List of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway episodes


Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway is a British television variety show, presented by Ant & Dec. Each episodes focuses on a variety of segments heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment shows, most notably Noel's House Party and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, and with some paying homage to Saturday night TV of the past, such as Opportunity Knocks, and range from pranks, humorous entertainment, games, and musical acts.
The following lists each series, a brief summary of segments, including changes to what was used, appearances by guests, and the ratings given for each episode; from the fifth series onwards, the list includes the scores from the "Ant vs. Dec" segment, the seventh series onwards lists information on the guest announcers that appeared in each episode following the introduction of this format to the programme, and the tenth series onwards lists the closing performances used in each episode.

Series overview

Series 1 (2002)

The first series was aired during Summer 2002, running for six episodes from 8 June to 13 July, and averaging around 4.76 million viewers. It featured a notable number of segments, some of which were dropped after the series had finished broadcasting. The series featured early formats of two notable games that would be later revised for use in future series - "Grab the Ads" and "Win the Ads".
Sponsorship: Siemens.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
18 June 20025.5118
215 June 20024.9723
322 June 20024.8426
429 June 20024.6221
56 July 20024.9620
613 July 20023.6430

Series 2 (2003)

The second series aired during Winter - early Spring 2003, running for eleven episodes from 11 January to 22 March, and averaging around 7.91 viewers. This series saw the introduction of four new segments - "Opportunity Knocks, Again", "What's Next?", "Little Ant and Dec", and "Ant & Dec Undercover" - as well as the return of "Grab the Ads" from the previous series, but with a revised format.
Sponsorship: Coca-Cola.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
111 January 20037.5117
218 January 20037.4518
325 January 20037.6916
41 February 20037.4817
58 February 20037.7315
615 February 20037.6914
722 February 20038.2113
81 March 20038.7514
98 March 20039.0115
1015 March 20037.5614
1122 March 20037.8915

Series 3 (2004)

The third series aired during Spring 2004, running for six episode from 13 March to 17 April, and averaging around 7.86 viewers. The series saw the introduction of a new segment entitled "Saturday Cash Takeaway", that was run for just this series only alongside the other segments from the previous series.
Sponsorship: Coca-Cola.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
113 March 20049.0913
220 March 20047.0818
327 March 20047.9715
43 April 20047.8014
510 April 20047.3717
617 April 20047.8615

Series 4 (2004)

The fourth series aired during Autumn 2004, running for six episodes from 2 October to 6 November, and averaging around 7.97 million viewers. While "Jim Didn't Fix It" and "Home Run" were dropped prior to this series, many of the other segments returned, while a new segment was created, entitled "Saturday Night Pub Olympics", which was used for this series only.
Sponsorship: Imperial Leather.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
12 October 20048.2313
29 October 20048.0116
316 October 20048.1713
423 October 20048.6013
530 October 20047.5516
66 November 20047.2716

Series 5 (2005)

The fifth series was aired during late Winter - early Spring 2005, running for ten episodes from 12 February to 16 April, and averaging around 7.68 million viewers. This series is notable for the production team revamping the "What's Next" segment, and transforming it into a head-to-head contest between the presenters entitled "Ant vs. Dec", that was presented by Kirsty Gallacher. This series saw Dec involved in an accident during filming of a game being pre-recorded for an episode's "Ant vs. Dec", in which the presenter was injured while attempting a motorbike stunt jump. The accident left him with a broken right thumb and broken left elbow, leaving him to have his left arm in a sling for a few weeks afterwards. In its first run, the contest between the presenters ended with Dec winning 6–5.
Sponsorship: KFC.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
112 February 20058.4611
219 February 20057.8314
326 February 20057.5314
45 March 20057.4617
512 March 20058.6710
619 March 20058.4914
726 March 20057.4714
82 April 20056.2318
99 April 20057.2614
1016 April 20057.3714

;Ant vs Dec
ShowDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
112 February 2005GladiatorsAnt10
219 February 2005The TightropeAnt2-
326 February 2005Dog TrainingDec1-
45 March 2005EscapologyDec2-
512 March 2005Ring of FireDraw33
619 March 2005Memory TestAnt4-
726 March 2005Royal Wedding Song with G4 Dec4-
82 April 2005DartsAnt5-
99 April 2005VentriloquismDec5-
1016 April 2005Penalty shootoutDec6-

Series 6 (2006)

The sixth series aired during Autumn 2006, running for six episode from 16 September to 21 October, and averaging around 7.22 million viewers. This series saw "Ant & Dec Undercover" being dropped from the show, while introducing two new segments - a second contest entitled "Beat the Boys", focusing on the presenters competing against a different pair of celebrities each episode; and a new cash prize game entitled "Jiggy Bank". This series' contest between the presenters ended on a draw of 3-3, leading to a tie-breaker game of mini-golf putt-off to be held in the final episode, to determine the winner. The game ended with Dec winning and becoming the winner of this series' contest, as a result.
Sponsorship: Greene King. Series Announcer: Noddy Holder
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
116 September 20067.587
223 September 20065.2121
330 September 20067.3711
47 October 20067.3312
514 October 20067.6411
621 October 20068.219

Ant vs. Dec – "The Rematch"
ShowDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
116 September 2006LumberjackDec01
223 September 2006Sumo WrestlingAnt11
330 September 2006LumberjackDec12
47 October 2006RowingAnt22
514 October 2006Cake BakingDec23
621 October 2006Forming a BoybandAnt33

Beat the Boys
ShowDateCoupleAnt & Dec's Car & TimeChallenger's Car & TimeWinner
116 September 2006Phillip Schofield & Fern BrittonStretched Limo Caravan Ant & Dec
330 September 2006Trinny Woodall & Susannah ConstantineGirly Jeep Boy Racer Trinny & Susannah
47 October 2006Ben Shephard & Penny SmithIce-Cream Van Camp-A-Van Ben & Penny
514 October 2006Harry Hill & Al MurrayWedding Car Police Car Harry & Al
621 October 2006Wendi Peters & Jennie McAlpineHippy Car London Taxi Cab Ant & Dec

Series 7 (2007)

The seventh series aired during Autumn 2007, running for six episodes from 8 September to 13 October, and averaging around 6.25 million viewers. It was the first series to see the introduction of a new element in the format of the show, in the form of a celebrity announcer, with each episode featuring its own celebrity invited to take on the role. This series also saw "Little Ant & Dec" being dropped from the show. This series' contest between the presenters ended with Dec winning by 5-1.
Sponsorship: Heinz Big Eat.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
18 September 20076.5910
215 September 20076.768
322 September 20077.168
429 September 20076.5613
56 October 20074.8418
613 October 20075.6016

Ant vs. Dec – "This Time, It's Personal"
ShowDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
18 September 2007Speed SkatingDec01
215 September 2007Spelling BeeDec02
322 September 200760m Sprint HurdlesDec03
429 September 2007Weather ForecastingAnt13
56 October 2007Holding Breath UnderwaterDec14
613 October 2007Queen Tribute ActDec15

Beat the Boys
ShowDateCoupleAnt & Dec's Car & TimeChallenger's Car & TimeWinner
18 September 2007Tina O'Brien & Ryan ThomasStarsky & Hutch Stunt Car Cagney & Lacey Police Cruiser Ant & Dec
215 September 2007Max Beesley & Jonathan WilkesSafari Jeep Ambulance Max & Jonathan
322 September 2007Alan Carr & Justin Lee CollinsOld People's Car Catering Van Ant & Dec
429 September 2007Fearne Cotton & Holly WilloughbyArmy Jeep Beach Buggy Fearne & Holly
56 October 2007Eamonn Holmes & Ruth LangsfordBeach Car New York Taxi Cab Ant & Dec

Celebrity Announcers
The eighth series aired during late Winter - early Spring 2008, running for six episodes from 16 February to 22 March, and averaging around 7.27 million viewers. This series saw the game "Jiggy Bank" being replaced with a new cash prize game entitled "The Mouse Trap".
For this series' contest between the presenters, the format was modified so that each presenter could be joined by a team of celebrities to help them win games. Whoever lost had to nominate a celebrity from their team who would be eliminated from future games. Ant's team consisted of: Paul Daniels' wife Debbie McGee; actress and singer Bonnie Langford; dancer Wayne Sleep; Jason "J" Brown from Five; and ex-Steps member Lee Latchford-Evans. Dec's team consisted of: magician Paul Daniels; singer Sonia; The X Factor contestant Chico Slimani; TV presenter Melinda Messenger; and former footballer Lee Sharpe. The contest between the teams ended on a draw of 3-3, leading to a tie-breaker game of a basketball shoot-out to be held in the final episode to determine the winner. For this game, each presenter nominated a team member to play it, and was won by Dec's team, leading to the presenter winning this series' contest as a result. Sponsorship: Birds Eye.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
116 February 20086.4115
223 February 20087.2915
31 March 20087.2915
48 March 20087.4814
515 March 20087.7610
622 March 20087.3810

Ant vs. Dec – The Teams
ShowDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's scoreEliminated
116 February 2008Royal Navy Assault CourseDec01Wayne Sleep
223 February 2008DodgeballAnt11Sonia
31 March 2008BobsleighingAnt21Paul Daniels
48 March 2008Barber Shop QuartetAnt31Melinda Messenger
515 March 2008Indoor BowlsDec32Debbie McGee
622 March 2008Tap DancingDec33Bonnie Langford

Beat the Boys - "Extreme"
ShowDateCoupleAnt & Dec's Car & TimeChallenger's Car & TimeWinner
223 February 2008David Dickinson & Lorne LesleyDisco 1 Post Van Ant & Dec
48 March 2008Duncan James & Tara Palmer-TomkinsonPunked Mini Pest remover van Duncan & Tara
515 March 2008Andrew Castle & Kate GarrawayGoth Hearse American Hotrod Ant & Dec

Celebrity Announcers
The ninth series aired during late Winter - early Spring 2009, running for six episodes from 14 February to 21 March, and averaging around 6.63 million viewers. For this series, "Beat the Boys" was replaced by a new segment entitled "Escape from Takeaway Prison", which involved celebrities competing against each other in a series of games.
For this series' contest between the presenters, each were once more joined by a team of celebrities. Ant's team consisted of: former British politician Lembit Öpik; comedian Brian Conley; singer and TV presenter Liz McClarnon; singer and TV presenter Jonathan Wilkes; and actress and TV presenter Yvette Fielding. Dec's team consisted of: former boy band Blue member Antony Costa; former British politician Edwina Currie; singer Sinitta; comedian Bobby Davro; and hair stylise Nicky Clarke. The contest ended on a draw of 3-3, leading to a tie-breaker game of tincan alley to be held in the final episode to determine the winner. For this game, each team took it in turns to knock down as many cans as they could, with one ball thrown by each presenter and the two remaining members of their team. The game was won by Dec's team, leading to the presenter winning this series' contest as a result. This segment featured a guest appearance by Brian Blessed during the second and final challenges.
Sponsorship: Birds Eye.
Ratings
EpisodeDateViewers
ITV weekly ranking
114 February 20097.7412
221 February 20096.8115
328 February 20096.2316
47 March 20097.0014
514 March 20095.5916
621 March 20096.4013

Ant vs. Dec – The Teams
ShowDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's scoreEliminated/winners
114 February 2009Truck PullAnt10Sinitta
221 February 2009Charity SingleDec11Lembit Opik
328 February 2009Duke of Edinburgh AwardAnt21Edwina Currie
47 March 2009Remembering Donkey's NamesAnt31Nicky Clarke
514 March 2009Writing a Scene for a SoapDec32Yvette Fielding
621 March 2009Performing Songs from MusicalsDec33Liz McClarnon

Celebrity announcers
The tenth series aired during early Spring 2013, having returned from a four-year break, running for seven episode from 23 February to 6 April, and averaging around 7.82 million viewers. For this series, the show's format removed a number of previous segments, while reviving three segments used in past series - "Ant & Dec Undercover"; "Little Ant & Dec", featuring two new young look-alikes of the presenters; and game "Win the Ads", with a revamped format. This series saw the introduction two new segments for the show - "I'm a Celebrity... Get Out of My Ear!", and musical act ""End of the Show"-Show". Sponsorship: Morrison’s.
For this series' contest between the presenters, retained when Saturday Night Takeaway returned from its break, the format dropped the use of teams, and incorporated an element of the format from "What's Next", in that the presenters competed against each in games they had no idea about and thus had no rehearsal or practice time to prepare for. The segment was now presented by American singer Ashley Roberts, replacing Gallacher, was aired in only five episodes of the series, and ended with Ant winning the contest for the first time, on a score of 3-2.
Ratings
EpisodeDateTotal viewers
ITV weekly ranking
123 February 20137.7710
22 March 20137.7912
39 March 20136.5413
416 March 20137.6710
523 March 20138.528
630 March 20138.328
76 April 20138.158

Ant vs. Dec – "Into The Unknown"
ChallengeDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
123 February 2013Raise the FlagAnt10
29 March 2013Fairway of FireDec11
316 March 2013MastermindAnt21
430 March 2013CatchphraseDec22
56 April 2013The Towers of TerrorAnt32

"End of the Show" - Show
EpisodeDateCelebrity Performer
123 February 2013The cast of Singin' in the Rain, featuring Robbie Williams
22 March 2013Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
39 March 2013Spelbound
416 March 2013The cast of Riverdance
523 March 2013Five, Atomic Kitten and Blue, featuring PJ & Duncan
630 March 2013Michael Bublé
76 April 2013The cast of Jersey Boys

Celebrity announcers
The eleventh series aired during early Spring 2014, running for seven episodes from 22 February to 5 April, and averaging around 7.61 million viewers. This series saw the introduction of a new game segment entitled "Singalong Live", which featured appearances by Rick Astley, Bonnie Tyler and Right Said Fred. This series' contest between the presenters was won by Dec with a score of 3-2. Sponsorship: Morrisons.
Ratings
EpisodeDateTotal viewers
ITV weekly ranking
122 February 20147.4711
21 March 20147.7410
38 March 20148.007
415 March 20148.097
522 March 20147.687
629 March 20147.2111
75 April 20147.0611

Ant vs. Dec – "Into The Unknown - The Sequel"
Challenge NumberDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
122 February 2014Men on a LedgeAnt10
28 March 2014The BreakoutDec11
329 March 2014This is Your LifeDraw.22
45 April 2014Decider.Dec23

"End of the Show" - Show
EpisodeDateCelebrity Performer
122 February 2014Michael Bublé
21 March 2014Diversity
38 March 2014McBusted, Status Quo
415 March 2014The cast of The Commitments
522 March 2014The Top Secret Drum Corps
629 March 2014Attraction and Paul Potts
75 April 2014Robbie Williams

Celebrity announcers
The twelfth series aired during early Spring 2015, running for seven episodes from 21 February to 4 April, and averaging around 6.91 million viewers. This series featured guest appearances by Alesha Dixon, Robert Rinder, Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace, while "Singalong Live" returned and featured appearances by Spandau Ballet, Sister Sledge, S Club 7, and Lou Bega. This series' contest between the presenters was won by Ant with a score of 4-2; unusually the segment featured a competition in which a randomly chosen viewer would win £1,000 if they correctly guessed who would win, but this was dropped after the first challenge, while the fourth challenge allowed the presenters to be given some training to prepare for it. Sponsorship: Morrisons.
Ratings
EpisodeDateTotal viewers
ITV weekly ranking
121 February 20157.8410
228 February 20157.3211
37 March 20157.2210
414 March 20156.5710
521 March 20156.7110
628 March 20156.809
74 April 20155.9313

Ant vs. Dec
Challenge NumberDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
121 February 2015The TurbineAnt10
27 March 2015The NewsDec11
321 March 2015Big Star Little StarAnt21
428 March 2015Remembering Japanese FoodsDraw32
54 April 2015The ChaseAnt42

"End of the Show" - Show
ShowDateCelebrity Performer
121 February 2015The Royal Marines Band
228 February 2015Performing Shakespeare with Simon Callow
37 March 2015Britain's Got Talent cast and Dec Saturday night live
414 March 2015Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace
521 March 2015Barbershop Quartet with Stephen Mulhern, Judge Rinder and Little Ant and Dec.
628 March 2015Professor Green
74 April 2015Mass performance of The Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends"

Celebrity announcers
The thirteenth series aired during early Spring 2016, running for seven episodes from 20 February to 2 April, and averaging around 7.71 million viewers; both the fifth and sixth episodes were aired earlier than scheduled to avoid clashing with live coverage of two major sporting events after each respective episode, one of which was a Six Nations Championship match. This series is notable for two elements in its broadcast. The first was that its series finale took place outside the United Kingdom, on the MV Britannia, while it was berthed in Barcelona - tickets for places on the cruise ship were offered during the other episodes as prizes, courtesy of the ship's operator P&O Cruises with tickets. The second was that it featured a live wedding in the sixth episode, between a couple who had written to the production team asking if they could be married on the programme.
The series introduced two new segments. The first, entitled "Best Seats in the House", offered places in the studio audience for the next episode, in a specially marked "VIP" section, with the exception of the first episode were the seats were given to selected members of the audience; for the penultimate episode, the viewers were given tickets for the cruise ship. The second involved a mini-serial "whodunnit" comedy drama entitled "Who Shot Simon Cowell?", written by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, and starred Ant & Dec, Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams, Piers Morgan, Olly Murs, the late Caroline Flack and Pudsey the Dog as themselves, and Kevin Whately and Emilia Fox as their respective characters from Lewis and Silent Witness. The mini-serial was later condensed into a single episode that was broadcast on 30 December 2017. Amongst the other segments for the show, the game "Win the Ads" received a minor change in its format, reducing the number of prizes that contestants could win in total, while final episode saw the game having the contestant chosen in the final episode was from those on the cruise ship, excluding anyone who won their place via ticket giveaway, and focusing on questions associated with being at sea.
Apart from the mini-serial, this series featured guest appearances by Kym Marsh, Jane Danson, Sally Dynevor, Shayne Ward, Jack P. Shepherd, Leona Lewis, Bring Me the Horizon and Fleur East, along with appearances by YouTubers Alfie Deyes and Marcus Butler. The series also featured opening performances by Bryan Adams, Jess Glynne, Craig David and Katherine Jenkins, while "Singalong Live" featured appearances by Wet Wet Wet, Bryan Adams, Anastacia, and Peter Andre. For this series' contest between the presenters, the segment was hosted by Stephen Mulhern, replacing Roberts who took to hosting the segment "Best Seats", and was won by Dec with a score of 4-1. Sponsorship: Suzuki.
Ratings
EpisodeDateTotal viewers
ITV weekly ranking
120 February 20168.695
227 February 20168.445
35 March 20167.699
412 March 20167.517
519 March 20167.408
626 March 20166.7414
72 April 20167.498

Ant vs. Dec
Challenge numberDateChallengeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
120 February 2016Life-Size Pac-ManDec01
25 March 2016Duet Dual
"When You're Gone" with Mel C,
"Life Is a Rollercoaster" with Ronan Keating,
"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee		Dec02
319 March 2016All Star Fame-ily FortunesAnt12
426 March 2016Mini-Motorbike RaceDec13
52 April 2016The CubeDec14

Who Shot Simon Cowell?
EpisodeDateRuntimeShow
127 February 20165 mins 3 secs2
25 March 20165 mins 34 secs3
319 March 20166 mins 12 secs5
426 March 20165 mins 28 secs6
52 April 20166 mins 32 secs7

"End of the Show" - Show
ShowDateCelebrity PerformerPerformance
120 February 2016The VampsMedley of "Last Night", "Wake Up" and "Oh Cecilia "
227 February 2016Little MixCountry version of "Black Magic"
35 March 2016Jess Glynne"Hold My Hand"
412 March 2016Craig DavidMashup of "When the Bassline Drops" and "Nothing Like This"
519 March 2016The casts of Mamma Mia! and Showdown with Ant representing Mamma Mia! and Dec representing Motown: The Musical.
626 March 2016The cast of Billy Elliot feat. Little Ant & DecBallet dance routine
72 April 2016Ant & Dec feat. Katherine Jenkins, Little Ant & Dec, James Nesbitt, Stephen Mulhern, Peter Andre, Ashley Roberts, Stacey Solomon, Jonathan Wilkes, Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes and AquabatixAll singing, all dancing routine

Celebrity announcers
The fourteenth series was aired during early Spring 2017, running for seven episodes from 25 February to 8 April, and averaging around 7.94 million viewers; the fourth episode was broadcast later than scheduled to avoid clashing with live coverage of a Six Nations Championship match, and ran for just 60 minutes as opposed to the usual 90 minutes. Like the previous series, the final episode took place outside of the United Kingdom, being broadcast live from Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida, with tickets for places in that episode's audience being offered throughout the series. This series saw the introduction of two short-lived segments - "Make 'Em Laugh" and "In For A Penny" - while the segment "Best Seat in the House" was presented by Scarlett Moffatt, after Roberts opted to not return to the show for a new series, and the stars of "Little Ant & Dec" now featured across the show and online, rather than in a dedicated segment. The game segment "Win the Ads" was also modified in this series, with it now featuring a viewer competition, in which those taking part competed against each other answered the same questions for a chance to win £1,000; in the fourth and sixth episode, technical difficulties prevented the competition from being used.
Like the previous series, a new mini-serial comedy drama was shown during this series broadcast, entitled "The Missing Crown Jewels", starring Ant and Dec, Emilia Fox, Joanna Lumley, Cat Deeley, Aled Jones, Alan Titchmarsh, Gareth Malone, Martin Lewis, Clare Balding, Carol Vorderman, Shirley Bassey, Ian "H" Watkins, Alan Shearer, Jessica Ennis-Hill, and Michael Sheen, and which was later condensed into a single episode on 23 December 2017. Alfie Deyes & Marcus Butler didn’t return after 1 series. This series also saw the introduction on an online game called "Ant & Dec vs. YouTubers", in which the presenters took on a pair of YouTubers on Wednesday during the series' broadcast, with filmed clips placed on the show's official YouTube channel.
Apart from the mini-serial, this series featured opening performances in a number of episodes by Robbie Williams, Kaiser Chiefs, Take That, Louisa Johnson, with the exception of the final episode in which the presenters performed a special rendition of the song Be Our Guest. For "Songalong Live", it featured performances by Steps, Louisa Johnson, CeeLo Green, and was unique for a number of factors: one of the contestants who took part was Freddie Flintoff, the episode's celebrity announcer, who was tasked with playing along in the game, with his success winning everyone in the studio audience tickets to the Steps' comeback tour; for the sixth episode, the song used was "Let It Go", as a prize of a "Place on the Plane" for the series finale at Walt Disney World the following week was on offer in addition to the usual £500. This series' contest between the presenter was won by Ant with a score of 3-1. Sponsorship: Suzuki.
Ratings
EpisodeDateTotal viewers
ITV weekly ranking
125 February 20178.661
24 March 20178.212
311 March 20177.922
418 March 20178.612
525 March 20177.644
61 April 20177.286
78 April 20177.255

Ant vs. Dec: Through Time
Challenge numberDateChallengeThemeWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
125 February 2017The Floor is LavaPrehistoric timesAnt10
24 March 2017Mummies Knows BestEgyptianAnt20
325 March 2017Archery ChallengeMedievalDec21
48 April 2017The Big BangThe Big BangAnt31

"End of the Show" - Show
EpisodeDateCelebrity PerformerPerformance
125 February 2017Jennifer Hudson feat. Scarlett Moffatt, Ant & Dec, Little Ant & Dec, Jamie Oliver, Michelle Keegan and Stephen Mulhern"Spotlight"
24 March 2017Ant & Dec feat. Robbie Williams, Stephen Mulhern, Mrs Brown and the Philharmonic OrchestraBell ringing to the "Can Can Theme", with cancan dancers
311 March 2017Kaiser Chiefs feat. Ant and Dec and Little Ant & DecA performance of "I Predict a Riot" feat. comical hijinks from Ant & Dec
418 March 2017Ant and Dec feat. Little Ant & Dec, Scarlett Moffatt, Stephen Mulhern and ensembleAnt and Dec: The Musical
525 March 2017Take That with Ant and Dec feat. Stephen Mulhern, Scarlett Moffatt, Little Ant & Dec and Olly Murs via SkypeTake That medley
61 April 2017The SNT Gospel Choir feat. Ant and Dec, Little Ant & Dec, Scarlett Moffatt, Dermot O'Leary, Louisa Johnson and Alexander ArmstrongSubtle "Thank You" Song
78 April 2017Ant and Dec feat. Little Ant and Dec, Stephen Mulhern, Scarlett Moffatt, and a selection of Walt Disney World characters"Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

Celebrity announcers
The fifteenth series was aired in early Spring 2018, running for six episodes from 24 February to 7 April, and averaging around 8.43 million viewers. Like the previous series, the series finale took place outside of the UK at Universal Orlando Resort with tickets for places in this episode offered through the series, while it was the last series to be broadcast live from London Studios before its closure for redevelopment later in the year. This series saw "Little Ant & Dec" discontinued, owing to the production team deciding that the young actors for this segment had outgrown their roles and thus should be allowed to focus on their education, while "Ant & Dec Undercover" was restricted to just one episode, owing to the massive and complex amount of preparation done to film the segment. This series aired its 100th episode, which celebrated this milestone by featuring highlights from the last 99 episodes of Saturday Night Takeaway, along with a one-off revival of the segment "Home-Run", and a special edition of "Win the Ads", hosted by Emma Willis, in which the presenters tackled the game themselves on behalf of a studio audience member randomly chosen before the episode's broadcast.
As like the previous series, it features a mini-serial comedy drama entitled "Saturday Knight Takeaway", to be aired during the series' broadcast. The mini-serial features a large cast of celebrities: Ant & Dec, Holly Willoughby, Phillip Schofield, Olly Murs, David Walliams, Katie Price, Emilia Fox, Joanna Lumley, Aled Jones, Alan Titchmarsh, Gareth Malone, Martin Lewis, Clare Balding, Carol Vorderman, Shirley Bassey, Ian "H" Watkins, Alan Shearer, Jessica Ennis-Hill, and Michael Sheen. Apart from the mini-serial, the series featured opening performances from Kylie Minogue, George Ezra, Paloma Faith, as well as a special rendition of Everybody Needs Somebody to Love for the series finale. For "Singalong Live", it featured performances by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, The Script, and The Rembrandts.
This series is notable for being affected greatly by the absence of Anthony McPartlin following the fourth episode, after he was involved in a traffic accident on 18 March 2018, connected to drink-driving, which led to him suspending further presenting duties the following day for the rest of the series and other programmes. As a direct result, it led to an episode that was planned for the 24 March 2018 to be cancelled by ITV, and the discontinuation of "Ant vs. Dec" for the rest of the series. However, its most significant impact, was that it led to Declan Donnelly hosting the remaining two episodes by himself, the first time he had presented a programme in 30 years without McPartlin, with his co-presenters Stephen Mulhern and Scarlett Moffatt receiving expanded roles in these episodes. Although absent, McPartlin appeared in these episodes but solely within the pre-recorded editions of the mini-serial "Saturday Knight Takeaway". The decision to continue the series after the incident had occurred was primarily down to the presenters and the production team choosing not to cancel tickets made out to people who had secured a place within the audience for the series finale in Florida. Sponsorship: Suzuki.
Ratings
EpisodeDateTotal Viewers
ITV weekly ranking
124 February 20189.051
23 March 20188.931
310 March 20187.984
417 March 20188.511
531 March 20188.951
67 April 20188.037

Saturday Knight Takeaway
EpisodeDateRuntimeShow
13 March 20185 mins 32 secs2
210 March 20185 mins 57 secs3
317 March 20186 mins 20 secs4
431 March 20186 mins 7 secs5
57 April 20188 mins 15 secs6

Ant & Dec Undercover
ShowDateCelebrityLocation
124 February 2018Amanda HoldenQVC

I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear!
ShowDateCelebrityLocation
417 March 2018Jordan Banjo
Ashley Banjo		The Gym

"End of the Show" - Show
ShowDateCelebrityPerformance
124 February 2018Kylie Minogue feat. Ant & Dec, Stephen Mulhern, Scarlett Moffatt, Amanda Holden and Olly MursMedley of songs from Kylie's 30-year career.
23 March 2018Alfie Boe and Michael Ball, with Ruthie Henshall, Paul Potts, Ricky Wilson, Emma Willis, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Riverdance feat. Ant & Dec'Bring Me Sunshine'
310 March 2018Cast of School Of Rock, Alexandra Burke, and Joe McElderry, feat. Ant & Dec, James Corden and Phillip Schofield70th Birthday West End Musical Tribute to Andrew Lloyd Webber ft. songs from School of Rock, Cats, The Phantom of the Opera and Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
417 March 2018George Ezra'Cassy O''
531 March 2018Paloma Faith feat. Declan Donnelly, Stephen Mulhern, and Scarlett Moffatt'Upside Down'
67 April 2018Jason Derulo feat. Declan Donnelly, Stephen Mulhern, Scarlett Moffatt, Mark Wright, Craig David, and a selection of Universal Orlando Resort characters"Colors/"Conga"

Star guest announcers
The sixteenth series of Saturday Night Takeaway returned on the 22 February 2020 on ITV and was the first series to see the return of Anthony McPartlin hosting alongside Declan Donnelly following his absence from the previous series' last two episodes in which Donnelly hosted solely. It was also the first to be broadcast from their new home at Television Centre, London following the closure of The London Studios in 2018. Stephen Mulhern returned to host the Ant vs. Dec segment, which for this series had a "global" theme to all of the challenges. However, Scarlett Moffatt did not return to the show as she left to focus on other TV projects, and was not replaced.
This series saw a new mini-serial entitled Men in Brown starring Ant & Dec still serving as undercover agents for The Honoured and tasked with saving the world from an alien invasion. Philip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Emily Atack, Amanda Holden, Amber Gill, Simon Cowell, Richard Ayoade, Paul Hollywood, Paddy McGuinness, and Hugh Bonneville are guest starring in the mini-serial.
Another new segment called Don't Feed the Pandas, involved Ant & Dec dressing up in realistic prosthetic panda costumes in an attempt to fool school kids at London Zoo. Other features returning from the previous series include I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear!, Singalong Live and Undercover. Win the Ads also returned with a minor tweak in its format, the viewers competition used in the previous two series was discontinued and instead, one of the 16 prizes on the boýard would be won not just by the contestant but for the entire studio audience as well.
The first I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear! of the series was with American actor Mark Wahlberg at his London restaurant where he pranked members of the public with the help of Ant & Dec talking into an ear piece. The first show marked the return of Ashley Roberts with The Pussycat Dolls to the show she left after Series 14 in 2017. The second I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear! was with British Boxer and "Heavyweight Champion of the World" Anthony Joshua at his local boxing club where pranked three members of the public by saying that the were going to be his personal chief with the help of Ant & Dec talking into an ear piece. The third I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear! was done with British singer-songwriter and DJ Craig David.
Andi Peters has been presenting the competition segment, which in the first episode was live from Bermuda, Nuneaton, in the second episode was live from New York in Newcastle and in the fourth episode was live from Melbourne, Derbyshire. He was back in the studio for episode five. In the second episode, Fleur East gave some tickets for a Place on the Plane to a winning family in Bristol and in the fourth episode Fleur East visited Kingston upon Hull where the family who guessed the restaurant correctly won another Place on the Plane.
The Place on the Plane giveaway was again announced on the first show of the series, with the series finale location revealed as Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida for the second time. It was also confirmed it would be the largest ever giveaway by a British television programme with 300 guests being invited to be the audience for the show this was done in partnership with Virgin Atlantic. However, on 13 March, it was announced that due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic that the finale would be cancelled and the ticket holders would instead enjoy a 5-star hotel stay at the park at a later date. Following viewer complaints about the 14 March episode still having a live audience despite the coronavirus pandemic and the Prime Minister Boris Johnson advising against all mass gatherings in an effort to slow down the spread, ITV confirmed on 17 March that the remaining episodes of the series would be shot without a live audience and with a reduced production crew, with a shorter 60-minute running time for the last two episodes.
It was later revealed on Twitter that the last two episodes would take place live from their living rooms, whilst on a video call with each other. This came after the Prime Minister Boris Johnson officially put the UK into lockdown on 23 March 2020.
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Ratings
EpisodeDateTotal viewers
ITV weekly ranking
122 February 20208.701
229 February 20207.421
37 March 20207.761
414 March 20208.241
521 March 202010.671
628 March 20209.341
74 April 20207.664

Opening Performance
ShowDateCelebrityPerformance
229 February 2020Anne-Marie"Birthday"
37 March 2020Jax Jones & Ella Henderson"This Is Real"

Men in Brown
EpisodeDateRuntimeShow
129 February 20207 mins 40 secs2
27 March 20206 mins 34 secs3
314 March 20206 mins 40 secs4
421 March 20205 mins 44 secs5
528 March 20206 mins 16 secs6

Ant vs Dec Goes Global
Challenge numberDateChallengeCountryWinnerAnt's scoreDec's score
122 February 2020Axe Throwing*NorwayDec01
27 March 2020Virtual RealityAmericaDec02
321 March 2020In for a PennyUnited KingdomDec26

*Commentated by Clive Tyldesley.
Ant & Dec Undercover
ShowDateCelebrityLocation
521 March 2020Bradley WalshThe Chase
628 March 2020Gordon RamsayMasterChef
74 April 2020James CordenThe Late Late Show

*The Undercover was under the title of "Bradley Walsh 2: The Chase Is On"
*Re-screening of Gordon Ramsay's Undercover prank from 2014
*Re-screening of James Corden's Get Out of Me Ear! prank from 2016.
Singalong Live
ShowDateCelebritySong
414 March 2020Ronan Keating"Life is a Rollercoaster"

I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear!
ShowDateCelebrityLocation
122 February 2020Mark WahlbergWahlburgers
229 February 2020Anthony JoshuaJoshua's local boxing club
37 March 2020Craig DavidCraig David's House
428 March 2020Richard MadeleyRichard Madeley's House
54 April 2020Dermot O'LearyTesco

*Re-screening of Richard Madeley's Get Out of Me Ear! prank from 2015
*Re-screening of Dermot O'Leary's Get Out of Me Ear! prank from 2017
"End of the Show" - Show
ShowDateCelebrityPerformance
122 February 2020Pussycat Dolls feat. Nicole Scherzinger, Carmit Bachar, Ashely Roberts, Jessica Sutta, Kimberly Wyatt & Ant & DecA medley of their hits including "Buttons", "Don't Cha" and "React", with Ant & Dec trying to "censor" their performance.
229 February 2020Anne-Marie feat. Ant & Dec"Ciao Adios" with Ant & Dec performing Karate with special effects cards.
37 March 2020Twist & Pulse feat. Ant & DecDance Battle with Ant & Dec
414 March 2020JLS feat. Aston Merrygold, Oritsé Williams, Marvin Humes, JB Gill, Ant & Dec, Fleur East, Joanna Lumley & Andi PetersThe group were riding a train on the Underground for most of the show and were running late as a result. They barely made it in time for the end of the show so Ant & Dec raced out of the studio to meet them as they began their performance and made their way inside performing their songs "Beat Again", "She Makes Me Wanna" & "Everybody in Love".
521 March 2020Olly Murs feat. Ant & Dec,Joel Dommett,Stephen Mulhern,Bradley Walsh and Andi PetersOlly performs "Dance With Me Tonight" onstage whilst videos showing a compilation of pre recorded videos of the public dancing to the song.
628 March 2020Kylie Minogue feat. Ant & Dec, Stephen Mulhern, Scarlett Moffatt, Amanda Holden and Olly MursRe-screening of Kylie Minogue's performance on the show at the start of Series 15. Medley of songs from Kylie's 30-year career.
74 April 2020Five, Atomic Kitten and Blue, featuring PJ & DuncanRe-screening of the performances on the show in Series 10.

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