ANT AND DEC’s Saturday Night Takeaway is set to return for its 19th series on February 25, 2023.
The show was launched in 2002, and despite a four-year hiatus between 2009 and 2013, has been a popular fixture at weekends.
Saturday Night Takeaway first aired in 2002
How to apply for tickets to be in the audience
You can apply to be part of the audience through the Applause Store.
If you have not received an e-ticket directly to your email 48 hours PRIOR to your chosen date, you have not been successful.
All tickets are sent out at random.
How to apply to be a part of the show
On the ITV website, there are instructions of how you can be involved in the show.
Every year, many of the audience members are surprised during the show by their families.
This can often include pranks, or being called up on stage by the hosts.
To apply, you need to send in information about you or the person you’re nominating, as well as a video to support the application.
The last date for applications for the 2023 series is March 31.
Applicants must be at least 18 years of age, whilst nominees must be at least 5 years old.
Where in Saturday Night Takeaway filmed?
Saturday Night Takeaway is filmed at Studio TC1 at the Television Centre in West London.
Other shows filmed at this location include The Graham Norton show and The Jonathan Ross show.
The show was previously filmed at The London Studios, until its closure in 2018.
Is Saturday Night Takeaway filmed live?
The studio segments of the show are filmed live in front of a studio audience.
These will include celebrity guests and musical performances.
It also includes a number of other segments, such as Win The Ads, a segment which an audience member is selected to answer questions with the chance of winning a range of prizes.
Ant vs Dec is another popular part of the show, where the two presenters will go head to head in a series of challenges over the course of the series.
Other parts of the show are pre-recorded, such as Undercover, which is where the pair conspire to prank a famous celebrity.
