The twelfth series of Dancing on Ice debuted on ITV on 5 January 2020. During the finale of the eleventh series, it was announced that Dancing on Ice had been renewed for another series. The series is once again filmed in the purpose-built studio at Bovingdon Airfield.
Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as hosts. On 1 September 2019, it was announced that Jason Gardiner would not return as a judge and that series 1 participant John Barrowman would replace him. On 22 December 2019, ITV aired Dancing on Ice at Christmas, a special featuring the contestants of series 12 along with previous champion Ray Quinn and series 11 contestant Gemma Collins. Jake Quickenden was also supposed to perform, but on 13 November 2019, it was announced that he had to pull out due to a neck injury.
Joe Swash and Alex Murphy were announced as the winners on 8 March 2020. Swash had originally been partnered with Alexandra Schauman; however, she had to withdraw after sustaining an injury.
Couples On 24 September 2019, Maura Higgins and Michael Barrymore were announced as the first two celebrities who would be participating in the series. More celebrities were revealed in the following days before the full line-up was announced on 1 October. On 9 October, it was announced that this series will feature the first ever same-sex couple: Ian "H" Watkins and Matt Evers.
Comedian and television presenter Michael Barrymore was originally announced as a contestant, but on 18 December 2019, he had to withdraw from the show due to a broken hand. Barrymore was replaced by former Blue Peter presenter Radzi Chinyanganya. Model and actress Caprice was originally partnered with Hamish Gaman, but after her first performance, they "parted ways" and she was re-partnered with Oscar Peter. She later withdrew from the competition on 2 February. Joe Swash was originally partnered with Alexandra Schauman; however, after she sustained an injury, she couldn't perform for the rest of the series and Swash was re-partnered with Alex Murphy on 26 January.
Celebrity Notability Professional partner Status Trisha Goddard Television presenter Łukasz Różycki Eliminated 1st Lucrezia Millarini ITV News presenter & journalist Brendyn Hatfield Eliminated 2nd Radzi Chinyanganya Blue Peter presenter Jess Hatfield Eliminated 3rd Caprice Model & actress Hamish GamanWithdrew Kevin Kilbane Republic of Ireland footballer Brianne Delcourt Eliminated 4th Ian "H" Watkins Steps singer Matt Evers Eliminated 5th Maura Higgins Love Island finalist Alexander Demetriou Eliminated 6th Lisa George Coronation Street actress Tom Naylor Eliminated 7th Ben Hanlin Magician & television presenter Carlotta Edwards Eliminated 8th Libby Clegg Paralympic sprinter Mark HanrettyThird place Perri Kiely Diversity dancer Vanessa BauerRunners-up Joe Swash EastEnders actor & television presenter Alexandra Schauman (Weeks 1–3)Winners
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 12) - Weekly scores Couple Week 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Joe & Alexandra/Alex 1st 21.5 27.0 29.5 32.0 34.0 34.0+2=36.0 38.0+38.0=76.0 40.0+40.0= Perri & Vanessa 2nd 39.5+5= 38.5+40.0= 40.0+40.0= Libby & Mark 3rd 28.0 28.0 33.0 33.5 35.5+3=38.5 39.0+38.5=77.5 40.0+40.0= Ben & Carlotta 4th 22.5 24.0 28.5 30.031.0 36.0 37.0+4=41.0 37.5+37.0= Lisa & Tom 5th 26.5 28.0 32.0 27.0 30.0 31.5 31.5+1= Maura & Alexander 6th 22.0 25.0 25.0 28.0 30.5 H & Matt 7th 25.0 26.5 28.0 29.0 Kevin & Brianne 8th 18.5 22.0 9th 25.5 25.0 Radzi & Jess 10th 21.0 24.5 23.0 Lucrezia & Brendyn 11th 21.0 Trisha & Łukasz 12th Notes
Weekly scores
Week 1 (5 January) Group performances: "Waiting All Night" — Rudimental, feat. Ella Eyre "Out of Our Heads" — Take That (Caprice & Hamish, Kevin & Brianne, Libby & Mark, Lucrezia & Brendyn, Maura & Alexander and Radzi & Jess) "Dusk Till Dawn" — Zayn, feat. Sia (performed by professional skaters)
Only half of the celebrities performed this week. The couple with the lowest votes from the first week competed against the couple with the lowest votes from second week in the skate-off. Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicResult Banjo Barrowman Torvill Dean Joe & Alexandra 5.5 5.0 5.5 5.5 21.5 "Dance with Me Tonight" — Olly Murs Safe Perri & Vanessa 7.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 27.5 "Puttin' On the Ritz" — Robbie Williams Safe Lisa & Tom 6.0 6.5 7.0 7.0 26.5 "When I Fall in Love" — Nat King Cole Safe Ben & Carlotta 5.5 5.5 6.0 5.5 22.5 "Bring Me to Life" — Evanescence Safe Trisha & Łukasz 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.0 13.5 "Give It Up" — KC and the Sunshine Band Eliminated H & Matt 6.5 6.5 6.0 6.0 25.0 "High Hopes" — Panic! at the Disco Safe
Week 2 (12 January) Group performances: "The Time Is Now" — Moloko (performed by professional skaters) "Wow" — Kylie Minogue (Ben & Carlotta, H & Matt, Joe & Alexandra, Lisa & Tom, Perri, and Trisha & Łukasz) "When You Believe" — from The Prince of Egypt (performed by professional skaters)
Due to an injury, Vanessa Bauer wasn't able to perform with Perri Kiely in the group number.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicResult Banjo Barrowman Torvill Dean Maura & Alexander 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 22.0 "Juice" — Lizzo Safe Lucrezia & Brendyn 5.0 4.5 4.5 4.0 18.0 "Jump (For My Love)" — The Pointer Sisters Bottom two Kevin & Brianne 4.5 4.5 4.5 5.0 18.5 "Mr. Blue Sky" — Electric Light Orchestra Safe Caprice & Hamish 6.0 6.0 6.5 7.0 25.5 "Someone You Loved" — Lewis Capaldi Safe Radzi & Jess 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.5 21.0 "Cake by the Ocean" — DNCE Safe Libby & Mark 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 28.0 "Reet Petite" — Jackie Wilson Safe Save Me skates Trisha & Łukasz: "Proud" — Heather Small Lucrezia & Brendyn: "Time After Time" — Cyndi Lauper Judges' votes to save Banjo: Lucrezia & Brendyn Barrowman: Lucrezia & Brendyn Dean: Lucrezia & Brendyn Torvill: Did not need to vote, but would have voted for Lucrezia & Brendyn
Week 3 (19 January) Theme: MusicalsGroup performance: "Don't Rain on My Parade" — from Funny Girl
Because they had "parted ways", Caprice and Hamish Gaman did not perform this week.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicMusicalResult Banjo Barrowman Torvill Dean Lisa & Tom 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 28.0 "The Deadwood Stage (Whip-Crack-Away!)" Calamity Jane Safe Kevin & Brianne 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 22.0 "Cheek to Cheek" Top Hat Bottom two Lucrezia & Brendyn 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 21.0 "Mamma Mia" Mamma Mia! Eliminated Maura & Alexander 6.0 6.0 6.5 6.5 25.0 "One Night Only" Dreamgirls Safe Ben & Carlotta 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 24.0 "Sandy" Grease Safe Joe & Alexandra 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 20.5 "If I Only Had a Brain" & "We're Off to See the Wizard" The Wizard of Oz Safe Libby & Mark 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 28.0 "Memory" Cats Safe Radzi & Jess 6.5 6.0 6.0 6.0 24.5 "I'm a Believer" Shrek The Musical Safe H & Matt 7.0 6.5 6.5 6.5 26.5 "The Other Side" The Greatest Showman Safe Perri & Vanessa 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 32.0 "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" The Lion King Safe Save Me skates Kevin & Brianne: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" — Meat Loaf Lucrezia & Brendyn: "Landslide" — Fleetwood Mac Judges' votes to save Banjo: Kevin & Brianne Barrowman: Lucrezia & Brendyn Torvill: Kevin & Brianne Dean: Kevin & Brianne
Week 4 (26 January) Torvill & Dean performance: "Just the Two of Us" — José James
Due to Alexandra Schauman's injury, Joe Swash performed with Alex Murphy this week. Caprice performed with Oscar Peter as her new partner this week after "parting ways" with Hamish Gaman.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicResult Banjo Barrowman Torvill Dean H & Matt 6.5 7.0 7.0 7.5 28.0 "I Don't Feel Like Dancin" — Scissor Sisters Safe Maura & Alexander 6.0 6.5 6.5 6.0 25.0 "Say You Love Me" — Jessie Ware Safe Ben & Carlotta 7.0 7.5 7.0 7.0 28.5 "Star Girl" — McFly Safe Libby & Mark 6.5 7.0 7.5 7.0 28.0 "No Excuses" — Meghan Trainor Safe Lisa & Tom 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 32.0 "Delilah" — Tom Jones Safe Radzi & Jess 6.0 6.0 5.5 5.5 23.0 "Your Song" — Elton John Eliminated Perri & Vanessa 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.5 33.5 "Señorita" — Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello Safe Kevin & Brianne 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 21.0 "Should I Stay or Should I Go" — The Clash Safe Caprice & Oscar 6.0 6.5 6.0 6.5 25.0 "Mickey" — Toni Basil Bottom two Joe & Alex 7.0 6.5 6.5 7.0 27.0 "Nice to Meet Ya" — Niall Horan Safe Save Me skates Radzi & Jess: "The Greatest" — Sia Caprice & Oscar: "Glamorous" — Fergie, feat. Ludacris Judges' votes to save Banjo: Caprice & Oscar Barrowman: Caprice & Oscar Dean: Caprice & Oscar Torvill: Did not need to vote, but would have voted for Caprice & Oscar
Week 5 (2 February) Theme: Fairy TalesGuest performance: Disney on Ice
Caprice & Oscar Peter withdrew from the competition prior to the live show. Alexandra Schauman had to withdraw due to injury. During the live show, it was announced that Murphy would be Swash's permanent partner from now on. Due to an illness, Libby Clegg and Mark Hanretty did not compete in the live show.
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicResult Banjo Barrowman Torvill Dean Lisa & Tom 6.5 6.5 7.0 7.0 27.0 "It's Oh So Quiet" — Björk Safe Ben & Carlotta 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 30.0 "Hung Up" — Madonna Safe H & Matt 7.0 7.0 7.5 7.5 29.0 "One Day I'll Fly Away" — Randy Crawford Bottom two Kevin & Brianne 5.5 5.5 5.5 6.0 22.5 "Abracadabra" — Steve Miller Band Eliminated Maura & Alexander 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 28.0 "She Wolf" — Shakira Safe Joe & Alex 7.5 7.5 7.0 7.5 29.5 "Hero" — Enrique Iglesias Safe Perri & Vanessa 9.0 8.5 8.5 9.0 35.0 "Stone Cold" — Demi Lovato Safe Save Me skates H & Matt: "Sweet Disposition" — The Temper Trap Kevin & Brianne: "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" — Meat Loaf Judges' votes to save Banjo: H & Matt Barrowman: H & Matt Torvill: H & Matt Dean: Did not need to vote, but would have voted for H & Matt
Week 6 (9 February) Theme: Dance WeekGroup Performances: "Let’s Nacho" — from Kapoor & Sons, "Some Days You Gotta Dance" — The Ranch, "Dance with Me" — Debelah Morgan & "Fireball" — Pitbull, feat. John Ryan (performed by professional skaters) "Primavera" — Ludovico Einaudi (performed by professional skaters)
Couples are listed in the order they performed. CoupleJudges' scoresTotalscoreMusicDance styleResult Banjo Barrowman Torvill Dean Joe & Alex 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.0 32.0 "Boogie Wonderland" — Earth, Wind & Fire, feat. The Emotions Disco Safe H & Matt 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 29.5 "Fever" — Michael Bublé Jazz Eliminated Libby & Mark 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 33.0 "I Like It Like That" — Pete Rodriguez Salsa Safe Lisa & Tom 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 30.0 "Hot Honey Rag" — from Chicago Charleston Safe Perri & Vanessa 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 38.0 "Johnny B. Goode" — Chuck Berry Jive Safe Ben & Carlotta 7.5 7.5 8.0 8.0 31.0 "Little Talks" — Of Monsters And Men Morris Bottom two Maura & Alexander 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.0 30.5 "Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood" — Santa Esmeralda Flamenco Safe Save Me skates H & Matt: "Sweet Disposition" — The Temper Trap Ben & Carlotta: "Leave a Light On" — Tom Walker Judges' votes to save Banjo: Ben & Carlotta Barrowman: Ben & Carlotta Dean: Ben & Carlotta Torvill: Did not need to vote, but would have voted for Ben & Carlotta
Week 7 (16 February) Theme: Prop WeekGroup performance: "Spectrum (Say My Name)" — Florence and the Machine
Couples are listed in the order they performed.