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Battle of the Blades

Event: Battle of the Blades
Date: Oct. 4 - Nov. 16, 2009
Location: Maple Leaf Gardens
Toronto, ON
Participants: Pairs:
Shae-Lynn Bourne & Claude Lemieux
Jamie Sale & Craig Simpson
Bart Underhill & Ron Duguay (out week 3)
Isabelle Brasseur & Glenn Anderson (out week 2)
Christine Hough-Sweeney & Tie Domi (out week 5)
Kristina Lenko & Bob Probert (out week 1)
Marie-France Dubreuil & Stephane Richer
Jodeyne Higgins & Ken Daneyko (out week 4)

Hosts: Ron McLean, Kurt Browning

Judges: Sandra Bezic, Dick Button
Weekly guest judge:
Week 1: Kelly Hrudey
Week 2: Don Cherry
Week 3: George Stromboulopoulos
Week 4: Lanny McDonald
Week 5: Kristi Yamaguchi & Bret Hedican
Week 6: Katarina Witt

Guest skaters:
Weekly guest skaters (Monday results):
Week 1: none
Week 2: Kurt Browning
Week 3: Edrea & Edbert Khong
Week 4: Yu-Na Kim
Week 5: none
Week 6: Jodeyne Higgins & Sean Rice
Details: Hockey stars will be paired with top female figure skaters in a seven-week pairs competition, to be aired on CBC this October. One couple will be eliminated each with by a combination of votes from viewers at home and a panel of judges. Winners will earn $100,000 for their charity of choice. Eliminated pairs will earn $25,000. Show will air live from Maple Leaf Gardens with performance show on Sundays and results show on Mondays. There will be a special guest skater at each Monday results show. The premiere episode is 90 minutes long, while the finale results show will be 60 minutes long.

Executive Producers: Kevin Albrecht, John Brunton, Barbara Bowlby.
Producers: Sandra Bezic, Sue Brophey
Produced by Insight Productions in association with CBC Television.

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Ticket Info: Show will air live, and tapings will be open to the public. Tickets are $5 and $8, and go on sale at noon EST on Sep. 28.
Ticketmaster.ca
Airdate: CBC, October 4 - November 16, 2009, 7-week competition
Performance shows - Sundays, 8-9PM
Results shows - Mondays, 8-8:30PM
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