Emma Willis... queen of Saturday night TV! She's on both BBC and ITV for nearly FOUR hours

Published: 01:33 BST, 5 October 2026 | Updated: 01:58 BST, 5 October 2026

Following a rigorous audition process, she blew her competition out of the water to land the most coveted job in television.

And now it seems that Emma Willis is not just the new queen of Strictly, but also of Saturday night TV – after appearing on our screens for nearly four consecutive hours this weekend.

The presenter, 50, was live on BBC One from 6.15pm-8.50pm on Saturday, hosting the second live show of the series alongside fellow newcomers Josh Widdicombe, 43, and Johannes Radebe, 39.

Viewers were then able to immediately switch over to ITV to see the mother of three hosting The Voice, which was on air between 8.50pm and 10.05pm.

While the staggered schedule means the presenter doesn't go head-to-head with herself on rival channels, it does mean she dominates Saturday night television. 

Strictly is aired live on a Saturday, with the result show filmed straight afterwards and broadcast on Sunday, but Ms Willis filmed the current series of The Voice last year.

Queen of Saturday night TV: Emma is appearing as the host on ITV1's The Voice 

She is also appearing on BBC1's Strictly Come Dancing, alongside Josh Widdicombe (left) and Johannes Radebe (right)

This should be the only year she dominates the schedules, however, as Ms Willis has already stepped down from her role on the ITV singing contest to be replaced by Stacey Solomon and Alesha Dixon. 

But if Ms Willis remains in her new Strictly role, she could be going up against her old show next year, should they move it to an earlier slot. 

Last week, Strictly saw dismal viewing figures for its first live show, with just 5.049million tuning in compared to 6.2million last year.

While this Saturday night's programme was still a million down on last year, it was slightly up on last week – with 5.1million seeing the film-themed second live show. 

But a Strictly spokesman said: 'Strictly's Movie Week was the most watched programme of the night, with a peak of 5.6million viewers.'