Ant and Dec release future ITV Saturday Night Takeaway update

ITV has confirmed Geordie duo Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly will be “taking a break” from Saturday night entertainment after the 2024 series.

The award-winning hosts said that hitting the “milestone” of 20 series seemed like the “perfect time to stop for a little while and catch your breath.”

The hit series went on hiatus in 2009 before returning four years later in 2013.

A little update on the next series of #SaturdayNightTakeaway… pic.twitter.com/x2fkTYaBnx

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When did Saturday Night Takeaway start?

Since its launch in 2002, Saturday Night Takeaway has received multiple Bafta and National Television Awards (NTA), including awards for Ant and Dec.

The couple will continue their exclusive collaboration with ITV as the presenters of popular shows including I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!, Britain’s Got Talent and Limitless Win.

“We love doing Saturday Night Takeaway, but hitting the 20 series milestone seemed like the perfect time to stop for a while and catch our breath,” McPartlin said.

Donnelly added, “We still have a meaningful 20th series to look forward to for now, so we’ll do our best to go out with a bang (for now) in 2024.”

Saturday Night Takeaway’s latest series aired in February and attracted 6.4 million viewers, making it ITV1’s biggest nighttime audience of the year.

Kevin Lygo, ITV’s chief executive for media and entertainment, said: “When you think of Saturday night television, you think of Saturday Night Takeaway.”

“Over 20 series, the series has grown into a cultural phenomenon and while we’re excited to see what Ant & Dec have up their sleeves for the 2024 series, we totally understand their desire to pause, take stock and move on to the next.” Incarnation to think about what the show might look like.”