How many seasons does SMTV Live have?

SMTV Live has 6 seasons and 291 episodes, and first aired in 1998.

Is SMTV Live worth watching?

SMTV Live holds an average rating of 7.4/10 on TMDB, and it lands best with fans of comedy. Join the discussion below to add your take.

SMTV Live

Name: SMTV Live
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1998-08-29
Rating: 7.4
Cast: Anthony McPartlin, Declan Donnelly, Cat Deeley

Ended

1998 - 2003

7.4

Comedy

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Overview

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.