Ant & Dec Want To Bring Back "SM:TV Live" For The Show's 20th Anniversary

The presenters told ITV's This Morning, as well as members of the press, that they wish to bring the show back for a one-off special in 2018.

Ant & Dec have said that they want SM:TV Live to come back for a one-off special to celebrate the show's 20th anniversary in 2018.

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If you had parents who didn't allow you to watch Saturday morning television (I feel for you) or, perish the thought watched BBC Two instead, SM:TV Live was an iconic live kids show that made hosts Ant & Dec and Cat Deeley household names.

SM:TV Live featured skits such as Chums, Challenge Ant, SMTV 2099, The Beautiful Corrs,Captain Justice, Eat My Goal and F'art Attack.

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It was so good many of us forgot to make recordings of it on VHS tape and all we have left are the grainiest clips on earth on YouTube.

When asked about the show returning on This Morning, Dec said: "We're talking about maybe doing something if we can get Cat back from America. She's a big star out there, she hosts shows over there now, so she might come back if we beg."

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The presenters also talked to numerous members of the press at a roundtable, including the Radio Times.

Dec told the publication: “We've kind of floated it around a few people, getting a straw poll and so far we've had some positive responses. So that’s good to know."

BuzzFeed understands that bringing SM:TV Live is only at the ideas stage at present, rather than being in development. It's still only a possibility. Currently the pair are occupied with hosting Saturday Night Takeaway and Britain's Got Talent.

If the show did return, it would most likely return to ITV, as the pair signed a new three-year deal with the channel in November last year.

ITV and representatives for Cat Deeley have been contacted for further comment.