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Latest revision as of 07:50, 14 January 2026
Overview of the events of 2026 in British television
This is a list of events in 2026 relating to television in the United Kingdom.
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1 | BBC One airs Ronan Keating & Friends: A New Year’s Eve Party to welcome in 2026.[1] |
| BBC One airs a flashforward episode of EastEnders set on New Year’s Day 2027 and involving the character Max Branning (played by Jake Wood).[2] Libby Fox (Belinda Owusu) also appears in the episode, suggesting she will make a return to EastEnders during 2026.[3] | |
| 5 | A UK-wide exclusion on junk food advertising on television before the 9pm watershed, and at anytime online, comes into force in an attempt to tackle childhood obesity.[4] |
| Good Morning Britain begins airing from Studio 1 of ITN as it takes over production of the programme from ITV Studios. On the same day, Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women are relocated to The H Club Studio in Covent Garden. | |
| ITV airs Corriedale, a crossover episode featuring characters from both Coronation Street and Emmerdale.[5] | |
| Channel 5 launches a new weekday daytime schedule of six hours of continuous live talk-focused programming.[6] | |
| 6 | It is announced that former Brookside actors Philip Olivier and Suzanne Collins will join Hollyoaks, where they will reprise their roles as Timothy O’Leary and Nikki Shadwick.[7] |
| 7 | The identity of the “secret traitor”, a new feature of the latest series of The Traitors, is revealed.[8] |
| During the evening’s edition of Match of the Day, presenter Gabby Logan is replaced by Mark Chapman midway through the programme after Logan is called away because of a family emergency.[9] | |
| 10 | Canadian TV series Heated Rivalry makes its UK television debut on Sky Atlantic.[10] |
| ITV confirms that filming for Love Island: All Stars has been suspended for a number of days or for a number of weeks after the villa used for the series is evacuated due to wildfires. The Number of episodes may therefore decrease to 28, 29 or 30.[11] |
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| Programme | Date |
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| BBC Wimbledon | 1927–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present |
| Programme | Date |
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| Trooping the Colour | 1937–1939, 1946–2019, 2023–present |
| Boat Race | 1938–1939, 1946–2019, 2021–present |
| BBC Cricket | 1939, 1946–1999, 2020–present |
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Paterson, Colin (31 December 2025). “Ronan Keating on his New Year’s Eve show and reuniting Boyzone in 2026”. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Cameron, Craig T (31 December 2025). “EastEnders to Open 2026 With First-Ever Full Flash-Forward Episode as New Image Is Revealed”. ATV Today. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Knight, Lewis (1 January 2026). “EastEnders airs surprise unannounced return in flashforward special”. Radio Times. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Mitchell, Archie (4 January 2026). “Junk food advert ban set to come into force”. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ Sansome, Jessica; Lyons, Ben (31 December 2025). “First-ever Corrie and Emmerdale crossover won’t be available for early viewing”. Nottinghamshire Live. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ Thornham, Marc (9 December 2025). “5 launches refreshed daytime line-up in battle for audiences”. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ Hirst, Lauren (6 January 2026). “Brookside’s Philip Olivier and Suzanne Collins join Hollyoaks”. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 6 January 2026.
- ^ McIntosh, Stephen; Schroer, Lola (7 January 2026). “The Traitors: Identity of ‘secret traitor’ revealed”. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Edwards, Oscar (9 January 2026). “Gabby Logan pays tribute to Welsh legend Terry Yorath after death”. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 9 January 2026.
- ^ Youngs, Ian (7 January 2026). “Heated Rivalry: When and where to watch as steamy ice hockey hit reaches UK screens”. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Nimoni, Fiona (10 January 2026). “Love Island: All Stars villa evacuated over wildfires”. BBC News. BBC. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ^ “Jessica Knappett celebrates midwifery with new sitcom Push | Royal Television Society”. rts.org.uk. 7 October 2025. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Adams, Michael (30 December 2025). “Coronation Street spoilers as Emmerdale crossover sees devastating death”. Radio Times. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
- ^ Richardson, Hollie; Catterall, Ali; Duggins, Alexi (6 January 2026). “TV tonight: a divisive Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? spin-off”. The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 7 January 2026.
- ^ Yossman, K.J.; Shafer, Ellise (3 December 2025). “HBO Max Sets March 2026 Launch in U.K., Ireland”. Variety. Retrieved 1 January 2026.
- ^ “Avis de décès de Gregory, Peter DE POLNAY né DE POLNAY paru le vendredi, janvier 02, 2026”. www.simplifia.fr. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ^ “Family of EastEnders actor Derek Martin share tribute after his death aged 92”. The Independent. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
