

THE 1% CLUB SET FOR VALENTINES DAY AND KIDS SPECIALS AHEAD OF NEW SERIES OF HIT QUIZ ON ITV
BAFTA-nominated Lee Mack’s award-winning hit ITV game show returns for a fifth series, with a Valentines Day special and Kids special. The show sees 100 contestants begin every show, but to make it to the end and win the top prize of up to £100,000, contestants must correctly answer a question only 1% of the country would get right. Contestants of all ages and backgrounds can take part, because, unlike most quizzes, no swotting up on general knowledge is required to do well -


CELEBRITY BIG BROTHER "RESTED" BY ITV FOR 2026, WITH SHOW EXPECTED TO RETURN IN 2027 ON ITV2
Celebrity Big Brother will not be returning to screens this year, with the show instead expected to return in Spring 2027. When the show does return, it will be airing on ITV2 instead of ITV1 as previously announced. Due to ITV's rich reality slate in the first half of 2026, which includes I'm A Celebrity: South Africa, The Summit, Nobody's Fool and The Neighbourhood, Celebrity Big Brother will not air this year. The main series of Big Brother will return this Autumn for its


BLIND DATE: EMILY ATACK 'SET TO HOST' REBOOT OF CLASSIC SERIES ON DISNEY+
It's official - Blind Date is being rebooted by streamer Disney+ for a brand new series, with a reimagined and refreshed format. The classic studio format sees contestants choosing from three potential partners who are hidden away behind a screen. The contestant would eventually pick one suitor to take on a date after asking numerous questions. The series was most recently hosted by Paul O'Grady on Channel 5, however Disney+ promise "Blind Date like you've never seen before"


RATINGS: THE TRAITORS RETURNS TO BBC ONE WITH LARGEST LAUNCH AUDIENCE EVER
Claudia Winkleman hosts the ultimate reality game of trust and treachery with new twists and new players. Time to take to the edge of your seat once more as 22 people from across the UK descend on a Scottish castle to win up to £120k. Let the mind games begin. The show returned on New Year's Day to an audience of 6.4 million viewers - making it the largest audience for the opening episode of the show ever, with a peak of just over 7 million. In the opening episode, the secret


NEW IN 2026: NEW REALITY SURVIVAL COMPETITION SERIES APOCALYPSE SET FOR CHANNEL 4
Channel 4 have confirmed the commission of Apocalypse (previously titled Survive The City), a new eight-part reality format from The Garden, who produced Alone for the broadcaster. In this bold and ambitious social experiment, Channel 4 is sending a group of ordinary people to a jaw dropping, real world location - an abandoned town that bears all the hallmarks of being ravaged by an apocalyptic event. They'll have to survive for 28 days without running water, heating, or ele


NEW IN 2026: NEW REALITY ADVENTURE GAMESHOW 'THE HUNT' TO LAND ON CHANNEL 4
From CPL Productions, the masterminds behind Married at First Sight UK, with GroupM Motion Entertainment, comes The Hunt (w/t) - a heart-pounding, high-stakes game of predator versus prey, where there is only one rule – hunt or be hunted. Deep in a vast unforgiving forest, contestants are dropped into the ultimate real-world game of hide and seek - where losing means walking away with nothing and winning could mean pocketing up to £100,000. Surviving the game isn’t about bein


NEW IN 2026: NOBODY'S FOOL, DANNY DYER AND EMILY ATACK TO FRONT NEW ITV REALITY QUIZ
2026 will see ITV1 and ITVX launch a 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 reality c


NEW IN 2026: GRAHAM NORTON HOSTS NEW ITV REALITY FORMAT, THE NEIGHBOURHOOD
ITV have released a first look image of Graham Norton on the set of major new reality series The Neighbourhood, set to launch on ITV1 and ITVX in 2026. The 12-part series, hosted by Norton, sees families and households compete in a street-sized reality game, battling it out for the chance to take home a life-changing cash prize. It marries high-stakes competition, epic challenges and relatable domestic drama, to offer a different flavour of reality. The Neighbourhood will see


NEW IN 2026: WISDOM OF THE CROWD, JOHN BISHOP TO HOST NEW BBC SATURDAY NIGHT GAMESHOW
Wisdom of the Crowd, an exciting new quiz-based entertainment show from the makers of The 1% Club, is coming to iPlayer and BBC One. Hosted by comedy superstar John Bishop, in his big return to Saturday nights on the BBC, the show will see bold contestants having to take on the collective knowledge of the crowd. The producers, Magnum Productions, got the inspiration for the show when they heard about Francis Galton’s scientific discovery from over a century ago when he witnes


NEW IN 2026: THE BOX, GARY LINEKER HOSTS NEW ITV REALITY ENTERTAINMENT SERIES
Ten celebrities from the worlds of entertainment, music, sport, and politics - Sara Davies, Graeme Souness, Ellie Taylor, John Bercow, Shakira Khan, JB Gill, Ranvir Singh, Jenny Ryan, Danny Aarons and Joey Essex - are set to take part in ITV’s newest entertainment format, The Box. Hosted by legendary broadcaster Gary Lineker, The Box is a thrilling new format that plunges 10 celebrity contestants into the unknown. With each celebrity enclosed in a yellow box, they’ll find the


NEW IN 2026: PASSWORD RETURNS TO ITV FOR SECOND SERIES, RETOOLED AS PRE-WATERSHED WEEKDAY SHOW
The second series of Stephen Mangan hosted word association game Password has been retooled for a new pre-watershed slot on ITV, TV Zone understands. The first series, kept on the shelf for 14 months by ITV, was recorded in Summer 2023 and aired last Autumn after The Voice UK, often airing past 10pm. Following reasonable ratings, ITV commissioned a second series earlier this year which was recorded over the Summer. TV Zone understands that the second series, comprising of 12


NEW IN 2026: ADIL RAY HOSTS NEW SERIES OF CELEBRITY LINGO ON ITV AS FIFTH DAYTIME SERIES IS CONFIRMED
As revealed by TV Zone, ITV has confirmed the commission of a fifth series of its smash-hit daytime game show Lingo, hosted by Adil Ray. Produced by Objective Entertainment, part of Objective Media Group, an All3Media Company, the latest run will consist of 29 brand new 60-minute episodes, a Soccer Aid special and 10x30-minute fun-filled celebrity episodes set to air on ITV weekday evenings. Launched in 2021, Lingo quickly established itself as a fan favourite, boasting the





























































