{"id":206423,"date":"2025-10-17T11:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/206423\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T11:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T11:36:08","slug":"itv-announces-new-saturday-morning-programming-line-up-for-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/206423\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV ANNOUNCES NEW SATURDAY MORNING PROGRAMMING LINE-UP FOR 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-b9g1n7005\">ITV has announced a new Saturday morning lineup for January 2026 including an extended helping of James Martin\u2019s Saturday Morning; following a bumper series this year which saw its highest share of viewing since 2017.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/d56877_1bce4f6bbcc046e8b43dec05bd1c8a25~mv2.png\" alt=\"ree\" style=\"width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%;max-width:100%\" data-pin-url=\"https:\/\/www.tvzoneuk.com\/post\/itv-saturdaymorningschedule-2026ann1\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/static.wixstatic.com\/media\/d56877_1bce4f6bbcc046e8b43dec05bd1c8a25~mv2.png\/v1\/fill\/w_1920,h_1080,al_c,q_95\/d56877_1bce4f6bbcc046e8b43dec05bd1c8a25~mv2.png\" draggable=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-0gqs37010\">Commissioned by Katie Rawcliffe and Leanne Clark, the new lineup for 2026 will build on ITV\u2019s Saturday morning success in 2025 which has seen share of viewing grow by +8%. Alongside new James Martin will be a brand new series with Ainsley Harriott plus the return of TV favourite Prue Leith.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-tuzph295\">After an impressive run of series one and two, Prue Leith\u2019s Cotswold Kitchen will return to ITV for a highly anticipated third series. Continuing to charm audiences with her signature warmth and delicious recipes, Prue and her husband John, will be inviting more guests into their picturesque Cotswolds home.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-vik2r7019\">Viewers will then be treated to an extended version of James Martin\u2019s Saturday Morning, which will now run until midday. The popular chef\u2019s style and passion for food will fill a generous slot across two and half hours, promising a feast of great recipes, celebrity guests and lively entertainment.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-p05w77024\">Following James Martin, the much-loved Ainsley Harriott will embark on a vibrant culinary adventure in a brand-new 30 minute show, Ainsley\u2019s Taste of the Bahamas, where he will explore the rich flavours and culture of the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-n4pt87031\">Assistant Commissioner, ITV Entertainment and Daytime, Leanne Clarke, said: \u201cWe are thrilled to bring this stellar lineup to our Saturday mornings. With the return of the much loved Prue Leith\u2019s Cotswold Kitchen and extended James Martin\u2019s Saturday Morning, plus a new exciting series with Ainsley Harriott, we are confident that our viewers will have even more reason to wake up with ITV on Saturdays, enjoying a truly entertaining start to the weekend.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-3ugav7034\">Prue Leith\u2019s Cotswold Kitchen Series 3 is a 15 x 60\u2019 Yeti production for ITV. The Executive Producers are Sian Price and Sarah Stevenson and Series Producer is Sara Allen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-noioq7038\">James Martin\u2019s Saturday Morning \u00a0is a 42 x 150\u2019 Blue Marlin production for ITV. The Executive Producers are Fiona Lindsay and Jon Holman.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-brjwv7042\">Ainsley\u2019s Taste of the Bahamas is a 10 x 30\u2019 Rock Oyster Media production for ITV. The Executive producers are Charlotte Davis and David Nottage and Series Producer is Claire Wilkes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"-kA22 pbpjT s2NVN _3DWex\" dir=\"auto\" id=\"viewer-24tek7046\">Further details on each series, including exact broadcast dates and guest appearances, will be announced in due course.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ITV has announced a new Saturday morning lineup for January 2026 including an extended helping of James Martin\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":206424,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-206423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=206423"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/206423\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/206424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=206423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=206423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=206423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}