Dancing on Ice

Dancing on Ice is a British television series currently presented by Stephen Mulhern and Holly Willoughby. Former hosts include Phillip Schofield, who hosted from 2006 to 2023, and Christine Bleakley, who hosted in Willoughby's absence from 2012 to 2014. The series features celebrities and their professional partners figure skating in front of a panel of judges. The series, broadcast on ITV, started on 14 January 2006 and initially ended on 9 March 2014.

Dancing on Ice
Created byITV Studios
Presented by
Judges
Voices of
Theme music composerPaul Farrer
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series16
No. of episodes231
Production
Executive producers
  • Jane Beacon
  • Katie Rawcliffe
Production locations
Running time60–135 minutes
Production companiesITV Productions (2006–2009)
ITV Studios Entertainment (2010–2014, 2018–2021)
Lifted Entertainment (2022–present)
Original release
NetworkITV
Release14 January 2006 (2006-01-14) 
present

On 4 September 2017, it was announced that a revived series would air on ITV from 7 January 2018 with Schofield and Willoughby returning as hosts. Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean assumed new roles as head judges, alongside original judge Jason Gardiner and new judge Ashley Banjo. In 2020, John Barrowman replaced Gardiner as a judge, however on 3 October 2021, it was announced that Barrowman would not be returning to the judging panel. His replacement was later announced as Strictly Come Dancing professional Oti Mabuse. During the finale of the fifteenth series, it was confirmed that the show would return in 2024 for its sixteenth series. Following Schofield's resignation from ITV in 2023, Stephen Mulhern began co-hosting the series alongside Willoughby.

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