

ITV ANNOUNCES NEW SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAMMING LINE-UP FOR 2026
ITV has announced a new Saturday morning lineup for January 2026 including an extended helping of James Martin’s Saturday Morning; following a bumper series this year which saw its highest share of viewing since 2017. Commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe and Leanne Clark, the new lineup for 2026 will build on ITV’s Saturday morning success in 2025 which has seen share of viewing grow by +8%. Alongside new James Martin will be a brand new series with Ainsley Harriott plus the retu


HAVE I GOT NEWS FOR YOU: TONIGHT'S GUEST PRESENTER AND PANELLISTS REVEALED
The long-running topical and satirical entertainment show delivers comic observations and scripted gags, from the satirical to the surreal, through the highly original mechanism of a quiz about the news. Each week team captains Ian Hislop and Paul Merton welcome a who's who of hosts and welcome a gaggle of guest panellists to find the funny in the week's big stories. On tonight's episode, Alexander Armstrong is host, with guest panellists comedian Ross Noble and journalist He


THE GRAHAM NORTON SHOW: TONIGHT'S CELEBRITY GUESTS AND PERFORMER REVEALED
Graham Norton welcomes the biggest stars of film, TV and music on to his sofa for chat, performances and comedy. Across the series the cream of the celebrity crop will delight viewers with tales from the most-talked about TV series and movies. Plus, the biggest Hollywood stars will exclusively discuss the movie moments that have kept the nation on the edge of their seats. The hottest actors, musicians, broadcasters and comedians will appear alongside stars of the stage and


GOGGLEBOX: SHOWS FEATURING ON TONIGHT'S EPISODE REVEALED, FRIDAY 17th OCTOBER 2025
Britain's sharpest armchair critics are back to share more of their insightful and passionate takes on the week's biggest and best shows. Each episode is filmed over the previous seven days, covering that week’s TV and news highlights. In each household, Gogglebox will capture their instant reactions, love/hate relationships and fierce debates on the best and worst television shows of the past week – all from the comfort of their sofas. From the Saturday night juggernauts


RATINGS REPORT: 22-28 SEPTEMBER 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 . Strictly Come Dancing went live for the fist time this series to an audience of 7,693,500 on Saturday night, making it the most watched programme of the week. In second place was The Great British Bake Off with 6,703,500. In drama, the final episode of The Guest topped the week with 4,069,900. New serie


ITV ENTERTAINMENT AND REALITY SLATE FOR JANUARY AND EARLY 2026 REVEALED
The new and returning entertainment and reality titles airing on ITV in early 2026 have been revealed. Wheel Of Fortune The epic game show will once again be centred around a giant carnival wheel as the contestants spin to win for a life-changing cash prize. In this thrilling game of skill and luck, the turn of the wheel secures a cash value before they pick a letter to help them solve the puzzle - for every correct letter they reveal in the puzzle, they win multiples of that


THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS CONFIRMS FINALE DATE AS SERIES BREAKS RATINGS RECORDS
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 biggest unscripted episode across the UK market since 2022. The Celebrity Traitors, made by Studio Lambert Scotland, has captivated audiences nationwide with its compelling mix of detection, backst


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, THURSDAY 16th OCTOBER 2025
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. THE HOUSE IS TRANSFORMED INTO BB’S GENERAL HOSPITAL In this week's shopping task, the Big Brother House has been transformed into BB General Hospital. Marcus, Caroline and Jenny have become doctors. Cameron and Feyisola are nurses in the ward and Richard is matron. The remaining Housemates are patients. The Housemates are challenged to improve the performance of


THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB NEARS TEN MILLION VIEWERS ON NETFLIX
The film adaptation of Richard Osman's debut novel, The Thursday Murder Club, has become the most-watched programme of the Summer with nearly 10 million viewers. BARB figures show 6,583,000 watched the film within its first seven days of release. Now, the 28-day consolidated figures have been released which shows the film has been watched by 9,958,000 viewers, by far the biggest show of the Summer and over 4.4 million more than the second highest rating show of the week, ITV'


BEN FOGLE TRAVELS TO CHINA FOR LATEST CHANNEL 5 TRAVELOGUE
5 has commissioned a brand new 3 x 90’ documentary series Ben Fogle in China (w/t) from Blink Films following Ben as he travels eastwards to discover China’s rich history and learns how it has transformed into the global powerhouse it is today. With deep and revealing access, this ambitious and thoughtful series gets to the heart of this extraordinary country. Fiercely independent in its approach to telling all sides of the Chinese story from the inside, this series explore


SUMMERWATER: FIRST LOOK IMAGES FROM NEW CHANNEL 4 DRAMA AS NOVEMBER RELEASE DATE CONFIRMED
Dougray Scott (Crime, My Week with Marilyn), Shirley Henderson (Bridget Jones, Harry Potter), and Valene Kane (Blue Lights, Gangs of London) will lead the cast of compelling Scottish drama, Summerwater, airing this November. The six-part drama series has recently finished filming in Scotland, with other cast members including Arnas Fedaravičius (The White Lotus S3, The Last Kingdom), Anna Próchniak (The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Showtrial), Daniel Rigby (Black Mirror, Landscape


SHAKESPEARE & HATHAWAY: PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS RENEWED FOR SIXTH SERIES ON UKTV AND BBC
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators is returning for its sixth series, with filming starting this week in Stratford-Upon-Avon. The new series of the hugely popular cosy-crime drama, produced by BBC Studios Drama Productions in Birmingham, is a co-commission by BBC Content and UKTV, and will premiere exclusively on UKTV’s specialist crime drama channel, U&alibi in 2026, before launching later on the BBC and iPlayer. Created by Paul Matthew Thompson and the late J


MISS SCARLET: FIRST LOOK AT SIXTH SERIES OF UKTV PERIOD DETECTIVE DRAMA
Kate Phillips is back as Eliza Scarlet, Victorian London’s trailblazing female private detective, for a sixth series of hit period drama Miss Scarlet. A teaser shares: "When we last saw Eliza Scarlet, her life seemed out of balance. A new Detective Inspector had taken charge at Scotland Yard; one with no intention of enlisting her services. But true to form, Eliza didn’t back down. Through grit and brilliance, she earned the DI’s respect. And Eliza’s maternal housekeeper deci


SCHEDULES CONFIRMED: 25-31 OCTOBER 2025, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES REVEALED
The latest schedules have been confirmed for week commencing 25th October 2025. The full rundown of the new and returning programmes can be found below. Dates Confirmed Michael McIntyre's The Wheel (New Series) - Entertainment Saturday 25th October, 8:20pm, BBC One Trigger Point (New Series) - Drama Sunday 26th October, 9pm, ITV1 Mortimer & Whitehouse: Gone Fishing (New Series) - Fact Ent Sunday 26th October, 9pm, BBC Two Daisy May And Charlie Cooper's Night Watch (New Series


DREAM CAR FIXERS RENEWED FOR THIRD SERIES ON U&YESTERDAY
UKTV have recommissioned the classic car series, Dream Car Fixers (6x60’) for a third series for leading factual channel U&YESTERDAY and free streaming service, U. The series is produced by Wiser Films. The programme follows mechanic and classic car enthusiast Sheldon Nichols as he tries to find his clients’ dream cars within their tight budgets. Be-it a feisty little Fiat or a classic Capri, Sheldon has his nose to the ground and always manages to find something close to


CAPTURED BY IS: BBC ANNOUNCES NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES
This gripping series, from the frontlines of the war against the Islamic State group, tells the story of British photojournalist John Cantlie who was kidnapped in Syria alongside his American friend James Foley. The pair were on assignment covering the civil war in 2012 when they were taken hostage and handed over to the infamous gang of British jihadis who became known as "The Beatles". Building on the success of The Times podcast Last Man Standing, by Anthony Loyd and Manve


SPENT: MICHELLE DE SWARTE'S BBC COMEDY AXED AFTER ONE SERIES
The BBC have pulled the plug on comedy Spent after one series, The Sun newspaper has revealed. In Spent, Michelle de Swarte stars as Mia, a former catwalk model who is on the run, mainly from herself. Long term it’s a story of personal renewal but for now, the stark reality is that her career is over, she’s flat broke and she’s homeless. This is a woman who despite her humble beginnings has become accustomed, possibly even addicted, to the finer things in life. Unfortunately,


IT GETS WORSE: FIRST LOOK AND CSTING ANNOUNCED FOR NEW CHANNEL 4 COMEDY FROM LEO REICH
Filming has commenced on It Gets Worse, a brand-new comedy series written, created by and starring Leo Reich, produced by A24 for Channel 4, and co-commissioned by Bell Media’s Crave for Canada. Joining the ensemble cast will be Emily Fairn (House of Guinness, The Responder), Olive Gray (Save Me, Halo), Sean Delaney (Killing Eve, Life After Life), Dane Williams (What It Feels Like for A Girl, House of David), India Mullen (Normal People, Brassic), and Edinburgh Comedy Award 2


THE PRINCESS DIARIES RENEWED FOR SECOND AND THIRD SERIES ON ITV2 FOLLOWING SUCCESSFUL DEBUT
She has fast become one of the most talked about showbiz faces of the year, and now ITV are serving up double the trouble as The Princess Diaries returns for two series broadcasting and streaming in 2026. Chronicling the life of fledgling fashion icon and social media sensation Princess Andre, The Princess Diaries (produced by Optomen, part of All3Media) will be back on ITV2 and ITVX in 2026 with two separate four part series. The first series, which charted Princess’ endea


WEREWOLVES: BANIJAY PICKS UP INTERNATIONAL RIGHTS FOR STATEGIC REALITY GAMSHOW
Production company Banijay Entertainment has acquired the rights to produce international editions, including potentially the UK, of strategic reality show Werewolves. Based on the classic boardgame, the rights have been acquired from Studiocanal and Dreamspark. Based on a successful boardgame, Werewolves is a nail-biting strategy game unfolding in real time, and built on deception, skill and trust. In a remote village deep in the forest, thirteen strangers known as the ‘Vill


BBC CONFIRMS RETURN DATE FOR MICHAEL McINTYRE'S THE WHEEL
Spinning back to BBC One and iPlayer, Michael McIntyre’s The Wheel has been handed a double recommission with the BBC ordering a sixth and seventh series of the hit primetime gameshow. Three contestants hope to answer their way to a fortune, guided by seven celebrity experts - but can they help them to win life-changing cash? That all depends on the spin of The Wheel. In each show, seven fantastic celebrities are strapped to the circumference of the giant wheel. Each celebrit


RETURN TO PARADISE: LAUNCH DATE CONFIRMED FOR SECOND SERIES OF DEATH IN PARADISE SPIN-OFF
Return To Paradise returns for its second series on Friday 31st October at 8pm on BBC One. Coming soon to BBC iPlayer and BBC One, the 6x60' series sees Detective Sergeant Mackenzie Clarke (Anna Samson) still trapped in her hometown of Dolphin Cove to solve more perplexing cases, while grappling with the end-of-series-one bombshell that her ex-fiancé, Glenn (Tai Hara), still has feelings for her. The new images reveal Detective Sergeant Mackenzie ‘Mack’ Clarke back on the cas


ITV UNVEILS NEW LOGO AND VISUAL IDENTITY FOR I'M A CELEBRITY GET ME OUT OF HERE!
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! returns to ITV1 and ITVX, which means it’s time for a brand-new cast of celebrities to battle it out in TV’s toughest entertainment challenge. ITV have unveiled a new logo and branding for the upcoming series of the hit reality format. The opening titles have also undergone a refresh for the forthcoming series, where eagle-eyed fans of the show will notice a few star-quality changes. BAFTA Award-winning hosts Ant & Dec are back to present


BIG BROTHER TONIGHT: FULL RUNDOWN, WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER 2025
Here's a full rundown of what to expect in tonight's episode of Big Brother, which continues on ITV2 and ITVX. CAROLINE IS READY TO ‘GET DOWN AND DIRTY’ Caroline is speaking to Big Brother in the Diary Room about being immune from the next two evictions. Caroline says, “When my parole is over, I know damn well they’re all going to come and get me so I might as well enjoy it while I can.” Caroline adds, “If they’re going to get me out I might as well ruffle all their feath