Race 2 Ben Cohen 3rd In Race 2 Tamara Beckwith 4th In Race 2 Sid Owen 5th Bottom three2 Ben Cohen 1st Safe Dean Cain 2nd Bottom three Tamara Beckwith 3rd Bottom three
Live ski jump details (Round 1) Order Celebrity Distance(metres) Result 1 Sid Owen 18.85 Safe 2 Tamara Beckwith 15.90 Eliminated 3 Dean Cain 18.20 Safe
Event: Ski cross Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result1 Ben Cohen 1st Safe Dean Cain 2nd In Race 2 Tom Parker 3rd In Race 2 Sid Owen 4th In Race 22 Tom Parker 1st Safe Dean Cain 2nd Safe Sid Owen 3rd Eliminated
Live ski jump details (Round 2) Order Celebrity Distance(metres) Result 1 Ben Cohen 18.25 Winner 2 Tom Parker 16.55 Third place 3 Dean Cain 17.70 Runner-up
Ratings Official ratings are taken from BARB, and include C4+1
Episode Air date UK viewers(millions) C4weekly rank 1 31 January 2.41 1 2 7 February 2.05 4 3 14 February 2.24 4 4 21 February 1.88 8 5 28 February 1.87 9 6 6 March 1.87 7
Criticism Several viewers have demanded that the show be cancelled following the reported injuries of three castmembers in just the first two weeks of filming. Tina Hobley suffered a dislocated elbow on 4 February. She was released, but has left the competition. On 7 February, it was announced that Rebecca Adlington would leave the show following a dislocated shoulder and Beth Tweddle would also leave the show following a broken neck. Similarly, Tom Parker tore ligaments in his hand.
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