

THE GRAND TOUR: LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR RELAUNCH OF HIT MOTORING SHOW ON PRIME VIDEO
Prime Video have revealed the presenters of the new series of The Grand Tour; celebrated trainspotter and secret petrolhead Francis Bourgeois, alongside James Engelsman and Thomas Holland, the acclaimed creators of the YouTube phenomenon Throttle House. All six episodes launch exclusively on Prime Video on 4 September. Together, the trio will front a six-part, globe-trotting series, tackling motoring’s most pressing, and delightfully absurd, questions across some of the world


WILL BEST CONFIRMED FOR STRICTLY COME DANCING 2026
Strictly Come Dancing 2026 is coming! The hotly anticipated new series is getting ready to light up Saturday and Sunday nights this autumn on BBC One and BBC Will is the co-host of ITV's Big Brother and the Hits Radio Breakfast Show. With over 15 years of broadcasting experience, Will began his screen career as a presenter on T4, with other TV work including roles on This Morning, BBC Three and Viva. Will was recently seen winning Celebrity Mastermind - with the specialist su


DRESS THE NATION AXED BY ITV AFTER TWO SERIES
The fashion forward series will not be returning for a third series on ITV. The series, hosted by AJ Odudu and Vernon Kay, saw M&S on the lookout for the UK’s very best emerging fashion designers. The series focusses on womenswear and menswear, and documents the search process over the course of five 60-minute episodes, welcoming contestants from up and down the nation. Nine candidates, ranging from ages 22 to 59, will compete to secure an exclusive mentorship with M&S where


THE BOX: EXTENDED PREVIEW FOR NEW ENTERTAINMENT SERIES HOSTED BY GARY LINEKER RELEASED BY ITV
Hosted by legendary broadcaster Gary Lineker, The Box plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. With each celebrity enclosed in a yellow box, they’ll find themselves in mystery locations across the country. They will never know where they are, or what challenge is facing them on the other side. The challenges could be physical, mental, logical, funny, a bit daunting, or all of those at once. With minimal or no instruction, they must decipher and work out what to do.


HOLEY MOLEY: ITV CONFIRM EARLY 2027 RELEASE FOR UK VERSION OF CRAZY GOLF GAMESHOW WITH ANT & DEC
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. The 4x60' series will air within the first quarter of 2027. 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 ta


THE WEAKEST LINK: CELEBRITIES APPEARING ON SIXTH SERIES OF BBC QUIZ REVEALED
The BBC have commissioned a sixth run of The Weakest Link with Romesh Ranganathan. Another star studded line up of celebrity contestants battle it out in one of the world’s most iconic quizzes, where the celebrities work as a team to build a cash prize for charity whilst trying to avoid the walk of shame and being voted ‘The Weakest Link’ by their fellow contestants. Famous faces appearing on the next series will include: Graheme Hall; Jean Johansson; Kae Kurd; Greg Mchugh; S


CACH MERCER CONFIRMED FOR STRICTLY COME DANCING 2026
Strictly Come Dancing 2026 is coming! The hotly anticipated new series is getting ready to light up Saturday and Sunday nights this autumn on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, with social media star and reigning Love Island-champion Cach Mercer joining the celebrity cast of 2026. With almost 50 million likes on TikTok alone, Cash has earned a legion of social media followers for his posts showcasing his Afrobeat, hip-hop and street dance moves. Cach also works as a model and DJ, and i


YOUR TIME STARTS NOW: TASKMASTER'S ALEX HORNE TO FRONT NEW CHANNEL 4 FORMAT FEATURING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
Channel 4 have commissioned a new entertainment pilot from Avalon - the producers of Taskmaster, hosted by Taskmaster's Alex Horne and featuring members of the public as contestants. A teaser shares: "The show will feature five households from around the UK who must pull together as a team at home in order to tackle a host of fun, creative and head-scratching tasks as set by Alex Horne of Taskmaster fame... "The random tasks are designed to require a combination of creativity


THE BOX: ITV TO AIR TEN MINUTE PREVIEW OF NEW GARY LINEKER SERIES AHEAD OF ENGLAND'S QUARTER FINAL MATCH THIS WEEKEND
Hosted by legendary broadcaster Gary Lineker, The Box plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. With each celebrity enclosed in a yellow box, they’ll find themselves in mystery locations across the country. They will never know where they are, or what challenge is facing them on the other side. The challenges could be physical, mental, logical, funny, a bit daunting, or all of those at once. With minimal or no instruction, they must decipher and work out what to do.


THE GREAT BRITISH SEWING BEE: MEET THE SEWERS TAKING PART IN NEW SERIES ON BBC ONE
The Great British Sewing Bee returns with brand-new host Sophie Willan. Over ten weeks, 12 of the country’s best home sewers compete to be crowned winner of the Sewing Bee crown. In the opening week, judges Patrick Grant and Esme Young set three challenges on the theme of the British summer. First up, the Pattern Challenge sees them crafting summer shorts with a patch pocket. Next, in the 90-minute Transformation Challenge, barbecue aprons become bags. Finally, there is a Sew


UNACCEPTABLE: COMEDY PANEL SHOW RENEWED FOR SECOND SERIES AHEAD OF SERIES LAUNCH
TLC have commissioned a second series of brand-new comedy show Unacceptable ahead of the first series launch, which will be available to watch on free to air TV channel TLC on Sundays from 5 July at 9pm. Unacceptable (6x60) is a new fast-paced comedy panel show, hosted by award-winning stand-up comedian, writer and podcaster Ed Gamble, where comedians battle it out to convince the studio audience of some downright outrageous opinions. Alongside Ed, comedy legends and te


THE CHASE AROUND THE WORLD: FIRST LOOK AND LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR NEW ITV SERIES
This brand-new six-part series, launching Thursday 16th July, sees six pairs of contestants attempt to track down the biggest brains in Britain - all six of The Chasers - in undisclosed locations around the globe. Unravelling puzzles along the way, the winning pair will pit their knowledge against The Chasers in order to win a life-changing prize pot. The Chase Around the World commission builds on the global phenomenon of the most successful and enduring quiz show format, T


TOM FLETCHER AND DANNY JONES TO LEAVE THE VOICE UK AFTER UPCOMING SERIES
After being pushed back not once but twice, ITV have now confirmed that the new series of The Voice UK will launch this Autumn It will be the first series since 2024 and over a year since it was recorded. TV Zone understands the series was originally due to air last Autumn, before ITV pushed it back to January where the broadcast planned for it to take the slot vacated by Dancing On Ice on Sunday nights. However, ITV swapped out The Voice in favour of new gameshow The Floor (


THE LYCETT ARMS: JOE LYCETT RETURNS TO CHANNEL 4 WITH NEW LIVE FRIDAY NIGHT SHOW
Career comedian Joe Lycett is currently applying for a licence to sell and serve alcohol - because he’s setting up his own pub. And it’s a pub with a difference - because it will only be open for an hour a week. During that hour, it will operate as the setting for Joe’s new live Channel 4 series The Lycett Arms, produced by Bango Studios and My Options Were Ltd, and featuring top drawer comedy entertainment from Joe and a pub full of celebrity guests. In order for the show to
























































