Overview
- A power outage in the Covent Garden/wider London area prevented Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women from broadcasting live on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, ITV confirmed.
- Good Morning Britain, filmed at a different studio, was extended by 30 minutes while ITV filled the disrupted slots with pre-recorded 'best bits' compilations.
- Lorraine Kelly posted an Instagram video saying her 9:30am show was cancelled, technicians expected a fix around 11:00am, and her scheduled interview with Sharleen Spiteri will be rescheduled.
- Viewers reported confusion on social media when pre-recorded segments aired and some audiences experienced additional technical glitches during GMB ad breaks, including missing adverts and a blank ITV logo screen.
- ITV said normal scheduling will resume as soon as possible and the incident highlights the broadcaster’s growing reliance on shared Covent Garden studio space after recent cost and scheduling changes.