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

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

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

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

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

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

Millionaire Hot Seat will return to ITV next year for a new series, with the show returning to the studio later this year. It will follow a new run of 10 episodes - recorded as part of its first series - which are expected to air this Autumn on ITV. A twist on the classic Millionaire format, Millionaire Hot Seat sees six contestants vying for a chance to win big — but there's no room for indecision. Hosted by Jeremy Clarkson, this thrilling fast-paced twist on the global Who

Channel 4 and Love Productions today announce a brand new five-part series, The Great Celebrity Pottery Throw Down, hosted by actor, presenter and author Liza Tarbuck. Six celebrities, each with little to no pottery experience will brave the clay and take to the wheel in a series of bold ceramic challenges. The celebrities getting their hands dirty and unleashing their creativity are comedian, writer and actor Lucy Beaumont; comedian, writer, actor and author Fatiha El-Ghor

Gladiators star Jamie Bigg, known by his Gladiator name Giant, is leaving the BBC show after three series - saying "this wasn't a decision I made." Posting to Instagram, Bigg said: "To my Gladiator family. I want to tell you all that I won’t be coming back for season 4 of the TV show. Being a Gladiator has been one of the greatest honours of my life. Stepping into that arena, hearing the crowd, representing strength, resilience and being a role model… that’s something I’ll ca

The BBC and NBCUniversal are pleased to announce that following a highly competitive process a coproduction from Expectation and Plegazoid has emerged as the successful candidate for the brand-new unscripted format development opportunity with an innovative and compelling twist on a studio-based gameshow. The two broadcasters are once again joining forces to seek out the next global unscripted hit format, building on the groundbreaking phenomenon of The Traitors and the succe

Romesh Ranganathan is to host a new comedy reality series, Would You Rather: Decide To Survive, for Prime Video. The new series will launch this June. Hosted by Ranganathan, this game show sees two teams of familiar faces compete in hilarious challenges based on ‘Would You Rather’ decisions. These three simple words decide everything from what they eat to who they send home. One by one, the players will be eliminated until we have our Would You Rather: Decide To Survive champ

Britain’s most popular TV awards, voted for entirely by the public, are back this autumn. For over three decades, the public-voted National Television Awards have been the ultimate vox pop of the TV-watching nation. Hosted for the sixth year by the ebullient Joel Dommett, the star-studded event will be held on 8th September 2026 at The O2 London and broadcast live on ITV1, ITVX, STV and STV Player.

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

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