Battle of the Blades, a Canadian shiny floor reality competition series that has National Hockey League heroes mastering graceful ice dance routines with figure skating champs, has delayed its two hour sixth season premiere set for Oct.
15 after a positive COVID-19 test. The temporary halt in production in Toronto follows an individual on the Battle of the Blades production team testing positive for COVID-19, indie producer Insight Productions said on Wednesday.
The series, which airs on the CBC, has temporarily halted all socially-distanced training and pre-production on the upcoming season. "CBC fully supports this decision and, as a result, is postponing the October 15th live premiere of Battle of the Blades season 6.