Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway isn't original, isn't clever and isn't always that funny. However, it's a hefty improvement on ITV's recent Saturday night output - Splash!, everything with Keith Lemon - and luckily for Ant & Dec it's a million miles away from Red Or Black.
Over 7 million tuned in for the first episode last week. The simple format of celebrity guests, silly challenges, pranks and a shrieking studio audience hasn't been tweaked or altered during the show's three-year hiatus. It's still Noel's House Party but without Mr Blobby and an irritating bloke with a beard.
The boys have a new feature that involves humiliating a member of the audience by raking through their embarrassing Twitter updates, but that was the closest Takeaway came to a nod to modernity. Cosier than a cup of hot chocolate, a sheepskin rug and a blanket, Ant & Dec's enduring appeal stems from...
Over 7 million tuned in for the first episode last week. The simple format of celebrity guests, silly challenges, pranks and a shrieking studio audience hasn't been tweaked or altered during the show's three-year hiatus. It's still Noel's House Party but without Mr Blobby and an irritating bloke with a beard.
The boys have a new feature that involves humiliating a member of the audience by raking through their embarrassing Twitter updates, but that was the closest Takeaway came to a nod to modernity. Cosier than a cup of hot chocolate, a sheepskin rug and a blanket, Ant & Dec's enduring appeal stems from...
- 3/2/2013
- Digital Spy
A contestant on Simon's Cowell's gameshow Red Or Black? has won £1.5 million - the biggest jackpot in UK TV history, according to reports.
The man, reported to be a carpenter called Graham, scooped the prize on the ITV1 show after beating seven other contestants in a series of challenges on Monday.
Hosts Ant and Dec - reported to be overwhelmed by the contestant's surprise win
The winner, believed to be a father-of-three from Berkshire, will not pick up the prize until the pre-recorded show is broadcast in August.
The show, produced by Cowell's company, is hosted by Ant and Dec - reported to be "stunned" by the record payout, according to the Sun.
The previous biggest win on TV was £1 million which was first won by Judith Keppel on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2000.
The £1.5 million prize is a result of the show's nightly £500,000 jackpot being rolled over...
The man, reported to be a carpenter called Graham, scooped the prize on the ITV1 show after beating seven other contestants in a series of challenges on Monday.
Hosts Ant and Dec - reported to be overwhelmed by the contestant's surprise win
The winner, believed to be a father-of-three from Berkshire, will not pick up the prize until the pre-recorded show is broadcast in August.
The show, produced by Cowell's company, is hosted by Ant and Dec - reported to be "stunned" by the record payout, according to the Sun.
The previous biggest win on TV was £1 million which was first won by Judith Keppel on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? in 2000.
The £1.5 million prize is a result of the show's nightly £500,000 jackpot being rolled over...
- 6/27/2012
- by PA
- Aol TV.
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