Overview
- ITV said a power cut overnight in the wider Covent Garden area prevented Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women from broadcasting live on Wednesday.
- Good Morning Britain, filmed at a separate central London studio, was extended by 30 minutes to cover the gap and ran until 10am.
- This Morning and Loose Women were replaced with pre-recorded 'best bits' editions while presenters and official channels informed viewers of the change.
- Lorraine Kelly posted from her car that her show would not air and that a planned interview with Sharleen Spiteri will be rescheduled as technicians aimed to restore power around 11:00am.
- The disruption highlights the vulnerability of ITV’s shared Covent Garden production facilities after recent daytime timetable cuts and has prompted wider attention to local power reliability.