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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
Entertainment
Sophie McCoid

Saturday Night Takeaway fans switch off over big change to show

Some Saturday Night Takeaway fans were forced to switch off tonight as they struggled to cope with a big change to the programme.

The show normally features a live audience, but because of the coronavirus pandemic the audience is instead appearing virtually.

In normal times Ant and Dec would run into the audience and interact with them, with those in the studio also getting the chance to win prizes.

And some viewers watching the new show at home struggled to cope with the lack of real life audience interaction and said they were turning over.

Several people took to social media to moan about the lack of a real audience.

Dave said: "Gonna give # SaturdayNightTakeawa a miss this week, it's not the same without an audience, doesn't work the same unfortunately."

Newt said: " # SaturdayNightTakeaway isn’t the same without an actual audience so I’m giving it a miss till they’re back lol."

Russell said: "This is definitely a show that suffers for not having a live audience."

And Kade O'Donnell said: "Is it me or is Saturday Night Takeway a bit rubbish without the audience?"

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But many other people said how much they were enjoying the show and that it was the highlight of their week.

Amar Singh said: "Some feel good tv time."

And Anthony Shannon said: "Time for the wildly entertaining @ itvtakeaway on @ ITV . Always such an utterly brilliant way to pass your Saturday night. @ antanddec continue yet another series of the ridiculously super fun time, packed full of top quality entertainment..."

*Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway continues at 7pm on ITV on Saturday

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