<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Website </Td> </Tr> <P> Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway (referred to simply as Saturday Night Takeaway or SNT) is a British television variety show, presented by Ant & Dec, both of whom also act as the show's executive producers, and broadcast on ITV since its premiere on 8 June 2002 . Its format is heavily influenced by previous Saturday night light entertainment shows, most notably Noel's House Party and Don't Forget Your Toothbrush, while individual items often pay homage to Saturday night TV of the past, such as Opportunity Knocks . The show is notable for a quiz show in which a random member of the studio audience can win prizes based on television adverts, and for a competition in each series between the two presenters . An official Saturday Night Takeaway iOS app for iPod, iPhone and iPad was released on 15 February 2013 . In the 2017 season, after Anthony McPartlin was arrested for drink driving, the show was presented by Declan Donnelly, Stephen Mulhern and Scarlett Moffatt . </P> <P> Despite the programme enduring a three - year hiatus between 2010--2012, while its presenters worked on other projects, it was an immense success for the broadcaster since its launch . Over the course of its history, it earned notable awards, including Best Presenters at the 18th National Television Awards on 23 January 2013, and the BAFTA for Entertainment Programme, alongside the presenters winning the award for Entertainment Performance in 2014 and 2015 respectively . </P>

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