The Jump returned for a third series on 31 January 2016.[1] It is once again hosted by 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] however Channel 4 later denied these rumours as being "categorically untrue".[3]

The Jump
Season 3
WinnerBen Cohen
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release31 January (2016-01-31) –
6 March 2016 (2016-03-06)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 2
Next →
Series 4

Contestants

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The twelve celebrities taking part were revealed on 16 January 2016.[4] On 4 February, Tina Hobley was forced to withdraw from the competition after dislocating her elbow while training for the ski jump.[5] She was replaced by Tom Parker.[6] On 7 February, Rebecca Adlington was forced to withdraw from the competition and was replaced by series 2 contestant Heather Mills.[7] Also on 7 February, Beth Tweddle withdrew from the series after injuring her back after colliding with a barrier.[8] On 9 February, Mark-Francis Vandelli withdrew from the show after fracturing his ankle during training.[9] They were replaced by 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] On 13 February, Zara Holland left the series after producers said she was unable to cope with the competition.

Celebrities Known for Status
Louisa Lytton Former EastEnders actress Eliminated 1st
on 31 January 2016
Tina Hobley Former Holby City actress Withdrew
on 4 February 2016
Rebecca Adlington Former Olympic freestyle swimmer Withdrew
on 7 February 2016
Beth Tweddle Olympic artistic gymnast Withdrew
on 7 February 2016
Mark-Francis Vandelli Made in Chelsea star Withdrew
on 9 February 2016
Linford Christie Former Olympic sprinter Withdrew
on 11 February 2016
James "Arg" Argent The Only Way Is Essex star Eliminated 2nd
on 14 February 2016
Joe Swash Former EastEnders actor & television presenter Eliminated 3rd
on 21 February 2016
Sarah Harding Former Girls Aloud singer & actress Withdrew
on 26 February 2016
Heather Mills Businesswoman & animal rights campaigner Withdrew
on 28 February 2016
Brian McFadden Former Westlife singer & television presenter Eliminated 4th
on 28 February 2016
Tamara Beckwith Socialite Eliminated 5th
on 6 March 2016
Sid Owen Former EastEnders actor & singer Eliminated 6th
on 6 March 2016
Tom Parker The Wanted singer Third place
on 6 March 2016
Dean Cain The New Adventures of Superman actor Runner-up
on 6 March 2016
Ben Cohen Former England rugby player Winner
on 6 March 2016

Live shows

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The series began on 31 January 2016[1] and will air weekly until 6 March 2016.

Results summary

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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
Weekly results per celebrity
Celebrity Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Number
of events
Race 1 Race 2 Event 1 Event 2 Final
Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2
Ben Not in
competition
DQ 2nd 1st 3rd 1st 1st Winner
18.25m
5
Dean 9th
45.92
1st 2nd 1st 1st DNF 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd Runner-up
17.70m
7
Tom Not in
competition
1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 3rd 1st 3rd
16.55m
6
Sid 10th
47.53
DNF 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th 4th 3rd Eliminated
(Week 6)
7
Tamara 4th
45.67
1st 3rd 2nd 1st DNF 4th 3rd Eliminated
(Week 6)
6
Brian 11th
49.42
3rd 2nd 1st 3rd Eliminated
(Week 5)
5
Heather Not in
competition
1st DNF Withdrew
(Week 5)
2
Sarah 6th
45.76
2nd 1st 1st 2nd Withdrew
(Week 5)
4
Joe Not in
competition
DQ Eliminated
(Week 4)
1
Arg 12th
DNF
2nd 2nd 2nd Re-Eliminated
(Week 3)
3
Linford 7th
45.82
Withdrew
(Week 3)
1
Mark-Francis 2nd
44.98
2nd DNF Withdrew
(Week 3)
2
Beth 1st
44.87
Withdrew
(Week 2)
1
Rebecca 8th
45.91
Withdrew
(Week 2)
1
Tina 3rd
45.12
Withdrew
(Week 2)
1
Louisa 5th
45.71
Eliminated
(Week 1)
1
Live ski/air jump Adlington,
Argent,
Beckwith,
Cain,
Lytton,
Owen
Argent,
McFadden,
Owen,
Vandelli
Argent,
Beckwith,
Cohen,
Owen,
McFadden,
Swash
Cohen,
Harding,
Mills,
Owen,
Swash
Beckwith,
Cain,
McFadden,
Owen
Beckwith,
Cain,
Owen
None
Eliminated Louisa Lytton
7.87m
James "Arg" Argent
8.60m
James "Arg" Argent
8.27m
Joe Swash
8.31m
Brian McFadden
9.72m
Tamara Beckwith
15.90m
Sid Owen
Lost event
Tom Parker
16.55m
Dean Cain
17.70m
Reference(s) [11] [12][13][14][15][16] [17][18][19][20][21][22] [23][24] [25] [26] [27]

Episode details

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Week 1 (31 January)

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Race Celebrity Time
(seconds)
Overall
leaderboard
Result
1 Dean Cain 45.92 9th Bottom six
Linford Christie 45.82 7th Safe
2 Brian McFadden 49.42 11th Safe
Arg DNF 12th Bottom six
3 Louisa Lytton 45.71 5th Bottom six
Beth Tweddle 44.87 1st Safe
4 Sid Owen 47.53 10th Bottom six
Mark-Francis Vandelli 44.98 2nd Safe
5 Tina Hobley 45.12 3rd Safe
Tamara Beckwith 45.67 4th Bottom six
6 Rebecca Adlington 45.91 8th Bottom six
Sarah Harding 45.76 6th Safe
Live air jump details
Order Celebrity Height
(metres)
Result
1 Dean Cain 9.35 Safe
2 Arg 8.40 Safe
3 Louisa Lytton 7.87 Eliminated
4 Rebecca Adlington 8.85 Safe
5 Sid Owen 9.43 Safe
6 Tamara Beckwith 8.50 Safe

Week 2 (7 February)

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Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Dean Cain 1st Safe
Arg 2nd In Race 4
Brian McFadden 3rd Bottom four
2 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Mark-Francis Vandelli 2nd In Race 4
Sid Owen DNF Bottom four
3 Tamara Beckwith 1st Safe
Sarah Harding 2nd In Race 4
4 Sarah Harding 1st Safe
Arg 2nd Bottom four
Mark-Francis Vandelli DNF Bottom four
5 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Dean Cain 2nd Safe
Tamara Beckwith 3rd Safe
Live air jump details
Order Celebrity Height
(metres)
Result
1 Sid Owen 9.04 Safe
2 Brian McFadden 9.41 Safe
3 Arg 8.60 Eliminated
4 Mark-Francis Vandelli 9.09 Safe

Week 3 (14 February)

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Race Celebrity Overall
leaderboard
Result
1 Heather Mills 1st Safe
Tamara Beckwith 2nd Bottom six
2 Dean Cain 1st Safe
Sid Owen 2nd Bottom six
3 Sarah Harding 1st Safe
Arg 2nd Bottom six
4 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Brian McFadden 2nd Bottom six
5 Joe Swash Disqualified Bottom six
Ben Cohen Disqualified Bottom six
6 Dean Cain 1st Safe
Heather Mills 2nd Safe
Live air jump details
Order Celebrity Height
(metres)
Result
1 Tamara Beckwith 8.55 Safe
2 Sid Owen 8.91 Safe
3 Arg 8.27 Eliminated
4 Brian McFadden 8.99 Safe
5 Ben Cohen 9.42 Safe
6 Joe Swash 8.67 Safe

Week 4 (21 February)

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Race Celebrity Overall
leaderboard
Result
1 Tamara Beckwith 1st Safe
Sid Owen 2nd Bottom five
2 Dean Cain 1st Safe
Heather Mills DNF Bottom five
3 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Ben Cohen 2nd Bottom five
4 Brian McFadden 1st Safe
Sarah Harding 2nd Bottom five
5 Dean Cain 1st Safe
Tom Parker 2nd Safe
Live air/ski jump details
Order Celebrity Height/Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Sid Owen 14.70 Safe
2 Heather Mills 14.55 Safe
3 Sarah Harding 8.59 Safe
4 Ben Cohen 9.21 Safe
5 Joe Swash 8.31 Eliminated

Week 5: Semi-final (28 February)

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Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Dean Cain DNF Bottom four
Tamara Beckwith DNF Bottom four
2 Ben Cohen 1st Safe
Sid Owen 2nd Bottom four
Brian McFadden 3rd Bottom four
3 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Ben Cohen 2nd Safe
Live air/ski jump details
Order Celebrity Height/Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Dean Cain 14.25 Safe
2 Sid Owen 15.60 Safe
3 Brian McFadden 9.72 Eliminated
4 Tamara Beckwith 13.75 Safe

Week 6: Final (6 March)

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Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Dean Cain 2nd In Race 2
Ben Cohen 3rd In Race 2
Tamara Beckwith 4th In Race 2
Sid Owen 5th Bottom three
2 Ben Cohen 1st Safe
Dean Cain 2nd Bottom three
Tamara Beckwith 3rd Bottom three
Live ski jump details (Round 1)
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Sid Owen 18.85 Safe
2 Tamara Beckwith 15.90 Eliminated
3 Dean Cain 18.20 Safe

Event: Ski cross

Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Ben Cohen 1st Safe
Dean Cain 2nd In Race 2
Tom Parker 3rd In Race 2
Sid Owen 4th In Race 2
2 Tom Parker 1st Safe
Dean Cain 2nd Safe
Sid Owen 3rd Eliminated
Live ski jump details (Round 2)
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Ben Cohen 18.25 Winner
2 Tom Parker 16.55 Third place
3 Dean Cain 17.70 Runner-up

Ratings

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Official ratings are taken from BARB,[28] and include C4+1

Episode Air date UK viewers
(millions)[28]
C4
weekly rank
1 31 January 2.41 1
2 7 February 2.05 4
3 14 February 2.24 4
4 21 February 1.88 8
5 28 February 1.87 9
6 6 March 1.87 7

Criticism

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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] She was released, but has left the competition.[31] On 7 February, it was announced that Rebecca Adlington would leave the show following a dislocated shoulder and Beth Tweddle would also leave the show following a broken neck.[32] Similarly, Tom Parker tore ligaments in his hand.[33]

References

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