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Nathan Ridley

Liverpool vs Wolves won't be shown on ITV1 thanks to Ant and Dec's new money-maker

Liverpool 's FA Cup third-round tie with Wolves won't be shown on ITV1.

But don't worry, the action from Anfield on Saturday evening will still be available on UK freeview television. In rare circumstances, the 19-time English champions and their underdog visitors will instead be broadcast on ITV4.

That's unlike any of ITV 's other selected matches over third-round weekend, such as Manchester United 's nervy 3-1 victory over Everton which was played on Friday night. Leeds ' no-doubt fierce encounter with Cardiff City will also be shown on ITV1 this Sunday afternoon, as will Arsenal 's trip to Oxford United on Monday evening.

Why? Because of Ant and Dec. Allow us to explain...

As regular viewers of ITV1 will be familiar with, The Masked Singer is due to be shown from 7pm to 8:30pm. Once that finishes, Ant and Dec's new gameshow, Limitless Win, will follow - all while Liverpool and Wolves kick off at 8pm.

An hour-long programme will be proceeded by The John Bishop Show, as ITV chiefs have decided that their staple Saturday schedule is too important to be altered, despite the programmes being pre-recorded and FA Cup matches involving Liverpool - who won the competition last season - always drawing a huge audience.

Limitless Win continues following its Christmas return, with comedian Jimmy Carr once again playing with fellow comic Katherine Ryan, who'll pick up from where they left after running out of time on December 25. Ant and Dec are both hoping for their new money-maker to become a major success, having come off the always popular I'm a Celebrity.... Get Me Out of Here! in the winter.

Limitless Win will continue on ITV1, with Liverpool and Wolves' FA Cup tie pushed to ITV4 (ITV)

The Mirror exclusively reported this week that the famed duo have grand plans for Limitless Win and will now bring out Limitless Win board and computer games, books, puzzles and a range of apps. Their production firm, Mitre Studios Ltd, which is based in Central London, lodged the papers with the Intellectual Prop-erty Office.

The new show pits contestants in teams of two against one another other, answering general knowledge questions with numerical answers. But - as you've probably guessed - there's no limit to the cash prize, meaning that contestants could walk away with hundreds of thousands of pounds.

With the second series officially getting underway on Saturday, there's a "little twist" to the previous format. The biggest change is to the 'Take Two' lifeline, as Ant and Dec are now set of give contestants their own answer for a potential extra chance at winning big.

And and Dec are hoping to make Limitless Win their next staple TV show (ITV)

Have your say! Who'll reach the fourth round - Liverpool or Wolves? Give us your prediction in the comments section.

Declan Donnelly, 47, explained: "We reviewed everything from series one. We looked at Take Two, which lets you take two answers. The producers said that it could be really fun if the ladder took one answer from the contestants and one from us as the hosts. Our first reaction was, 'No, no, absolutely not, that's too much pressure'.

"But then we talked about it and thought, this could work! We tried it a few times, got our bravery up and said, 'OK'." A spokesman for the duo added: "Ant and Dec's Limitless Win will not be creating gambling machines, phone betting apps, lottery scratch cards, bingo games or any gambling applications based on the programme."

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