Season of television series
The Jump Winner Ben Cohen
No. of episodes6 Original network Channel 4 Original release 31 January (2016-01-31 ) – (2016-03-06 )
The Jump [ 1] Davina McCall live from Austria and it was broadcast weekly instead of its usual nightly format. This was reported to be the last in the series of The Jump due to low ratings,[ 2] Channel 4 later denied these rumours as being "categorically untrue".[ 3]
Contestants
The twelve celebrities taking part were revealed on 16 January 2016.[ 4] Tina Hobley was forced to withdraw from the competition after dislocating her elbow while training for the ski jump.[ 5] Tom Parker .[ 6] Rebecca Adlington was forced to withdraw from the competition and was replaced by series 2 contestant Heather Mills .[ 7] Beth Tweddle withdrew from the series after injuring her back after colliding with a barrier.[ 8] Mark-Francis Vandelli withdrew from the show after fracturing his ankle during training.[ 9] Joe Swash and Ben Cohen . On 11 February, Linford Christie withdrew from the competition due to a hamstring injury and was replaced by previously eliminated competitor James Argent .[ 10] Zara Holland left the series after producers said she was unable to cope with the competition.
Live shows
The series began on 31 January 2016[ 1]
Results summary
Colour key
–Celebrity did not take part in this event
–Celebrity recorded the slowest time/speed in that event and had to perform a live ski/air jump
–Celebrity recorded the fastest time/speed in each event
Episode details
Live air jump details
Live air jump details
Live air jump details
Live air/ski jump details
Live air/ski jump details
Live ski jump details (Round 1) Event: Ski cross
Live ski jump details (Round 2)
Ratings
Official ratings are taken from BARB ,[ 28]
Criticism
Several viewers have demanded that the show be cancelled following the reported injuries of three castmembers in just the first two weeks of filming.[ 29] Tina Hobley suffered a dislocated elbow on 4 February.[ 30] [ 31] Rebecca Adlington would leave the show following a dislocated shoulder and Beth Tweddle would also leave the show following a broken neck.[ 32] Tom Parker tore ligaments in his hand.[ 33]
References
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