

THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS RENEWED FOR SECOND SERIES ON BBC ONE FOLLOWING RATINGS RECORD
The Celebrity Traitors, made by Studio Lambert Scotland, has captivated audiences nationwide with its compelling mix of detection, backstabbing and trust, brought to life by a star-studded cast. The first episode of The Celebrity Traitors has already been watched by over 11.7m viewers to date and continues to grow, with 2.2M 16-34 year olds tuning in, breaking its own record for most viewed episode of the programme. This makes the series debut of The Celebrity Traitors the bi


ALAN CARR 'FRONTS SECRET GAMESHOW PILOT' FOR POTENTIAL NEW BBC SERIES
Alan Carr has reportedly presented a pilot episode for a top-secret BBC gameshow, according to The Sun. Meanwhile, Following another successful run in 2024, Saturday night family favourite Alan Carr’s Picture Slam returns to BBC One and iPlayer for a third series. Picture Slam will see three teams face a series of pictures and each picture is worth cash. The more they can name the more they win, but for the big money they need to name them ALL, and if they do that, they’ve go


UNDER SALT MARSH: FIRST LOOK AND DRAMA RELEASED FOR NEW SKY THRILLER STARRING RAFE SPALL AND KELLY REILLY
Award-winning actor Rafe Spall (The English, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom) stars opposite Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone, Here) in the gripping new Sky Original crime thriller ‘Under Salt Marsh’. Also joining the series are the award-winning Jonathan Pryce (The Crown, Slow Horses), Naomi Yang (Nightsleeper, Wolfe) and rising star Harry Lawtey (Industry, Joker Folie à Deux). The six-part limited event series, created and directed by Claire Oakley (Make Up) and produced by Little


CHILDREN IN NEED: PUDSY BROUGHT TO LIFE FOR BBC ANIMATED SPECIAL THIS DECEMBER, VOICE CAST ANNOUNCED
BBC Children in Need announce iconic mascot Pudsey will be brought to life in a magical and moving 25 minute on-screen animation, created for CBeebies and coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer this December. Pudsey and the Thread of Hope, a story by Tom Fletcher, follows Jai, a young boy navigating grief after the loss of his father, as he embarks on a journey of healing, hope and adventure with Pudsey. Along the way, they meet other children connected by a golden thread of kindn


PRISONER 951: FIRST LOOK AND TRAILER RELEASED FOR NEW BBC DRAMA BASED ON THE STORY OF NAZANIN ZAGHARI-RATCLIFFE
Narges Rashidi (Gangs of London, Under The Shadow, The Allegation) and Joseph Fiennes (Dear England, The Handmaid’s Tale, Shakespeare in Love) star in the lead roles of Prisoner 951. The factual drama is based on the extraordinary true story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British-Iranian citizen who was imprisoned and held hostage by the Iranian state for six years, and her husband Richard Ratcliffe who campaigned for justice and her return. The four-part series, written by


THE MADAME BLANC MYSTERIES: FIRST LOOK AND CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR FEATURE-LENGTH CHRISTMAS SPECIAL ON 5
Much-loved crime drama The Madame Blanc Mysteries created by and starring Sally Lindsay returns for a feature length Christmas special this year. In this extra-special 1 x 120” Christmas episode, Jean, Dom, Judith and Jeremy attend an exclusive Christmas Eve event at the Musée de Sainte Victoire. Jean is invited to authenticate a newly acquired treasure - a rare Ormolu box once owned by Marie Antoinette. But the festive mood turns dark when Jean discovers a ticking bomb hidde


THE PARTY: ITV ANNOUNCES NEW POLITICAL DRAMA STARRING LUKE EVANS AND TOM CULLEN
ITV have commissioned The Party, a five-part drama based on the acclaimed novel by Elizabeth Day, starring Luke Evans (Nine Perfect Strangers, Murder Mystery, Fast and Furious franchise and ITV’S The Pembrokeshire Murders) as Martin Gilmour, a journalist shaped by his lifelong friendship with the wealthy and charismatic politician Ben Fitzmaurice, played by Tom Cullen (The Gold, Trespasses, House of the Dragon). Raised alone by his working-class mum, Sylvia, played by BAFTA a


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, THURSDAY 6th NOVEMBER 2025
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. HOUSEMATES HAVE ‘THE PERFECT DAY’ - OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN In this week's shopping task, Housemates must have ‘The Perfect Day’. This must start with ‘The Perfect Wake up’. Woken up by the ringing of a chorus of alarm clocks hidden all over the House, Housemates have just two minutes to locate all 10. If they fail to, they must go back to bed and restart the


SKY REVEALS DECEMBER PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES
Sky have revealed the new and returning titles airing across its portfolio of channels in December 2025. Amadeus Based on Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, and boldly adapted by Joe Barton (Black Doves, Giri/Haji, The Lazarus Project), this spectacular five-part reimagination explores the meteoric rise and mythic downfall of one of history’s most iconic composers — and rockstar virtuoso of the 18th century, Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart (played by Will Sharpe, The White L


FAMOUS FACES ENTERING THE BOARDROOM FOR THE CELEBRITY APPRENTICE THIS CHRISTMAS ON BBC ONE REVEALED
This festive season, a host of famous faces are stepping into the boardroom as The Apprentice returns with two celebrity Christmas specials in aid of BBC Children in Need. The celebrities taking part are AJ Odudu, Angela Scanlon, Charlie Hedges, Eddie Kadi, Jake Wood, JB Gill, Kadeena Cox, Matt Morsia, Rob Rinder, Sarah Hadland, Shazia Mirza and Tom Skinner. Tasked with putting the celebrities through their paces for Children in Need, Lord Sugar calls upon Santa Claus for hel


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, WEDNESDAY 5th NOVEMBER 2025
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. HOUSEMATES ‘SPIN THE FIREWORK’ AND ANSWER EXPLOSIVE QUESTIONS Big Brother gathers the Housemates at the sofas. Big Brother says, “Happy Fireworks Night Housemates. To celebrate, Big Brother is giving you the chance to win a firework party later this evening. To earn it, you must play ‘spin the firework’ and answer a set of explosive questions.” Emily says, “Let’s j


RATINGS REPORT: 13-19 OCTOBER 2025, MOST WATCHED SHOWS REVEALED
The latest 7-day consolidated ratings for programmes shown or released for the last week have been released by BARB. The top-50 breakdown can be found on BARB's website here . The Celebrity Traitors continued to dominate the week, climbing to 12,229,100 and 12,851,300 viewers for its third and fourth episodes on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. It was several million ahead of Strictly Come Dancing, which was watched by 7.379,400 on Saturday night and 6,848,400 for its Sun

























































