Australian Saturday Night Takeaway Among ITV Studios’ Commissions

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ITV Studios (ITVS) has nailed down new orders and renewals for several of its formats, including Saturday Night Takeaway.

ITVS Australia will produce the first-ever Australian version of the family variety show Saturday Night Takeaway, which will run under the local title Sunday Night Takeaway, for Network Ten. The live show will be hosted by Chris Brown and Julia Morris. A fifth season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! was also commissioned by Network Ten and will be produced by ITVS Australia.

Meanwhile, ITVS France is going to produce a new season of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! for TF1. Renewals have been ordered for Talpa Media’s global talent show The Voice and the bridal rivalry format Four Weddings. Season one of the celebrity ice-skating format, Dancing on Ice, is currently in preproduction by ITVS Germany for SAT.1 in Germany. Additionally, ITVS produces all seven international versions of Love Island. This includes in Germany (RTL2), Australia (Network Nine), Sweden (TV4), Norway (TV3), as well as the upcoming U.S. (CBS), Danish (TV3) and Finnish (MTV3) versions.

Maria Kyriacou, the president of international at ITVS, said, “We’re very excited to see Saturday Night Takeaway and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, two gems in our rich portfolio of tried and tested format brands, on air in two more major global markets. We look forward to making these shows firm favorites with viewers and working alongside Network Ten, TF1 and all our valued partners this fall.”