

GIANT EXITS GLADIATORS ARENA AFTER THREE SERIES: "THIS WASN'T A DECISION I MADE"
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


HOUSE OF GUINNESS CONFIRMED FOR SECOND SERIES ON NETFLIX, FILMING TO BEGIN EARLY 2027
EXCLUSIVE House Of Guinness will officially return to Netflix for a second series. TV Zone understands filming is due to commence in early 2027 with the show currently in pre-production preparation. From acclaimed writer Steven Knight which tells the story of one of Europe's most famous and enduring dynasties - The Guinness Family. Set in 19th-century Dublin and New York, will focus on the consequences of the death of Benjamin Guinness, the man responsible for the extraordina


BBC TO PILOT 'INNOVATIVE' STUDIO-BASED GAMESHOW AS EXPECTATION AND PLEGAZOID WIN TENDER PROCESS
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


WOULD YOU RATHER: CAST OF CONTENT CREATORS TAKING PART IN NEW PRIME VIDEO SERIES HOSTED BY ROMESH RANGANATHAN REVEALED
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


JOEL DOMMETT CONFIRMED TO HOST 2026 NATIONAL TELEVISION AWARDS FOR SIXTH TIME
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.


THE DARK: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV SIX-PART THRILLER BASED ON GR HALLIDAY NOVEL
ITV’s upcoming six-part series, The Dark, based upon GR Halliday’s debut novel, From the Shadows, announces a line up stellar talent; Laura Donnelly (The Nevers, Sugar), as Scottish Detective Monica Kennedy, is joined by Mark Rowley (Trigger Point, Karen Pirie) as Detective Connor Crawford. Emun Elliott (The Gold, Sexy Beast), plays local Barclay Adams, with Helen Baxendale (Noughts + Crosses, Cuckoo) as Bethany, parents who are scarred by their past and aren’t pleased to see


ADULTERY: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV DRAMA STARRING DOMINIC COOPER AND ROMOLA GARAI
Dominic Cooper and Romola Garai, who recently won an Olivier Award for her performance in The Years, will lead the cast in new captivating scandalous romance drama, Adultery, written and created by BAFTA-award winning writer Danny Brocklehurst (Fool Me Once, Brassic). Produced by Poison Pen Studios (part of ITV Studios) for ITV and STV, the six-part series has started filming in and around Manchester this week. Dominic Cooper (Preacher, The Devil's Double) and Romola Garai


BBC UNVEILS LOCAL ELECTIONS PRESENTING LINE-UP AND COVERAGE PLANS
Laura Kuenssberg and Sophie Raworth, along with BBC political editor Chris Mason, will be joined by a host of well-known BBC broadcasters for the network news results coverage of the most significant set of elections since the 2024 general election. With the new era of multi-party politics upon us, ‘Mega May’ – the three sets of elections in Wales, Scotland and England on Thursday 7 May – could see a redrawing of Britain’s political map. BBC News is uniquely placed to bring a


COMMITTED: CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR NEW BBC ROMATIC COMEDY SERIES STARRING DUSTIN MILLIGAN
BBC Northern Ireland and CBC today announced the greenlight of new original comedy series Committed, starring Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek, Hot Frosty) and Diona Doherty (Derry Girls, Blue Lights). The series follows Canadian Peter Hooley (Milligan), a recently divorced accountant, who falls head over heels for Northern Ireland woman Julie Johnston (Doherty) after a whirlwind weekend in Toronto, and crosses the Atlantic to declare his love, only to discover he's landed in


CALIFORNIA AVENUE: FIRST LOOK AT NEW BBC DRAMA STARRING BILL NIGHY AND HELENA BONHAM CARTER
First-look pictures have been released of California Avenue, a new drama from BAFTA Award-winning writer and director Hugo Blick (The English, The Honourable Woman, Marion and Geoff) for BBC iPlayer and BBC One. The series features a stellar cast of Bill Nighy (Living, About Time), Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown, Nolly), Erin Doherty (The Crown, Adolescence) and Tom Burke (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga, The Souvenir), who are joined by Kate Robbins (After Life, Unforgotten), Paul


GOGGLEBOX: SHOWS FEATURING ON THIS WEEK'S EPISODE REVEALED, FRIDAY 24th APRIL 2026
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


HOLEY MOLEY: ANT & DEC BRING CRAZY GOLF GAMESHOW FORMAT TO THE UK, DUO TO PRESENT THE NEW ITV SERIES
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






















































