Yahoo News Ant & Dec's Takeaway WILL return for final two episodes
Declan Donnelly will present the final two episodes of Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway when the programme returns over the Easter weekend.
The presenter and ITV both released statements confirming that the popular variety show will return on Saturday, March 31 for the penultimate episode of the series without Ant McPartlin, who is currently in rehab.
The finale on April 7 is going ahead at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida as planned.
This weekend's episode on March 24 was previously pulled from TV schedules.
"Whilst I never thought I'd be in this position, after much discussion and careful consideration we've decided that the remaining two shows of this series of Saturday Night Takeaway will go ahead," Dec said.
"We made a promise to take hundreds of deserving winners to Florida to watch the series finale, and we will honour that.
"Everyone at ITV and the Takeaway team feels we owe it to the audience to complete the series."
- antanddec (@antanddec) March 21, 2018
The channel said in a statement: "ITV can confirm that Saturday Night Takeaway, presented by Declan Donnelly, will return on March 31, and the series finale will be taking place at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida a week later."
ITV can confirm that Saturday Night Takeaway, presented by Declan Donnelly, will return on March 31, and the series finale will be taking place at Universal Orlando Resort in Florida a week later.
- ITV Press Centre (@itvpresscentre) March 21, 2018
It is likely that regular supporting members of the presenting team Stephen Mulhern and Scarlett Moffatt will be around to assist Dec.
Over the weekend, Ant was arrested on suspicion of drink driving after his Mini was said to have been involved in a collision with two other cars in London.
The Voice UK is taking Saturday Night Takeaway's 7pm timeslot this weekend, with a repeat of Through the Keyhole following at 9pm.
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