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What time is Dancing on Ice on tonight? ITV show on later as changes made for semi final

Dancing on Ice will be subject to a number of changes this week, in the aftermath of Holly Willoughby testing positive for Covid, the main ones being what time it starts.

After the hit ITV show returned to screens in January, there is now just one week left of the new series, with the 2022 final taking place on Sunday, March 20.

Since it returned earlier this year, fans have been used to tuning into Dancing on Ice at 6pm, or, more recently 6.30pm, after numbers were whittled down.

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But on Sunday, March 13 it will be on at the later time of 7.30pm, right before episode two of new spy drama The Ipcress File.

While next week the ITV schedule will be massively disrupted by the Six Nations rugby, with both Saturday Night Takeaway and Starstruck cancelled, Dancing on Ice’s delay isn’t down to any sports coverage.

It’s more likely that with Good Karma Hospital finishing there is no need to keep the 8pm slot free.

The ITV News will be on at Dancing on Ice’s usual time of 6.30pm and be followed by Paul O’Grady’s For The Love of Dogs at 7pm.

Dancing on Ice subject to a number of major changes for semi final (ITV)

The show was dealt a huge blow on Sunday morning when it was revealed that Holly had contracted Covid, with Phillip Schofield set to present alone.

The delayed start time and Holly's absence aren't the only big changes to Sunday’s show as, for the first time this series, each of the five remaining couples will need to perform two routines.

And to ensure just three compete in next weekend’s final, there will be a double elimination, the first of this year.

Following in the footsteps of the cast of Six, who wowed a few weeks ago, Westlife will be in the studio to perform.

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