From Dan Barnes of the Edmonton Journal:

• The girls did make the guys look great’
  “With ice and not much else in common, hockey and figure skating have long been strange bedfellows. But a CBC-TV series, Battle of the Blades, married the two winter sports in prime time this year.” Read more.

From a media release:

CBC-TV’S BATTLE OF THE BLADES RENEWED FOR SECOND SEASON

• Groundbreaking Canadian series a ratings and advertising success story

CBC Television announced today that its hit series BATTLE OF THE BLADES, featuring world-class figure skaters and former NHL’ers, will return next fall for a second season. The 14-episode series sold out to live audiences every week, and wrapped up on Monday, Nov. 16 with an unconfirmed television audience of 1.736 million tuning in for the one-hour results finale.

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From Robyn Doolittle of the Toronto Star:

• Jamie Salé and Craig Simpson win Battle of the Blades: But ‘transmission difficulties’ leave Rogers customers in the dark
  “Jamie Salé and Craig Simpson became the first ever winners of Battle of the Blades, but Rogers Television customers in Toronto missed seeing most of Monday night’s hotly anticipated live finale.” Read more.