

CHANNEL 5 UNVEILS NEW DAYTIME LINE-UP FOR 2026, ALEXIS CONRAN AND MATT ALLWRIGHT JOINWHILST VANESSA RETURNS
5 has announced its refreshed daytime line-up for 2026, unveiling a new talk show fronted by Matt Allwright as it invests further in in the schedule and expands its output with ITN Productions. Storm Huntley is set to welcome new co-host Alexis Conran, Jeremy Vine will continue in his regular slot, while Vanessa will round off the 5 daytime schedule between 2-3pm with a revamped viewer focused show. From January, Storm Huntley will be joined by presenter Alexis Conran as co-h


ITV DAYTIME UNVEILS CHRISTMAS LINE-UP, LOOSE WOMEN TO AIR ON CHRISTMAS DAY FOR FIRST TIME
In a festive first this year, Loose Women will join Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and This Morning in ITV Daytime’s Christmas Day schedule on ITV1 and ITVX. Viewers can see in Christmas Day with Good Morning Britain on December 25th before joining Lorraine as she hosts a cracking Christmas Day sofa special. Cat, Ben, Alison and Dermot continue the Christmas cheer with heart-warming surprises and big name celebrities on This Morning, along with some last minute tips for Chri


JOE WICKS TO FRONT NEW YEAR'S DAY LIFESTYLE SPECIAL ON ITV
ITV have commissioned Joe Wicks New Year’s Day, a 1x60' special fronted by fitness coach and broadcaster Joe Wicks and produced by Whisper north. Designed to energise, motivate, and inspire, the show will deliver the very best in family-friendly lifestyle content, in Joe’s signature style - informative, invigorating, and entertaining providing viewers with an uplifting start to 2026. The programme will feature: Quick-fire workouts with Joe to get the nation moving; Healthy an


GARY BARLOW RETURNS TO ITV FOR THIRD WINE TOUR AS HE TRAVELS NEW ZEALAND
ITV have recommissioned another ‘wine tour’ with Gary Barlow following the first two series. For the third series, consisting of 6x30' episodes, the Take That star will travel New Zealand. As with previous series, Gary will be joined by celebrity pals along the way as he samples the best Sauvignon Blancs, Syrahs and everything in between! In the last series, viewers got to follow Gary as he tours the Australia with Take That - who returned there as a band for the first time


DO YOU KNOW YOUR PLACE?: VERNON KAY AND THE TRAITORS STAR PAUL GORTON TEAM UP FOR NEW BBC QUIZ
Do You Know Your Place? is a brand new 20x30’ celebrity quiz show presented by Vernon Kay and made by Stellify Media based in Northern Ireland. Each episode Vernon will put his three celebrity guest’s knowledge of the UK to the test, with the help or hindrance from The Traitors alumni Paul Gorton as he acts as Vernon’s ‘unreliable’ tour guide. Paul will be out and about, in a different town or city each episode, setting questions to the celebs back in studio - their job... to


THE FINISH LINE RETURNS WITH WEEK OF CELEBRITY CHRISTMAS SPECIALS ON BBC ONE AHEAD OF FOURTH SERIES
As revealed by TV Zone earlier this Summer, daytime quiz The Finish Line has been recommissioned for a fourth series and a week of Celebrity specials on BBC One and iPlayer following its continued success. The popular quiz show sees Roman Kemp putting players through their paces in a thrilling combination of racing and quizzing, accompanied by Sarah Greene. Roman Kemp comments: “I’m so happy that The Finish Line is coming back to Northern Ireland to film for a fourth series a


ITV DAYTIME TO AIR ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SPECIALS AHEAD OF RELOCATION AND SCHEDULE CHANGES
ITV Daytime staples Good Morning Britain, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women will air their annual Christmas special this December for the sixth year. Good Morning Britain, Lorraine and This Morning are expected to air on Christmas Day itself as usual, with each pre-recording these special episodes earlier in December. Loose Women have confirmed multiple specials to air over the Festive season. Susanna Reid, Richard Madeley, Kate Garraway and Ed Balls are expected to fron


ITV ANNOUNCES NEW SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAMMING LINE-UP FOR 2026
ITV has announced a new Saturday morning lineup for January 2026 including an extended helping of James Martin’s Saturday Morning; following a bumper series this year which saw its highest share of viewing since 2017. Commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe and Leanne Clark, the new lineup for 2026 will build on ITV’s Saturday morning success in 2025 which has seen share of viewing grow by +8%. Alongside new James Martin will be a brand new series with Ainsley Harriott plus the retu


PRUE LEITH'S COTSWOLD KITCHEN SET FOR THIRD SERIES ON ITV
Fan-favourite Dame Prue Leith will be taking viewers back to her idyllic Cotswold home kitchen as the national treasure finds more guests to invite into her home, cooking more of her all-time favourite dishes and sharing her kitchen hacks in the second series of Prue Leith’s Cotswold Kitchen. Her husband and right-hand man, John, will also return with more country-living tips and humour. With the first series having an impressive double-digit consolidated audience share throu


JIMMY AND SHIVI'S FARMHOUSE BREAKFAST SET FOR THIRD SERIES ON ITV
Jimmy and Shivi's Farmhouse Breakfast is set to return to ITV weekend mornings next year for a brand new second series, again produced by produced by Rock Oyster Media. Hosted by Jimmy Doherty a nd Shivi Ramoutar , the pair will provide viewers with a show packed with food, family and lifestyle from the barn on Jimmy’s thriving family farm in the beautiful Suffolk countryside - Farmhouse Breakfast HQ. Transmission details will be announced in due course.


DOORBELL DETECTIVES RENEWED FOR EXTENDED SECOND SERIES ON BBC DAYTIME
Doorbell Detectives presented by Matt Allwright investigates the current state of neighbourhood crime in Britain through the experiences...


RIP-OFF BRITAIN RENEWED FOR FURTHER THREE SERIES ON BBC DAYTIME
Following a competitive tender process, BBC Studios has retained the contract to continue producing Rip Off Britain, the popular BBC...


LOOSE WOMEN CELEBRATES THE POWER OF MUSIC WITH SPECIAL EPISODE
On Thursday 9th October, ITV’s award-winning Loose Women will air a special episode ahead of World Mental Health Day that celebrates the...


CRIMEWATCH: STEPH McGOVERN JOINS LONGRUNNING BBC SERIES AS NEW PRESENTER
EXCLUSIVE Steph McGovern is to join BBC Crimewatch as its new lead presenter, alongside Rav Wilding, when Crimewatch Live returns to BBC...
































































