Due to continued fears over the coronavirus outbreak in the UK tonight’s Saturday Night Takeaway was without a live studio audience for the first time.
The decision to scale the show back in the light of the COVID-19 outbreak saw Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly host the popular family show joined in the studio by just a small crew.
The decision was taken in line with the government’s plea for the nation to practice social distancing in order to delay the further spread of the potentially deadly coronavirus - and viewers were emotional as they watched. "Ant and Dec kick off #SaturdayNightTakeaway without an audience for the first time ever...
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