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ITV Overhauls Daytime Schedule as Presenters Voice Job Security Fears

Senior executives plan to redirect savings into premium drama, sports, expanded news output.

Overview

  • Loose Women and Lorraine will shift to 30-week seasonal runs from 2026, with Lorraine’s runtime halved and Loose Women maintaining its current episode length.
  • More than 220 of 440 production roles across Loose Women, Lorraine, This Morning and Good Morning Britain are slated for redundancy.
  • Reports indicate live studio audiences and A-list guests will be removed from Loose Women when changes take effect in January 2026.
  • Presenters like Linda Robson and Nadia Sawalha say the cast is rallying to stay positive but remain anxious about contract renewals.
  • ITV plans to centralise production in shared London studios to reduce overhead and fund high-value programming