, ▁T essa ▁Bon homme ▁was ▁cast ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁female ▁hockey ▁player ▁contest ant , ▁making ▁her ▁partner , ▁David ▁Pel let ier ▁the ▁show ' s ▁first ▁male ▁professional ▁figure ▁sk ating ▁compet itor . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁the ▁French - language ▁C BC ' s ▁counter part , ▁T élé vision ▁de ▁Radio - Can ada , ▁was ▁planning ▁to ▁air ▁a ▁Quebec ▁version , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁decide ▁if ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁adaptation ▁or ▁a ▁French - d ub bed ▁version . ▁The ▁show ' s ▁executive ▁producer ▁thinks ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁also ▁interest ▁other ▁countries ▁like ▁Russia . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁C BC ▁announced ▁that ▁due ▁to ▁budget ▁cut s ▁by ▁the ▁Canadian ▁federal ▁government , ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bl ades ▁has ▁been ▁put ▁on ▁" hi atus " ▁and ▁would ▁not ▁appear ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁fall ▁schedule , ▁stating ▁that ▁the ▁network ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁the ▁high ▁production ▁costs ▁of ▁the ▁show . ▁ ▁Although ▁not ▁techn ically ▁cancel led ▁by ▁C BC , ▁executive ▁producer ▁John ▁Brun ton ▁mentioned ▁that ▁the ▁show ▁may ▁search ▁for ▁other ▁network ▁alternatives ▁to ▁produce ▁future ▁seasons . ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁C BC ▁announced ▁that ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bl ades ▁would ▁return ▁in ▁Fall ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁after ▁a ▁one - year ▁hi atus . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁loss ▁of