The Jump returned for a fourth series on 5 February 2017. It is once again hosted by Davina McCall from Austria and it is broadcast weekly, same as last series. It ended on 12 March 2017 with Spencer Matthews beating favourite Louis Smith to be crowned Jump Champion 2017.[1]

The Jump
Season 4
WinnerSpencer Matthews
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkChannel 4
Original release5 February (2017-02-05) –
12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)
Series chronology
← Previous
Series 3

Contestants

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The full line-up was confirmed by Channel 4 on 3 January 2017.[2] Whilst not officially confirmed, it has been revealed that model Amy Willerton and former X Factor contestant Jake Quickenden have also been training as reserve contestants. It was confirmed on 2 February 2017 that model and DJ Vogue Williams had to pull out of the show due to a knee injury, she was replaced by Amy Willerton. On 13 February it was confirmed that Sir Bradley was pull out of the show due to a broken leg. Caprice pulled out of the show on 27 February 2017 due to illness after failing to appear on the previous nights episode. On 7 March 2017, Gareth Thomas withdrew from the show for "personal reasons". Lydia Bright replaced him for the final, as she was the last celebrity to have been eliminated.

Celebrity Known for Status
Josie Gibson Big Brother 11 winner Eliminated 1st
on 5 February 2017
Mark Dolan Comedian & television presenter Eliminated 2nd
on 12 February 2017
Robbie Fowler Former England footballer Eliminated 3rd
on 19 February 2017
Bradley Wiggins Former road & track racing cyclist Withdrew
on 26 February 2017
Jade Jones Olympic taekwondo athlete Eliminated 4th
on 26 February 2017
Caprice Model & actress Withdrew
on 27 February 2017
Gareth Thomas Former Welsh rugby player Withdrew
on 7 March 2017
Emma Parker Bowles Motoring correspondent Eliminated 5th
on 12 March 2017
Lydia Bright The Only Way Is Essex star Eliminated 6th
on 12 March 2017
Kadeena Cox Paralympic cyclist Eliminated 7th
on 12 March 2017
Amy Willerton Miss Universe Great Britain 2013 Fourth place
on 12 March 2017
Jason Robinson Former England rugby captain Third place
on 12 March 2017
Louis Smith Olympic artistic gymnast Runner-up
on 12 March 2017
Spencer Matthews Made in Chelsea star Winner
on 12 March 2017

Live shows

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The live shows started on 5 February and will end on 12 March 2017.

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 jump
  – Celebrity recorded the fastest time/speed in each event
Celebrity Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Number
of events
Race 1 Race 2 Race 1 Race 2 Event 1 Event 2 Event 1 Event 2 Final
Race 1 Race 2
Spencer 2nd 3rd 5th
44.71
DNF DNS 2nd
8.25
1st 1st 3rd 1st Winner
18.98m
8
Louis 1st 1st 8th
45.43
1st 1st
9.40
1st 1st 1st 1st Runner-up
18.05m
8
Jason DNF 1st 6th
45.20
1st 3rd
8.04
2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd
16.35m
8
Amy 2nd 2nd 2nd 11th
48.67
3rd =5th
7.87
1st 2nd 6th 2nd 4th
Foul
8
Kadeena 2nd 2nd DNS 4th
44.60
2nd 2nd 8th
7.44
5th 3rd Eliminated
(Week 6)
7
Lydia 1st 1st 7th
45.36
1st 7th
7.64
4th DNF Re-Eliminated
(Week 6)
7
Emma 2nd 3rd 12th
DNS
2nd 1st =5th
7.87
2nd 7th Eliminated
(Week 6)
7
Gareth 1st 2nd 1st 2nd
43.83
DNF 4th
7.97
2nd Withdrew
(Week 6)
6
Caprice 1st 3rd 10th
48.58
Withdrew
(Week 4)
3
Jade 1st 1st 1st
43.73
3rd Eliminated
(Week 4)
4
Sir Bradley 1st 3rd
44.28
Withdrew
(Week 4)
2
Robbie 1st 2nd 3rd 9th
46.46
Eliminated
(Week 3)
3
Mark 2nd 3rd Eliminated
(Week 2)
2
Josie 2nd Eliminated
(Week 1)
1
Live ski jump Cox,
Dolan,
Gibson,
Matthews,
Parker Bowles,
Robinson,
Willerton
Caprice,
Dolan,
Fowler,
Matthews,
Parker Bowles,
Willerton
Bright,
Cox,
Fowler,
Parker Bowles,
Smith,
Willerton
Cox,
Jones,
Matthews,
Thomas,
Willerton
Bright,
Cox,
Parker Bowles,
Robinson,
Thomas,
Willerton
Cox,
Parker Bowles,
Willerton
None
Eliminated Josie Gibson
Did not jump
Mark Dolan
9.20m
Robbie Fowler
Foul
Jade Jones
12.30m
Lydia Bright
12.25m
Emma Parker Bowles
14.10m
Lydia Bright
Lost event
Amy Willerton
Foul
Kadeena Cox
Lost event
Jason Robinson
16.35m
Louis Smith
18.05m

Episode details

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Week 1 (5 February)

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Race Celebrity Place Result
1 Louis Smith 1st Safe
Spencer Matthews 2nd Bottom seven
2 Kadeena Cox 2nd Bottom seven
Robbie Fowler 1st Safe
3 Amy Willerton 2nd Bottom seven
Caprice 1st Safe
4 Sir Bradley Wiggins 1st Safe
Mark Dolan 2nd Bottom seven
5 Gareth Thomas 1st Safe
Jason Robinson DNF Bottom seven
6 Jade Jones 1st Safe
Josie Gibson 2nd Bottom seven
7 Emma Parker Bowles 2nd Bottom seven
Lydia Bright 1st Safe
Live ski jump details
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Spencer Matthews 14.55 Safe
2 Kadeena Cox 13.80 Safe
3 Amy Willerton 12.83 Safe
4 Mark Dolan 10.45 Safe
5 Jason Robinson 14.95 Safe
6 Josie Gibson Eliminated
7 Emma Parker Bowles 11.00 Safe

Week 2 (12 February)

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Race Celebrity Place Result
1 Jason Robinson 1st Safe
Gareth Thomas 2nd In Race 5
Spencer Matthews 3rd Bottom six
2 Lydia Bright 1st Safe
Kadeena Cox 2nd In Race 5
Emma Parker Bowles 3rd Bottom six
3 Louis Smith 1st Safe
Robbie Fowler 2nd In Race 5
Mark Dolan 3rd Bottom six
Sir Bradley Wiggins DNS Given bye
4 Jade Jones 1st Safe
Amy Willerton 2nd In Race 5
Caprice 3rd Bottom six
5 Gareth Thomas 1st Safe
Amy Willerton 2nd Bottom six
Robbie Fowler 3rd Bottom six
Kadeena Cox DNS Given bye
Live ski jump details
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Spencer Matthews 14.75 Safe
2 Emma Parker Bowles 10.55 Safe
3 Mark Dolan 9.20 Eliminated
4 Caprice 11.58 Safe
5 Robbie Fowler 13.00 Safe
6 Amy Willerton 11.43 Safe

Week 3 (19 February)

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Race Celebrity Time
(seconds)
Overall
leaderboard
Result
1 Sir Bradley Wiggins 44.28 3rd Safe
Louis Smith 45.43 8th Bottom six
2 Spencer Matthews 44.71 5th Safe
Amy Willerton 48.67 11th Bottom six
3 Jason Robinson 45.20 6th Safe
Robbie Fowler 46.46 9th Bottom six
4 Lydia Bright 45.36 7th Bottom six
Gareth Thomas 43.83 2nd Safe
5 Caprice 48.58 10th Safe
Emma Parker Bowles DNS 12th Bottom six
6 Kadeena Cox 44.60 4th Bottom six
Jade Jones 43.73 1st Safe
Live ski jump details
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Louis Smith 16.58 Safe
2 Amy Willerton 13.10 Safe
3 Robbie Fowler Foul Eliminated
4 Emma Parker Bowles 10.93 Safe
5 Lydia Bright 11.50 Safe
6 Kadeena Cox 13.48 Safe

Week 4 (26 February)

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Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Louis Smith 1st Safe
Spencer Matthews DNF In Race 4
Gareth Thomas DNF Bottom five
2 Jason Robinson 1st Safe
Emma Parker Bowles 2nd In Race 4
Amy Willerton 3rd Bottom five
3 Lydia Bright 1st Safe
Kadeena Cox 2nd In Race 4
Jade Jones 3rd Bottom five
4 Emma Parker Bowles 1st Safe
Kadeena Cox 2nd Bottom five
Spencer Matthews DNS Bottom five
Live ski jump details
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Gareth Thomas 15.70 Safe
2 Amy Willerton 14.15 Safe
3 Jade Jones 12.30 Eliminated
4 Spencer Matthews 15.13 Safe
5 Kadeena Cox 13.90 Safe

Week 5: Semi-final (5 March)

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Order Celebrity Height
(metres)
Overall
leaderboard
Result
1 Jason Robinson 8.04 3rd Through to giant slalom
2 Emma Parker Bowles 7.87 =5th Through to giant slalom
3 Spencer Matthews 8.25 2nd Through to giant slalom
4 Lydia Bright 7.64 7th Bottom six
5 Gareth Thomas 7.97 4th Through to giant slalom
6 Kadeena Cox 7.44 8th Bottom six
7 Louis Smith 9.40 1st Through to giant slalom
8 Amy Willerton 7.87 =5th Through to giant slalom
Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Spencer Matthews 1st In Race 4
Gareth Thomas 2nd Bottom six
2 Amy Willerton 1st In Race 5
Emma Parker Bowles 2nd Bottom six
3 Louis Smith 1st In Race 5
Jason Robinson 2nd In Race 4
4 Spencer Matthews 1st Safe
Jason Robinson 2nd Bottom six
5 Louis Smith 1st Safe
Amy Willerton 2nd Bottom six
Live ski jump details
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Kadeena Cox 14.65 Safe
2 Lydia Bright 12.25 Eliminated
3 Emma Parker Bowles 12.25 Safe
4 Gareth Thomas 14.58 Safe
5 Jason Robinson 15.18 Safe
6 Amy Willerton 13.70 Safe

Week 6: Final (12 March)

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Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Louis Smith 1st Safe
Jason Robinson 2nd Safe
Spencer Matthews 3rd Safe
Lydia Bright 4th Safe
Kadeena Cox 5th Bottom three
Amy Willerton 6th Bottom three
Emma Parker Bowles 7th Bottom three
Live ski jump details (Round 1)
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Amy Willerton 16.08 Safe
2 Emma Parker Bowles 14.10 Eliminated
3 Kadeena Cox 15.38 Safe

Event: Ski cross

Race Celebrity Leaderboard Result
1 Louis Smith 1st Safe
Jason Robinson 2nd Safe
Lydia Bright DNF Eliminated
2 Spencer Matthews 1st Safe
Amy Willerton 2nd Safe
Kadeena Cox 3rd Eliminated
Live ski jump details (Round 2)
Order Celebrity Distance
(metres)
Result
1 Jason Robinson 16.35 Third place
2 Louis Smith 18.05 Runner-up
3 Amy Willerton Foul Fourth place
4 Spencer Matthews 18.98 Winner

Ratings

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Official ratings are taken from BARB,[3] and include Channel 4+1.

Episode Air date UK viewers
(millions)[3]
C4
weekly rank
1 5 February 2.83 1
2 12 February 2.41 1
3 19 February 2.30 3
4 26 February 1.78 7
5 5 March 1.78 10
6 12 March 1.88 9

References

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  1. ^ Hogan, Michael (12 March 2017). "The Jump final 2017: Showpony pips pommel horse as Spencer Matthews beats Louis Smith to take crown". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Sir Bradley Wiggins to compete in The Jump". Channel 4. 3 January 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Top 30 Programmes - BARB". BARB. Retrieved 17 February 2017.