Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is a variety show that aired in the United Kingdom on Saturday evenings on ITV, presented and executively produced by Ant & Dec. It is broadcast live from The London Studios on the South Bank. The format was heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment shows (most notably Noel's House Party and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush), while individual items often pay homage to Saturday night TV of the past (such as Jim'll Fix It and Opportunity Knocks).
On 10 September 2005, ITV had a programme listing the best 50 shows in ITV's 50 years being on air. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway came second, being beaten by Coronation Street. Launched in 2002, the show was unbeaten for four series in its timeslot until scheduled against Doctor Who on BBC One in March 2005. The show entered hiatus in 2010 after its ninth series to allow Ant & Dec to launch family game show Ant & Dec's Push the Button and Red or Black?. However, in November 2011, it was announced that Saturday Night Takeaway would return in early 2013. It has since been announced that the show will now return on the 23rd February this year.
Read more about Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway: Pre-titles Clip, The Beginning Games, Win The Ads, Grab The Ads, Ant V Dec, Celebrity Guest Announcers, Escape From Takeaway Prison, The Mouse Trap
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