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Skating With Celebrities
EMAILPRINTSERIES: Fox, Monday 8:00p (60 minutes)
Mixed or average reviews
Based on 14 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 21 votes
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Show Info
Genre(s): Reality (Competitive)
First Air Date: January 18, 2006
Summary
Starring Scott Hamilton (host), and Summer Sanders (host)
This "Dancing With The Stars" clone pairs C-list celebrities (e.g., Todd Bridges, Dave Coulier) with professional figure skaters (e.g., Tai Babilonia, Nancy Kerrigan) in a competition.
Episode Guide & More Info: More about this show at TV.com
Also On The Web: Official Show Site
What The Critics Said
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
New York Post
This show is so much fun that I couldn't stop watching it. It's "Dancing with The Stars" with the possibility of dangerous leg-breaking falls. What could be bad?
Read Full Review >Los Angeles TimesRobert Lloyd
There is something satisfying about watching difficult things performed well, especially when the point is to make it look easy, and especially when the performer is a person who might reasonably be expected to fail.
Read Full Review >Hollywood ReporterErik Pedersen
Combine the legions of figure skating fans with those who were swept off their feet by "Dancing With the Stars," and all signs point to a breakout hit.
Read Full Review >LA WeeklyRobert Abele
The “look what I can do” element is intrinsically enjoyable, if only because you’re waiting to see celebrity ass hitting ice.
Read Full Review >SlateDana Stevens
It's a silly, sweet-natured waste of time, and (unlike the tortured caterwauling of the American Idol contestants) it's utterly irresistible.
Read Full Review >TV GuideMatt Roush
The skating is slow and rarely pretty, and it’s not live.
Wall Street JournalNancy DeWolf Smith
The result is ridiculous; but it's far more amusing than Hollywood Squares, which is where other formerly famous go to die.
Read Full Review >Entertainment WeeklyHenry Goldblatt
SWC lacks the charm of the original (Dancing With The Stars). [20 Jan 2006, p.65]
NewsdayDiane Werts
Tonight's "Skating" debut glides onto the air in a weird sort of middle zone, not quite cheesy enough to skewer, yet too much a cheese-product to take seriously.
Read Full Review >San Jose Mercury NewsCharlie McCollum
It's a rip-off (and not a particularly well-executed one) of ABC's "Dancing With the Stars."
Read Full Review >Washington PostJose Antonio Vargas
The result is rarely funny, often humdrum, surprisingly predictable fare.
Read Full Review >Philadelphia InquirerJonathan Storm
A genius idea so diluted by imitation that it becomes hard to watch.
Read Full Review >VarietyBrian Lowry
"Fox attitude" in this genre demands that if a show's worth producing, it's worth overproducing, from the music to the faux tension to the various back stories (injuries, struggles, pain) designed to gin up drama.
Read Full Review >Boston GlobeMatthew Gilbert
What makes a cloney-baloney reality show such as the new ''Skating With Celebrities" bearable? For me, it's the constant awareness of how ''Saturday Night Live" might milk its silliness.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 5.8 (out of 10) based on 21 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Eric E. gave it a6:
I enjoyed this series but can see why it wasn't renewed. Was a bit of a dangerous/difficult sport to try to teach "C" level celebrities. Not nearly as good as Dancing with the Stars.
zoro flop gave it a0:
Possibly THE worst show ever concieved. Rips off a horrible show (dancing with the stars), to make an even more despicable one. To think, Arrested Development was replaced by THIS?
c r gave it an8:
i love this show!
Jenna A gave it a0:
THis show is a take off of Dancing with the stars and Dancing with the stars is so much better
Jake gave it a0:
an absolute waste of time. The MC's voice gave me a few laughs because he sounds like a woman, and one of the judges strangely reminds me of Bilbo from LOTR.....lol, those little rosy cheeks of his! Why don't they bring back "Man versus Beast" for f***'s sake. Who could say no to a bunch of "little people" pulling a jumbo jet, LOL!
Kyleigh H gave it a0:
What the heck was Fox thinking? Having celebrities like Todd Bridges and Dave Coulier skate with professional figure skaters like Tai Babilonia and Nancy Kerrigan. I never actually watched the show, but I've seen the commercials and this looked a total waste of time. Fox, why don't you do us and the rest of the USA a favor and stop making reality figure skating shows with celebrities and stick with American Idol and Nanny 911?
Adam S gave it a2:
Somewhat fun to watch, but the judging is so screwy -- it doesn't even match up with their own comments -- that it kills the enjoyment. Sure it's entertainment not real competition but like American Idol you'd like to believe the best contestant will win.
