

MAYA: FIRST LOOK AT NEW CHANNEL 4 THRILLERFROM DAISY HAGGARD AND STARRING BELLA RAMSEY
Channel 4 has released the first look images for Daisy Haggard (Boat Story, Back to Life) and Two Brothers (The Tourist, Fleabag, The Assassin) brand new thriller Maya. Co-led by Daisy Haggard and Bella Ramsey (The Last of Us, Time) the 6x60’ fictional drama is written by Creator Daisy Haggard who is making her directorial debut co-directing the series alongside Jamie Donoughue (Doctor Who, The Last Kingdom). Forced into a witness protection programme to escape a life-threat


THE LADY: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV DRAMA FROM DEBBIE O'MALLEY AND STARRING MIA McKENNA-BRUCE
BAFTA-winning actress Mia McKenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex) will take on the role of former royal aide Jane Andrews in the forthcoming 4-part drama The Lady written by Debbie O’Malley and produced by Left Bank Pictures for ITV and BritBox International. She will star alongside Natalie Dormer (Game Of Thrones, The Hunger Games, Tudors) who takes on the role of Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York and Ed Speleers (Outlander, Downton Abbey) who will play Thomas Cressman. The series wil


LINE-UP REVEALED FOR JOOLS HOLLAND'S ANNUAL HOOTENANNY ON BBC TWO
As another year draws to an end, Jools Holland and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra host an array of musical legends and brand new stars to take us into 2026. Joining Jools and his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra are Ronnie Wood, Olivia Dean, Lulu, Jessie J, Craig David, Heather Small, The Kooks, Imelda May, Joe Webb, David Hermlin and Ruby Turner. Legendary Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood recently celebrated his 60-year career in music. He joins Jools to perform songs from his


GARY LINEKER'S THE REST IS FOOTBALL COMES TO TV AS DAILY SHOW ON NETFLIX DURING WORLD CUP
Hit podcast The Rest Is Football, presented by Gary Lineker, is coming to Netflix as a daily visualised podcast show for TV during next year's FIFA World Cup. With over 7 million monthly streams, Lineker present the daily show live from New York each day and will feature analysis, interviews, insights and reporters on the ground soaking up the atmosphere. The show will be produced by Lineker's Goalhanger company. Gary Lineker commented: "We can’t wait to bring The Rest Is Foo


FINDING FATHER CHRISTMAS: FIRST LOOK AT CHANNEL 4 CHRISTMAS DRAMA STARRING LENNY RUSH, JAMES BUCKLEY AND GREG DAVIES
A heart-warming and hilarious festive drama written by Mark Chappell (BAFTA Film Award nominated See How They Run, Is This Thing On?, A Young Doctor’s Notebook, Cold Feet), produced by Big Talk Studios, and co-produced by South Shore Productions. Finding Father Christmas follows 16-year-old Chris (BAFTA TV Award winner Lenny Rush), who still wholeheartedly believes in Father Christmas. His concerned dad (BAFTA TV Award nominee James Buckley) decides it’s finally time to have


THE WAR BETWEEN THE LAND AND THE SEA: BRAND NEW IMAGES RELEASED AHEAD OF LAUNCH OF DOCTOR WHO SPIN-OFF
The five-part series follows Barclay (Russell Tovey), a low-level UNIT staff member whose ordinary life becomes a world of terror when an ancient species rises from the sea. Barclay becomes humanity’s ambassador when the mysterious Salt (Gugu Mbatha-Raw) emerges from the Tank at a summit on the Thames. UNIT, led by Kate Lethbridge-Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), fights for control as humanity faces destruction.  Alongside Russell Tovey, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jemma Redgrave, the ser


THE SUMMIT: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV REALITY ADVENTURE SERIES HOSTED BY BEN SHEPHERD
Following TV Zone revealing that the show had been pushed back from its originally 2025 date to 2026, ITV have now confirmed it intends to air new eight-part reality adventure series The Summit in the first quarter (January-March) next year. In this new adventure reality series, a group of 14 strangers will meet in the New Zealand wilderness to head out on an epic 100 kilometre journey across a wild, mountainous landscape. Their goal is to climb 8,500ft to the Summit of a dis


HAMBURG DAYS: BBC ACQUIRES UPCOMING BEATLES DRAMA, CASTING ANNOUNCED
The BBC has acquired Hamburg Days, a forthcoming drama series recounting The Beatles’ early days as a band for BBC iPlayer and BBC One from Turbine Studios. The six-part series is a W&B Television (a LEONINE Company) and Turbine Studios production for ZDF, the BBC and AGC Television. Based on the autobiography by Klaus Voormann, who is also a consultant on the series, Hamburg Days is set in the early 1960s. In the smoke-filled clubs of Hamburg’s St. Pauli’s red-light district


PIGLETS: FIRST LOOK AT SECOND SERIES OF ITV POLICE COMEDY AS SHOW MOVES TO ITV2
ITV has released a first look at the second series of Piglets, one of its most talked about comedies of 2024, and also announced the show will air on ITV2 rather than ITV1 when the show returns early next year. The first series is one of the biggest comedies on ITVX and has so far reached 5.6m across its 6 episodes and launched last July with 2.8m viewers. Piglets follows a newly recruited group of six very different would-be cops and the handful of key staff whose thankless


THE NEIGHBOURHOOD: FIRST LOOK AT NEW ITV REALITY SERIES HOSTED BY GRAHAM NORTON, LAUNCHING IN 2026
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


THE VOICE UK FACES FURTHER SCHEDULE CHANGES AS SERIES IS REPORTEDLY PUSHED BACK FOR SECOND TIME
The Voice UK has seemingly been pushed back in the schedules for a second time by ITV. TV Zone understands ITV originally pushed back The Voice UK from Autumn 2025 to January 2026 when the broadcaster made the decision to axe Dancing On Ice, with The Voice planned to take its Sunday night slot in January. However, with ITV today unveiling its Winter line-up of programming today, The Voice was mysteriously absent. TV Zone understands that The Voice now may not air until Autumn


TOM ALLEN TO NARRATE NEW SERIES OF IT'LL BE ALRIGHT ON THE NIGHT AS LONG RUNNING SERIES RETURNS TO ITV
It'll Be Alright On The Night is returning for its 37th series on ITV this Christmas, with new narrator Tom Allen stepping into David Walliams's shoes. Walliams had narrated the show since its rebirth in 2016. Now, comedian Tom Allen, who co-hosts ITV's Cooking With The Stars, is the new narrator when the show returns for a new series, starting with a Christmas special on Christmas Day. The last series featured bloopers which saw Bradley Walsh stumbling into an icy river, the


WINTER: ITV ANNOUNCES NEW POLICE PROCEDURAL DRAMA STARRING RICHARD ARMITAGE AND ANNABEL SCHOLEY
ITV have commissioned six-part police procedural, Winter, featuring an unconventional forensic pathologist, played by Richard Armitage (Missing You, Red Eye, Fool Me Once), whose brilliance, sharp intellect and rule-breaking approach helps the police solve some of the most complex murder cases.  Set in Bristol, Dr Ethan Winter is one of the most gifted pathologists of his generation. He possesses an extraordinary analytical mind, capable of impeccable deductive reasoning whi


I'M A CELEBRITY: FIRST LOOK AT TONIGHT'S TRIAL, WEDNESDAY 03rd DECEMBER
I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight on ITV1 and ITVX with Ant & Dec back to host another bushtucker trial. Tonight, Jack faced today's gruelling Bushtucker Trial, 'Dangerous Discoveries' where he was tasked with navigating an archaeological dig, bravely plunging his hands into multiple hell holes in the search for stars. I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! continues tonight on ITV1 and ITVX.


MOSQUITO: NICHOLAS HOULT AND DAISY EDGAR-JONES TO STAR IN NEW DISNEY+ COMEDY DRAMA
Disney+ announces Mosquito, from acclaimed screenwriter Tony McNamara, comes a sardonic look at a young couple’s relationship, starring Golden Globe and Emmy® award-nominated Nicholas Hoult (Superman, Nosferatu) and BAFTA and Emmy® award-nominated Daisy Edgar-Jones (Normal People, Twisters). The British powerhouse leads play Kate and Ed, a recently married couple whose secrets begin to reveal as daily life chips away at the personas they present…all started by an intrusive mo


SKY REVEALS JANUARY 2026 PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS, NEW AND RETURNING TITLES
Sky have revealed the new and returning titles airing across its portfolio of channels in January 2026. Under Salt Marsh Under Salt Marsh is a limited series from writer, creator, and executive producer Claire Oakley, set in the fictional Welsh town of Morfa Halen, a tight-knit community precariously nestled between towering mountains and a fast-encroaching sea that threatens its very existence. As a once-in-a-generation storm begins to gather far out at sea, former detectiv


CELEBRITY MASTERMIND: GUESTS JOINING CLIVE MYRIE FOR NEW SERIES, SPECIALIST SUBJECTS REVEALED
Clive Myrie asks the questions in a the classic quiz where celebrities go under the spotlight to brave the famous black chair and donate to their chosen charities. Episode 1: Journalist and news presenter Maryam Moshiri, singer-songwriter Chesney Hawkes, comedian Desiree Burch and Uncanny host Danny Robins go under the spotlight, answering questions on the Bridget Jones films, The Beatles’ White Album, the actress Viola Davis and the Star Wars television series, The Mandalori


RATINGS REPORT: 10-16 NOVEMBER 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 launch of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here! was the most watched programme of the week, returning to ITV with an audience of 10,205,800. Strictly Come Dancing continued over the same weekend with 7,680,800 on Saturday night, and 7,094,600 for its Sunday night results show. Celebrity Race Across Th


LEGACY OF SPIES: MATTHEW MACFADYEN LEADS CAST OF NEW BBC SPY DRAMA BASED ON HIT NOVEL
The BBC and MGM+ have announced landmark John le Carré series Legacy of Spies by award-winning The Ink Factory (The Pigeon Tunnel, The Night Manager) in co-production with Amusement Park Film (All Quiet on the Western Front) and in association with 127 Wall Productions and Paramount Television Studios. Written by Stephen Cornwell (Message from the King, A Most Wanted Man, Unknown) with Clarissa Ingram, the series adapts le Carré’s best-selling novel, The Spy Who Came In From


STRICTLY COME DANCING: THIS WEEK'S SONG LIST AND DANCE STYLES REVEALED AHEAD OF LIVE SHOW
WEEK 11 The songs and dance styles for this weekend's Strictly Come Dancing live show have been revealed...  Amber & Nikita Charleston to Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat from Guys And Dolls  Lewis & Katya Salsa to Dance At The Gym from West Side Story George & Alexis Argentine Tango to The Point Of No Return from The Phantom Of The Opera  Karen & Carlos Rumba to The Rhythm Of Life from Sweet Charity  Balvinder & Julian Viennese Waltz to Never Enough from The Greatest Showm


GUESTS JOINING GRAHAM NORTON FOR NEW YEAR'S EVE SHOW ON BBC ONE REVEALED
The Bafta Award-winning chat show returns for its traditional New Year’s Eve edition on BBC One and iPlayer. Sparkling chat, jokes and music as Graham and a sofa of star guests mark the end of 2025. Plus, the final stories of the year from audience members in the world-famous Big Red Chair. Ringing in the New Year on Graham's sofa Tom Hiddleston, returning as spy Jonathan Pine in the long-awaited second series of The Night Manager; Oscar winner Laura Dern and comic actor Will


BBC CONFIRMS NEW YEAR'S DAY 2026 LAUNCH FOR NEW SERIES OF THE TRAITORS
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 new series will launch on 1st and 2nd January at 8pm each night. For fans who want more, the official visualised companion podcast is returning. The Traitors: Uncloaked will start on BBC Two immediately after the ma


ITV CONFIRMS NEW YEAR'S DAY LAUNCH FOR NEW DAYTIME QUIZ TIME IS MONEY, HOSTED BY SARA DAVIES
Sara Davies will host the daytime new and exciting fast-paced high-octane format which tests knowledge and nerves of the confident and quick thinking contestants. If the strategic personalities can handle the pressure against the clock they could be in with a chance of taking home a huge cash prize. In the show, which will air on ITV1 and ITVX from New Year's Day, players are given their prize money before they've answered a single question... the only catch is, they will nee


BBC CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR SCHEDULE REVEALED, NEW AND RETURNING PROGRAMMING CONFIRMED
The Christmas and New Year schedules have been revealed for BBC One and BBC Two. CHRISTMAS SCHEDULES CONFIRMED CLICK FOR     BBC        ITV        CHANNEL 4         CHANNEL 5   SATURDAY 20 DECEMBER 17:35 Alan Carr's Picture Slam 18:20 Blankety Blank Christmas Special 19:00 Strictly Come Dancing: The Final 21:10 Michael McIntyre's The Wheel  SUNDAY 21 DECEMBER 17:05 Countryfile 18:05 Celebrity Escape To The Country 19:05 Antiques Roadshow 20:05 The War Between Th































































