Channel 4's The Jump set to return for a fantastic fourth series

Channel 4 today announced that epic celebrity winter sports show The Jump is to return early next year for a fourth series.

Produced by Twofour and GroupM Entertainment for Channel 4 Factual Entertainment the most talked about show of the year underwent a thorough review of safety standards following the last series.

Series three averaged 2.3m million viewers across the six week run. Over six weeks and with Davina McCall again at the helm, this fourth series will follow famous faces who take to the slopes to compete in gruelling extreme winter sports.

Commissioned by Head of Entertainment Liam Humphreys and Commissioning Editor, Live & Events Tom Beck the show is co-produced by Twofour and GroupM Entertainment. Melanie Leach, Andrew Mackenzie and Cat Lawson return as Executive Producers for Twofour and Abigail Adams for GroupM Entertainment.

Earlier this year England rugby legend and world cup winner Ben Cohen was crowned 2016's champion in the nail biting finale, jumping a whopping 18.25 meters in the ski jump.