Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have thanked viewers for their support after presenting their first Saturday Night Takeaway show without a live audience amid the coronavirus pandemic. Grateful: Ant McPartlin and Declan Donnelly have thanked viewers for their support after presenting their first Saturday Night Takeaway show without a live audience amid the coronavirus pandemicOn their official Twitter account, Ant penned: 'Wow! Commenting on the lack of audience, Dec said 'it's a little weird', while Ant was quick to praise their 'smaller but still amazing crew'. The touching scenes, along with Olly performing with Ant, Dec, Joel, Andi, Stephen and Bradley acting as backing dancers, left viewers at home reaching for the tissues. Ant and Dec insisted that they won't be using canned laughter for their first Saturday Night Takeaway without a live audienceSpeaking via live link from their Takeaway Studios, Ant and Dec insisted the show will be business as usual even without their audience.

Source: Daily Mail March 21, 2020 20:09 UTC