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Take a bunch of former NHL stars, add some brave female figure skaters, toss in a handful of judges and a whole lot of sequins -- CBC shoots... scores!

Could there possibly be a more red-and-white-blooded-Canadian unscripted-TV show than this?

CBC's Battle of the Blades takes the reality/competition blueprint employed by ABC's hugely successful Dancing With the Stars and completely Canuck-ifies it by outfitting its contestants with figure skates rather than ballroom shoes and relocating its quick-footed showdown to a sheet of ice located in, of all places, Maple Leaf Gardens.

Oh, and the contestants? Former NHL stars, teamed with some of the nation's most beloved female figure skaters in a pairs competition whose winner will be decided by viewer votes.

I must admit I was skeptical when I read the press release announcing Battle of the Blades. It seemed like it might turn out to be a show in search of an audience -- too artsy for the jock-TV crowd, but not quite refined enough for serious fans of figure skating.

But the ratings for the short-run series' first week suggest otherwise. Nearly two million viewers watched Sunday's premiere in its entirety; curiosity-seeking drop-ins pushed its total audience to almost 2.5 million.

And that's probably because, on the strength of its performers' charisma, good humour and paired-up chemistry, Battle of the Blades is a pretty darned entertaining show.

As it enters its second week of competition -- minus Kristina Lenko and partner Bob Probert (as a figure skater, the former Red Wings enforcer was sort of like one of those bicycle-riding bears in the Moscow Circus -- a lumbering mass rolex replica of muscle doing something that was oddly compelling but clearly not what nature intended) -- the hockey stars and their toe-pick mentors will be expected to step up their games.

This week's musical theme is Frank Sinatra. The guest judge, alongside regular panelists Dick Button and Sandra Bezic, is a "good Canadian kid" named Don Cherry.

Let the toe loops begin!

Just for fun, here's one couch spud's attempt at handicapping the rest of the Battle of the Blades field:

Claude Lemieux and Shae-Lynn Bourne

Week 1 judges' scores (out of 6.0): 5.7, 5.7, 5.6

One of the NHL's greatest-ever irritants demonstrated lot of rhythm, a bucket of fun and enough hip-shimmying to make everyone watching feel slightly uncomfortable. And he never cross-checked Bourne from behind even once. Maybe the best of the first-week bunch.

ODDS OF WINNING: 2-1

Craig Simpson and Jamie Sale

Week 1 scores: 5.6, 5.6, 5.6

The erstwhile Oiler has the benefit of being paired with the most famous (thanks to that judging-scandal gold-medal swipe) female skater of all, but their routine was slow-ish and Simpson narrowly avoided the dreaded toe-pick nosedive.

ODDS OF WINNING: 8-1

Ken Daneyko and Jodeyne Higgins

Week 1 scores: 5.7, 5.4, 5.4

Daneyko, who spent his entire career patrolling the Devils' blueline is still as strong as an ox -- and kinda skates like one, too. Except for Probert, he's the guy who most looks like a hockey player trying to figure skate.

ODDS OF WINNING: 50-1

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