
UK TV Air Dates for US & UK Shows in 2026/2027
Lots and lots of UK premiere dates (and returning shows) for the first half of the year and beyond! As always, if there’s any TV Show you’d like to see a UK tv premiere date for, just leave it in the comments, and we’ll do our best to find it for you. 🙂
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Spring 2026
The worst of American criminals continue to be dramatically showcased. The revival is confirmed as coming to Disney+ UK.
The prequel to the Sky Original mob crime saga.
Naval Criminal Investigative Service returns as the veteran police procedural continues on Disney+.
ITV crime drama starring Ben Miller and Frances De La Tour.
May 2026
A medical comedy from the people behind ‘Superstore’.
A supernatural fantasy romance based on Lauren Kate’s bestselling novels, starring Jessica Alexander. Expect angels, destiny, forbidden love and celestial conflict.
A spin-off from the BBC’s hugely popular ‘Motherland’.
Action-spy thriller from the Russo Brothers starring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, with Stanley Tucci and Lesley Manville.
Stars Kathy Bates as the brilliant septuagenarian lawyer Madeline “Matty” Matlock.
Greg McHugh stars as only child and budding author Richard, who travels back to his family home in North East Scotland to look after his ageing and wilful dad Ken, played by Gregor Fisher, as he slips into ever more eccentric and erratic behaviour.
Inspired by one of the most remarkable criminal investigations ever conducted, the story follows a group of British Customs employees sent undercover to infiltrate some of the country’s most dangerous criminal drug gangs.
Clive Owen stars as Dashiell Hammett’s classic detective Sam Spade.
A powerful true crime drama following three women who survived attacks by serial rapist John Worboys and took on the Met Police in a landmark legal battle to be heard.
Major Crimes detective Hudson teams up with Rex, a former-K9 German Shepherd.
Michael Sheen & David Tennant star in this adaptation of Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman’s ‘Good Omens’, from Amazon and the BBC.
A college soap based on the bestselling book series, which follows an elite ice hockey team, and the women in their lives, as they grapple with love, heartbreak, and self-discovery.
Jon Bernthal as returns as Frank Castle.
Sci-fi horror series about a nightmarish town that traps all those who enter.
A working-class family in 1890s Yorkshire moves from a grimy fish dock to a vast country estate.
Another ‘spin-off series in which Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser reprise their “Yellowstone” roles of Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler, respectively.
An adaptation of the Jilly Cooper novel starring David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Danny Dyer & more
A docuseries tracking the dreams and people of Wrexham as two Hollywood stars (Rob Mac and Ryan Reynolds) take ownership of the town’s historic yet struggling football club.
Follows the unlikely crime-solving partnership between eccentric national treasure John Chapel (Timothy Spall), a retired actor and star of hit fictional detective TV show ‘Caesar’, and disarming Welsh detective sergeant Janie Mallowan (Gwyneth Keyworth).
Jack Thorne’s (Adolescence, Help) turns his hand to romantic drama in the catholic church, starring Keeley Hawes and Paapa Essiedu.
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan comes to the small screen starring John Krasinski (The Office US), courtesy of Amazon.
A half-hour, darkly comedic thriller about a newly divorced mom (Tatiana Maslany) who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer.
A drama about the intense personal lives of the young nurses and pilots flying air ambulances in remote Northern Canada.
New sci-fi from the people behind ‘Stranger Things’ and ‘The Dark Crystal’ set in a retirement community in the New Mexico desert.
In 1977 Moscow, two “PONIES” (“persons of no interest”) become CIA operatives and uncover a Cold War conspiracy their husbands were killed for.
A drama where an illicit kiss in Greece quickly turns a dream holiday into a nightmare.
A new drama series about Gareth Southgate and the England men’s football team, based on James Graham’s (Sherwood, The Way, Quiz) smash-hit National Theatre play of the same name.
New Zealand detective drama series.
The very long-running crime drama returns on Sky Witness.
A mad scientist takes his grandson on wacky adventures in this hugely popular cartoon.
The BBC’s fascinating genealogy show returns.
Based on Holly Jackson’s smash hit novels.
A live-action series based on the Marvel comic Spider-Man Noir.
A spin-off from the excellent ‘For All Mankind’, telling the alt-history story from the side of the Soviet Union.
A massive sinkhole mysteriously opens in Los Angeles trapping half of a family in a primaeval world.
New drama from Russell T Davies exploring the most corrosive forces facing the LGBTQ+ community today.
June 2026
A US version of the beloved British show, ‘Doc Martin’.
Firefighter drama starring SEAL Team’s Max Thieriot.
A star rookie police officer must grapple with the limits of the justice system as she fights to exonerate her politician father and serve her diverse hometown.
From Mindy Kaling, the series centres around five work-obsessed twenty-somethings striving for professional success and, if they have time, personal happiness in Manhattan’s most glamorous neighbourhood, Murray Hill.
Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina follows a group of second-rate, drunken adventurers on a quest to save the realm from terrifying monsters and dark magical forces, only to discover they become a family in the process.
Karin Slaughter’s New York Times bestselling “Will Trent” series.
A storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda and Steve Bowden when Max Cady, a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.
Join Dara, Hugh and guests for more fun at the expense of current affairs.
Lifelong best friends, Alice (Nicola Walker) and Steve (Jemaine Clement), see their world implode when middle-aged Steve starts dating Alice’s twenty-six-year-old daughter Izzy.
Norman Reedus rides motorbikes with celebrities.
Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane in animated form.
An unfiltered behind?the?scenes look at the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, following their journey from auditions and training camp through the NFL season.
Another Harlan Coben adaptation on, but produced by a different group from those behind the British adaptations.
‘Sugar’ is a contemporary, unique take on the private detective story starring Colin Farrell.
Set 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen.
A live-action take on the beloved animated series.
A hot kitchen, family, Chicago, and the occasional searing burn.
Larry David and the Obamas team up for an American History Sketch Comedy…
July 2026
A Big Bang Theory spin-off… which goes in a wildly different, multiverse, sci-fi direction!
A tense and high-stakes thriller which follows an undercover investigator known as “The Savant” as she infiltrates online hate groups in an effort to stop domestic extremists before they act.
A series based on the film Legally Blonde, following Elle Woods in high school.
Drama about a group living in an underground Silo, based on Hugh Howey’s New York Times bestselling trilogy of dystopian novels.
All Jason and Nikki want is a baby. But it’s the one thing they just can’t have. Starring Rafe Spall and Esther Smith.
Based on Laura Ingalls Wilder’s enduring, almost 100-year-old book series about growing up in the American West in the 1800s.
1980s crime drama starring J.K. Simmons and Titus Welliver.
Series based on the young adult graphic novels from Alice Oseman, about two boys who meet at an all-boys school, become friends and quickly discover a romance is blossoming between them.
A revival of the animated series about the life of Hank Hill, an enthusiastic seller of propane and propane accessories, and his family.
Ethan Peck, Anson Mount and Rebecca Romijn reprise their roles as Spock, Pike & Number One.
Summer 2026
Diane Morgan (Mandy, Cunk) stars as a social humanoid robot, created to keep elderly people company and monitor their health.
Mark Gatiss writes and stars in a drama about a crime-solving bookshop owner.
The firefighters and medics of Engine 51 are back in the UK courtesy of Sky Witness.
A spin-off from Chicago Fire – this one set in a hospital… which isn’t on fire… I hope… That wouldn’t be good…
Police orientated Chicago Fire spinoff.
The Wizard of Oz: The Series. Picked up for 10 episodes by NBC.
Canadian legal drama starring Jewel Staite and Victor Garber.
Thirtysomething detectives Leo and Bella are drawn into the dangerous West London underworld, where the lines between justice and desire blur.
Tim Allen stars as Matt, the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop, but when Matt’s estranged daughter (Kat Dennings) and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.
Series based on the John Grisham novel.
New ‘Walking Dead’ spin-off with Maggie & Negan (previously known as ‘Isle Of The Dead’).
Animated series which centres on two brothers who lose their jobs to automation and are given $3,000 a month in a new basic income program.
August 2026
Matt Groening’s other animated show after The Simpsons.
From star Jason Sudeikis and ‘Scrubs’ creator Bill Lawrence, the series sees Sudeikis play an American college football coach who is recruited to coach English “soccer” team, AFC Richmond, despite having no experience with the sport.
DC’s Hal Jordan and John Stewart get their own live-action Green Lantern tv series.
A sci-fi thriller series based on the blockbuster book by acclaimed, bestselling author Blake Crouch.
Autumn 2026
A 1970s-set psychological thriller starring Jon Hamm as an Indianapolis radio reporter drawn into a real-life hostage crisis.
A chilling prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, exploring the origins of Pamela Voorhees and the cursed camp that started it all.
A disgraced former heavyweight boxing champion returns to London seeking revenge against the crime family he believes destroyed him, plunging back into a dangerous world of money, power, and brutal ambition.
A retelling of the classic French story about Arsène Lupin, the world-famous gentleman thief and master of disguise.
A prequel series from ‘Outlander’ which centres on Ellen MacKenzie, eldest of the children of Jacob Ruadh MacKenzie, chief of Clan MacKenzie, wife of Brian Fraser, the mother and father to a certain Jamie Fraser.
Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden star in Dolly Alderton’s modern yet faithful Netflix adaptation of Jane Austen’s timeless tale of love, wit, and social class.
A gripping 2026 thriller where sisters Charlotte and Samantha Quinn confront buried trauma after a new crime reopens scars from a brutal attack twenty years earlier.
An extension of ‘The Office’ US universe set at a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher who’s trying to revive it.
October 2026
Vision, now in his “White” form, struggles to reconnect with the memories of his past life.
Navy SEALS drama starring Chris Pratt based on the best-selling novel by Jack Carr. Dark Wolf is a prequel series.
November 2026
TV series based in J.R.R. Tolkien’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ universe set in the Second Age of Middle-earth.
December 2026
A tv series based on the popular ‘Harry Potter’ novels.
Winter 2026
Russell T Davies to pen a new Christmas special for 2026!
Cosy crime comedy-drama starring Sally Lindsay.
Early 2027
Kaitlin Olson stars as a single mom with an exceptional mind, whose unconventional knack for solving crimes teams her with a by-the-book seasoned detective.
The original daddy series is returning once more.
Rosario Dawson returns to the role of Ahsoka Tano, former Jedi Padawan to Anakin Skywalker, in her own series.
Nathan Fillion stars as the oldest rookie in the LAPD.
January 2027
More light-hearted murder investigation in the Caribbean.
Mark Williams stars as the crime-solving priest.
Adapted from The Grantchester Mysteries novels by James Runcie, the series stars Robson Green returning as DI Geordie Keating.
February 2027
A new anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s pirate manga, reimagining Luffy’s East Blue beginnings with WIT Studio.
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Anyone know why only the first 8 episodes are available to download of Season 8 of Hudson and Rex? Supposed to be 14 episodes in total.
Season 3 of The Walking Dead: Dead City has been confirmed for 26th July on AMC, presumably will be on Sky One soon after
https://www.sky.com/watch/series/f249d215-1261-3d02-9989-b1d223b813b5
Sky.com still using August 2021 Sky One logo…
Sky and NOW TV picks up Best Medicine
I wonder what channel it will go to? Could be Witness or some other?
I’ve seen FOX describe it as a “1 hour comedy”
It’s on Sky One from 9th June
https://digiguide.tv/programme-details/Sky+One+HD/9+June+2026/19:00/Best+Medicine/Comedy/
All Sky describe Sky One is for comedy and “Entertainment” programming , the latter part is pretty vague, Sky Witness is described as “high stakes drama and real world grit”
I wonder the chances of Grimsburg and Krapopolis from FOX Entertainment Global appearing.
My guess is Sky One.
Best Medicine now showing on Digiguide on Sky One on 9th June at 8pm and 9pm
Allegiance s2 is on Tuesday June 2nd, source tvguide.co.uk
Hulu has Renewed The Testments for a 2nd Season
Info from The Hollywood Reporter
Will Trent season 4 now saying 3rd June on Disney+ app
So in the coming soon section of Disney + Criminal Minds Evolution is on it as coming soon yet still nothing regarding NCIS Season 23. Has anyone actually managed to get an answer from Disney, I just got their generic response that they’re unable to tell me anything.
NCIS is Paramount owned outside the US so is different
3 most delayed CBS series in the UK without rough UK dates so far (based on when they premiered) is NCIS season 23, Sheriff Country and Boston Blue which makes me wonder
I thought Criminal Minds was paramount owned too?
Im also wandering if Paramount are going to be showing Season 23, it would make sense seeing as they have the whole franchise.. but i would have also thought they would have added more seasons after 19. Disney are being very tight lipped so I’m wandering. Let me guess still no news on Boston blue?
No , Disney have international distribution rights themselves, always have, are the lead studio from Touchstone Television to ABC Studios and now under 20th Television
No news on Boston Blue, It turned up on Sky in Germany a couple of weeks (only becomes owned by RTL from next month)
Still no news on the UK
Oh okay that makes sense. Yeah I heard it went to sky Germany. I think it will be the one to go to Paramount. Fingers crossed Sky get Sheriff Country else it’ll be a mess like the Chicagos used to be across 3 different channels.
Wouldn’t Boston Blue have appeared on Paramount+ by now though, it’s been on Paramount+ Australia since December along with Sheriff Country.
Paramount+ does exist in Germany yet it didn’t go there neither did it go to Paramount+ Latin America, premiered on Universal+ in Latin America on 30th April
Yes this is very true.. and we all know how rubbish sky is at picking up new acquisitions and how far behind they show things. And sky did show every season of Blue Bloods.
Considering Paramount kept NCIS Origins and have seasons 1-11 of Blue Bloods it really is a guessing game with what they plan to do with any of their shows. Whilst I get licensing content out makes cash, I’d rather they do that for second run of their shows and keep Paramount+ as the exclusive first run home of all their content.
I1 or 12 seasons available on Paramount+ is the same as Germany and Latin America…look what happened there
Hasn’t premiered anywhere in Italy yet either, but considering where Sheriff Country ended up , i’d imagine Sky in Italy is likely.
Dramedy Best Medicine has been acquired by Sky (can’t post a link to the site) first ever acquisition from FOX Entertainment Global since it was launched a few years ago., on Sky One soon
Where is the link for this?
Can’t post a link
Only a screenshot link (uploaded)
https://ibb.co/P7Pdv3D
Must be the 2nd week of June I presume
Another one of these new US network acquisitions that turn up out of nowhere
ABC has given a straight to series order to a New Grey’s Anatomy Spin Off set in Texas and will air in Midseason 2027
Info from Deadline
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Probably more Sky One than Witness
Sky One now isn’t really what Sky One was
THE CLEANER: GREG DAVIES TEASES RETURN OF BBC COMEDY SERIES
https://www.tvzoneuk.com/post/thecleaner-gregavies-teasesreturn
Dalgliesh has been Renewed for a 4th Season and will Move to Acorn TV after 5 Dropped it
Info from TVZone and Radio Times Webesite
Ella Enchanted TV Series based on The Anne Hathaway Movie is in The Works at Disney+ with Anne Hathaway producing The Series.
Info from Deadline.com
Has anyone seen any kinda of promotion material aka a trailer for Law and Order: SVU S27 on tv yet?
Last night on Sky Q I went to see the new series and saw an icon for Law & Order: SVU. season 27.
Can anyone comfirm the correct way to ask for a TV show to be added to the A_Z list please?
You can ask here :)
Thanks Dave. Please can A TASTE FOR MURDER be added? :-)
Added. :) https://www.geektown.co.uk/tvairdates/a-taste-for-murder/
I still suspect Sheriff Country to be picked up next month or two on Sky Witness & NOW TV
Will know one way or other in 4 weeks seems to suggest Fire Country is airing on Tuesday in June, unless they use Friday…..Wednesday isn’t available in June….
Would be surprising if they didn’t considering they picked it up in Italy and have aired 9 episodes so far on Sky Investigation (with the rest coming later this year)
Still awaiting news on Boston Blue aswell….was acquired by Sky in Germany and this is before it becomes officially owned by RTL from next month.
Even for next season Paramount are still selling shows at the LA Screenings
https://deadline.com/2026/05/la-screenings-analysis-warner-bros-paramount-merger-1236904506/
Wouldn’t Wednesday 10pm slot not be free then, Doc would wrap the remaining episodes (16-22)
It would push it to 10pm slot, with Matlock airing,
It would make sense if Sheriff Country gets picked up, could air on a another day,
Friday would probably be saved for the return of the Chicagos.
Law and Order SVU S27 is taking Mondays slot 9pm,
Boston Blue I also suspect to get picked up by Sky and NOW,
Episode 16 Doc is only airing next Wednesday
Matlock last episode is on 24th June at 9pm, Doc episode 22 would be on 1st July at 10pm
Since they also using Sundays now that’s another available option from July
If Sheriff Country is not picked up by Sky, the crossover episode with Fire Country is going to look a bit silly. They are very tightly integrated.
I wish Sky Communications were better
There reply when I asked was
“Currently there is no information we can confirm on whether or not Sky will be airing Sheriff Country.
Should Sky pick up the rights to this show, we will advertise its premiere across our platform and socials “
Yeah it’s one of the reasons I’ve given up asking Sky. Not that any of the other streamers are better at their generic replies.
I remember when Sky used to actually announce US network acquisitions after the LA Screenings by December in the same year for series that premiere in the Fall, that pretty much stopped after December 2018, Matlock is the only one since and that was only because it was delayed by a year.
Definitely doesn’t help with Paramounts obsession by not using their service for CBS studio shows. Which if they did and followed how they have aired NCIS Origins then they’d be doing great.
That said what Sky have done with the Chicagos this year is outright drunk scheduling. If they had no plan whatsoever to air the “second” part of the season in reasonable time, why did they bother to air it so early in comparison to other seasons?
All the spinoff shows of their parent shows all have been renewed for second seasons
(Boston Blue, Sheriff Country and CIA),
It would make sense if all the spinoff shows were to pair up with their parent shows (Fire County, Blue Bloods and FBI) on Sky , not to mention, they all are CBS shows,
Sheriff Country & Boston Blue were renewed way back in December last year aswell…
Ultimately these 2 were showing at LA Screenings a year ago, which Sky does go to..
Rivals series 2 has arrived on the Disney app I had a look this morning 3 episodes have been dropped with more to follow soon.
It’s been announced that the Sky original tv show the The Prisoner has been renewed for a second series. Information from TVZONEUK.COM
House of Guinness will return for a second series on Netflix filming is set to begin in early 2027. Information from TVZoneUK.com
Chocolate Wars origins of Cadbury Chocolate subject of new TV drama. UKTV joins forces with BritBox and Sony Pictures Television for a co-commission of a new period drama Chocolate Wars (w/t – 6×60’), produced by Fable Pictures, in association with Alfresco Pictures, and written by Chloë Mi Lin Ewart (Curfew, All Creatures Great and Small, Beyond Paradise). The series will launch on free-streaming service U in 2027. I have been very impressed with UKTV their U app have had a lot of really good shows and drama on the app lately I’ve watched a few dramas on the app and have enjoyed them. Information from TVZONE.COM
Already on our homepage… https://www.geektown.co.uk/2026/05/14/prisoner-renewed-for-season-2-at-sky-with-izuka-hoyle-returning/
Emma Willia, Josh Widdicombe and Johannes Radebe set to be unveiled as new Strictly presters line up. Information from TVZone.
BBC reportedy eying up new reboot of Top Gear with new presenting line-up. Information from TVZone.
The Reluctant Vampire: first look at the new BBC comedy series starring Lenny Rush, based on the books by Eric Morecombe. The 6 x 30 series, based on the books by British comedy legend Eric Morecambe (The Morecambe & Wise Show) and written by Rob and Neil Gibbons (Alan Partridge), will see Tom Davis (Wonka, King Gary) and Sian Clifford (Fleabag), Charlie Cooper (This Country) join the cast.
The Reluctant Vampire – Again, on our homepage… https://www.geektown.co.uk/2026/05/14/the-reluctant-vampire-bbc-reveals-first-look-at-lenny-rushs-new-comedy-from-eric-morecambes-books/
The source for Top Gear and the Strictly line up is the Sun… so take that with a pinch of salt…
BBC Has Picked Up New Austrailian biopic Drama Series Evonne Googlagong the Legendary Female Austrailian Tennis Player. Starring Felix Mallard from Ginny & Georgia and also played Ben Kirk (Libby Kennedy’s Son) in Neighbours.
Info from BBC Press Office Official X Account.
Sam Campbell’s sitcom Make That Movie airs May 28th on Channel 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9Uf019yePk
World War II with Tom Hanks starts Tuesday May 26 at 9pm on Sky HISTORY.
https://www.history.co.uk/shows/world-war-ii-with-tom-hanks
The Traitors Canada Series 3 starts on 28th May 2026 on BBC Three at 9pm & BBC iPlayer. John Wolf will be hideing underneath a rock with this news 😂😂😂😂😂
What’s happened with ncis series 23
No news on when or even if Disney+ will be showing it.
Sky’s Takeover Bid of ITV looks like will get a decision in few weeks time.
Info from ITV News.
That’s only for agreement to reached
Still requires approval by Ofcom, CMA aswell as Culture Secretary
It was previously reported they would likely to be run separately but Sky would look to “leverage its commercial and technology strengths”
With recent goings on in labour government doubt it will be on culture secretary agenda anytime soon so probably be a good while before any decisions on it happening soon
I have been following this story since it was announced last year and to be honest I am actually pleased this is happening I feel showise the network channels need new direction the drama’s are ok they pull in some healthy viewing figures so I would say Polly Hills who I believe is head of Scripted content at ITV her job might be safe unless Comcast Sky decide everyone behind the scenes has to go and they bring in new executives and completely change ITV.
The channel has had quite a few failures most recently with The Neighbourhood ending up with 250K viewers and then announcing that the show has been cancelled also The Genius Game was a complete disaster and then there was Jeopardy which only lasted 2 series. I really hope when Comcast Sky take over ITV M&E they take ITV in a new direction and introduce new and better shows on the channels than we have already and get rid of Kevin Lygo who is Managing Director, Media and Entertainment and Director of Television. He keeps on commissioning cheap rubbish tv shows like reality and quiz shows the channel is saturated with quiz shows now they are bleeding into prime-time TV. I really hope the channels are taken in a new direction. And the glitches that happen on their ITVX app is fixed because a lot of viewers have complained about the freezing and glitches on the app and it seems ITV is not interested in fixing I hope that will be rectified post merger.
At very least I’d expect ITVX app to move to NBC Universal/Peacock technology platform or merged with Now so 1 app with free and pay options – ITV Now ?
The plan seems to create a Top 3 UK streamer
A lot of changes need to happen on ITV When Sky Takesover such as Love Island, Lorraine, Loose Women and Lingo needs to be axed, The X Factor needs to return because now that Emma Willis is rumoured to hosting Strictly I think ITV Will probabbly axe The Voice UK After it airs this summer 2026. ITV Needs to bring back Neighbours the show still has a loyal fanbase in The United Kingdom and it would pull in a decent audience for ITV as well as ITVX. Cut down The amount of Episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale to 4 Episodes a week and move it back to 7:30pm and 7pm on a weekday evenings and work with a smaller cast. Cutback ITV Eveing Weekday News to 30mins at 6:30pm. Move Big Brother and TOWIE To ITV1 in a weekday evening 10pm slot. Would love ITV To show more comedies on a weekday evening. Would love to see a Bad Girls reboot or a London’s Burning reboot or would love too see The Bill get revived.
Hi Edward, I agree with your comments I agree that shows like Lose Women need to be axed. I very rarely if ever watch ITV1 so I can’t comment on shows like Lingo never even heard of it yeah cancel the show I think most of the quiz shows need to be axed or at the very least put on ITV Quiz an ITV channel that dedicated to their quiz shows. I think audiences are becoming bored with talent shows and the shrinking audience share for these shows is starting to show that in my opinion. Neighbours in case you haven’t read the press clipping online is coming back to UKTV but sadly as a neighbours fan myself only the early years. If UKTV do start making new episodes of Neighbours if the original cast are interested in coming back I hope Sky and ITV would strike a deal and they start airing the Australian soap I agree that there is still a loyal following fanbase for the soap.
I would also agree that putting the soaps back to their original times Emmerdale at 7pm and Coronation Street at 7.30pm are better time slots for the soaps and 4 episodes a week is sufficient enough one channel. I can’t stand Big Brother and TOWIE so I would cancel both of them but I do know that those shows still have a loyal fanbase and pull in decent viewing figures not sure if they belong on ITV1 though. I would agree the main channel needs more variety of different shows I agree that ITV1 does need comedies on the main channel I never really understood why even though Plebs became a massive hit for ITV it did with me anyway why ITV hid Plebs away on ITV2 and they never advertised the comedy show and the same with G’wed they hide that show away on ITV2 I think it would do well if they brought the show to ITV1. Never liked the Bill so I hope that show never gets a reboot but you never know. I think maybe bringing some shows from Sky’s own archives on to ITV1 shows that could be put on ITV1 like Brassic, In the Long Run, Code 404, Bloods, even Mr Bigstuff these comedy shows even though all but one have had their run and no longer in production could find an audience on ITV1 or ITV2 instead of being hidden away behind a paywall these shows could be appreciated by a whole new audience and fanbase for these shows for viewers who never seen these shows and would enjoy them I know I would I would watch them again. Even drama shows on Sky that have been aired and are sitting in the archives shows like The Young Pope, Mary & George, Catherine the Great, Gangs of London, Save Me, Chernobyl, A Discovery of Witches and many others could find a home and a brand new audience on both ITV1 and ITV2 even ITV4.
Footballers Wives is also another show that might get revived although I don’t know if it will air on ITV. I was aware of The U App & U&Drama channel picking up Early Years of Neighbours hopefully the loyal fanbase of The Show will flock to it and hopefully Fremantle will open talks with a UK Broadcaster of Streaming Service hopefully pick the show up.
Disney+ acquires Kiwi crime dramedy Ms X , premiering in July on Disney+ in UK & Ireland
https://www.c21media.net/news/disney-picks-up-kiwi-crime-dramedy-ms-x-from-dynamic-tv-for-uk-ireland/
Margot Has Got Money Troubles has been Renewed for a 2nd Season by AppleTV.
Info from Deadline.com
The Lincoln Lawyer will be ending after 5 Season on Netflix.
Info from Deadline.com
Futurama returns August 3rd on Disney+ (link removed – too long)
Crave Comedy “The Office Movers” is on Sky Comedy from 25th May at 2am/10pm
Series 23 of Who Do You Think You Are (Zoe Ball will be in Episode 1) will Premiere on BBC One on Tuesday May 26th at 9pm
Info from BBC One Schedule
Dear England which Starts Joseph Fiennes as Gareth Southgate will Premiere on BBC One on Sunday May 24th at 9pm
Info from BBC One Schedule
Two Weeks in August will Premiere on BBC One on Saturday May 23rd at 9PM with a Double Bill
Info from BBC One Schedule
Any info on when and if Bake Off Professionals is returning? I thought it would have started by now??
Last year it didn’t start until 27th May so I’m assuming it’ll start around the same time. Could be announced over the next week or 2. Keep an eye out on TVZone. They are pretty good with keeping up to date on returning UK shows.
Been announced for May 26th.
Australian Series The Family Next Door will Premiere on ITVX on Sunday May 17th.
It will also Air Daily on ITV1 with Double Bills with Episode 1 and 2 on Sunday May 17th at 10:20pm with a Double Bill, Episode 3 and 4 on Monday May 18th at 10:45pm with a Double Bill and Episode 5 and 6 on Tuesday May 19th at 10:45pm with a Double Bill.
Info from Latest Issue of Radio Times
Series 5 of Madame Blanc Mysteries Starring Sally Lindsay will be returning to Channel 5 in Late 2026.
Info from Digitalspy.com
As i suspected The Rainmaker from Lionsgate will be getting added to ITVX during 2026
https://www.itv.com/presscentre/sites/default/files/2026-04/ITV%20April%20Brochure_1.pdf
Family Law is another Lionsgate drama aswell
Prime Originals Citadel, Daisy Jones and The Six and Malice will also be added joining The Devil’s Hour that was recently added.
Jury Duty has been Renewed for a 3rd Series by Prime Video.
Info from Deadline.com
New US Drama Series called Ride or Die Season 1 Box Set Starring Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham starts on 15th July 2026 on Prime Video.
Info from Deadline.com
Brett Goldstein Rom-Come TV Series called Escorted ordered to Series by Prime Video.
Info from Deadline.com
Season 2 of The Terminal List Starts on 21st October 2026 on Prime Video Starring Chris Pratt.
Info from Deadline.com
Season 3 of Lord of The Rings: Rings of Power starts on 11th November 2026 on Prime Video.
The Rookie Spinoff called The Rookie: North has been picked up to series by ABC.
Info from Deadline.com
Fast & The Furious TV Drama Series Spinoff in The Works at Peacock.
Info from Deadline.com
Crystal Lake confirmed for 15th October on Peacock
Presumably either on 15th or 16th on Sky Atlantic
The Good Daughter also confirmed for 12th November on Peacock , previously confirmed for Sky Atlantic si guess either 12th or 13th.
Crystal Lake was supposed to air on Sky Max before it rebranded into Sky One. Sky One is more likely to air it than Sky Atlantic.
Not sure where you got that.
It’s been in Sky Atlantic Now sponsorship opportunity on Sky Media since the end of last year.
It was in article I read from Deadline.com late last year.
I checked it wasn’t, just said Sky and NOW, like they do for anything nowadays since they don’t have channel directors anymore
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