Saturday Night Takeaway will be removed from schedules this weekend and replaced by an earlier episode of The Voice UK and a repeat of Through The Keyhole.
ITV has announced the next episode of The Voice UK will air in Saturday Night Takeaway’s slot at 7pm on Saturday, rather than its usual 8.30pm slot.
That will be followed by a repeat of Keith Lemon’s show, Through The Keyhole, at 9pm.
ITV News will follow at 10pm, followed by a showing of the action movie Fast & Furious 5 ,which has been brought forward to 10.15pm from its original air time of 10.45pm.
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The schedule for Saturday evening is now:
6.30pm: You’ve Been Framed!
7pm: The Voice UK
9pm: Through The Keyhole
10pm: ITV News and Weather
10.15pm: Fast & Furious 5
Saturday Night Takeaway has been pulled from the weekend schedule following co-host Ant McPartlin’s arrest on suspicion of drink-driving.
The 42-year-old has announced he’s stepping down from current TV commitments to return to treatment.
Ant voluntarily spent time in rehab last year after struggling with a prescription painkiller addiction sparked by a painful knee operation.
A statement issued by ITV said the channel had made a joint decision with Ant and Dec not to air Saturday Night Takeaway this weekend.
“We will be reviewing options for the last two episodes of the series (March 31 and April 7) which would not feature Ant who is taking time off to seek treatment,” said ITV.
“We very much hope that he gets the help that he needs.”
A statement from Ant’s spokesperson on Monday afternoon read: “Ant has decided to go back into treatment and step down from his current TV commitments.
“He has spoken with Dec and ITV today and asked for time off for the foreseeable future.
“As such Saturday Night Takeaway will not be going ahead this Saturday.”
Ant was involved in a collision with two other cars while he was driving his Mini in Richmond, West London on Sunday, and was arrested at around 4pm after failing a roadside breathalyser test.
A Metropolitan Police spokeswoman said that he was “taken to a south London police station for questioning and has since been released under investigation.”
Inquiries continue, added the spokesperson.
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