Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway moved for the Six Nations Rugby in schedule shake-up
Saturday Night Takeaway has been moved from its regular time slot in a schedule reshuffle to make way for Six Nations Rugby.
The ITV entertainment show, headlined by Ant and Dec, will now air later, at 7:15pm, as the channel features two rugby matches on Saturday.
Sporting events scheduled for the day include France v Wales which starts at 1:55pm, while Ireland v England airs at 4:30pm
As a result, fans who tune in to Saturday Night Takeaway at its regular 7:00 p.m. time slot will have to wait until it starts 15 minutes later, with the episode ending at 8:45 p.m.
This also means that the rest of ITV’s schedule will be slightly altered as well, with Starstruck starting at 8:45pm, while The Jonathan Ross Show will start at 9:55pm.
Change of plan: Saturday Night Takeaway has been moved from its regular time slot in a schedule reshuffle to make way for Six Nations Rugby
Rugby: Sporting events scheduled for the day include France v Wales, which kicks off at 1:55pm, while Ireland v England airs at 4:30pm (Ireland’s Jonathan Sexton pictured)
Meanwhile, Saturday Night Takeaway will be no less packed with entertainment, with actress Toni Colette as a guest host.
Joe Wicks will be the star of this week’s Get Out Of Me Ear hidden camera segment.
While the Scissor Sisters singer, Jake Shears, will perform at the End of Show Show.
Last week, the show came under fire with some viewers accusing the show of “staging” a segment during the episode.
presenters McPartlin Ant and declan donnellyboth 47, hosted a new segment during which audience members and the public receive ‘surprise’ questions from their friends and family.
Labeled ‘QuestionCam’, the section is intended to be a ‘feel good’ element of the show.
But the latest show quickly left viewers questioning how authentic it was, with some calling it “fake.”
In the recent episode, it started with an employee being offered a promotion and then a kid being given a new puppy.
Time change: ITV’s entertainment show, headlined by Ant and Dec, will now air later at 7:15pm as the channel features two rugby matches on Saturday.
Mixing it up: Fans who tune in to Saturday Night Takeaway at its regular 7 p.m. time slot will have to wait until it starts 15 minutes later, with the episode ending at 8:45 p.m.
But one question that made fans suspicious was when an audience member Nick took the stage with his stepdaughter Rihanna.
Ant and Dec told Nick that Rihanna had a question she’s been wanting to ask for a long time.
She told him, ‘Nick, as you know, because my father passed away before I was born, I’ve never had a father figure and father to look up to in my life before.
‘I already see you as my dad and you make me feel complete, which is why I brought you here tonight to ask you to take this big step forward with you.’
Ant and Dec then enlisted the help of Nick’s favorite football team, the studio audience, and his family back home to pop the question.
Suspicious: It comes after Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway came under fire for a ‘staged’ segment from last weekend’s episode
Emotional: Hosts Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, both 47, host a new segment during which audience members and the public receive “surprise” questions from their friends and family.
Then he asked: ‘Will you adopt me?’
Wiping away tears, Nick replied, ‘Of course I will.’
The duo then shared a warm hug as Ant described it as a “very beautiful moment.”
Nick said: ‘It means everything, she is an absolute diamond. She couldn’t have asked for a better daughter, she is priceless.
Dulce: One question that left fans suspicious was when audience member Nick took the stage with his stepdaughter Rihanna.
Great Show: Ant and Dec then enlisted the help of Nick’s favorite football team, the studio audience, and his family back home to pop the question.
Uncertain: But viewers at home couldn’t help but wonder if what they had seen was real or not.
But viewers at home couldn’t help but wonder if what they had seen was really authentic or not.
One said: ‘Why are you crying before anything has been said? It’s like she knows she’s coming.
Another added: “Nick definitely knows what’s going to happen.”
A third fan tweeted: ‘How fake can you be… #saturdaynighttakeaway’.
‘This show is so fake. The people in the audience know that they are going to be chosen for the phone game and the people they are up against know it too. I thought you were better than this #SaturdayNightTakeaway’ added another.