Saturday Night Takeaway viewers who tune at 7pm expecting to see the latest episode of the show will be left confused, as ITV have pushed the show back because of Six Nations rugby coverage.
A lot has already gone on in the new series of Ant and Dec's long-running programme, including the hosts staging a fake baby scan, them getting one over on Alison Hammond in Undercover and being joined by the cast of Frozen for an epic End of the Show Show just last week. The lads were also delighted to announce that, for the first time in five years, the series finale will be overseas, with them, thanks to the return of Place on the Plane, taking viewers with them to Universal's Islands of Adventure in Florida.
This exact time last year, Saturday Night Takeaway was cancelled completely, as ITV prioritised coverage of the Six Nations rugby, with other shows also affected as the broadcaster came under fire from fans.
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While this week's Takeaway will go ahead, it will start later than originally billed, as rugby takes centre stage once again for England v Ireland.
What time is Saturday Night Takeaway on ITV?
Saturday, March 18's episode of Saturday Night Takeaway will start slightly later at 7.15pm, rather than the usual 7pm.
The good news is that the schedule change doesn't mean that this week's show will be shorter, it will still be 90 minutes long, finishing up at 8.45pm, as Ant and Dec are joined by Body Coach, Joe Wicks, for I'm A Celebrity Get Out of Me Ear and welcome back popular game SingALong Live for the first time this year.
Guests in the studio will be this week's Star Guest Announcer, Toni Colette and Scissor Sisters star Jake Shears, who will join Ant and Dec for the End of the Show Show.
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