About this season
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.
Episodes (65)
1. Episode 1
Aired 29 August 1998
2. SM:TV Live
3. Episode 2
Aired 5 September 1998
5. Episode 3
Aired 12 September 1998
6. Episode 4
Aired 19 September 1998
7. Episode 5
Aired 26 September 1998
8. Episode 6
Aired 3 October 1998
9. Episode 7
Aired 10 October 1998
10. Episode 8
Aired 17 October 1998
11. Episode 9
Aired 24 October 1998
12. Episode 10
Aired 31 October 1998
13. Episode 11
Aired 7 November 1998
14. Episode 12
Aired 14 November 1998
15. Episode 13
Aired 21 November 1998
16. Episode 14
Aired 28 November 1998
17. Episode 68
Aired 11 December 1999
18. Episode 15
Aired 5 December 1998
19. Episode 16
Aired 12 December 1998
20. Episode 17
Aired 19 December 2003
21. Episode 18
Aired 26 December 1998
22. Episode 19
Aired 2 January 1999
23. Episode 20
Aired 9 January 1999
24. Episode 21
Aired 16 January 1999
25. Episode 22
Aired 23 January 1999
26. Episode 23
Aired 30 January 1999
27. Episode 24
Aired 6 February 1999
28. Episode 25
Aired 13 February 1999
29. Episode 26
Aired 20 February 1999
30. Episode 27
Aired 27 February 1999
31. Episode 28
Aired 6 March 1999
32. Episode 29
Aired 13 March 1999
33. Episode 30
Aired 20 March 1999
34. Episode 31
Aired 27 March 1999
35. Episode 32
Aired 3 April 1999
36. Episode 33
Aired 10 April 1999
37. Episode 34
Aired 17 April 1999
38. Episode 35
Aired 24 April 1999
39. Episode 36
Aired 1 May 1999
40. Episode 37
Aired 8 May 1999
41. Episode 38
Aired 15 May 1999
42. Episode 39
Aired 22 May 1999
43. Episode 40
Aired 29 May 1999
44. Episode 41
Aired 5 June 1999
45. Episode 42
Aired 12 June 1999
46. Episode 43
Aired 19 June 1999
47. Episode 44
Aired 26 June 1999
48. Episode 45
Aired 3 July 1999
49. Episode 46
Aired 10 July 1999
50. Episode 47
Aired 17 July 1999
51. Episode 48
Aired 24 July 1999
52. Episode 49
Aired 31 July 1999
53. Episode 50
Aired 7 August 1999
54. Episode 51
Aired 14 August 1999
55. Episode 52
Aired 21 August 1999
56. Episode 53
Aired 28 August 1999
57. B*Witched, Buffalo G, Jessica Simpson
Aired 1 April 2000
58. 15 November 2003
Aired 15 November 2003
59. Lolly, Gaby Roslin, Billie Piper
Aired 8 April 2000
60. Mandy Moore, Prince Naseem
Aired 15 April 2000
61. 6 December 2003
Aired 6 December 2003
62. S Club 7
Aired 29 April 2000
63. Steps
64. 13 December 2003
Aired 13 December 2003
65. 20 December 2003
Aired 20 December 2003
66. 27 December 2003
Aired 27 December 2003
The last ever episode of SM:TV Live. Ant, Dec & Cat return for final episodes of Challenge Ant, Secret of My Sucess & Chums. Brian, Tess & Shavaugn also join Des for a last ever episode of Eminemmerdale.