List of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway episodes
The following is a list of episodes for the British entertainment series Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, that began airing in 2002.
Series overview
Series | Episodes | Start date | End date | Ave. viewers (millions) |
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Original series | ||||
1 | 6 | 8 June 2002 | 13 July 2002 | 4.76 |
2 | 11 | 11 January 2003 | 22 March 2003 | 7.91 |
3 | 6 | 13 March 2004 | 17 April 2004 | 7.86 |
4 | 6 | 2 October 2004 | 6 November 2004 | 7.97 |
5 | 10 | 12 February 2005 | 16 April 2005 | 7.68 |
Special | 24 December 2005 | 6.22 | ||
6 | 6 | 16 September 2006 | 21 October 2006 | 7.22 |
7 | 6 | 8 September 2007 | 13 October 2007 | 6.25 |
8 | 6 | 16 February 2008 | 22 March 2008 | 7.27 |
9 | 6 | 14 February 2009 | 21 March 2009 | 6.63 |
Revived series | ||||
10 | 7 | 23 February 2013 | 6 April 2013 | 7.82 |
11 | 7 | 22 February 2014 | 5 April 2014 | 7.61 |
12 | 7 | 21 February 2015 | 4 April 2015 | 6.91 |
13 | 7 | 20 February 2016 | 2 April 2016 | 7.71 |
14 | TBA | February 2017 | 2017 | TBA |
Series 1 (2002)
The first series began on 8 June 2002 and contained six episodes. The first series is notable for containing a number of segments which didn't make it past the first series.
- Grab the Ads (Version 1)
Series 1. An early format of the game in which Ant & Dec phone an unsuspecting member of the public and ask them to pick a number between one and nine. Whatever prize is behind that number on the corresponding screen is the prize the person wins. Although the game continued until series nine, this format was only used in series one.
- Banged Up with Beadle
Series 1. A spoof reality show in which Jeremy Beadle is locked up in the dungeons of Spitbank Fort in the Solent. Each week, a different member of the public was locked up with Beadle for seven days, and is then given a task to perform live the following Saturday. If they are successful, £5000 would be awarded to them, and they would be released, and Beadle would win a luxury to make his prison life easier. In an attempt to rival Channel 4's smash hit series Big Brother, Banged Up with Beadle was accompanied every week by a spin-off ITV2 show of the same name, presented by Donna Air and Brendan Courtney. During the spin-off, the member of the public performing the task is released, and the new contestant takes their place, to save time broadcasting it during SNT. It also featured footage of the contestant and Beadle practising for Saturday night. This game only lasted one series.
- Make Ant Laugh
Series 1. Each week, a contestant is given sixty seconds to impress Ant, who is labelled by his co-workers as "a miserable git", and make him laugh. If they succeed, they win a trophy. If they fail, they are gunged. This game also lasted one series, and was compared to the Challenge Ant segment of SMTV Live.
- Jim Didn't Fix It
Series 1–3. A spoof version of Jim'll Fix It in which audience members who had written to Jimmy Savile in their youth, but have never been lucky enough to fulfil their dreams, are given the chance to have their dreams realised twenty years later. This game lasted a total of three series, but was later dropped.
- Home Run
Series 1–3. A hidden camera is placed in a public location in the country, and during the show, Ant & Dec surprise an unsuspecting member of the public, and inform them if they run home immediately, they would be rewarded with £3,000. The person would then be forced to read an oath with stated that they must never go out on Saturday Nights again. Sarah McPartlin, Ant's sister, once took part in the game. This game also lasted a total of three series.
- Win the Ads (Version 1)
Series 1. The climax of the show, inviting a lucky member of the audience to "Don't just watch the adverts, win 'em". An ITV show is selected at random, and twenty prizes are taken from the adverts shown within it. The contestant has ninety seconds to answer as many questions as possible correctly. After this, they have to decide to take the prizes they have already won and run, or gamble everything on one final question. A correct answer wins them all of the prizes, a wrong answer wins them a roll of toilet paper. The first version of the game involved three contestants being chosen at random, and then whittled down to one in a short quiz. This was discontinued after one series.
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Share |
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1 | 8 June 2002 | 5.51 | 18 | 35.4%[1] |
2 | 15 June 2002 | 4.97 | 23 | N/A |
3 | 22 June 2002 | 4.84 | 26 | N/A |
4 | 29 June 2002 | 4.62 | 21 | N/A |
5 | 6 July 2002 | 4.96 | 20 | N/A |
6 | 13 July 2002 | 3.64 | 30 | 24.5%[2] |
Series average | 4.76 | N/A | 30.0% |
Series 2 (2003)
The second series began on 11 January 2003 and contained eleven episodes, the longest running series to date. Only a small number of elements were retained for this series, with a number of new games being introduced.
- Opportunity Knocks, Again
Series 2–5. A game based on the Saturday night television programme Opportunity Knocks, which enables members of the studio audience, who previously appeared on the expired programme, to act their performances again. This segment replaced the axed Banged Up with Beadle. A memorable moment in the game occurred during Series 4, on 14 October 2004, when sisters, Diane and Mandy Fanthorpe received more applause than Busted on a sawing trick.
- What's Next?
Series 2–4. Ant & Dec are presented with a challenge, of which they have no prior knowledge, and which is often embarrassing. Segments included performing with the Royal Navy, becoming part of a Circus of Horrors, acting out a scene from Bill & Ben in giant flowerpot costumes, and grooming giant gorillas from South America. This feature was later modified into Ant vs. Dec, in which the two boys go head to head. One infamous moment came when the curtain hiding the feature failed to raise, forcing an abrupt commercial break, leaving Ant & Dec to prepare for their challenge on air after it was revealed.
- Grab the Ads (Version 2)
Series 2–9. A new format for Grab the Ads was introduced in series two, in which each week, a different celebrity would play a game to generate a number between one and nine, and the generated number would reveal a prize – which was then given to the viewer. This game lasted until the end of series nine, but was dropped for series ten in favour of the more commercial Win the Ads (Dec pulls the lever like a fruit machine and the caller is between 001–100 and asks who the caller is and where does he/she come from in this series only). From Series 3, Dec (Ant on the series finale of Series 3) controls the computer by saying "COMPUTER... STOP!", similar to Win the Ads.
Games played include:
- Human Roulette
- Human Bingo
- Box-to-Box
- Human Archery
- Cupid's Arrow
- Celebrity Baby Bounce
- Musical Toadstools
- The King of Swingers
- Lucky Sheep Dip
- Clowning Around
- Little Ant and Dec (Version 1)
Series 2–6. A segment in which pair of child "look-alikes", Little Ant – James Pallister – and Little Dec – Dylan McKenna-Redshaw – interview a number of celebrities and media personalities after Ant & Dec delegate them to them on the flimsy pretext of "we couldn't be bothered". The two are known for asking all sorts of blunt questions, and sometimes bamboozle some surprisingly straight answers out of their victims. Such victims of the duo included Kylie Minogue, Kevin Costner, Sarah Michelle Gellar and Victoria Beckham, the latter of whom was asked what conceived meant, and she told Little Ant & Dec that it meant "where her son got in her tummy". In one instance, where the duo interviewed Ant & Dec themselves, they used two even younger Ant & Dec look-alikes, "Little Little Ant & Dec", to introduce the segment because they 'couldn't be bothered'. Later series also saw the duo interview Ant & Dec's girlfriends, Lisa Armstrong and Clare Buckfield respectively.
- Ant & Dec Undercover
Series 2–5. Ant & Dec, wearing heavy disguises, ambush fellow celebrities using a fake story and characters. Early targets of the undercover segment included Simon Cowell on American Idol, Phillip Schofield and Fern Britton on the ITV show This Morning, Lorraine Kelly, the cast of Emmerdale, and British boyband Blue. The segment also occasionally involved fooling members of the public. The last undercover until its revamped return featured Jonathan Wilkes getting his own back on Ant & Dec for making him an undercover victim in series three.
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 11 January 2003 | 7.51 | 17 |
2 | 18 January 2003 | 7.45 | 18 |
3 | 25 January 2003 | 7.69 | 16 |
4 | 1 February 2003 | 7.48 | 17 |
5 | 8 February 2003 | 7.73 | 15 |
6 | 15 February 2003 | 7.69 | 14 |
7 | 22 February 2003 | 8.21 | 13 |
8 | 1 March 2003 | 8.75 | 14 |
9 | 8 March 2003 | 9.01 | 15 |
10 | 15 March 2003 | 7.56 | 14 |
11 | 22 March 2003 | 7.89 | 15 |
Series average | 7.91 | N/A |
Series 3 (2004)
The third series began on 13 March 2004 and contained six episodes, as per the first series. Many elements from the first and second series returned, including Undercover, Little Ant & Dec, What's Next?, Opportunity Knocks: Again, Home Run and Jim Didn't Fix It, as well as the introduction of one new segment.
- Saturday Cash Takeaway
Series 3. Nine popular takeaways are chosen at random, and one is selected by a member of the studio audience. The takeaway, which is being delivered to an unsuspecting member of the public, has £1,000 stuffed in it. The person who receives the takeaway then answers a question from their front door, and if they get it right, they win the money, along with their food. This was dropped after one series.
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 March 2004 | 9.09 | 13 | 39.9%[3] |
2 | 20 March 2004 | 7.08 | 18 | 32.3%[4] |
3 | 27 March 2004 | 7.97 | 15 | 34.5%[5] |
4 | 3 April 2004 | 7.80 | 14 | 36.3%[6] |
5 | 10 April 2004 | 7.37 | 17 | 36.5%[7] |
6 | 17 April 2004 | 7.86 | 15 | 40.1%[8] |
Series average | 7.86 | N/A | 36.6% |
Series 4 (2004)
The fourth series began on 2 October 2004, and contained six episodes. Many elements from the first, second and third series returned, including Undercover, Little Ant & Dec, What's Next? and Opportunity Knocks: Again, as well as the introduction of one new segment.
- Saturday Night Pub Olympics
One pub is chosen each week to compete in the "Saturday Night Pub Olympics", a series of sporting events in which unsuspecting members of the public have to show off their sporting prowess. They are split into two teams, and have to face each other in three different events to decide the winning team. Dickie Davies was on hand to commentate on proceedings. Again, this segment was dropped after just one series.
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 October 2004 | 8.23 | 13 | 38.9%[9] |
2 | 9 October 2004 | 8.01 | 16 | 37.3%[10] |
3 | 16 October 2004 | 8.17 | 13 | 36.1%[11] |
4 | 23 October 2004 | 8.60 | 13 | 36.8%[12] |
5 | 30 October 2004 | 7.55 | 16 | 34.6%[13] |
6 | 6 November 2004 | 7.27 | 16 | 31.5%[14] |
Series average | 7.97 | N/A | 35.9% |
Series 5 (2005)
The fifth series began on 12 February 2005, and contained ten episodes, the second longest running series to date. Series five saw the return of Undercover and Little Ant & Dec, but a number of segments from past series were dropped. What's Next was revamped and made into Ant vs. Dec, a challenge segment in which the boys would go head to head in a number of different games.
- Ant vs Dec
Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 February 2005 | Gladiators | Ant | 1 | 0 |
2 | 19 February 2005 | The Tightrope | Ant | 2 | |
3 | 26 February 2005 | Dog Training | Dec | 1 | |
4 | 5 March 2005 | Escapology | Dec | 2 | |
5 | 12 March 2005 | Ring of Fire | Draw | 3 | 3 |
6 | 19 March 2005 | Memory Test | Ant | 4 | |
7 | 26 March 2005 | Royal Wedding Song with G4 | Dec | 4 | |
8 | 2 April 2005 | Darts | Ant | 5 | |
9 | 9 April 2005 | Ventriloquism | Dec | 5 | |
10 | 16 April 2005 | Penalty shootout | Dec | 6 |
- The best remembered challenge is the Ring of Fire, which was called off after Dec had a bad accident during his motorbike stunt jump, which resulted in a broken right thumb and a broken left elbow which meant his arm was in a sling for a few weeks afterwards, which became a source of much mirth on the show in subsequent weeks. Also, Ant's puppet of Dec in the ventriloquism challenge came with its own sling.
- The winner of the challenge earned one point on the scoreboard, except for the week the accident occurred, where both Ant & Dec got a point since it was called off that week. In the end, Dec triumphed over Ant 6–5, winning the last challenge, the penalty shoot-out competition, to become overall winner. As a forfeit, Ant had to perform a bushtucker trial from I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out Of Here!, another ITV show hosted by Ant & Dec, and sing a specially written loser's song, "I am a Loser", to the tune of "We Are the Champions".
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 February 2005 | 8.46 | 11 | N/A |
2 | 19 February 2005 | 7.83 | 14 | N/A |
3 | 26 February 2005 | 7.53 | 14 | 33.5%[15] |
4 | 5 March 2005 | 7.46 | 17 | 34.0%[16] |
5 | 12 March 2005 | 8.67 | 10 | 39.1%[17] |
6 | 19 March 2005 | 8.49 | 14 | 38.5%[18] |
7 | 26 March 2005 | 7.47 | 14 | 31.0%[19] |
8 | 2 April 2005 | 6.23 | 18 | 31.0%[20] |
9 | 9 April 2005 | 7.26 | 14 | 32.3%[21] |
10 | 16 April 2005 | 7.37 | 14 | 36.0%[22] |
Series average | 7.68 | N/A | 34.4% |
Series 6 (2006)
The sixth series began on 16 September 2006 and contained six episodes. Undercover was dropped for the first time, although Little Ant & Dec was retained for the final time. Ant vs. Dec also returned, with two new segments, Beat the Boys and Jiggy Bank, being introduced.
- Ant vs. Dec – The Rematch
Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 September 2006 | Lumberjack | Dec | 0 | 1 |
2 | 23 September 2006 | Sumo Wrestling | Ant | 1 | 1 |
3 | 30 September 2006 | Lumberjack | Dec | 1 | 2 |
4 | 7 October 2006 | Rowing | Ant | 2 | 2 |
5 | 14 October 2006 | Cake Baking | Dec | 2 | 3 |
6 | 21 October 2006 | Forming a Boyband | Ant | 3 | 3 |
6 | 21 October 2006 | Mini Putt-off | Dec | 3 | 4 |
- On the last show of this series, the contest was tied at three wins each. It came down to a mini-golf putt-off, which Dec won. After Dec putted the winning ball, Ant's forfeit was to be locked in the stocks and have paint thrown at him by all the show's celebrity guests. Dec celebrated his second win by singing the Tina Turner song "The Best", and wearing a mock king's outfit.
- Beat the Boys
Show | Date | Couple | Ant & Dec's Car & Time | Challenger's Car & Time | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 September 2006 | Phillip Schofield & Fern Britton | Stretched Limo (3:23) | Caravan (3:25) | Ant & Dec |
3 | 30 September 2006 | Trinny Woodall & Susannah Constantine | Girly Jeep (3:16) | Boy Racer (3:15) | Trinny & Susannah |
4 | 7 October 2006 | Ben Shephard & Penny Smith | Ice-Cream Van (4:01) | Camp-A-Van (3:59) | Ben & Penny |
5 | 14 October 2006 | Harry Hill & Al Murray | Wedding Car (6:18) | Police Car (3:28) | Harry & Al |
6 | 21 October 2006 | Wendi Peters & Jennie McAlpine | Hippy Car (3:21) | London Taxi Cab (4:25) | Ant & Dec |
The obstacles used in series 6:
- Eammon Holmes Cones
- Grab the Lads
- Celebrity Skittles
- The Brad Pitt Stop
- Shooting Stars
- G4 See-Saw
- Beckham's Golden Balls
- Most noteworthy race
- Show 5: Ant & Dec, when it was looking like a victory for them, lost the race to Harry and Al by two minutes and forty-nine seconds. The reason being that their car broke down towards the end of the race and they had to complete the rest of the course by foot.
- Jiggy Bank
Series 6–7. A member of the studio audience is invited down to ride a robotic pig, like a rodeo. The longer they can hang on, the more money they will win. The maximum amount of money on offer is £5,000, and any money which isn't won is added to the Grab the Ads jackpot. As a joke, the announcer in the commentary box, or in series six, a child's voice mailing in from a mobile phone, will say "Oink Oink, You Lucky Pig!" when the prize with the money remaining is revealed.
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 September 2006 | 7.58 | 7 | 34.0%[23] |
2 | 23 September 2006 | 5.21 | 21 | 31.0%[24] |
3 | 30 September 2006 | 7.37 | 11 | 39.0%[25] |
4 | 7 October 2006 | 7.33 | 12 | 31.1%[26] |
5 | 14 October 2006 | 7.64 | 11 | 33.0%[27] |
6 | 21 October 2006 | 8.21 | 9 | 36.0%[28] |
Series average | 7.22 | N/A | 34.0% |
Series 7 (2007)
The seventh series began on 8 September 2007 and contained six episodes. Jiggy Bank, Beat the Boys and Ant vs. Dec returned from previous series, although all other original segments from the series, such as Undercover and Little Ant & Dec, were scrapped. The introduction of celebrity announcers to the series gave the series a new twist.
- Ant vs. Dec – This Time, It's Personal
Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 September 2007 | Speed Skating | Dec | 0 | 1 |
2 | 15 September 2007 | Spelling Bee | Dec | 0 | 2 |
3 | 22 September 2007 | 60m Sprint Hurdles | Dec | 0 | 3 |
4 | 29 September 2007 | Weather Forecasting | Ant | 1 | 3 |
5 | 6 October 2007 | Holding Breath Underwater | Dec | 1 | 4 |
6 | 13 October 2007 | Queen Tribute Act | Dec | 1 | 5 |
- Dec won the competition for the third year running, leading Ant 5-1. Ant's forfeit was to play the "Celebrity Baby Bounce" game but instead of numbers he popped balloons filled with gunge. After the song had finished the remaining balloons were revealed to count as a score – for each balloon he popped, one pair of his trainers would be saved from being let off into the sky by helium balloons.
- Beat the Boys
Show | Date | Couple | Ant & Dec's Car & Time | Challenger's Car & Time | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 September 2007 | Tina O'Brien & Ryan Thomas | Starsky & Hutch Stunt Car (3:52) | Cagney & Lacey Police Cruiser (3:57) | Ant & Dec |
2 | 15 September 2007 | Max Beesley & Jonathan Wilkes | Safari Jeep (4:02) | Ambulance (4:00) | Max & Jonathan |
3 | 22 September 2007 | Alan Carr & Justin Lee Collins | Old People's Car (4:26) | Catering Van (4:57) | Ant & Dec |
4 | 29 September 2007 | Fearne Cotton & Holly Willoughby | Army Jeep (6:38) | Beach Buggy (6:18) | Fearne & Holly |
5 | 6 October 2007 | Eamonn Holmes & Ruth Langsford | Beach Car (7:14) | New York Taxi Cab (9:14) | Ant & Dec |
The obstacles used in series 7 are:
- All Star Splat: Each team is given three custard pies and must hit and knock down at maximum three of the six celebrity faces.
- Hook a Duck: The passenger must hook a duck from the pond using a long rod.
- Drawbridge: The team must get out of the car and lower a door on a small castle whilst being attacked by numerous weapons by the other team.
- See-saw: The team must balance over the giant seesaw.
- Domino Rally Alley: The team must reverse and park in between the dominos, without knocking them over.
- Car vs. Beast: A drag race with a remote controlled robot displaying a famous face or animal.
- Tony Blackburn's Wheel of Steel: The team must continue to sing the song that stops playing in tune whilst they rotate on a giant turntable.
Failure to complete any of the obstacles correctly will incur a ten-second penalty.
Most noteworthy race
- Show 4: Ant & Dec completed the track in 6:38, after falling off the turntable at Tony Blackburn's Wheel of Steel and losing two minutes, allowing Fearne & Holly to win by 20 seconds, despite receiving ten second penalties at every obstacle with the exception of Hook a Duck and the Drawbridge – which carries no penalty.
- Celebrity Announcers
- 8 September: Simon Pegg
- 15 September: Daniel Radcliffe
- 22 September: Quentin Tarantino
- 29 September: Christian Slater
- 6 October: Harry Hill
- 13 October: Katie Price & Peter Andre
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 September 2007 | 6.59 | 10 | 29.2%[29] |
2 | 15 September 2007 | 6.76 | 8 | 33.4%[30] |
3 | 22 September 2007 | 7.16 | 8 | 33.4%[31] |
4 | 29 September 2007 | 6.56 | 13 | 33.0%[32] |
5 | 6 October 2007 | 4.84 | 18 | N/A |
6 | 13 October 2007 | 5.60 | 16 | 25.7%[33] |
Series average | 6.25 | N/A | 30.9% |
Series 8 (2008)
The eighth series began on 16 February 2008, and contained six episodes. A new studio game, entitled The Mouse Trap, was introduced during the series, and retained for series nine, although was later pulled and did not feature in series ten. All other features from series seven were retained.
- Ant vs. Dec – The Teams (Part 1)
Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score | Eliminated |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 February 2008 | Royal Navy Assault Course | Dec | 0 | 1 | Wayne Sleep |
2 | 23 February 2008 | Dodgeball | Ant | 1 | 1 | Sonia |
3 | 1 March 2008 | Bobsleighing | Ant | 2 | 1 | Paul Daniels |
4 | 8 March 2008 | Barber Shop Quartet | Ant | 3 | 1 | Melinda Messenger |
5 | 15 March 2008 | Indoor Bowls | Dec | 3 | 2 | Debbie McGee |
6 | 22 March 2008 | Tap Dancing | Dec | 3 | 3 | Bonnie Langford |
6 | 22 March 2008 | Basketball Shootout | Dec | 3 | 4 | N/A |
Team Ant
Team Dec
Series 8 saw Ant & Dec train a team of 5 different celebrities for a certain challenge. The losing team on the night would eliminate a member, chosen by the leaders, either Ant, or Dec. Ant's team consisted of Paul Daniels' wife Debbie McGee, actress and singer Bonnie Langford, dancer Wayne Sleep, Jason "J" Brown from Five and Lee Ryan from Blue. Due to "personal reasons", Lee Ryan was unable to commit to the team, and was replaced with ex-Steps member Lee Latchford-Evans. Dec's team members were magician Paul Daniels, 1980s singer Sonia and The X Factor contestant Chico Slimani, TV presenter Melinda Messenger, and former footballer and reality TV regular Lee Sharpe. On 23 February, Sonia was unable to take part in the live challenge to due a leg injury, which lead to her elimination after Dec's team lost the challenge. Dec won at Tap Dancing, to equal the scores at 3-3, after he was 3-1 down at one point. It went to a decider – a basketball shootout. With Lee Sharpe scoring for Dec's team, Dec won the series for the fourth time.
- Beat the Boys Extreme
Show | Date | Couple | Ant & Dec's Car & Time | Challenger's Car & Time | Winner |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 23 February 2008 | David Dickinson & Lorne Lesley | Disco 1 (4:16) | Post Van (7:45) | Ant & Dec |
4 | 8 March 2008 | Duncan James & Tara Palmer-Tomkinson | Punked Mini (8:14) | Pest remover van (6:30) | Duncan & Tara |
5 | 15 March 2008 | Andrew Castle & Kate Garraway | Goth Hearse (5.18) | American Hotrod (6.14) | Ant & Dec |
Steps member Ian Watkins and actor Christopher Parker feature in one of the obstacles.
The obstacles used in series 8 are:
- Eamonn Holmes Cones: The driver would be blindfolded and their partner had to direct them through the cones without knocking any over.
- Drawbridge: The team must get out and lower a door on a castle. Whenever they turned the handles, items would be released from two boxes above.
- Drive Thru: The non-driver receives a tray full of drinks without lids. The driver has to go over five speed-bumps and a seesaw while trying not to spill too much liquid. At the end they have to fill the funnel with the remaining liquid. If they have enough to meet the line, they do not receive a ten-second penalty.
- The Mouse Trap
Series 8–9. The Mouse Trap was a maze, in which one lucky viewer entered and tried to retrieve as much cheese as possible before making their way out. There were originally ten compartments hanging from above certain zones, and they had to be pulled to release whatever was in it. Each cheese was worth £1,000, and there were five cheeses to be collected in total. The viewer had to collect as much cheese as possible and get out of the maze within the time limit of one minute, or else they would be locked in by Tiddles the Takeaway Cat, and their cheese would count for nothing.
- Celebrity Announcers
- 16 February: Will Ferrell
- 23 February: Uma Thurman
- 1 March: Jeff Goldblum
- 8 March: Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson
- 15 March: Jessica Alba
- 22 March: Kate Hudson
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 February 2008 | 6.41 | 15 | 25.6%[34] |
2 | 23 February 2008 | 7.29 | 15 | 30.3%[35] |
3 | 1 March 2008 | 7.29 | 15 | 32.6%[36] |
4 | 8 March 2008 | 7.48 | 14 | 31.2%[37] |
5 | 15 March 2008 | 7.76 | 10 | 32.8%[38] |
6 | 22 March 2008 | 7.38 | 10 | 30.3%[39] |
Series average | 7.27 | N/A | 30.5% |
Series 9 (2009)
The ninth series began on 14 February 2009 and contained six episodes. This was the final series before the show took a four-year break. Beat the Boys was dropped in favour of a new segment, Escape from Takeaway Prison, although all other features from series eight were retained.
- Ant vs. Dec – The Teams (Part 2)
Show | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score | Eliminated/winners |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 February 2009 | Truck Pull | Ant | 1 | 0 | Sinitta |
2 | 21 February 2009 | Charity Single | Dec | 1 | 1 | Lembit Opik |
3 | 28 February 2009 | Duke of Edinburgh Award | Ant | 2 | 1 | Edwina Currie |
4 | 7 March 2009 | Remembering Donkey's Names | Ant | 3 | 1 | Nicky Clarke |
5 | 14 March 2009 | Writing a Scene for a Soap | Dec | 3 | 2 | Yvette Fielding |
6 | 21 March 2009 | Performing Songs from Musicals | Dec | 3 | 3 | Liz McClarnon |
6 | 21 March 2009 | Tincan Alley | Dec | 3 | 4 | N/A |
The final main challenge 'Performing Songs from Musicals' was judged by a panel made up of singer Lily Allen, and Dancing on Ice judges Jason Gardiner and Ruthie Henshall. All three voted for Dec, putting the scores up to 3-3, which resulted in a tie-breaker as the final game was 'Tincan Alley' where each player has to throw the ball at the tins. The person who knocks off all of the tins first wins. Team Dec won, with the captain managing to knock all of it off. At the end of episode six, the awards were given with Team Ant getting 'loser' medals and Team Dec getting 'winner' medals and the trophy. All of these were awarded by Brian Blessed who also featured in the 'Duke of Edinburgh' challenge. This series, the team format is back, with ten new celebrities:
Team Ant:
- Lembit Opik (eliminated 2nd)
- Brian Conley (losing team, not eliminated)
- Liz McClarnon (eliminated 6th)
- Jonathan Wilkes (losing team, not eliminated)
- Yvette Fielding (eliminated 5th)
Team Dec:
- Antony Costa (winning team, not eliminated)
- Edwina Currie (eliminated 3rd)
- Sinitta (eliminated 1st)
- Bobby Davro (winning team, not eliminated)
- Nicky Clarke (eliminated 4th)
- Escape from Takeaway Prison
Series 9. Twenty celebrities are banged up in the fictional Takeaway Prison, and must embark on a mission to escape. Only one will do so, whilst the others will be jailed for life. Philip Olivier was proclaimed as the winner of the challenge on 21 March 2009. The prison in-mates included Bianca Gascoigne, The Cheeky Girls, Chesney Hawkes, Craig Phillips and Linda Barker.
- Celebrity announcers
- 14 February: Paris Hilton
- 21 February: Ricky Gervais
- 28 February: Tom Jones
- 7 March: Al Murray
- 14 March: Paul O'Grady
- 21 March: Zac Efron
Ratings
Episode | Date | Viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 14 February 2009 | 7.74 | 12 | 31.7%[40] |
2 | 21 February 2009 | 6.81 | 15 | 27.4%[41] |
3 | 28 February 2009 | 6.23 | 16 | 25.4%[42] |
4 | 7 March 2009 | 7.00 | 14 | 27.8%[43] |
5 | 14 March 2009 | 5.59 | 16 | 22.7%[44] |
6 | 21 March 2009 | 6.40 | 13 | 26.8%[45] |
Series average | 6.63 | 14.33 | 27.0% |
Series 10 (2013)
After a four-year break, the tenth series began on 23 February 2013, and contained seven episodes. This series saw the return of Undercover, Little Ant & Dec, and saw the introduction of new segments such as I'm a Celebrity... Get Out of My Ear!, End of the Show-Show and Vegas or Bust. It was also the first series to be screened in Australia on Eleven.[46]
- Ant vs. Dec – Into The Unknown
In the revived version of the segment, the team format used in the last two series was dropped, and the original format was revived. In this series, the challenges were revealed on the night, without any rehearsals or training – hence the title "Into the Unknown". This is now similar in style to previous feature, 'What's next?'. Whilst the previous five segments were hosted by presenter Kirsty Gallacher, this series' segment was hosted by American singer Ashley Roberts, formerly of The Pussycat Dolls, and was often narrated by sports commentator Clive Tyldesley. Ant won the segment for the first time at the sixth attempt.
Challenge | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 February 2013 | Raise the Flag | Ant | 1 | 0 |
2 | 9 March 2013 | Fairway of Fire | Dec | 1 | |
3 | 16 March 2013 | Mastermind | Ant | 2 | |
4 | 30 March 2013 | Catchphrase | Dec | 2 | |
5 | 6 April 2013 | The Towers of Terror | Ant | 3 |
- Series winner: Ant
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear!
For this series, a new game was introduced, entitled I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear! (a play on I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!). Each week, a celebrity, would be given an ear piece, and is forced to repeat whatever Ant & Dec tell them to say to an unsuspecting member of the public. The first victim was Louis Walsh, who had decorators in his house, and Ant & Dec gave him madcap tasks to perform, such as ringing Dannii Minogue on a banana and crowning himself the king of pop. The second victim was Emma Bunton, who was tasked with giving a job interview to three possible PAs, and Aled Jones became the third victim, inviting party planners to his house to help organise a due.
- Ant & Dec Undercover
The original format of Undercover returned, with Ant & Dec dressing up and surprising unsuspecting celebrities. Pranks include the duo fooling One Direction into meeting their "biggest fans", Jeremy Kyle meeting a man who has had plastic surgery to make him look like a cat, and Piers Morgan breaking Simon Cowell's $3.5 million painting.
- Little Ant & Dec
Ant & Dec hold an Apprentice-style segment to find the new Little Ant & Dec as the original pair are now 18-year-olds. The new Little Ant & Dec – Neil Overend (Little Ant) – and Haydn Reid (Little Dec) – are again tasked with interviewing celebrities.[47] For the new series, the duo conducted interviews with Mila Kunis, Russell Brand, Bruce Forsyth, the Britain's Got Talent judging panel of Simon Cowell, Amanda Holden, David Walliams and Alesha Dixon and Gerard Butler.
- Win the Ads
The second format of Win the Ads is adopted in this revived version of the segment.
Show | Contestant | Right answers | Stay or Play | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oliver Hussey | 8 | Play | Won |
2 | Dawn Locker | 4 | ||
3 | Lindsey Andrews | 4 | Lost | |
4 | Stella Moore | 9 | Won | |
5 | Dawn Bates | 4 | Lost | |
6 | Charlie Greenwood | 7 | Won | |
7 | Amanda Henessey | 6 | Lost |
- End of the show-show
Ant & Dec perform with a musical routine with a celebrity guest at the end of each show. This usually involves a musician or cast of a musical. For Michael Bublé's performance, Ant & Dec left the studios on a golf buggy and went into the Mulberry Bush pub, which is directly opposite The London Studios, where they were joined by the stars from the evening's show and the television cameras, and where the final part of the show was filmed.
Show | Date | Celebrity |
---|---|---|
1 | 23 February 2013 | The cast of Singin' in the Rain, featuring Robbie Williams |
2 | 2 March 2013 | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra |
3 | 9 March 2013 | Spelbound |
4 | 16 March 2013 | The cast of Riverdance |
5 | 23 March 2013 | Five, Atomic Kitten and Blue, featuring PJ & Duncan |
6 | 30 March 2013 | Michael Bublé |
7 | 6 April 2013 | The cast of Jersey Boys |
- Celebrity announcers
- 23 February: David Walliams
- 2 March: Ricky Gervais
- 9 March: Alan Carr
- 16 March: Sharon Osbourne
- 23 March: Terry Wogan
- 30 March: Lewis Hamilton
- 6 April: Jonathan Ross
Ratings
Episode | Date | ITV viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | ITV HD viewers (millions) | ITV +1 viewers (millions) | Total viewers (millions) | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 23 February 2013 | 6.38 | 10 | 0.73 | 0.66 | 7.77 | 28.3%[48] |
2 | 2 March 2013 | 6.59 | 12 | 0.71 | 0.49 | 7.79 | 30.1%[48] |
3 | 9 March 2013 | 6.54 | 13 | N/A | N/A | 6.54 | 29.6%[49] |
4 | 16 March 2013 | 6.55 | 10 | 0.80 | 0.32 | 7.67 | 29.4%[50] |
5 | 23 March 2013 | 7.25 | 8 | 0.82 | 0.45 | 8.52 | 31.7%[51] |
6 | 30 March 2013 | 6.93 | 8 | 0.84 | 0.55 | 8.32 | 28.7%[48] |
7 | 6 April 2013 | 6.65 | 8 | 0.91 | 0.59 | 8.15 | 30.3%[52] |
Series average | 6.70 | N/A | 0.80 | 0.51 | 7.82 | 29.7% |
Series 11 (2014)
The eleventh series of Saturday Night Takeaway began airing on 22 February 2014. The series also screened in Australia on subscription television channel Fox8.
- Ant vs. Dec – Into The Unknown - The Sequel
In this series, the format was the same as the previous series. Once again, the challenges were revealed on the night, without any rehearsals or training – hence the title "Into the Unknown". This series' segment was hosted by Ashley Roberts, for the second year and commentary was often given by sports commentator Clive Tyldesley.
Challenge Number | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 February 2014 | Men on a Ledge | Ant | 1 | 0 |
2 | 8 March 2014 | The Breakout | Dec | 1 | |
3 | 29 March 2014 | This is Your Life | Draw. | 2 | 2 |
4 | 5 April 2014 | Decider. | Dec | 3 |
- Series winner: Dec
- Ant & Dec Undercover
The original format of Undercover returned, with Ant & Dec dressing up and surprising unsuspecting celebrities. Pranks include the duo giving chef Gordon Ramsay his day of 'hell', fooling David Dickinson into thinking he's hosting a new show for ITV and surprising Holly Willoughby on the set of Surprise Surprise with a marriage proposal that goes wrong.
- Little Ant & Dec
The 'Little Ant & Dec' segment returned this series, Neil Overend (Little Ant) and Haydn Reid (Little Dec) are again tasked with interviewing celebrities.
In the first episode, Little Ant and Dec attend the BRIT Awards where they spoke to the likes of Kylie Minogue, Dannii Minogue, One Direction, Keith Lemon, James Corden, Kimberley Walsh and Jessie J. In the second episode of the new series, Little Ant & Dec visit the set of Mr Selfridge, where they chat to Jeremy Piven and Katherine Kelly. In the fifth episode Little Ant & Dec chat to Samuel L. Jackson and Scarlett Johansson[53] In the sixth episode the duo met Boris Johnson
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear!
This Morning presenters Ruth Langsford and Eamonn Holmes participated in this section during the first episode and former Dancing on Ice host Christine Bleakley took part in the fifth show of the series. Peter Andre was the subject for episode six.
- Singalong Live
The duo surprised three viewers at home, who were challenged to fill in the blanks of a set of song lyrics for the chance to win £500. Rick Astley, Bonnie Tyler and Right Said Fred appeared in this feature across the series.
- Win the Ads
The second format of Win the Ads, the same as the tenth series, is adopted in this revived version of the segment. This series was the first upon its return in which all seven 'Make or Break' questions resulted in wins.
Show | Contestant | Right answers | Stay or Play | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lisa Menzella | 9 | Play | Won |
2 | Jan Champion | 5 | ||
3 | Kelly Goodyear | 4 | ||
4 | Rich Smith | 6 | ||
5 | Bec Heron | 6 | ||
6 | Charisse Goddard | 5 | ||
7 | Emma Hunt | 5 | ||
- Super Computer
The Super Computer returned for this series, visiting more locations around the United Kingdom. If anyone taking part impresses the Super Computer, they will receive boarding passes for the Takeaway Plane to Florida at the end of the series (5 April).
Week | Location |
---|---|
1 | Liverpool |
2 | Norwich |
3 | Belfast |
4 | Sheffield |
5 | Plymouth |
6 | Bromley |
- End of the show-show
Ant & Dec perform a musical routine with a celebrity guest at the end of each show, usually a musician or the cast of a musical.
Show | Date | Celebrity |
---|---|---|
1 | 22 February 2014 | Michael Bublé |
2 | 1 March 2014 | Diversity |
3 | 8 March 2014 | McBusted, Status Quo |
4 | 15 March 2014 | The cast of The Commitments |
5 | 22 March 2014 | The Top Secret Drum Corps |
6 | 29 March 2014 | Attraction and Paul Potts |
7 | 5 April 2014 | Robbie Williams |
- Celebrity announcers
- 22 February: Michael Bublé
- 1 March: Sarah Millican
- 8 March: Keith Lemon
- 15 March: Louis Walsh
- 22 March: The Muppets[53]
- 29 March: Paddy McGuinness
- 5 April: Hugh Bonneville
Ratings
Episode | Date | ITV viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | ITV HD viewers (millions) | ITV +1 viewers (millions) | Total viewers (millions) | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 22 February 2014 | 6.07 | 11 | 0.90 | 0.50 | 7.47 | 25.9%[54] |
2 | 1 March 2014 | 6.31 | 10 | 0.96 | 0.47 | 7.74 | 27.8%[55] |
3 | 8 March 2014 | 6.59 | 7 | 1.00 | 0.41 | 8.00 | 28.9%[56] |
4 | 15 March 2014 | 6.48 | 7 | 1.05 | 0.56 | 8.09 | 28.7%[57] |
5 | 22 March 2014 | 6.37 | 7 | 0.95 | 0.36 | 7.68 | 26.9%[58] |
6 | 29 March 2014 | 5.78 | 11 | 1.02 | 0.41 | 7.21 | 27.4%[59] |
7 | 5 April 2014 | 5.83 | 11 | 0.91 | 0.32 | 7.06 | 26.7%[60] |
Series average | 6.20 | N/A | 0.97 | 0.43 | 7.61 | 27.5% |
Series 12 (2015)
During the final episode of series 11, Dec confirmed that there would be another series of Saturday Night Takeaway to air in 2015. The twelfth series began airing on 21 February 2015.[61]
The trailers that ran on ITV, which featured Ant & Dec dressed as superheoes and beating the Winter Blues, featured the song "Smack" by Ugly Duckling.
Special guests this series include Alesha Dixon, Robert Rinder, Anne Hegerty and Shaun Wallace.
- Ant vs. Dec
In this series, the format was the same as the previous series. Once again, the challenges were revealed on the night, without any rehearsals or training – hence the title "Into the Unknown". Ashley Roberts continued to take over from Kirsty Gallacher, and commentary was again provided by Clive Tyldsley. In Episode 1, Ashley Roberts announced that viewers could win £1,000 if they guessed the winner correctly. This did not return for the second, third, fourth and fifth challenge. Little Ant & Dec joined for the third challenge. Even though there was no training, in the fourth challenge they had training to remember the foods. At the end of the series, Ant won Ant vs Dec 4-2. The Turbine was the first challenge, Ant won
Challenge Number | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 February 2015 | The Turbine | Ant | 1 | 0 |
2 | 7 March 2015 | The News | Dec | 1 | 1 |
3 | 21 March 2015 | Big Star Little Star | Ant | 2 | 1 |
4 | 28 March 2015 | Remembering Japanese Foods | Draw | 3 | 2 |
5 | 4 April 2015 | The Chase | Ant | 4 | 2 |
- Series winner: Ant, 4-2
- Ant & Dec Undercover
The original format of Undercover returned, with Ant & Dec dressing up and surprising unsuspecting celebrities.
Number | Date | Celebrity | Prank |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 February 2015 | Olly Murs | Madame Tussauds scanner |
2 | 21 March 2015 | Stephen Mulhern | Sleeping Beauty Pantomime |
- Little Ant & Dec
The 'Little Ant & Dec' segment returned this series, Neil Overend (Little Ant) and Haydn Reid (Little Dec) are again tasked with interviewing celebrities.
Number | Date | Celebrity/Appearance |
---|---|---|
1 | 21 February 2015 | Super Computer (operating) |
2 | 14 March 2015 | Hugh Bonneville |
3 | 21 March 2015 | Ant vs. Dec |
4 | 4 April 2015 | Wayne Rooney |
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear!
Episode Number | Date | Celebrity |
---|---|---|
2 | 28 February 2015 | Richard Madeley |
3 | 7 March 2015 | Jeremy Kyle |
4 | 14 March 2015 | Antony Cotton (Surprising Audience Segment) |
6 | 28 March 2015 | Cheryl Fernandez-Versini |
7 | 4 April 2015 | Louis Walsh In the Studio |
- Singalong Live
The duo surprise three viewers, who are challenged to fill in the blanks of a set of song lyrics for the chance to win £500.
Episode Number | Date | Special guest | Song |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 28 February 2015 | Spandau Ballet | "Gold" |
3 | 7 March 2015 | Sister Sledge | "We Are Family" |
5 | 21 March 2015 | S Club 7 | "Reach" |
7 | 4 April 2015 | Lou Bega | "Mambo No. 5" |
- Win The Lads
A new feature for the show saw the duo offering to help members of the public set friends and family up.
Episode Number | Date | Ant & Dec's job |
---|---|---|
4 | 14 March 2015 | To crush a replica of someone's favourite car |
- A Ticket To Slide
An unsuspecting member of the public is surprised by Ant & Dec, who challenge them to play the game, in which they must collect keys with their friends and family whilst travelling down an inflatable slide, in order to win tickets to New York. The team in episode two won the prize. Although the team in episode four did not technically win, the duo decided they could have the prize anyway as they had just got engaged. In Episode 6, everybody grabbed a key and opened for suitcases. Luckily, they went to New York.
- Win the Ads
The second format of Win the Ads, the same as the tenth and eleventh series, is adopted in this revived version of the segment.
Show | Contestant | Right answers | Stay or Play | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Hayley Berry | 4 | Play | Won |
2 | Sheila Hooper | 3 | Won | |
3 | Emma Trott | 4 | Won | |
4 | Emma Prior | 2 | Lost | |
5 | Jenna Can't Win Everything Higgins | 4 | Won | |
6 | Rachel Tucker | 6 | Lost | |
7 | Lauren Kayley | 3 | Won | |
- Super Computer
The Super Computer returned for this series, visiting more locations around the United Kingdom. If anyone taking part impressed the Super Computer, they received boarding passes for the Takeaway Plane to New York City where they had two days access to the most famous landmarks including Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building as well as tickets to see Aladdin on Broadway. The plane took off at the end of the series (4 April 2015).
Week | Location |
---|---|
1 | Edinburgh |
2 | Southampton |
3 | Gateshead |
4 | Milton Keynes |
5 | Cardiff, Queen's Arcade |
- End of the Show Show
Ant & Dec perform a musical routine with a celebrity guest at the end of each show, usually a musician or the cast of a musical.
Show | Date | Celebrity |
---|---|---|
1 | 21 February 2015 | The Royal Marines Band (with Ed Sheeran) |
2 | 28 February 2015 | Performing Shakespeare with Simon Callow |
3 | 7 March 2015 | Britain's Got Talent cast and Dec Saturday night live |
4 | 14 March 2015 | Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace |
5 | 21 March 2015 | Barbershop Quartet with Stephen Mulhern, Judge Rinder and Little Ant and Dec. |
6 | 28 March 2015 | Professor Green |
7 | 4 April 2015 | Mass performance of The Beatles' song "With a Little Help from My Friends" |
- Celebrity announcers
- 21 February: Dermot O'Leary
- 28 February: McBusted
- 7 March: Rob Brydon
- 14 March: Antony Cotton
- 21 March: Neil Patrick Harris
- 28 March: Clare Balding
- 4 April: Olivia Colman
Ratings
Episode | Date | ITV viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | ITV HD viewers (millions) | ITV +1 viewers (millions) | Total viewers (millions) | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 21 February 2015 | 5.82 | 10 | 1.48 | 0.54 | 7.84 | 27.9%[62] |
2 | 28 February 2015 | 5.68 | 11 | 1.32 | 0.30 | 7.32 | 28.5%[63] |
3 | 7 March 2015 | 5.63 | 10 | 1.25 | 0.34 | 7.22 | 27.8%[64] |
4 | 14 March 2015 | 5.13 | 10 | 1.11 | 0.33 | 6.57 | 26.4%[65] |
5 | 21 March 2015 | 5.30 | 10 | 1.11 | 0.30 | 6.71 | 25.9%[66] |
6 | 28 March 2015 | 5.46 | 9 | 1.10 | 0.24 | 6.80 | 27.1%[67] |
7 | 4 April 2015 | 4.67 | 13 | 0.97 | 0.29 | 5.93 | 24.7%[68] |
Series average | 5.38 | N/A | 1.19 | 0.33 | 6.91 | 26.9% |
Series 13 (2016)
It was confirmed in the final episode of series 12 that Saturday Night Takeaway would return for a thirteenth series, airing from 20 February 2016.[69] On 3 February 2016, ITV released a promo trailer revealing that the new series would start in late February 2016. Changes for this series include a new logo, Stephen Mulhern taking over from Ashley Roberts as host of Ant vs Dec, and a special live finale on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean Sea.[70] Roberts herself presented a new segment for the show entitled 'Best Seats in the House'. YouTubers Alfie Deyes and Marcus Butler made appearances during each episode. During episode 2, Coronation Street stars Kym Marsh, Jane Danson, Sally Dynevor, Shayne Ward and Jack P. Shepherd appeared as guests throughout the episode. In episode 3, Bring Me the Horizon and Fleur East appeared as guests. Leona Lewis appeared in episode 4.
- Show opening performance
From episode 2 to 4, the show is opened by a musical guest while the Guest Announcer runs through what is coming up on that night's show before introducing Ant & Dec, replacing the traditional pre-titles sketch used in all previous series. However, the sketches returned from episode 5.
Episode Number | Date | Special guest | Song |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 27 February 2016 | Bryan Adams[71] | "You Belong to Me" |
3 | 5 March 2016 | Jess Glynne | "Don't Be So Hard on Yourself" |
4 | 12 March 2016 | Craig David | "Re-Rewind (The Crowd Say Bo Selecta)" |
7 | 2 April 2016 | Katherine Jenkins | "Barcelona" |
- Ant vs. Dec
Ant vs. Dec was hosted this series by Stephen Mulhern.
Challenge number | Date | Challenge | Winner | Ant's score | Dec's score |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 February 2016 | Life-Size Pac-Man | Dec | 0 | 1 |
2 | 5 March 2016 | Duet Dual "When You're Gone" with Mel C, "Life Is a Rollercoaster" with Ronan Keating, "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" with Kiki Dee | Dec | 0 | 2 |
3 | 19 March 2016 | All Star Fame-ily Fortunes | Ant | 1 | 2 |
4 | 26 March 2016 | Mini-Motorbike Race | Dec | 1 | 3 |
5 | 2 April 2016 | The Cube | Dec | 1 | 4 |
- Series winner: Dec
- Ant & Dec Undercover
The original format of Undercover returned with Ant & Dec dressing up and surprising unsuspecting celebrities.
Number | Date | Celebrity | Prank |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 February 2016 | James Corden | Wreaking havoc on the set of his U.S. talk show |
3 | 5 March 2016 | Bear Grylls | In a restaurant where you dine in the dark |
- Cabins on the Cruise
Throughout the series, the show featured a huge giveaway for cabins on a Mediterranean cruise aboard the Britannia ship, courtesy of P&O Cruises with the final show of the series broadcast live from the ship in Barcelona.
The giveaway took on various forms during the series:
- Episodes 1, 3 and 6 featured a mass giveaway to unsuspecting members of the studio audience for around one minute - often taking place at 7:26pm, which was claimed to be the 'Happiest Minute of the Week'.
- Episode 2 featured one person surprised at their workplace during the show.
- Episodes 4 and 5 featured a game called 'Read My Lips' in which the guest announcer is challenged to "read the lips" of contestants saying various items via Skype. Three correct answers in 30 seconds won the contestant a cabin on the cruise.
- Little Ant & Dec
The 'Little Ant & Dec' segment returned this series, Neil Overend (Little Ant) and Haydn Reid (Little Dec) are again tasked with interviewing celebrities.
Number | Date | Celebrity/Appearance |
---|---|---|
4 | 12 March 2016 | Jennifer Lawrence, Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson |
7 | 2 April 2016 | Andy Murray |
- I'm a Celebrity...Get Out of Me Ear!
Number | Date | Celebrity/Appearance | Task |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 27 February 2016 | Gino D'Acampo | Cookery class |
4 | 12 March 2016 | Mel B | Interviewing dog sitters |
5 | 19 March 2016 | Abbey Clancy and Peter Crouch | Interviewing party planners |
- Singalong Live
The duo surprise three viewers, who are challenged to fill in the blanks of a set of song lyrics for the chance to win £500. On Episode 1, the duo surprised 2015 I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! winner Vicky Pattison live in her own living room to play the game. On Episode 7, the contestants were chosen from those on the cruise ship (excluding 'Cabins on the Cruise' winners).
Episode Number | Date | Special guest | Song |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 February 2016 | Wet Wet Wet | "Love Is All Around" |
2 | 27 February 2016 | Bryan Adams[71] | "Summer of '69" |
6 | 26 March 2016 | Anastacia | "I'm Outta Love" |
7 | 2 April 2016 | Peter Andre | "Mysterious Girl" |
- Win the Ads
The second format of Win the Ads, the same as the tenth, eleventh and twelfth series, is adopted in this revived version of the segment. However, there are only 16 prizes up for grabs rather than 20. The contestant is now also chosen by a giant pointing finger that moves above the audience - known as 'The Fickle Finger of Fate'. Also, contestants who lose the 'Play' gamble no longer receive a consolation prize (a roll of toilet paper) like in previous series - but are now instead invited to have a "loser" selfie taken with Ant & Dec, using Ant's smartphone.
For the first time in Saturday Night Takeaway history, in episode 3, one contestant collected half of the prizes, but took the 'Play' gamble and yet still won all 16.
For the final episode, the contestant was chosen from those on the cruiseship (excluding 'Cabins on the Cruise' winners) and the questions were all associated with being at sea - as opposed to usually being based upon the previous week's news stories. The consolation prize of toilet paper was also brought back, since the contestant lost.
Show | Contestant | Right answers | Stay or Play | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sian | 5 | Play | Won |
2 | Evelyn | 6 | Won | |
3 | Ellie | 8 | Won | |
4 | Jess | 6 | Lost | |
5 | Sean | 4 | Lost | |
6 | Louise | 6 | Won | |
7 | Bruce | 7 | Lost | |
- Best Seats in the House
New for series 13, Best Seats in the House gives viewers the opportunity to win tickets to be in the studio audience for the following week's show, where they will be seated in a special "VIP" sofa area in the middle of the audience. This segment is introduced by Ashley Roberts and features the use of the Super Computer. Four sofas are placed in mystery locations across the UK and all people who find the sofas by a certain point in the show are in the running to win the 'Best Seats in the House'.
In Episode 3, for Mother's Day, people were required to bring their mother to the sofa with them in order to compete. In Episode 4, people were required to bring their own chairs to the secret locations. In Episode 6, a winner from each location was chosen, who each got a cabin on the cruise as their prize.
Bold indicates the sofa location chosen by the Super Computer.
Week | Sofa Location(s) |
---|---|
1 | Whitehaven, Caerphilly, Sheffield, Dundee |
2 | Broadstairs, Bangor, Bude, Coventry |
3 | Formby, Lowestoft, Hartlepool, Isle of Cumbrae |
4 | Swindon, Newark, Wrexham, Letchworth Garden City |
5 | Kings Lynn, Falkirk, Woodstock, Harrogate |
6 | Leicester (21), Ballymena (2), Aberdeen (37), Llanelli (18) |
- Who Shot Simon Cowell?
A new mini-series drama began airing from Episode 2 of the series, entitled Who Shot Simon Cowell?. The plot revolved around talent show mogul Simon Cowell being gunned down by a mystery assailant at his birthday party with Ant & Dec emerging as the prime suspects. Many famous faces who currently or have previously worked with Cowell or Ant & Dec appear in the mini-series including Louis Walsh, Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon, David Walliams, Piers Morgan, Olly Murs, Caroline Flack and Pudsey the Dog. It was specifically written for the show by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall and stars Kevin Whately from Lewis and Emilia Fox from Silent Witness as the two detectives leading the case.
- End of the Show Show
Ant & Dec perform a musical routine with a celebrity guest at the end of each show, usually a musician or the cast of a musical. In Episode 6, due to a special live wedding celebration, there was an extra segment titled The Middle of the Show Show.
Show | Date | Celebrity | Performance |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 February 2016 | The Vamps[72] | Medley of "Last Night", "Wake Up" and "Oh Cecilia (Breaking My Heart)" |
2 | 27 February 2016 | Little Mix | Country version of "Black Magic" |
3 | 5 March 2016 | Jess Glynne | "Hold My Hand" |
4 | 12 March 2016 | Craig David | Mashup of "When the Bassline Drops" and "Nothing Like This" |
5 | 19 March 2016 | The casts of Mamma Mia! and Motown: The Musical | Showdown with Ant representing Mamma Mia! and Dec representing Motown: The Musical. Mamma Mia, Get Ready, Dancing Queen, Dancing in the Street, Super Trouper, Stop! In the Name of Love, Waterloo, Do You Love Me, Money, Money, Money, Reach Out I'll Be There, Voulez-Vous, Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight) and Thank You for the Music |
6 | 26 March 2016 | The cast of Billy Elliot feat. Little Ant & Dec | Ballet dance routine ("The Stars Look Down", "Shine" and "Expressing Yourself") |
7 | 2 April 2016 | Ant & Dec feat. Katherine Jenkins, Little Ant & Dec, James Nesbitt, Stephen Mulhern, Peter Andre, Ashley Roberts, Stacey Solomon, Jonathan Wilkes, Marcus Butler, Alfie Deyes and Aquabatix | All singing, all dancing routine ("We're All in the Same Boat, Brother") |
- Celebrity announcers
- 20 February: Michael Sheen[73]
- 27 February: Lee Mack
- 5 March: Kate Hudson[74]
- 12 March: David Tennant[75]
- 19 March: Hugh Jackman[76]
- 26 March: Mark Hamill[77]
- 2 April: James Nesbitt[78]
Ratings
Episode | Date | ITV viewers (millions) | ITV weekly ranking | ITV HD viewers (millions) | ITV +1 viewers (millions) | Total viewers (millions) | Overnight share |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 February 2016 | 6.31 | 5 | 1.80 | 0.58 | 8.69 | 32.7%[79] |
2 | 27 February 2016 | 6.15 | 5 | 1.87 | 0.42 | 8.44 | 33.0%[80] |
3 | 5 March 2016 | 5.56 | 9 | 1.80 | 0.33 | 7.69 | 31.0%[81] |
4 | 12 March 2016 | 5.54 | 7 | 1.59 | 0.38 | 7.51 | 30.8%[82] |
5 | 19 March 2016 | 5.53 | 8 | 1.59 | 0.28 | 7.40 | 30.1%[83] |
6 | 26 March 2016 | 4.69 | 14 | 1.59 | 0.46 | 6.74 | 29.5%[84] |
7 | 2 April 2016 | 5.69 | 8 | 1.41 | 0.39 | 7.49 | 30.5%[85] |
Series average | 5.64 | N/A | 1.66 | 0.40 | 7.71 | 31.1% |
Series 14 (2017)
It was confirmed at the end of the 2016 series that the show would return the following year. The final episode of the show will take place in the studio, as opposed to a cruise ship.
Series 14 will see the show reach it's one hundredth episode.
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