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ITV's Ant and Dec hit by schedule change as Saturday Night Takeaway moved for rugby

Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway has been moved back in the schedules this week, as ITV makes changes for rugby coverage.

It's been a year since Takeaway fans were left angry by the news that the primetime favourite had been cancelled for a week ,to allow the broadcaster to show England v France in the Six Nations. ITV came under fire from viewers who argued that the rugby could have been shown on ITV3 or ITV4 or Takeaway could have just been shown a bit later.

Well, that's exactly what will happen this week as, rather than shelving Saturday Night Takeaway entirely, the latest episode of the new series will start 15 minutes later, with Ant and Dec broadcasting live to the nation from 7.15pm, rather than 7. And, any fans worried about being short changed due to the shift, needn't worry, as the show will still run for its usual 90 minutes, finishing at 8.45pm.

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