Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
| Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | |
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Current logo (2016–)
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| Genre | Entertainment |
| Directed by | Carol Preston Chris Power |
| Presented by | Ant & Dec |
| Starring |
Kirsty Gallacher (2005–09) Ashley Roberts (2013–16) Stephen Mulhern (2016–) Scarlett Moffatt (2017—) |
| Voices of | Various celebrity announcers (main show) Clive Tyldesley (Ant vs. Dec) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 14 (beginning 25 February 2017) |
| No. of episodes | 92 (as of 2 April 2016) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Richard Cowles Siobhan Greene Becca Walker |
| Producer(s) | Gemma Nightingale Pete Ogden |
| Location(s) | The London Studios |
| Running time | 75–90 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company(s) |
LWT (2002) Granada Productions (2003–05) ITV Productions (2006) ITV Studios co-production with Gallowgate (2007–09) ITV Studios co-production with Mitre Television (2013–) |
| Release | |
| Original network | ITV |
| Picture format | 16:9 (HDTV) |
| Original release |
Original series: 8 June 2002 – 21 March 2009 Revived series: 23 February 2013 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows |
Best Time Ever with Neil Patrick Harris I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Britain's Got Talent |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, often referred to simply as Saturday Night Takeaway or SNT, is a British television variety show presented and executively produced by Ant & Dec. The show was first broadcast on 8 June 2002 on ITV. 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 Opportunity Knocks.
Since its launch in 2002, the show was unbeaten for four series in its timeslot until scheduled against Doctor Who on BBC One in March 2005. On 10 September 2005, ITV aired a programme listing the 50 best shows in ITV's 50 years being on air. Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway came second, being beaten by Coronation Street. The show went on hiatus in 2010 after its ninth series to allow Ant & Dec to launch family game shows 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.
After winning the award for Best Presenters at the 18th National Television Awards on 23 January 2013, Ant & Dec announced that the show would return on 23 February 2013. An official Saturday Night Takeaway iOS app for iPod, iPhone and iPad was released on 15 February 2013. After the fifth episode of series 10, ITV announced that the show would return for an eleventh series in 2014, owing to the popularity of the tenth run. During the final episode of series 11, Dec confirmed that there would be another series in 2015. The twelfth series began airing in February 2015. During the final episode of series 12, Ant confirmed there would be a 13th series in 2016, which began on 20 February 2016. During episode 6 of Series 13, Ant confirmed there would be a 14th series in 2017.
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