Dancing on Ice final forced off air in major ITV schedule shake-up

THE Dancing On Ice final has been forced off air to make way for a football match.

Viewers were expecting to find out who wins the series on March 20th, but will now have to wait until the 27th, thanks to the major schedule shake up.

RexThe Dancing On Ice final will not be taking place on the 20th March[/caption]

RexThe final will be a week later[/caption]

ITV have made the decision to air the FA Cup Quarter final and there will be a double bill on the Sunday.

The second game, Liverpool v Nottingham Forest, kicks off at 6pm, meanwhile Dancing On Ice’s usual 6.30pm start time won’t be possible.

ITV have confirmed the final will take place a week later – and the show will be having a week off.

On Sunday night paralympian Stef Reid became the latest celebrity eliminated, in a week that saw three contestants earn perfect scores from the judges.

The judging panel voted unanimously to save BMX Olympic medal winner Kye Whyte following a tense skate-off between the pair.

Co-hosts Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield praised both contestants and suggested the quality of performances this year had reached an all-time high.

They also revealed next week’s semi-finals will see the celebrity contestants skate twice and also include a double elimination.

Sunday night’s episode saw former Strictly Come Dancing professional Brendan Cole, Pussycat Dolls star Kimberly Wyatt and singer and dancer Regan Gascoigne all score the maximum 40 points.

Last week, Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor was eliminated from the show after losing in the skate-off to Kye.