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SMTV Live

SMTV Live

1998–2003 · TV · 6 seasons · 291 episodes

The series ran 6 seasons across 291 episodes and has ended.

Synopsis

SMTV Live, also stylised as SM:tv LIVE and in early promotional material SMTV://live, is 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 company Gallowgate currently owns the rights to the show.

Ratings

SourceRating
IMDb8.2/10
TMDB7.4/105 votes

Seasons

1Season 165 ep1998
2Season 252 ep1999
3Season 352 ep2000
4Season 452 ep2001
5Season 552 ep2002
6Season 618 ep2003

Cast