There was disappointment on Friday night when it was revealed that Saturday Night Takeaway's eagerly anticipated Florida finale had been cancelled due to coronavirus.
After the number of confirmed cases soared in the US there was speculation that the final episode of the new series, which would see the Geordie lads present live from Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Florida, would be under threat, and on Friday night, show bosses revealed it had been pulled.
An ITV spokesman said: “We will no longer be broadcasting the Saturday Night Takeaway finale from Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Walt Disney World has made the decision to close, beginning on Monday 16 March until the end of the month.
“The wellbeing of all our prize winners, as well as our production team, is always our number one priority."
On Saturday morning, Ant and Dec assured Takeaway fans it would be "business as usual" with the show back in London and they started the show by delighting those viewers who'd already won a place on the plane by revealing that Disney and Virgin Holidays had pledged to give them their Florida holidays at a later date.
There is also still time to get a place on the plane, with Fleur East out on location somewhere where in the country during Saturday night's show to find some more, while other viewers sang for their seat alongside Ronan Keating.
