Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (referred to simply as Saturday Night Takeaway or SNT) is a British television variety show, presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), which was broadcast on ITV from 8 June 2002 to 21 March 2009, and again after a 4-year hiatus from 23 February 2013 to 13 April 2024, after which the show went on another indefinite hiatus.
| Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway | |
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| Genre | Light entertainment Game show Comedy |
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| Presented by | Ant & Dec |
| Starring | See cast |
| Voices of | Clive Tyldesley David Goldstrom Stuart Hall |
| Narrated by | Mitch Johnson Marc Silk Lorraine Ashdown Noddy Holder Various celebrity guest stars |
| Opening theme | "Saturday" (originally by Norma Jean Wright) |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 20 |
| No. of episodes | 139 (+ 2 specials) (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 60-120 minutes (inc. adverts) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 June 2002 – 13 April 2024 |
| Related | |
| In for a Penny | |
The show's format, heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment shows such as Noel's House Party, Opportunity Knocks and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, focused on a mixture of live and pre-recorded entertainment and game-show-influenced segments, as well as interactivity with viewers through prize-giving.
The programme proved an immense success for the broadcaster since its launch, earning several awards including Most Popular Entertainment Programme at the National Television Awards and the BAFTA for Entertainment Programme in 2013, as well as earning awards for the presenters. Its success led to several international versions being created, though most have been short-lived. The show celebrated its 100th episode on 3 March 2018.
Up until 2018, episodes were broadcast live from Studio 1 at The London Studios. Following the permanent closure of the site after the fifteenth series, the programme moved to Studio TC1 at the Television Centre in West London in 2020. The show entered an indefinite hiatus after the twentieth series in 2024 due to the presenters wanting to spend more time with their families.