

GOGGLEBOX: SHOWS FEATURING ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE REVEALED, FRIDAY 24th APRIL 2026
Britain's sharpest armchair critics are back to share more of their insightful and passionate takes on the week's biggest and best shows. Each episode is filmed over the previous seven days, covering that week’s TV and news highlights. In each household, Gogglebox will capture their instant reactions, love/hate relationships and fierce debates on the best and worst television shows of the past week – all from the comfort of their sofas. From the Saturday night juggernauts


HOLEY MOLEY: ANT & DEC BRING CRAZY GOLF GAMESHOW FORMAT TO THE UK, DUO TO PRESENT THE NEW ITV SERIES
ITV announces the commission of Holey Moley - bringing the global smash hit extreme crazy golf show to the UK stage in this four-part entertainment television event, hosted by inimitable duo and golf fanatics Ant & Dec. Co-produced by Talkback Thames (a Fremantle label) and Mitre Studios, Holey Moley transforms crazy golf into an adrenaline-fuelled primetime event. This is crazy golf - supersized. Contestants will tackle an epic, zany, visually jaw-dropping course packed wit


FIRST WOMAN: ITV ANNOUNCES NEW LUNAR THRILLER STARRING ANDREA RISEBOROUGH AND ASHLEY WALTERS
ITV have commissioned six part propulsive, lunar thriller First Woman, starring Andrea Riseborough (Academy Award nominee for To Leslie, The Good Boy and Goodbye June) and Ashley Walters (Emmy Award nominee for Adolescence, Top Boy, Missing You), created by Lydia Yeoman (Curfew) and George Oakes, from his original idea, and directed by Emmy and BAFTA winning Philip Martin. First Woman will be co-produced by leading indie Mammoth Screen (Code of Silence, Towards Zero, Betrayal


FOOTBALL FOCUS AXED BY BBC AFTER MORE THAN FIFTY YEARS ON AIR
Following extensive consideration, BBC Sport has decided to say goodbye to Football Focus at the end of this season First broadcast in 1974, Football Focus is a testament to the brilliant teams who have worked on it over the years and, of course, the audience. The BBC said: "The programme has been a staple of the BBC’s football coverage for decades, providing fans with interviews, analysis and stories from across the game ahead of the weekend’s fixtures. But changing audience


ITV CONFIRMS EXTENDED SERIES OF BIG BROTHER FOR THIS AUTUMN
Big Brother (produced by Initial, part of Banijay UK) returns this autumn for its fourth series on ITV2 and ITVX. A new batch of Housemates from every corner of the UK will take up residence in the nation’s most famous home which returns with a stylish new look, setting the stage for eight weeks of drama, laughter and unmissable moments. Prepare for shocking twists, elaborate challenges, high-pressure nominations, and gripping live evictions. As alliances form and rivalries i


ITV CONFIRMS CELEBRITY SPECIALS OF GAMESHOWS IN AID FOR SOCCER AID 2026
ITV have announced a range of gameshow celebrity specials in aid of Soccer Aid for UNICEF 2026. Bullseye for Soccer Aid Freddie Flintoff hosts a very special episode of Bullseye as he is joined by Olly Murs and Mark Wright, Kym Marsh and Jon Richardson as they show off their darts prowess, all to raise money for UNICEF. Deal or No Deal for Soccer Aid Jill Scott takes on the banker in this very special star-studded edition of Deal or No Deal for Soccer Aid. Stephen Mulhern and


ITV SUPERSIZES COOKING WITH THE STARS FOR SEVENTH SERIES THIS SUMMER
Cooking With The Stars returns for a sixth series in partnership with M&S Food. Produced by South Shore and co-funded by M&S Food, the 10-part cooking contest sees 12 celebrities go head-to-head in the kitchen as they attempt to go from passionate amateur cooks to restaurant level chefs. Each celebrity will be paired with an accomplished chef who will mentor and teach them to produce delicious dishes that will be judged by the other professional chefs. At the end of each epis


ITV CONFIRMS SECOND SERIES AND NEW ADDITIONS TO THE FLOOR AS HIT GAMESHOW RETURNS FOR SECOND SERIES
Following the huge success of the first series, ITV has commissioned a second series of hit primetime quiz The Floor, hosted by award-winning actor and comedian Rob Brydon. Series one has reached over 11 million viewers across ITV and ITVX, making it ITV’s biggest entertainment launch in over a year. Now, the giant LED grid is set to light up once more with even more duels in store, added audio rounds and a brand new ‘category steal’ twist. This time the series sees 90 brand-


I'M A CELEBRITY: FIRST LOOK AT TONIGHT'S TRIAL, THURSDAY 23rd APRIL 2026
The all-star version of the iconic I’m A Celebrity… format will once again bring together some of the most memorable campmates from series gone by, as they return to test themselves in brand new trials and challenges in the South African wilderness. Campmates have already proved that they can survive the Australian jungle, but this is I’m A Celebrity… on a whole new level, it’s where legends are made. The trials are tougher than ever and with that, so are the stakes. With rel


TRADING PLACES: YOUNG PEOPLE TO EXPERIENCE A DIFFERENT WAY OF LIFE FOR NEW CHANNEL 5 SOCIAL EXPERIMENT
5 has today announced a brand-new four-part series, Trading Places, produced by Orchard Studios. This enthralling and provocative ‘fish-out-of-water’ format follows groups of three young people per episode as they are taken out of their existing lives and plunged into an immersive, week-long, 24/7 experience inside one of four extraordinary and revealing worlds – worlds with clear expectations of behaviour, exacting standards and a way of life radically different from their o


HOME FOR THE WEEKEND: TOM ALLEN TO HOST NEW CHANNEL 4 HOME MAKEOVER SERIES
Tom Allen is to host new Channel 4 series Home For The Weekend. The format sees two families - each with a £10,000 budget - compete against each other to transform their homes. Meanwhile, South Shore and Motion Entertainment, a WPP Media Company, have been commissioned to co-produce a second series of their hit property format “Can't Sell, Must Sell” for Channel 4, following a successful first series. The Douglas siblings, Scarlette and Stuart, will be rolling up their sl


SCHEDULES CONFIRMED: 02-08 MAY 2026, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED
The latest schedules have been confirmed for week commencing 2nd May 2026. The full rundown of the new and returning programmes can be found below. Dates Confirmed Making Life On Earth (New) - Factual Sunday 3rd May, 8pm, BBC One Escape To Florida (New Series) - Fact Ent Monday 4th May, 4pm, Channel 4 Number One Fan (New Series) - Drama Monday 4th May, 9pm, 5 Celebs Go Dating (New Series) - Reality Monday 4th May, 9pm, E4 Jamie Oliver's Ultimate BBQ (New) - Fact Ent Tuesday 5





















































