Skating With Celebrities Premiere Episode January 18th  1/11/06

**SERIES PREMIERE**—"SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES"—(9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) CC

PULL OUT THAT OLD PAIR OF ICE SKATES FOR THE SERIES PREMIERE OF "SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES" WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, ON FOX

Series Skates Into its Regular Time Period Monday, Jan. 23, at 8:00 PM

This isn't any ordinary skating competition! SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES partners six famous personalities with six professional figure skaters to compete for an unprecedented figure skating title. Hosted by Olympic gold medalist and world champion Scott Hamilton and Olympic gold medalist Summer Sanders, the show features some of the most recognized and celebrated names in professional figure skating and a mix of celebrities who span a wide spectrum within the entertainment industry. 

Over the course of the series, the celebrities and their professional partners will perform figure skating routines that challenge the celebs' athletic and artistic abilities and push them to prepare and perform in ways they've never done before – with sometimes disastrous results, beginning in the "Part 1 of 7" episode of SKATING WITH CELEBRITIES Wednesday, Jan. 18 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. (SK-101) (TV-PG L)

Hosts: Scott Hamilton and Summer Sanders

Judges: Dorothy Hamill, John Nicks and Mark Lund

Skating Pairs: Dave Coulier and Nancy Kerrigan; Bruce Jenner and Tai Babilonia; Todd Bridges and Jenni Meno; Kristy Swanson and Lloyd Eisler; Deborah Gibson and Kurt Browning; Jillian Barberie and John Zimmerman

Source: FOX Press Release