Saturday Night Takeaway

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is back on our screens this weekend, much to the delight of fans of the long-running series.

[Launching way back in 2002](https://metro.co.uk/2022/06/08/ant-mcpartlin-and-declan-donnellys-saturday-night-takeaway-turns-20-16789392/), the [ITV](https://metro.co.uk/tag/itv/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P2_LNK1) variety show has shared a mix of segments that are both live and pre-recorded, including An Audience Member’s Game, Ant & Dec Undercover, Read My Lips and On Air Dates. ‘That is the one that, very nearly didn’t happen. We’ve set the whole place up!”‘ [Ant and Dec defend Matt Hancock appearance on I’m A Celebrity after massive backlash: ‘I wanted to hear his side of the story’](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/25/ant-and-dec-defend-im-a-celebrity-matt-hancock-18346688/?ico=more_text_links) [Saturday Night Takeaway](https://metro.co.uk/tag/saturday-night-takeaway/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) is [back on our screens](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/18/when-is-saturday-night-takeaway-back-in-2023-all-you-need-to-know-18306123/) this weekend, much to the delight of fans of the long-running series. [Ant McPartlin](https://metro.co.uk/tag/ant-mcpartlin/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P4_LNK1) and [Declan Donnelly](https://metro.co.uk/tag/declan-donnelly/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P4_LNK2) did have a four-year hiatus between 2009 and 2013 while they worked on other projects, but since its return it keeps dishing out [plenty of hilarious moments](https://metro.co.uk/2022/04/09/saturday-night-takeaway-oti-mabuse-has-awkward-moment-in-final-prank-16437959/).

Saturday Night Takeaway returned to screens tonight (February 25) led by comedy duo Ant and Dec. However, it was the announcement of guest star David ...

@spaziwan put: "So happy #SaturdayNightTakeaway is back, especially with David Tennant as the special guest!" @Seoulhyung_ wrote: "David Tennant looking devilishly handsome on #SaturdayNightTakeaway." @AmyLouJablonski said: "So good to see David Tennant on TV tonight @itvtakeaway #SaturdayNightTakeaway." #SaturdayNightTakeaway." @abisenders tweeted: "David Tennant is so fit #SaturdayNightTakeaway." It's fair to say that viewers couldn't believe it.

The launch episode will see David Tennant take on the role of Guest Announcer, while Alison Hammond is the unwitting victim of the famous SNT Undercover prank, ...

It will be followed by the talent show Starstruck at 8:30pm. Dubbed the "happiest 90 minutes of the week," the launch episode will of course be one hour and 30 minutes long. Saturday Night Takeaway will return on Saturday, February 25. The mystery whodunnit is called Murder At Bigwig Manor and will see Richard Wilson play the Head of ITV with cameos from Davina McCall, Joel Dommett, Dermot O’Leary, Keith Lemon, AJ Odudu, Judi Love and Stephanie Cole. And there is plenty more where that came from as Ant and Dec have confirmed other celebrities taking part in pranks across the series include Rylan Clark, Joe Wicks and Claudia Winkleman. Those missing the hosts, however, don't have long to wait as the new SNT lands on February 25.

Kicking off the weekend fixture, Liam was placed in the firing line of his pregnant partner Amy's revenge as he was put through a series of made-up experiences.

[What time is Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway and who is on the show?](https://metro.co.uk/2023/02/25/what-time-is-ant-and-decs-saturday-night-takeaway-and-who-is-on-it-18348269/?ico=more_text_links) They had opened a children’s savings account on behalf of baby Finley and were going to deposit one thousand pounds for each year of his childhood until he was 18. Checking in with Amy to see if she was satisfied with their handiwork, the pranksters admitted they had one more surprise for the new parents. After sending the first-time dad to a ridiculous birthing class where he was filmed rolling around in a fake pregnant belly and setting up a photoshoot that saw him dressed as a giant teddy bear, Ant and Dec revealed they were done messing around. [Saturday Night Takeaway](https://metro.co.uk/tag/saturday-night-takeaway/?ico=auto_link_entertainment_P1_LNK1) audiences felt uneasy watching the first prank of the night as presenter duo Ant and Dec played tricks on a first-time dad. From the early-stage scans to anti-natal class and their first family photoshoot, Liam was tricked into going along with a bizarre set of instructions and unusual antics.

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway returns for season 19 with star guests including Rlyan Clark, Joe Wicks, Alison Hammond, Fleur East, and Jordan North.

Episodes from previous seasons are also available to watch on ITVX now. Each episode is 90 minutes long and episodes will air at the same time weekly. We love being part of it, creating ideas for it and having a laugh on a Saturday night". Additionally, ITV announced that it will be launching a brand new audience giveaway in the first episode of the new series. Advertisement The show first launched in 2002, running for nine seasons until 2009 when it went off air.

This is revolving around the eventual series finale of the 2023 series which is set to take place at the Orlando Universal Resort in Florida. On the show, there ...

It's your chance to bag 8 places on the plane to Universal Orlando Florida, plus a huge £75,000 in tax free cash! The ultimate giveaway is back! How to nominate someone for 'A Place on the Plane' for Saturday Night Takeaway They're the strongest men in your telly, and they're here for a brand new series of— Saturday Night Takeaway (@itvtakeaway) [the show](https://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23347240.apply-ant-decs-saturday-night-takeaway-2023/), there will be 200 spots up for grabs, and tickets will be awarded for it over the course of the next few weeks on the programme. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is known for its extravagant hijinks and that is no different with the launch of its A Place on the Plane scheme.

Viewers were not impressed with hosts Ant and Dec pranking a dad-to-be.

Viewers were not impressed that Ant and Dec played a prank using a sensitive topic like pregnancy and many thought it was in bad taste. In an elaborate plan, which took ten months to complete, Liam was pranked during baby scans and birthing classes - and even during a photo shoot with his and Amy's new baby son Finley, shortly after he was born. They've pranked some chap who's seeing his unborn baby in a 4D scan for the first time. Also imagine (heaven forbid) if something had gone wrong with the pregnancy #SaturdayNightTakeaway". In tonight's episode, viewers heard that Ant and Dec had come up with an idea to use Amy's pregnancy, her and Liam's first baby together, to prank Liam. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway nearly always brings us laughs and silly jokes - however many viewers have been left reeling after watching the hosts' first prank of the new series on ITV1.

Liam, a serial jokester, was pranked by wife Amy in collaboration with Ant and Dec.

Unusual: In the scan scene, a video played of a baby which was not Liam and Amy's, making rock star signs when the song Bohemian Rhapsody came on In the scan scene, a video played of a baby which was not Liam and Amy's, making rock star signs when the song Bohemian Rhapsody came on and also waving. However, some fans of the show revealed that the prank left a bad taste in their mouth, taking to Twitter to say that the sketch was not appropriate or appreciated. Liam, a serial jokester, was pranked by wife Amy in collaboration with the presenting duo in the first episode of the new series. - Liam, a serial jokester, was pranked by wife Amy in collaboration with Ant and Dec in the first episode of the new series [Ant And Dec](/tvshowbiz/ant-and-dec/index.html)'s [Saturday Night Takeaway](/tvshowbiz/saturday-night-takeaway/index.html) was hit by backlash on Saturday night as viewers were left unimpressed by a baby scan prank on a father-to-be.

Saturday Night Takeaway viewers have blasted a prank in the new series which featured a dad-to-be attending a fake 4D baby scan. Minutes into the opening ...

And @FleuritoFaveees gasped: "Wowzers Ant and Dec giving that baby 18k is amazing." And @BrumTheftUK wrote: "Don’t agree with the baby prank on the dad. @mlawelshgirl praised: "Aww that’s lovely from ant and dec opening a savers account for that couple’s son a grand every year until the baby’s 18 years old there be £18,000 by then." @GarrMunro complained: "So 'pranking' a soon to be 1st time dad during a scan, birth classes and then later during a family photoshoot with the newborn in what should be special occasions. And @Alice_M_music said: "Child birth and pregnancy is not a joke! This guy put up with so much." @dawnilow said: "#SaturdayNightTakeaway really distasteful prank with the baby." How you thought this was funny is unbelievable." @mollytpwk_ asked the show's official Twitter: "Surely you know pregnancy isn’t something to be pranked about, very insensitive and very cruel to the poor guy!" @Elle88Mc wrote: "I can’t be the only one who finds this prank on @antanddec #SaturdayNightTakeaway in very bad taste? Viewers flocked to Twitter to complain that the sketch was "in bad taste." I think it’s a bit disgusting to be joking around about something like this."

The hilarious turn of events happened as star Jordan North, was asked to bring viewers Liam and Amy into the studio. Before setting off, the Radio 1 DJ told ...

#SaturdayNightTakeaway." @KrisRichensUK said: "Jeezus. However, as Jordan tried to break, he smashed into the stage.

Ant and Dec made a return this weekend with their ITV series Saturday Night Takeaway. Although, just minutes into the programme, fans issued a complaint.

#SaturdayNightTakeaway." Other viewers were thrilled by Ant and Dec's return, with Emma Dickenson writing: "That was brilliant!!! Referencing the baby prank, user @BrumTheftUK fumed: "#SaturdayNightTakeaway don’t agree with the baby prank on the dad. Bang out of order .@ITV #Ofcom reporting." Very well played Ant and Dec!! [Ant and Dec](/latest/ant-and-dec) didn't hold back on [Saturday Night Takeaway](/latest/saturday-night-takeaway) as they pulled a series of pranks on audience members and This Morning host Alison Hammond.

Ant and Dec got one over on Saturday Night Takeaway viewer Liam who they had been watching closely for closely to a year.

Ant and Dec weren't down there though and had Liam go to antenatal class4es, where he was told to 'breathe through his eyebrows'. After warning viewers at home and fans in the studio audience that they'd been 'watching them' the hosts cut to couple Amy and Liam who were dining out at a restaurant right next to where the show is filmed. And then things took an even more far fetched turn, when Queen anthem Bohemian Rhapsody was played to Amy's bump and the baby on screen reacted by putting his 'rock fingers' up to join in. Ant and Dec helping Amy to get revenge on her other half ended with a surprise for both her and Liam, when the Geordie stars revealed they'd opened a savings account for Finlay and would be putting £1,000 in it for the first 18 years of his life, a gesture that both Amy and Liam seemed really overwhelmed by. The surprises didn't end there for self confessed serial prankster Liam though, as he had to watch footage of the fake 4D scan that he and Amy attended. [Ant and Dec](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/all-about/ant-dec-1) made contact with Amy through an ear piece, they finally revealed to Liam that they had been watching him, with the couple then driven the short distance to the ITV studio by I'm A Celebrity star Jordan North.

Ant and Decs Saturday Night Takeaway is returning on February 25, 2023 for its 19th series.

It was earlier filmed at The [London Studios](/topic/london-studios), till its closure in 2018. The applicants should be at least 18 years of age, while the nominees must be around 5 years old. The last date for applications to be a part of the audience on the show is March 31.

During their Undercover skit, the presenter was scared after she saw a host of terrifying items in her hotel room and became convinced it was haunted. The This ...

'Such bad taste': Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway baby scan prank on father-to-be was hit by backlash on Saturday night as viewers were left unimpressed However, some fans of the show revealed that the prank left a bad taste in their mouth, taking to Twitter to say that the sketch was not appropriate or appreciated. In the scan scene, a video played of a baby which was not Liam and Amy's, making rock star signs when the song Bohemian Rhapsody came on and also waving. Amy enlisted Ant and Dec's help to get revenge on Liam for playing pranks on her , with the couple having a fake baby scan, antenatal class and also a faux family photoshoot after their son Finley was born. Terrifying: Alison was absolutely terrified by the prank and could not believe the sequence of scary events unfolding in front of her [Saturday Night Takeaway](/tvshowbiz/saturday-night-takeaway/index.html) was hit by backlash on as [viewers were left unimpressed by a baby scan prank on a father-to-be.](/tvshowbiz/article-11793259/Saturday-Night-Takeaway-fans-slam-cruel-baby-prank.html) But her producer, who joined her at the creepy mansion and was in on the whole thing, was able to get her to carry on participating in the prank. The prank they've played on Alison Hammond in the haunted hotel was a classic. Saturday Night Takeaway fans admitted they 'cried with laughter' on Saturday after Alison Hammond nearly walked out of Ant and Dec's prank and ruined it During their skit, the presenter saw terrifying items in her hotel room and almost left, ruining the pair's entire plan - but was convinced to stay During their Undercover skit, the presenter was scared after she saw a host of terrifying items in her hotel room and became convinced it was haunted. [Saturday Night Takeaway](/tvshowbiz/saturday-night-takeaway/index.html) fans admitted they 'cried with laughter' on Saturday after [Alison Hammond](/tvshowbiz/alison-hammond/index.html) nearly walked out of [Ant and Dec](/tvshowbiz/ant-and-dec/index.html)'s prank and ruined it.

As the titles rolled and they hit the air, the studio erupted into cheers and it wasn't long before they crossed over to David for a chat.

David replied: "Well, I don't want to say who I am playing. Who replied: "I am exceptionally well, thank you." This has had a lot of coverage in the press. Needless to say I am going back in time and I am returning as..." "Ant and I just wanted to say how excited we are that this year you're returning to one of the most prestigious rolls of your entire career." Ant said: "Quite emotional here, let's say hello to our first guest announcer of the series.

What prank will air on SNT tonight? Here's everything you need to know about the launch show as the series returns for 2023.

The first End of Show Show will see presenters Ant and Dec joined by Tom Grennan. I'm not staying here," before producers tell a worried-looking Ant and Dec that the presenter is actually in a car ready to head home. Speaking to Alison Hammond and Dermot O'leary, Ant said: "We've got Tom Grennan on, he's a lovely lad. Alison Hammond is the unsuspecting star of Undercover this week. [Ant and Dec](https://www.walesonline.co.uk/all-about/ant-dec) return to screens this weekend with a brand new series of Saturday Night Takeaway. Prank favourites, I'm A Celebrity…Get Out Of Me Ear!

Viewers flocked to social media to complain that the sketch was "in bad taste"

And @BrumTheftUK wrote: "Don’t agree with the baby prank on the dad. And @FleuritoFaveees gasped: "Wowzers Ant and Dec giving that baby 18k is amazing." And @Alice_M_music said: "Child birth and pregnancy is not a joke! @GarrMunro complained: "So 'pranking' a soon to be 1st time dad during a scan, birth classes and then later during a family photoshoot with the newborn in what should be special occasions. How you thought this was funny is unbelievable." @mollytpwk_ asked the show's official Twitter: "Surely you know pregnancy isn’t something to be pranked about, very insensitive and very cruel to the poor guy!" @Elle88Mc wrote: "I can’t be the only one who finds this prank on @antanddec #SaturdayNightTakeaway in very bad taste? @RachaelStone15 tweeted: "How can anyone think messing with what should be a very special time during pregnancy is funny. @ErinBell01 said: "I can't watch this fake baby scan, must be the worst thing they've ever done, it's awful." Weird thing to make a prank about." I think it’s a bit disgusting to be joking around about something like this." It transpired that the husband, who was unaware that he was being watched by Ant and Dec, is a prankster and his wife had had enough.

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway viewers were touched by a small detail in David Tennant's outfit during the latest episode of the hit show.

Sam Myers added: "Gotta say I love seeing David Tennant pop up with a non-binary pin everywhere. The show was packed full of pranks and laughs, but viewers were left talking about the Pride pin badge on David Tennant's jacket. Ez wrote with a crying emoji: "Watching Saturday Night Takeaway and David Tennant has the non-binary pin on again." Crazy Cat Lady shared: "David Tennant wearing his non-binary pin on all interviews/tv appearances is so cute." Elec gushed: "I love David Tennant so much, look at his lil non-binary pin." Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway viewers were touched by a small detail in David Tennant's outfit during the latest episode of the hit show.

David Tennant's appearance the guest announcer on Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway was warmly received by fans of the show.

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'They've stolen quite a precious moment for a first-time parent,' posted one viewer.

“I think Ant and Dec have gone a bit far faking someone’s baby scan and they find out five months later? They’ve stolen quite a precious moment for a first-time parent. A fourth tweeted: “Nah sorry that #SaturdayNightTakeaway skit of the parents at the scan is just a bit rank. As someone trying for a baby for 13 years, my absolute dream is to be at a scan. A fifth person said: “Um, this prank on Ant and Dec is weird… Stupidest thing I’ve ever seen in me life n bad taste n all,” posted a third.

It was clear the comedy duo were thrilled to be back on screens as they energetically introduced the show and welcomed guest announcer, David Tennant, The ...

Turning to a member of the audience, he continued: Yes, you should look nervous, madam and close your legs." Needless to say, I'm going back in time and I am returning as..." Dec continued: "Now David, gotta speak to you about this, it has had a lot of coverage in the press. Other viewers were thrilled by Ant and Dec's return, with Emma Dickenson writing: "That was brilliant!!! "What an audience we have got tonight, it is so good to be back," Ant continued. However, some viewers claimed they were going to complain to Ofcom after a comment Dec made about a studio audience member.

Someone on Twitter described it as the "worst" TV they had ever seen, with many others firmly in agreement.

Child birth and having a baby is not a joke!" #SaturdayNightTakeaway." @RachaelStone15 tweeted: "How can anyone think messing with what should be a very special time during pregnancy is funny. Ant added: "And just four weeks later, you went for a state-of-the-art 4D scan, didn't you?" Please think of all the beautiful families that never got to that stage. On the show, Dec said: "Last summer, Amy told us she was three months pregnant.