

THE 1% CLUB RENEWED, HANDED THREE YEAR RECOMMISSION BY ITV, ROLLOVER SPECIALS TO RETURN
ITV announces a new landmark three-year deal for The 1% Club. A truly global hit, The 1% Club remains the biggest original quiz show in more than a decade. It regularly exceeds 5 million viewers an episode and since launching three years ago, it has been streamed over 60 million times and reached over 43 million viewers. ITV will commission further series and specials of The 1% Club over the next three years, alongside the return of The 1% Club Rollover later this year and Th


BAFTA TV AWARD WINNERS 2026 REVEALED IN FULL
BAFTA has announced the winners of the 2026 BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises at a ceremony in London. Celebrating the very best of television broadcast in 2025, the ceremony was hosted by Greg Davies with musical performances from Cat Burns and AURORA. Adolescence was the only programme to win four categories: Owen Cooper won his first BAFTA for Supporting Actor, Christine Tremarco won Supporting Actress, also a first-time BAFTA winner. First-time BAFTA winner Stephen


SECRET GENIUS WITH ALAN CARR RENEWED FOR EXTENDED SECOND SERIES ON CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 has announced the recommission of recent hit series Secret Genius, which will return for an extended run of seven episodes. Hosts Alan Carr and Susie Dent will be back to guide audiences through a fresh set of mindboggling challenges designed to uncover the hidden potential of ordinary people with extraordinary minds. The first series, which attracted 2.1 million episode one viewers saw people from across the country and from different walks of life descend on Geniu


CAPITAL'S SUMMERTIME BALL RETURNS TO ITV, LINE-UP ANNOUNCED
In 2023, ITV and Global announced a new partnership, with ITV commissioning 2x90' entertainment specials which showcased the highlights from both Capital’s Summertime Ball with Barclaycard and Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball. Each concert sees the world’s biggest artists come together to play for a live audience at some of the UK's biggest arenas. ITV and Capital have renewed their partnership, with both Summertime and Jingle Bell Balls due to broadcast on ITV1 and ITVX this year.


BAFTA UNVEILS FAMOUS FACES PRESENTING AWARDS AND ATTENDING 2026 TV CEREMONY
BAFTA unveils a raft of much-loved British and International television stars set to walk the legendary red carpet at this Sunday’s BAFTA Television Awards with P&O Cruises. The star-studded evening celebrating the best of British television will be hosted by Greg Davies and will broadcast at 7pm on Sunday 10 May on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Ahead of the ceremony, audiences can tune into Fleur East and Roman Kemp live from the red carpet on BAFTA’s YouTube bringing viewers ev


SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE UK RENEWED FOR EXTENDED SECOND SERIES ON SKY ONE
Saturday Night Live UK will return for a second series, as Sky confirms it has commissioned 12 more episodes of the British incarnation of NBC’s legendary late-night comedy showcase. The news comes as the landmark first series draws to a close next week, which has so far seen Tina Fey, Jamie Dornan, Riz Ahmed, Jack Whitehall, Nicola Coughlan and Aimee Lou Wood go live from London on Saturday night. Sky confirmed series two will return to Sky One, with its 12 episodes airing


THE WILD FRONTIER: I'M A CELEBRITY SET FOR CANADA-BASED SPIN-OFF SERIES TO MARK 25 YEARS OF ITV SHOW, ANT & DEC TO HOST
Hot off the heels from the second series of I'm A Celebrity South Africa, The Sun newspaper reports I'm A Celebrity is set for another spin-off series in 2027 - this time located in Canada. The spin-off show, with the sub-title The Wild Frontier , will be hosted by Ant & Dec and will 'pair up well known faces' as they are forced to live, eat and sleep together during their time on the show. It is not known whether these celebrities will be former campmates or new campmates.


MOCK THE WEEK RETURNS WITH SPECIAL MINI-SERIES THIS SUMMER ON TLC
Warner Bros. Discovery UK & Ireland has today announced that Mock the Week will be back on TLC with a 5-episode special summer series. Following the successful return of the show on the new free-to-air TLC at the start of the year, the additional 5-episode run through June and July will give Mock the Week fans their fix of summer satire ahead of series 2, airing this autumn. Produced by Angst, the 5x60 summer series, which starts on TLC at 9pm on Sunday 7 June, will see Dar


BBC CONFIRMS RETURNING STRICTLY PRO DANCERS, JUDGES AND THEMED WEEK AHEAD OF 2026 SERIES
The BBC and BBC Studios today confirm plans for Strictly Come Dancing 2026, as the eagerly anticipated new series gets ready to once again light up Saturday and Sunday nights this autumn on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. Made by BBC Studios Entertainment, Strictly Come Dancing remains as the biggest Entertainment title for viewer hours on the BBC plus the latest series attracted an average audience of 7.8m viewers (main show average on 28-Day BARB 4-Screens) with 8.6m tuning in to


NOBODY'S FOOL: FIRST LOOK TRAILER FOR NEW ITV REALITY QUIZ HOSTED BY DANNY DYER AND EMILY ATACK
ITV have released a first look trailer for brand new strategic reality quiz as Emily Atack and Danny Dyer host a compelling new game show called Nobody’s Fool. Nobody’s Fool is a unique reality event packed full of drama and deception where the fate of the contestants isn’t decided by how smart they are, but how smart their fellow contestants think they are. Ten contestants from across the UK will be selected to stay in a unique and mischievous ‘Smart House’, taking on a rea


SKY REVEALS FINAL TWO PRESENTERS OF SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE UK
On 9 May, BAFTA and Emmy award-winning star of stage and screen Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso, Ride or Die) will be joined by singer-songwriter and BRIT award winner Myles Smith. On 16 May, Rwandan-Scottish, BAFTA award-winning actor Ncuti Gatwa(Doctor Who, Sex Education, Barbie) will be joined by indie-pop singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone. This Saturday’s episode will be hosted by BAFTA-winning actor Aimee Lou Wood with music from British breakthrough artist, MEEK. Live fr


EUROVISION: BBC UNVEILS PRESENTING LINE-UP AHEAD OF 2026 CONTEST
Vienna calling... Eurovision season has officially begun! To mark the annual return of the Eurovision Song Contest – the world’s biggest music competition – the BBC are serving up a glittering assortment of Eurovision treats across TV, radio and digital to bring the nation together and cheer on this year’s UK entry, LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER. This year will be unlike any other as we celebrate the 70th edition of the contest in Austria, home of iconic alpine landscapes, classical m


NAME THAT TUNE: ITV REBOOTS CLASSIC MUSIC GAMESHOW WITH ALISON HAMMOND AS HOST
How well do you know tracks from Sinatra to Sedaka, Britney to Beyonce, Oasis to Olivia Dean and Doja Kat to Duran Duran? Could you name the tune of a well-known song after hearing just a few short notes? ITV announces a brand new series that challenges members of the public to do just that, in Name That Tune coming to ITV1 and ITVX. Hosted by Alison Hammond, each week contestants will be pitted against each other as their music knowledge is put to the test in a series of fas


WAGGING RIGHTS: UKTV TO LAUNCH NEW CELEBRITY DOG-TRAINING SERIES
Free streaming service U is launching new factual entertainment format Wagging Rights (6x60’) later this year, supported by a linear TX on U&Dave and U&W. Produced by Boldprint Studios, Wagging Rights follows five celebrities as they attempt to train their pet dogs to become show dogs. Rhod Gilbert, Harriet Kemsley, Kae Kurd, Sara Pascoe and Vicky Pattison are the five would-be trainers bringing their dogs along to compete for the Wagging Rights trophy. Across six episodes a
























































