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BBC Commissions 'The Claudia Winkleman Show' for Spring 2026

The Traitors host moves into a primetime chat format from the team behind Graham Norton.

Overview

  • The seven-episode series on BBC One and iPlayer will feature celebrity interviews in front of a studio audience.
  • So Television and Little Owl will produce, with Graham Stuart and Ruth Phillips as executive producers, and ITV Studios handling global sales.
  • Claudia Winkleman said she is "incredibly grateful" for the opportunity following her October departure from Strictly Come Dancing with Tess Daly.
  • The spring run will not replace The Graham Norton Show, which continues in its autumn and winter slot under a renewed multi-year deal, and Winkleman previously guest-hosted Norton’s programme.
  • Guests, exact transmission dates and episode duration have not been announced, with some outlets reporting 50-minute installments.