'Battle Of The Blades' Hit Canadian Reality TV Show

Courtesy NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 11/03/2009 - 5:33am

One of the most popular TV shows on Canadian public television pairs figure skaters and hockey players in a weekly ice dance-off.

Only one Canadian program — Little Mosque on the Prairie — has debuted with more viewers than the CBC's Battle of the Blades. The show says it's been getting calls from producers in the U.S., Russia and Czech Republic who want to copy the show.

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