Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway pulled from air in brutal schedule shake-up as fans fume
17.03.2024 - 00:03
/ ok.co.uk
ITV has changed its schedule so Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway won't be on TV on Saturday, 16 March, as the scheduled receives a brutal shake-up.
The much loved ITV show is taking a break tonight because the Six Nations match between France and England is being shown instead. Live coverage from the Groupama Stadium in Lyon, will be starting from 7.20pm, with kick off beginning at 8pm.
Last week, Ant and Dec warned their viewers that their show would be off for two weeks because of this change.
They will be back on TV on Saturday, 23 March. Ant said on the show: "We're not here next week because of the rugby, sorry, but we'll be back in two weeks!" They also said McFly and Maya Jama would be with them when they come back.
Some fans are really upset about the change and have took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to say they wish they could watch Ant and Dec instead of the rugby. One person tweeted, "No #SaturdayNightTakeaway next week because of the rugby? FEWMIN," and another said, "Not on next week because of the rugby? Who even cares about rugby FFS #SaturdayNightTakeaway." Someone else wrote, "Two weeks until new #SaturdayNightTakeaway again," and another fan suggested, "Can the rugby not go on ITV 4 or something instead #SaturdayNightTakeaway.
A fifth penned: " Another viewer said, "Stupid rugby would much rather #SaturdayNightTakeaway then that." After this series, the presenting pair are planning to rest the show for a while. Ant explained to FAULT magazine why they are pausing Takeaway: "Part of the reason we're pausing Takeaway is we need a break ourselves, and we need to spend some time with our family.
"We've both got children that we need to spend time with for a little bit. "We need time to think and, and
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