| Battle of the Blades | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Celebrity winner | Sheldon Kennedy |
| Professional winner | Kaitlyn Weaver |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Release | |
| Original network | CBC Television |
| Original release | September 19 – October 31, 2019 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of Battle of the Blades premiered on September 19, 2019, on CBC Television after a six-year hiatus from the sport, featuring seven couples.[citation needed]
Ron MacLean returns as host alongside head judge Kurt Browning, with Colby Armstrong joining the judging panel permanently after suffering an injury that ruled him out of the competition.[1][non-primary source needed] The season featured a rotation of guest judges, with Tessa Virtue & Scott Moir serving as guest judges during Week 1.[2][non-primary source needed] The season rotated between three venues, with the first three weeks taking place at the FirstOntario Centre in Hamilton, Ontario, Week 4 taking place at the Paramount Fine Foods Centre in Mississauga, Ontario and the last three weeks in Oshawa, with two weeks at the Tributes Community Centre and the finale taking place at the Ryerson's Mattamy Athletic Centre.[3][non-primary source needed]
For the first time in the show's history, viewers from outside Canada are allowed to view the dances and vote for their favourite couples. The scoring also changed from a 6.0 to a 10.0 system for Week 1, referring back to the 6.0 system from Week 2 onwards.