What time Celebrity Sabotage starts as contestants take part in Sara Davies' fake show The Applicant
Will you be watching?
ITV’s brand new primetime show Celebrity Sabotage launches tonight (March 21), and it’s already promising chaos, pranks and plenty of surprises.
The series debuts on ITV1 and ITVX, slotting into a reshuffled Saturday night schedule.
What time does Celebrity Sabotage start?
Celebrity Sabotage will air at 8pm, sandwiched between Britain’s Got Talent, now at 6:45pm, and The 1% Club, which has been moved to 9pm.
The Jonathan Ross Show follows at 10pm.
The schedule shake-up will remain in place for the next six weeks.
What is Celebrity Sabotage?
Hosted behind the scenes by a team of famous faces, the show sees celebrities secretly sabotage unsuspecting contestants, all in the hope of building up a prize pot worth up to £30,000.
Fronting the mischief are Joel Dommett, Judi Love, Sam Thompson and GK Barry, who operate from a hidden HQ.
The twist? Contestants believe they’re taking part in completely different reality shows, which are actually fake.
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Sara Davies fronts fake show The Applicant in launch show
In the first episode, viewers will see six contestants take part in a business-style competition called The Applicant, hosted by entrepreneur Sara Davies.
But behind the scenes, everything is being manipulated.
ITV teased, “A group of business enthusiasts will embark on a set of challenges. Unbeknownst to them, this is all fake.”
Sara is also in on the action, helping the saboteurs carry out their missions, with comedian Jo Brand joining the team for the first episode.
Explaining the concept, Sam Thompson described it as a “secret game show” where nothing is quite what it seems.
Contestants think they’re competing in formats ranging from business to cooking. But in reality, celebrities are secretly interfering with every task.
Joel Dommett added, “It’s essentially a show within a show. But there are so many layers to it.”
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‘I nearly died!’
The series is already delivering wild moments, including one terrifying prank involving Joel and a very excitable dog.
Recalling the stunt, he told The Sun, “I was dressed as dog toys. The dog just wanted to eat me. I nearly died!” He added that the show is “absolute madness” and one of the funniest experiences he’s had.
Each week will feature a different fake reality show, with celebrities working behind the scenes to sabotage tasks without getting caught. The more successful their pranks, the bigger the prize pot for the contestants at the end.
And with big names like Emma Willis, Matt Willis, Clare Balding, and Rylan Clark hosting the fake shows, viewers can expect plenty of twists.
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