| Genre: | Reality competition |
| Director: | Alex Rudzinski |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 6 |
| Camera: | Multiple |
| Runtime: | 120 minutes |
| Company: | BBC Worldwide Productions |
| Channel: | ABC |
| Related: | Dancing with the Stars |
Skating with the Stars is an American reality competition series that aired on ABC from November 22 to December 21, 2010. A spin-off of Dancing with the Stars hosted by British television personality Vernon Kay, it featured celebrities paired with professionals from the world of figure skating.
The show had a schedule similar to the first season of Dancing with the Stars with performance shows on Monday nights. On week 2, the pair with the lowest combined judges points and viewer votes was eliminated at the end of the show. All six episodes of the show were broadcast.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Johnny Weir, Dick Button, and Laurieann Gibson served as judges, while Tanith Belbin served as color commentator.[6]
The 6 celebrities and professional ice skaters were:[7]
| Celebrity | Known for | Professional Partner | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actress | Denis Petukhov | Eliminated 1st on November 29, 2010 | ||
| Mötley Crüe singer | Jennifer Wester | Eliminated 2nd on December 6, 2010 | ||
| Disney Channel actor | Keauna McLaughlin | Quit on December 13, 2010 | ||
| Olympic freestyle skier | Brooke Castile | Third Place on December 20, 2010 | ||
| Reality television star & author | Ethan Burgess | Runners-Up on December 21, 2010 | ||
| Actress | Fred Palascak | Winners on December 21, 2010 |
| Couple | Pl. | 1 | 2 | 1+2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 3 | Top 2 | ||||||||
| Rebecca & Fred | 1st | 44 | 50 | 53 | += | += | |||
| Bethenny & Ethan | 2nd | 29 | 33 | 62 | += | += | |||
| Jonny & Brooke | 3rd | 40 | 44 | 84 | 8+52=60 | ||||
| Brandon & Keauna | 4th | 36 | 85 | 39 | |||||
| Vince & Jennifer | 5th | ||||||||
| Sean & Denis | 6th | 34 | 64 | ||||||
indicate the lowest score for each week.
indicate the highest score for each week.
indicates the couple eliminated that week.
indicates the returning couple that was in the bottom two.
indicates that a couple withdrew from the competition.
indicates the winning couple.
indicates the runner-up couple.
indicates the third-place couple.
Unless indicated otherwise, individual judges scores in the chart below (given in parentheses) are listed in this order from left to right: Laurieann Gibson, Johnny Weir, Dick Button.
| Couple | Technical Merit | Artistic Impression | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon & Keauna | 16 (6,5,5) | 20 (7,7,6) | "American Boy"—Estelle feat. Kanye West | |
| Sean & Denis | 16 (6,5,5) | 18 (7,5,6) | "Bubbly"—Colbie Caillat | |
| Jonny & Brooke | 21 (7,7,7) | 19 (6,6,7) | "Higher Ground"—Stevie Wonder | |
| Rebecca & Fred | 21 (7,7,7) | 24 (8,8,8) | "Closer"—Ne-Yo | |
| Vince & Jennifer | 14 (6,4,4) | 14 (6,4,4) | "I Like the Way You Move"—BodyRockers | |
| Bethenny & Ethan | 15 (5,5,5) | 14 (5,4,5) | "Right Round"—Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha |
| Couple | Style | Technical Merit | Artistic Impression | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonny & Brooke | Swing | 24 (8,8,8) | 20 (7,6,7) | "Jump, Jive, and Wail!"—The Brian Setzer Orchestra | |
| Vince & Jennifer | Tango | 13 (6,3,4) | 17 (6,6,5) | "El Tango de Roxanne"—The Police | |
| Bethenny & Ethan | Swing | 17 (6,5,6) | 16 (6,5,5) | "The Boy Does Nothing"—Alesha Dixon | |
| Brandon & Keauna | Tango | 24 (8,8,8) | 25 (9,8,8) | "Shut Up"—The Black Eyed Peas | |
| Sean & Denis | Swing | 12 (5,3,4) | 18 (5,7,6) | "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy"—The Andrews Sisters | |
| Rebecca & Fred | Tango | 23 (8,7,8) | 21 (8,6,7) | "Whatever Lola Wants"—Gwen Verdon |
| Couple | Technical Merit | Artistic Impression | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca & Fred | 25 (9,8,8) | 25 (9,8,8) | "Hot n Cold"—Katy Perry | |
| Bethenny & Ethan | 17 (6,6,5) | 19 (7,6,6) | "Halo"—Beyoncé Knowles | |
| Vince & Jennifer | 16 (6,5,5) | 20 (7,6,7) | "You're Beautiful"—James Blunt | |
| Jonny & Brooke | 24 (8,9,7) | 27 (9,9,9) | "Cosmic Love"—Florence + The Machine | |
| Brandon & Keauna* | 18 (8,5,5) | 21 (9,6,6) | "Keep Holding On"—Avril Lavigne |
*Brandon was unable to perform his routine due to breathing problems, so his scores were based on a taped recording of him and Keauna's dress rehearsal footage.
| Couple | Technical Merit | Artistic Impression | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethenny & Ethan | 18 (6,6,6) | 20 (7,6,7) | "Superstition"—Stevie Wonder | |
| Jonny & Brooke | 27 (9,9,9) | 27 (9,9,9) | "Take On Me"—A-ha | |
| Rebecca & Fred | 26 (9,8,9) | 27 (9,9,9) | "December 1963 (Oh, What A Night)"—Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons |
*Brandon and Keauna withdrew before the live performances, which caused them not to be able to perform live.
| Couple | Group Skate Score | Technical Merit | Artistic Impression | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rebecca & Fred Bethenny & Ethan Jonny & Brooke | 9 7 8 | "All I Want for Christmas Is You"—Mariah Carey | |||
| Rebecca & Fred | 28 (9,10,9) | 29 (10,9,10) | "Fix You"—Coldplay | ||
| Bethenny & Ethan | 21 (7,7,7) | 22 (8,7,7) | "Haven't Met You Yet"—Michael Bublé | ||
| Jonny & Brooke | 26 (9,9,8) | 26 (9,8,9) | "Let's Get It On"—Marvin Gaye |
| Couple | Technical Merit | Artistic Impression | Music | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethenny & Ethan | 23 (8,7,8) | 28 (10,9,9) | "Right Round"—Flo Rida featuring Ke$ha | |
| Rebecca & Fred | 30 (10,10,10) | 30 (10,10,10) | "Hot n Cold"—Katy Perry |
Each week, the celebrities and professional partners need to perform specific "Required Elements" in their routines.
| Episode Number | Episode | Original airdate | Rating | Share | Rating/Share (18–49) | Viewers (millions) | Rank (Timeslot) | Rank (Night) | Weekly Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | Week 1 | November 22, 2010 | 6.1[8] | 10 | 2.4/6 | 10.96 | 2[9] | 8 | No.24[10] | |
| 1.02 | Week 2 | November 29, 2010 | 4.1[11] | 6 | 1.2/3 | 6.06 | 4[12] | 12 | No. 54 | |
| 1.03 | Week 3 | December 6, 2010 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.8/2 | 3.94[13] | 5[14] | 10 | ||
| 1.04 | Week 4 | December 13, 2010 | 2.6 | 4 | 0.8/2 | 3.79[15] | 4[16] | 11 | ||
| 1.05 | Week 5 | December 20, 2010 | 3.1 | 5[17] | 0.5/2 | 3.37[18] | 4[19] | 10 | ||
| 1.06 | Finale Results | December 21, 2010 | 0.8/3 | 3.41[20] | 4[21] | 9 |