Dancing on Ice series 12

The twelfth series of Dancing on Ice debuted on ITV on 5 January 2020.^[1] During the finale of the eleventh series, it was announced that Dancing on Ice had been renewed for another series.^[2] The series is once again filmed in the purpose-built studio at Bovingdon Airfield.^[3]

Dancing on Ice
Series 12
Presented by	Phillip Schofield Holly Willoughby
Judges	Ashley Banjo John Barrowman Christopher Dean Jayne Torvill
Celebrity winner	Joe Swash
Professional winner	Alex Murphy
No. of episodes	10
Release
Original network	ITV
Original release	5 January (2020-01-05) – 8 March 2020 (2020-03-08)
Series chronology

Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby returned as hosts.^[4] 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.^[5] 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.^[6] 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.^[7]

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.^[8]

Couples

On 24 September 2019, Maura Higgins and Michael Barrymore were announced as the first two celebrities who would be participating in the series.^[9] More celebrities were revealed in the following days before the full line-up was announced on 1 October.^[10] On 9 October, it was announced that this series will feature the first ever same-sex couple: Ian "H" Watkins and Matt Evers.^[11][12][13]

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.^[14] 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.^[15][16] She later withdrew from the competition on 2 February.^[17] 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.^[18]

Celebrity	Notability	Professional partner	Status
Trisha Goddard	Television presenter	Łukasz Różycki	Eliminated 1st on 12 January 2020
Lucrezia Millarini	ITV News presenter & journalist	Brendyn Hatfield	Eliminated 2nd on 19 January 2020
Radzi Chinyanganya	Blue Peter presenter	Jess Hatfield	Eliminated 3rd on 26 January 2020
Caprice	Model & actress	Hamish Gaman Oscar Peter (Week 4)	Withdrew on 2 February 2020
Kevin Kilbane	Republic of Ireland footballer	Brianne Delcourt	Eliminated 4th on 2 February 2020
Ian "H" Watkins	Steps singer	Matt Evers	Eliminated 5th on 9 February 2020
Maura Higgins	Love Island finalist	Alexander Demetriou	Eliminated 6th on 16 February 2020
Lisa George	Coronation Street actress	Tom Naylor	Eliminated 7th on 23 February 2020
Ben Hanlin	Magician & television presenter	Carlotta Edwards	Eliminated 8th on 1 March 2020
Libby Clegg	Paralympic sprinter	Mark Hanretty	Third place on 8 March 2020
Perri Kiely	Diversity dancer	Vanessa Bauer	Runners-up on 8 March 2020
Joe Swash	EastEnders actor & television presenter	Alexandra Schauman (Weeks 1–3) Alex Murphy (Weeks 4–10)	Winners on 8 March 2020

Scoring chart

The highest score each week is indicated in bold green with a dagger (†), while the lowest score each week is indicated in italicized red with a double-dagger (‡).

Color key:

  Winners

  Runners-up

  Third place

  Bottom two

  Excused from competition for the week

  Withdrew from competition

  Eliminated

Dancing on Ice (series 12) - Weekly scores

Couple	Pl.	Week
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Joe & Alexandra/Alex	1st	21.5	—	20.5‡	27.0	29.5	32.0	34.0	34.0+2=36.0	38.0+38.0=76.0	40.0+40.0=80.0†[a]
Perri & Vanessa	2nd	27.5†	—	32.0†	33.5†	35.0†	38.0†	38.0†	39.5+5=44.5†	38.5+40.0=78.5†	40.0+40.0=80.0†[b]
Libby & Mark	3rd	—	28.0†	28.0	28.0	[c]	33.0	33.5[d]	35.5+3=38.5[d]	39.0+38.5=77.5[d]	40.0+40.0=80.0†[e]
Ben & Carlotta	4th	22.5	—	24.0	28.5	30.0	31.0[d]	36.0	37.0+4=41.0	37.5+37.0=74.5‡[f]
Lisa & Tom	5th	26.5	—	28.0	32.0	27.0	30.0	31.5	31.5+1=32.5‡[f]
Maura & Alexander	6th	—	22.0	25.0	25.0	28.0	30.5	30.0‡[f]
H & Matt	7th	25.0	—	26.5	28.0	29.0[d]	29.5‡[f]
Kevin & Brianne	8th	—	18.5	22.0[d]	21.0‡	22.5‡[f]
Caprice & Hamish/Oscar	9th	—	25.5	[c]	25.0[d]	[g]
Radzi & Jess	10th	—	21.0	24.5	23.0[f]
Lucrezia & Brendyn	11th	—	18.0‡[d]	21.0[f]
Trisha & Łukasz	12th	13.5‡[f]

Notes

1. This couple finished in first place.
2. This couple finished in second place.
3. This couple was excused from competition and was granted a bye to the following week.
4. This couple was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
5. This couple finished in third place.
6. This couple was eliminated.
7. This couple withdrew from the competition.

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.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[19]	Result
	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.^[20]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[21]	Result
	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: Musicals
Group performance: "Don't Rain on My Parade" — from Funny Girl

Because they had "parted ways", Caprice and Hamish Gaman did not perform this week.^[22]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[23]	Musical	Result
	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.^[24] Caprice performed with Oscar Peter as her new partner this week after "parting ways" with Hamish Gaman.^[25]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[26]	Result
	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 Tales
Guest performance: Disney on Ice

Caprice & Oscar Peter withdrew from the competition prior to the live show.^[17] 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.^[18] Due to an illness, Libby Clegg and Mark Hanretty did not compete in the live show.^[27]

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[28]	Result
	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 Week
Group 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.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[29]	Dance style	Result
	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 Week
Group performance: "Spectrum (Say My Name)" — Florence and the Machine

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[30]	Prop	Result
	Banjo	Barrowman	Torvill	Dean
Libby & Mark	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.0	33.5	"A Thousand Miles" — Vanessa Carlton	Suitcase	Bottom two
Joe & Alex	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	34.0	"Candy" — Robbie Williams	Candy cane	Safe
Maura & Alexander	7.5	7.5	7.5	7.5	30.0	"The Boy Does Nothing" — Alesha Dixon	Broom	Eliminated
Ben & Carlotta	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	36.0	"Summer Holiday" — Cliff Richard & The Shadows	Umbrella	Safe
Lisa & Tom	8.0	7.5	8.0	8.0	31.5	"La Vie en rose" — Louis Armstrong	Chair	Safe
Perri & Vanessa	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	38.0	"The Rockafeller Skank" — Fatboy Slim	Shopping trolley	Safe

Save Me skates

• Libby & Mark: "Skyscraper" — Demi Lovato
• Maura & Alexander: "Stay" — Rihanna

Judges' votes to save

• Banjo: Maura & Alexander
• Barrowman: Maura & Alexander
• Torvill: Libby & Mark
• Dean: Libby & Mark (Since the other judges were not unanimous, Dean, as head judge, made the final decision to save Libby & Mark)

Week 8 (23 February)

Theme: Movie Week
Group performances:

• "Shake a Tail Feather" — from The Blues Brothers, "Married Life" — from Up, "Theme from Mission: Impossible" — from Mission: Impossible & "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" — from Dirty Dancing (performed by professional skaters)
• "Footloose" — from Footloose (Skate Battle)

Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Judges' scores				Total score	Solo Skate Battle	Music[31]	Film	Result
	Banjo	Barrowman	Torvill	Dean
Joe & Alex	8.5	8.5	8.5	8.5	34.0	2 pts.	"Live and Let Die"	Live and Let Die	Safe
Libby & Mark	9.0	8.5	9.0	9.0	35.5	3 pts.	"The Bare Necessities"	The Jungle Book	Bottom two
Perri & Vanessa	10.0	10.0	10.0	9.5	39.5	5 pts.	"Hedwig's Theme"	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone	Safe
Lisa & Tom	7.5	8.0	8.0	8.0	31.5	1 pt.	"Have You Met Miss Jones?"	Bridget Jones's Diary	Eliminated
Ben & Carlotta	9.0	9.5	9.5	9.0	37.0	4 pts.	"My Heart Will Go On"	Titanic	Safe

Save Me skates

• Libby & Mark: "Skyscraper" — Demi Lovato
• Lisa & Tom: "Never Tear Us Apart" — Paloma Faith

Judges' votes to save

• Banjo: Libby & Mark
• Barrowman: Libby & Mark
• Dean: Libby & Mark
• Torvill: Did not need to vote, but would have voted for Libby & Mark

Week 9: Semifinals (1 March)

Group performances:

• "Do Your Thing" — Basement Jaxx
• Cirque du Soleil: Crystal

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Order	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[32]	Result
		Banjo	Barrowman	Torvill	Dean
Ben & Carlotta	1	9.0	9.5	9.5	9.5	74.5	"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" — Dean Martin	Eliminated
	6	9.0	9.5	9.0	9.5		"Lightning Bolt" — Jake Bugg
Libby & Mark	2	9.5	9.5	10.0	10.0	77.5	"Paradise" — George Ezra	Bottom two
	5	9.5	10.0	9.5	9.5		"I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" — Sleeping at Last
Perri & Vanessa	3	9.0	9.5	10.0	10.0	78.5	"Let's Go Crazy" — Prince & The Revolution	Safe
	7	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0		"Balcony Scene" — from Romeo + Juliet
Joe & Alex	4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5	76.0	"Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" — Rod Stewart	Safe
	8	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.5		"Stars" — Simply Red

Save Me skates

• Ben & Carlotta: "Leave a Light On" — Tom Walker
• Libby & Mark: "Reet Petite" — Jackie Wilson

Judges' votes to save

• Banjo: Libby & Mark
• Barrowman: Ben & Carlotta
• Torvill: Libby & Mark
• Dean: Libby & Mark

Week 10: Final (8 March)

Group performance: "These Days" — Take That
Torvill & Dean performance: "One Day Like This" — Elbow

Each couple performed two routines. Couples are listed in the order they performed.

Couple	Order	Judges' scores				Total score	Music[33]	Public vote[34]	Pts.	Boléro[34]	Pts.	Result
		Banjo	Barrowman	Torvill	Dean
Joe & Alex	1	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	80.0	"Walking the Dog" — from Shall We Dance, "Persecution Music" — The Harmony Group & "Smile" — from Modern Times	43.20%	3	50.53%	2	Winners
	5	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0		"Nice to Meet Ya" — Niall Horan
Perri & Vanessa	2	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	80.0	"Skip to the Good Bit" — Rizzle Kicks	41.48%	2	49.47%	1	Runners-up
	4	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0		"Señorita" — Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
Libby & Mark	3	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0	80.0	"Chariots of Fire" — from Chariots of Fire & "Reach" — Gloria Estefan	15.31%	1	—		Third place
	6	10.0	10.0	10.0	10.0		"The Bare Necessities" — from The Jungle Book

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB.^[35] Viewing figures are from 7 day data.

Episode	Date	Total viewers (millions)[35]
Live show 1	5 January	5.87
Live show 2	12 January	5.08
Live show 3	19 January	5.05
Live show 4	26 January	5.04
Live show 5	2 February	5.11
Live show 6	9 February	5.31
Live show 7	16 February	5.24
Live show 8	23 February	5.00
Live show 9	1 March	4.80
Live show 10	8 March	5.16