Saturday Night Takeaway viewers were left surprised by a behind-the-scenes look at the inner workings on the popular family entertainment show. This Easter weekend fans were treated to two helpings of the Ant and Dec-hosted programme which launched back in 2002.
After enjoying a high-energy series finale from Florida on Saturday night, in a one-off programme aired on Easter Sunday, Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly and their team showed us how the different popular segments and games are put together. Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway: Behind the Screens revealed that months of planning goes into making the series.
From booking and prepping celebrity guests to organising hilarious challenges and the famous End of the Show Show starring special guest performers, fans saw that it's a huge team effort to ensure everything runs smoothly. However, some people forced to question what they thought they knew.
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As they watched the making of the first End of the Show Show of the 2023 series, Ant and Dec performed with singer Tom Grennan in what appeared to be a magically moving dressing room that appeared to defy the rules of physics. The walls, floor and furniture moved around them as Tom sang his hit Remind Me.
Viewers discovered that the performance was filmed in advance and took multiple takes to get right because of the complicated choreography and extras needed. @ronan367 tweeted: "I thought The end of the show show was always live." And @YouBearsssssss said: "So the end of the show show isn't live I feel cheated!!!"
The revelations didn’t stop there as viewers also saw that Ant and Dec knew about their Ant vs Dec challenge beforehand and were involved in weeks of relentless testing to get it 'pitch perfect.' @YouBearsssssss said: "Thought Ant v Dec was kept secret and they did Not know anything about the Challenges And yet there they were actually PLANNING one of the Games, I actually feel Cheated."
@w_ukfan messaged: "Quite surprise @antanddec know their challenge…" @Peachy6211 wrote: "Bit disappointing they know about the Ant v's Dec challenges beforehand."
@JoshxReid praised the insightful show, which showed one competitition winner in tears as she talked to the crew about how it would change her life. "Need more behind-the-scenes shows like this please, give me an insight into This Morning or the news!!" they said.
@MrsGokWan4eva wrote: "#SaturdayNightTakeaway behind the scenes of the show is just amazing." And @mlawelshgirl applauded: "Interesting watching behind the screens of #SaturdayNightTakeaway to produce the show."
@DavidMackayy said: "This is a very unique insight into behind the scenes of #saturdaynighttakeaway - love seeing the hard work that goes into it." @Rachel__Stuart wrote: "So cool & fascinating seeing what happens behind the scenes of a live TV show."
@MicheleCorston messaged: "The behind the scenes was excellent well done." @AntnDec4ever exclaimed: "Omg I’m even getting stressed about the frozen EOTSS, it’s so fascinating to see behind the scenes!!!!" And @KatyABateman said: "I haven't watched much of #SaturdayNightTakeaway this series, but the behind the scenes stuff is fascinating! It's always great to see what goes into making show."
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