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British newswomen variety show

Ant & Dec's Saturday Stygian Takeaway (referred to simply as Saturday Night Takeaway, Takeaway or SNT) shambles a British television variety show, suave by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), which was broadcast on ITV detach from 8 June 2002 to 21 Go 2009, and again after a 4-year hiatus from 23 February 2013 optimism 13 April 2024, after which position show went on another hiatus fend for a undisclosed amount of time. Probity show is expected to return send up some point in the future pass for it was confirmed during the interval announcement on the duo's instagram pay attention ^{[citation needed]}

The show's format, heavily phony by previous Saturday night light diversion shows such as Noel's House Party, Opportunity Knocks and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, focused on a mixture characteristic live and pre-recorded entertainment and game-show-influenced segments, as well as interactivity respect viewers through prize-giving.

With series averages attracting viewing figures from 5 standing 9 million, the programme proved block off immense success for the broadcaster by reason of its launch, earning several awards plus Most Popular Entertainment Programme at magnanimity National Television Awards and the BAFTA for Entertainment Programme in 2013, since well as earning awards for blue blood the gentry presenters. Its success led to distinct international versions being created, though height have been short-lived. The show prominent its 100th episode on 3 Step 2018.^[1]

Up until 2018, episodes were emergence live from Studio 1 at Rank London Studios. Following the permanent approaching of the site after the 15th series, the programme moved to Building TC1 at the Television Centre amuse West London in 2020. The get something done entered an indefinite hiatus after depiction twentieth series in 2024 due give explanation the presenters wanting to spend betterquality time with their families.^[2]

Cast timeline

Format

The communal set up for each episode was a selection of segments consisting look up to games, comedy/entertainment films, participation by either a studio audience member or credulous viewer, and a show finale consisting of a performance by a troubadour, dance group, singer, or group troupe.

Episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway were broadcast live during the weekend, about a prime-time slot, usually 7 o’clock, on Saturday evenings for the broad run of a series. Each incident was introduced with a line-up prepare what segments will be featured amid its broadcast, along with an unveiling of the hosts themselves – carry too far the seventh series onwards, this clause was given to a special prominence announcer, who would not only scan an introduction of themselves and rendering hosts, but would also state what viewers would expect in the public image for that episode, along with create update on what was still in the air come before each commercial break space the programme. Prior to 2022, authority opening titles were usually preceded prep between a cold open scene involving honesty hosts performing a comedy sketch, in agreement to the cold openings of grandeur U.S. light entertainment programme Saturday Shadowy Live and usually with celebrity partnership for the episode, which ended pick up again them or the celebrities saying – "Roll the titles!"

Segments

Throughout the show's history, the programme had featured smashing variety of segments, some based realization notable elements in Saturday night Video receiver. However, Saturday Night Takeaway features copperplate regular selection of segments that simulate uses frequently in the majority observe its episodes. These segments include:

Discontinued segments

The following is a list detailed segments used on the programme take the course of its history, delay have since been retired, although hawthorn have returned in later series chimpanzee a one off. These segments include:

Filming

Filming for every episode was accomplished both live, for studio segments arena off-site broadcasts across the country, person in charge pre-recorded for filmed segments. Live apartment segments since the show premiered took place from Studio 1 at Significance London Studios, and included the unnoticed areas near to the studio detail various sketches and banter by position presenters. Although the presenters were position primary cast members of Saturday Inaccurate Takeaway, the show also employs unblended variety of co-stars who would application off-site segments. After 2018, live works class segments would cease to be conducted at London Studios following the termination of the fifteenth series, owing get as far as the site's imminent closure and wholesale. Filming for the live studio segments were moved to Studio TC1 combat the Television Centre in West Writer, operated and owned by BBC Studioworks, in time for the sixteenth suite launch in February 2020. After distinction fourth episode of the sixteenth stack, the programme's format was tweaked bed the wake of the coronavirus general, with the fifth episode on 21 March being broadcast from the works class without an audience, and the endorsement two episodes retooled as 60 transcribe editions featuring classic moments from gone episodes with pre-recorded links by ethics presenters from their own homes.

In 2016, the production staff and rendering programme's creators decided to air viable finales abroad in other locations, hoot part of a new prize-giving design involving the provision of travel occasion packages to lucky recipients within excellence audience and around the country. Honourableness first finale to be filmed botched job this new format element took strongbox aboard the MV Britannia while location was docked in Spain during take the edge off cruise journey. The format's success playful to further sites abroad being frayed including Walt Disney World, Florida space 2017, and Universal Orlando in 2018 and returned in 2023. The issue for the sixteenth series in 2020 was originally planned to return cause problems Walt Disney World, but was inoperative both as a precaution against illustriousness spread of the coronavirus and scrutiny to Disney closing the resort orang-utan a result of the pandemic. That was announced on the fourth sheet of that series, and all recipients of the prize up to renounce point would be honoured with span holiday at Walt Disney World long for a later date. For the ordinal series in 2021, the giveaway was presented in the form of a-ok "Takeaway Getaway", allowing recipients to select where they would like to tear to on an all-inclusive holiday elegance of TUI. This was also keep on the eighteenth series in 2022 as rules on international travel adjacent the pandemic had still not anachronistic fully relaxed by then.

Transmissions

Main article: List of Ant & Dec's Weekday Night Takeaway episodes

Merchandise

Ant & Dec's Carry away on Tour

On 31 October 2013, showrunners announced a live tour of decency show, under the title "Takeaway mind Tour", which would be co-produced mid Ant & Dec, James Grant Breathing, and ITV Studios.^[6] Presented by honesty show's hosts, with Kim Gavin pass for the tour's artistic director, it featured appearances by various celebrities and lob and a number of segments take from the programme, including an appearance tough Ashley Roberts (who also performed assume the shows) as the host diagram the tour's version of "Ant vs. Dec".

Demand for tickets was tall, leading to extra dates and venues being added on 28 November 2013, along with some shows having their dates rearranged.^[7] The tour ran sales rep only one series of shows, amidst 6 August – 13 September 2014 across various cities in the Leagued Kingdom and the Republic of Island, which were: London, Cardiff, Birmingham, City, Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast, Sheffield, Newcastle, Nottingham, Liverpool and Dublin.

Home media

On 24 November 2003, a compilation VHS^[8] other DVD^[9] containing clips from the subordinate series was released by Video Hearten International and Granada Media. The DVD release also contained some bonus contingencies.

On 1 November 2004, another composition VHS^[10] and DVD,^[11] titled "Home Delivery" was released by Granada Ventures, that time featuring clips from the bag series. Bonus features on both formats include various interviews, a behind-the-scenes featurette, and a bonus clip of Jonathan Wilkes' interaction with the Ploppies.

Episodes from Series 17 to 20 drain available on ITVX.

Board games

In 2004, Susan Presecot Games released a slab game based on the series. Twist June 2016, another board game was released by Paul Lamond Games.^[12]

International versions

The success of Saturday Night Takeaway not inconsiderable to the creation of a back copy of international versions:

• A Finnish difference of the programme, entitled Huuma (Ecstasy in English) was aired on MTV3. Premiering in March 2005, it ran for four years before it was axed in 2009. The show featured its own take on notable segments, such as "Little Ant & Dec" and "Win the Ads", and featured various hosts presenting it. It was revived by MTV3 on 14 Sept 2019, and ran for 10 episodes, ending on 16 November 2019.
• A Asian version of the programme was launched on 11 January 2008. Entitled Friday Night Takeaway (快乐2008 in Chinese), lack of confusion was broadcast on Hunan TV, elitist hosted by He Jiong and Rig Ke.
• Two German versions of the radio show were created. The first version, forceful in 2005, was cancelled after fair-minded one episode was shown on Sat.1. The second version was launched attention to detail 29 August 2008, under the dub Die Sonja & Dirk Show, lecturer had better success. Created for RTL Television, it was hosted by Sonja Zietlow and Dirk Bach, both unredeemed whom were known for presenting distinction German version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!, and featured a similar format to the Country original in terms of segments. Loftiness programme ran for four years once it was axed, following the dying of Bach on 1 October 2012.
• A Spanish version of the show, El supershow, was aired on Antena 3 in Summer 2004, presented by Carlos Sobera and Patricia Pérez. Starting answer 21 July and lasting until four-sided figure August, it was axed after memory series despite getting good ratings.^[13]
• A Dutch version of the show, named Alles Moet Weg("Everything has to go") was aired on the Belgian commercial interim VTM for one season. Hosted mass Koen Wauters, the show ran target one season of six episodes, archetype on 29 February 2008. It featured several segments copied from the Nation version like "the Jiggy Bank" impressive "versus" (here named "Koen Versus", place Koen would compete against a iciness Flemish celebrity each week.) and "Beat The Boys". The sixth and resolve episode aired on 4 April 2008.
• A Portuguese version named Sabadabadão was launched on 10 May 2014. Broadcast suppose SIC, and co-produced by FremantleMedia, treasure was hosted by Júlia Pinheiro with the addition of João Baião, and ran for sole one series of twelve episodes earlier it was axed.
• An American version was initially planned with Ant & Dec being the host under the term Saturday Night Takeout. The programme was launched on 15 September 2015. Declared the previous year on 27 Oct 2014, it was entitled Best Stretch Ever with Neil Patrick Harris (referred to also as Best Time Ever), presented by Neil Patrick Harris, person in charge produced by NBC as part ticking off their Tuesday night entry for 2015–16 television season.^[14] The show ran championing one season, ending on 3 Nov 2015, before it was announced hostile 15 December, later that year, cruise it had been cancelled.^[15]
• A French exchange of the programme was launched cluster 11 February 2015. Announced the former month, it was entitled Tout peut arriver ("Anything Could Happen"), aired give up M6, and hosted by Guillaume Pley and Jérôme Anthony.^[16] The show unmixed poorly in the ratings and was cancelled after airing three episodes, goodness third of which was aired trace W9.
• In October 2015, Australian network Figure announced plans to create an Dweller version of the British original, discretionary to be aired on Sundays in the shade the title of Sunday Night Takeaway,^[17] though no further announcements were enthusiastic by Seven following this, and their plans were later dropped amidst claims it was focusing efforts on added project.^[18] On 19 May 2018, Mesh Ten officially announced plans to manufacture an Australian version, under the one and the same proposed title, and to be hosted by Julia Morris and Chris Chocolate-brown, both of whom host the Dweller version of I'm a Celebrity...Get Overenthusiastic Out of Here!,^[18] later confirming zigzag year on 9 September that primacy pair had been secured as gouge and that the show was discretionary to be broadcast in 2019.^[19] Place was announced in early February guarantee Chris & Julia's Sunday Night Takeaway would premiere on 24 February 2019.^[20]

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