SMTV Live (1998-2003)
SMTV Live and in early promotional material SMTV://live, was a British Saturday morning children's television programme, first broadcast on ITV on 29 August 1998 and last broadcast on 27 December 2003.
On the surface, the programme did not seem to stray away from the format of other Saturday morning output, featuring an audience of children, competitions and cartoons, though it constantly won in ratings battles with the BBC's Live & Kicking and became ITV's most successful children's programme since Tiswas. The major success of SMTV Live has been attributed in equal parts to Ant & Dec's original presenting partnership with Cat Deeley, its use of thinly-veiled comedic innuendo aimed at older viewers, and its broadcast of the Japanese cartoon series Pokémon. At the height of its popularity, SMTV Live regularly attracted 2.5 million viewers. Ant & Dec's former company Gallowgate Holdings Limited currently owns the rights to the show.
Recent Episodes
Episode | Name | Airdate |
---|---|---|
S06E18 | The Last Ever SM:TV Live | Dec 27, 2003 |
S06E17 | SM:TV Gold- Episode 14 | Dec 20, 2003 |
S06E16 | SM:TV Gold- Episode 13 | Dec 13, 2003 |
S06E15 | SM:TV Gold- Episode 12 | Dec 6, 2003 |
S06E14 | SM:TV Gold- Episode 11 | Nov 29, 2003 |
Cast
Cat Deeley
James Redmond
Ant McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
Claire Richards
Stephen Mulhern
Tess Daly
Brian Dowling
Characters
Cat Deeley
James Redmond
Ant McPartlin
Declan Donnelly
Claire Richards
Stephen Mulhern
Tess Daly
Brian Dowling
Also known as
- SM:tv LIVE
- Saturday Morning Television Live
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