Ant & Dec reach 25 years with ITV after contract extension

Ant & Dec, ITV’s evergreen presenting duo, are set to celebrate 25 years with the British broadcaster.

The couple, whose real names are Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly, will extend their current exclusive relationship by another three years, making the partnership a quarter of a century.

This year they will appear in shows like the current series The unlimited victory of Ant & Dec, Mier & Des’ Saturday night Take Out, Britain has talent and I’m a celebrity… Get me out of here!. Her shows can now be seen on network ITV1 and streamer ITVX, which launched by the end of 2022.

Started as an actor in a children’s TV show Biker GroveThey had a short-lived pop career before becoming Britain’s most successful presenting duo, winning 43 National Television Awards and 18 BAFTA Television Awards.

your recent start, Win without limitsdebuted in January 2022 and has since become ITV’s biggest new series The masked singer. 6.1 million was needed at launch. In the past few years I’m a celebrity… earned the show its highest ratings in four years, peaking at 11.5 million in the finale.

Kevin Lygo, managing director for media and entertainment at ITV, said: “The world of television and streaming is always a much better place with Ant & Dec at its core and we look forward to continuing our successful collaboration with them over the next to continue for three years.”

McPartlin said: “We are very fortunate to be able to present the best entertainment programs in the world. We absolutely love our shows and are both very happy and excited to extend our relationship with ITV for another three years.

Donnelly added: “We can’t believe we’re reaching 25 years exclusively with ITV. Especially as we’ll both only be 30 this year.”