A brand new Saturday Night spin-off show has been cancelled – before even airing an episode.
A one-off pilot of Ring My Bell, based on the segment of Ant & Dec’s weekly Saturday night TV series, was filmed earlier this year.
It sees people taking part in a series of games all filmed via video doorbells.
Typically, Ant & Dec will cross live to a video stream from an audience member‘s house. They will instruct neighbours who are watching the show live to take part in a race to get to the door first to win a cash prize.
The idea was set to become its own fully fledged TV show.
Simply called Ring My Bell, the show was NOT hosted by Ant & Dec. Instead, the episode filmed in London in March was fronted by husband and wife TV presenting duo Chris and Rosie Ramsey.
However it’s now been reported that the spin-off will not make it to screens with ITV deciding against a full series.
The single episode recorded will likely remain unaired.
A previously released teaser from audience website ApplauseStore shared: “If you love Saturday Night Takeaway then you are going to LOVE this fantastic new game show that gives the public and our studio audience the chance to win big through a series of hysterical games played on Britain’s doorsteps.
“Presented by new hosts, it’s got all the familiar Saturday Night Takeaway magic whilst still being its very own separate show. So get ready Britain, it’s time to RING MY BELL!”
It’s not the first part of Saturday Night Takeaway to be launched as its own series.
Stephen Mulhern fronts game show In For A Penny, which also originally started as part of Ant & Dec’s show.
The last series of Saturday Night Takeaway concluded earlier in 2024 on ITV1 and ITVX.
