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==Programming==
{{See also|List of television programmes broadcast by ITV}}
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[[File:ITV share of viewing 1992-2007.png|thumb|right|ITV share of viewing 1981–2008 Broadcasters' Audience Research Board figures]]

For over 60 years of ITV, its homegrown programmes have become among the best remembered as well as being extremely successful. Before the 1990s, nearly all of the content for the channel was produced by the fifteen franchise licensees: the regional companies.

However, following legislation in the [[Broadcasting Act 1990]] imposing a 25% quota for commissioning of independent productions,<ref name="25% quota"/> the number of programmes from independent production companies not connected to the traditional ITV network, has increased rapidly. Notable examples include [[Talkback Thames]] (one half of which, [[Thames Television]], was itself a former ITV franchisee), producers of ''[[The Bill]]'' and co-producers of ''[[The X Factor (British TV series)|The X Factor]]'', and [[2waytraffic]], producers of ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''.

From the late 1990s, ITV's long-standing commitment to strong [[current affairs (news format)|current affairs]] and documentary programming began to diminish with the ending of productions such as ''[[World in Action]]'' ([[Granada Television]]), ''[[This Week (ITV TV series)|This Week]]'' ([[Associated Rediffusion|Rediffusion London]]/[[Thames Television]]), ''First Tuesday'' ([[Yorkshire Television]]), ''[[Network First]]'', ''[[Survival (TV series)|Survival]]'' ([[Anglia Television]]), and ''[[Weekend World]]'' ([[London Weekend Television|LWT]]) and their replacement with populist shows such as ''[[Tonight (1999 TV programme)|Tonight]]''. ''[[ITV News at Ten|News at Ten]]'' was also axed in 1999, although it was reinstated in 2001. In December 2009, the final edition of ITV's long-running arts programme, ''[[The South Bank Show]]'' was broadcast.

ITV's primetime schedules are dominated by its soap operas, such as the flagship ''[[Coronation Street]]'' and ''[[Emmerdale]]''. At the start of the 21st century, ITV faced criticism for including a large amount of "reality TV" programmes in the schedule, such as ''[[Celebrity Fit Club (British TV series)|Celebrity Fit Club]]'', ''[[Celebrity Wrestling]]'' and ''[[Love Island (2005 TV series)|Celebrity Love Island]]''. In its defence, ITV does continue to show its major strengths in the fields of sports coverage and drama productions, and it continues to schedule national news in primetime.

===Breakfast===
{{Main|ITV Breakfast}}

Breakfast Television programmes have been  broadcast on ITV at breakfast since 1 February 1983. It was initially run by an independent contractor - [[TV-am]], and later GMTV - until '''[[GMTV]] Limited''' became a wholly owned subsidiary of [[ITV plc]] in November 2009.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Robinson|first1=James|title=ITV takes full control of breakfast TV broadcaster GMTV|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/nov/26/itv-buys-remaining-gmtv-stake|access-date=6 June 2016|work=Guardian|date=26 November 2009|archive-date=10 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210410013203/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/nov/26/itv-buys-remaining-gmtv-stake|url-status=live}}</ref>

Historically, ITV aired breakfast programmes from 6am until 9.25am but ITV extended this to 10am on weekdays on 6 January 2020.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/11/itv-removes-historic-break-in-daytime.html |title=ITV removes historic quirk in major schedule overhaul |date=12 November 2019 |access-date=6 January 2020 |publisher=RXTV Log |archive-date=17 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191217213256/https://www.rxtvlog.com/2019/11/itv-removes-historic-break-in-daytime.html |url-status=usurped }}</ref> and now broadcasts two breakfast programmes on weekdays - ''[[Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme)|Good Morning Britain]]'' and ''[[Lorraine (TV programme)|Lorraine]]''. ''Good Morning Britain'' keeps viewers up to date with all the latest news, sports, features and weather, whilst ''Lorraine'' predominantly focuses on celebrity interviews, recipes, fashion and showbiz. Until 27th August 2023, the service would show a simulcast of the CITV channel, but since that service has closed, a mix of repeated programming is shown whilst the CITV service that still exist broadcasts at breakfast time on ITV2 (which has the CITV block), ITV3, ITV4 and ITVBe from 7am show other repeats some of which provide a sign language service within the broadcast as part of its quota and licence requirements.

===Daytime programming===
ITV's strong daytime line-up helped by programmes such as ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]'', ''[[Loose Women]]'', ''[[Dickinson's Real Deal]]'' and game shows ''[[Tipping Point (game show)|Tipping Point]]'' and ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]'' are very popular, achieving the highest audience share during the daytime slot.<ref>{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Maggie |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/25/bbc1-daytime-tv-revamp-ratings |title=BBC1 daytime revamp hits BBC2 and Channel 4 ratings |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 January 2013 |access-date=18 August 2013 |archive-date=21 September 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921081205/http://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jan/25/bbc1-daytime-tv-revamp-ratings |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Entertainment===
In recent years the network has tried to use formats that ITV Studios own outright (whether they have originated in the UK with their Lifted Entertainment<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liftedentertainment.com/programmes/ |title=Programmes - Lifted Entertainment, Part of ITV Studios |publisher=Liftedentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154512/https://www.liftedentertainment.com/programmes/ |url-status=live }}</ref> company or have come from production companies they own abroad), though some popular programme formats like ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]'' have still been acquired from other companies abroad. Currently ITV are behind the formats for ''[[Dancing on Ice]]'', ''[[The Voice (franchise)|The Voice UK]]'' (the format originally coming from their Dutch production company) and ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]'', while forthcoming music game show ''Walk The Line'' has been co-developed by Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment and ITV.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.liftedentertainment.com/ |title=Lifted Entertainment, Part of ITV Studios |publisher=Liftedentertainment.com |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154512/https://www.liftedentertainment.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://news.sky.com/story/gary-barlow-replacing-simon-cowell-on-panel-for-upcoming-music-show-walk-the-line-12456815 |title=Gary Barlow replacing Simon Cowell on panel for upcoming music show Walk The Line |publisher=Sky News |date=2021-11-01 |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154512/https://news.sky.com/story/gary-barlow-replacing-simon-cowell-on-panel-for-upcoming-music-show-walk-the-line-12456815 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/1101/1257067-simon-cowell-announces-his-walk-the-line-replacement/ |title=Simon Cowell announces his Walk The Line replacement |publisher=RTE |date=2021-11-01 |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154512/https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2021/1101/1257067-simon-cowell-announces-his-walk-the-line-replacement/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Naman Ramachandran |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/simon-cowell-gary-barlow-walk-the-line-itv-1235101747/ |title=Simon Cowell Replaced by Gary Barlow on 'Walk The Line,' ITV Confirms |publisher=Variety |date=2021-11-01 |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154512/https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/simon-cowell-gary-barlow-walk-the-line-itv-1235101747/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

===National and international news===
{{Main|ITV News}}
Since the network started, [[ITN|Independent Television News]] Limited (ITN) has held the contract to produce news for the ITV network, with 30-minute national news bulletins currently broadcast at [[ITV Lunchtime News|1:30 pm]], and 10:00 pm, and an hour-long bulletin at 6.30pm. These bulletins were broadcast under the ITN brand from 1955 until 1999, when a new network identity reinforced the ITV brand, resulting in the new bulletins being broadcast under the '''ITV News''' brand.<ref>{{cite web|title=About ITN|url=http://corporate.itn.co.uk/about.php|publisher=ITN|access-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112171819/http://corporate.itn.co.uk/about.php|archive-date=12 November 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ITV News|url=http://corporate.itn.co.uk/content.php?content_id=25|publisher=ITN|access-date=19 January 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130311172854/http://corporate.itn.co.uk/content.php?content_id=25|archive-date=11 March 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

ITN has long been respected in the news industry as a source of reliable information and news, and as a result the service has won many awards for their programmes, the latest being in May 2011 when ''News at Ten'' was named best news programme by the [[Royal Television Society]] and [[BAFTA]].

====Weather====
{{Main|ITV Weather}}

The ITV National Weather forecast was first broadcast in 1989, using data supplied by the [[Met Office]], and was presented by a number of weather forecasters. The forecasts are sponsored with the sponsor's message appearing before and after the forecast. The forecasts are made immediately after the main national news bulletins.

Prior to the creation of the national forecast, each regional company provided its own regional forecast. The regional forecasts today are incorporated into the main regional news bulletins, and in the summer months, includes a pollen count.

===Late-night programming===
Currently only new episodes of long-form news and current affairs programmes like ''Exposure'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-6vgq1h/exposure/episodes/?episode=b-q7rhtz |title=Exposure (TV Series) |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101160017/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-6vgq1h/exposure/episodes/?episode=b-q7rhtz |url-status=live }}</ref> ''[[Peston (TV programme)|Peston]]''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-h15cy7/peston-season-2021/?episode=b-vawx1d |title=Peston Season 2021 |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154511/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-h15cy7/peston-season-2021/?episode=b-vawx1d |url-status=live }}</ref> and ''[[On Assignment]]''<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/on-assignment/2a3007 |title=On Assignment - Watch episodes - ITV Hub |access-date=1 November 2021 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154511/https://www.itv.com/hub/on-assignment/2a3007 |url-status=dead }}</ref> are being scheduled after ''News at Ten'', with the latter title only appearing on a monthly basis, typically on the last Tuesday of the month. The channel broadcasts a partnership teleshopping service for a couple of hours after midnight, replacing gambling broadcasts: the time between the news and the shopping is usually kept for re-runs, with ITV repeating its primetime entertainment shows, films, or sports programming from ITV4.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-kmmwnm/british-touring-car-championship-highlights/episodes/?episode=b-knze10 |title=British Touring Car Championship Highlights (TV Series) |publisher=Radio Times |date=2021-09-25 |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101160016/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-kmmwnm/british-touring-car-championship-highlights/episodes/?episode=b-knze10 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=02-11-2021%2021:00 |title=TV Guide - Radio Times UK TV Guide & Listings |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101160015/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=02-11-2021%2021:00 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=03-11-2021%2000:00 |title=TV Guide - Radio Times UK TV Guide & Listings |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154513/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=03-11-2021%2000:00 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=04-11-2021%2000:00 |title=TV Guide - Radio Times UK TV Guide & Listings |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101160019/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/tv-listings/?sd=04-11-2021%2000:00 |url-status=live }}</ref>

ITV continues with its regular scheduled programming after the shopping service finishes at around 3am with showbiz news bulletin ''FYI Extra''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-e9htfl/fyi-extra/episodes/?episode=b-5wykd8 |title=FYI Extra (TV Series) |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154511/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-e9htfl/fyi-extra/episodes/?episode=b-5wykd8 |url-status=live }}</ref> and repeats, many of which have on-screen BSL signing for the deaf community.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-3v2tvv/cooking-with-the-stars-season-1/?episode=b-376itc |title=Cooking with the Stars Season 1 |publisher=Radio Times |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101160019/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-3v2tvv/cooking-with-the-stars-season-1/?episode=b-376itc |url-status=live }}</ref> Replacing the information-based ''[[ITV Nightscreen]]'' slot in 2021 was ''Unwind With ITV'',<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itv.com/hub/unwind-with-itv/10a1889 |title=Unwind With ITV - Watch episodes - ITV Hub |publisher=Itv.com |date= |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154512/https://www.itv.com/hub/unwind-with-itv/10a1889 |url-status=live }}</ref> programming produced in association with the [[Campaign Against Living Miserably]]. At around 4am each night this mindfulness programme shows calming shots of natural landscapes and relaxing animations for around an hour,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/unwind-itv-itv-launches-new-nightly-mindfulness-programme |title=Unwind with ITV - ITV launches new nightly mindfulness programme |publisher=Itv.com |date=2021-10-11 |accessdate=2021-11-27 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154513/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/unwind-itv-itv-launches-new-nightly-mindfulness-programme |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-pqjiwv/unwind-with-itv/episodes/?episode=b-wg9ygx|title=Unwind with ITV (TV Series)|access-date=1 November 2021|archive-date=1 November 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101154513/https://www.radiotimes.com/programme/b-pqjiwv/unwind-with-itv/episodes/?episode=b-wg9ygx|url-status=live}}</ref> with versions of the footage also seen on ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4. These three channels continue programming until around 02:30, sometimes using the ''Unwind with ITV'' sequences to fill small pieces of time before this. Teleshopping on [[ITVBe]] starts at 01:00 and continues until 07:00. There are some occasions when other coverage means this cycle of programmes get misplaced, for example a live event overnight, such as the [[Super Bowl]] or the [[Academy Awards|Oscars]], both of which ITV started airing in 2024, or, over Christmas, failing to sell Teleshopping slots, meaning more repeats, films and long ''Unwind'' sequences are used as filler instead. Overnight, STV broadcasts an overnight rolling news and information service, mixing reports from STV News and other information-based services, instead of ITV's shopping slot and ''Unwind''. Due to STV opt-outs, this service can start later than or earlier than ITV's teleshopping. STV originally simulcast the ''Unwind'' slot, but this was eventually phased out and replaced with the aforementioned news and information service. This overnight programme service is very different to what used to be shown on the network in the years after 24-hour broadcasting was introduced - this included new entertainment, imports, sports and other information programmes, and, in some regions, a job finder service, however due to the small audience this was phased out and replaced by more relaxed and niche programming. Before 24-hour broadcasts, ITV's franchises simply closed down and restarted the following morning with ''ITV Morning News'', followed by breakfast TV.

===Regional programming===
The regional ITV companies are required to provide local news as part of their franchise agreement together with local weather forecasts, with the main local bulletin at 6pm and regional bulletins located after each national news programme. In addition to this, traditionally ITV companies would provide other regional programming based on current affairs, entertainment or drama. However, apart from a monthly political programme, most non-news regional programming in the English regions was dropped by ITV plc in 2009, although it continues in Wales and the Channel Islands, as well as on STV and UTV and ITV Border in Scotland from 2014 to cover mainly Scottish politics whilst ITV Border in England broadcast network programming .<ref name="regional news proposals">{{cite news|last=Douglas|first=Torin|title=Analysis: Ofcom's regional news proposals|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7635822.stm|access-date=19 January 2013|newspaper=BBC News|date=25 September 2008|archive-date=3 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903103659/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7635822.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> On 14 January 2013, ITV plc regional news programmes titles were discontinued in favour of more generic branding under the ''[[ITV News]]'' title with the region listed as the subheading. However some "heritage" brand names were retained including ''Calendar'', ''Granada Reports'' and ''Lookaround''. On 28 June 2014, ''ITV News Cymru Wales'' returned to its historic name of ''Wales at Six''.

====Current regional news programmes====
[[File:ITV microregions map 2015.svg|thumb|230px|''ITV News'' and ''STV News'' regions and sub-regions since 2013]]
#Anglia: ''[[ITV News Anglia]]'' (with East and West variations)
#Border: ''[[Lookaround|ITV News Lookaround]]'' (although with a Scotland non-news opt out)
#Central: ''[[ITV News Central]]'' (with East and West variations)
#Channel: ''[[ITV News Channel TV]]''
#Granada: ''[[Granada Reports|ITV News Granada Reports]]''
#London: ''[[ITV News London]]''
#Meridian: ''[[ITV News Meridian]]'' (with South variation and a Thames Valley opt-out and South East variation)
#STV Central: ''[[STV News]]'' (non-ITV plc) (with East and West variations)
#STV North: ''[[STV News]]'' (non-ITV plc) (with a Dundee opt-out)
#Tyne Tees: ''[[ITV News Tyne Tees]]''
#UTV: ''[[UTV Live]]'' 
#Wales: ''[[Wales at Six|ITV News Wales at Six]]''
#West Country: ''[[ITV News West Country]]'' (with West and South West variations)
#Yorkshire: ''[[Calendar (British TV programme)|ITV News Calendar]]'' (with East and West variations)

====Former programmes====
*ATV: ''[[ATV Midlands News]]'', ''[[ATV Today]]''
*Anglia: ''[[About Anglia]]'', ''[[Anglia News]]'', ''[[Anglia News Tonight]]'', ''[[Anglia Tonight]]''
*Carlton: ''[[London Tonight]]''
*Central / Carlton (Central): ''[[ITV News Central|Central News]]'', ''[[Central News at Six]]'', ''[[Central Tonight]]''
*Channel: ''[[Channel Report]]''
*Grampian: ''[[North Tonight]]''
*Granada: ''[[Northern Newscast]]'', ''[[Scene at Six Thirty]]'', ''[[Granada Tonight]]''
*HTV Wales / ITV Wales: ''[[Report Wales/Y Dydd]]'', ''[[Wales Tonight]]'', ''[[HTV West|HTV News]]'', ''[[ITV Wales News]]''
*HTV West / ITV West: ''[[Report West]]'', ''[[HTV West|HTV News]]'', ''[[The West Tonight]]'', ''[[ITV West News]]'', ''[[West Country Tonight]]''
*London Weekend Television / LWT: ''[[LWT News]]'', ''[[London Tonight]]''
*Meridian: ''[[Meridian Tonight]]''
*Scottish Television / STV: ''[[Scotland Today]]''
*Southern: ''[[Southern Television#Programming|Day by Day]]'' / ''[[Scene South East]]'' (Dover Transmitter)
*Television South West / TSW: ''[[Today South West]]'', ''[[TSW Today]]''
*Television South / TVS: ''[[Coast to Coast (British TV series)|Coast to Coast]]''
*Thames: ''[[Thames News]]''
*Thames Valley (Non-Franchise): ''[[Thames Valley Tonight]]''
*Tyne Tees: ''[[Today At Six]]'', ''[[Northern Life (TV series)|Northern Life]]'', ''[[Tyne Tees Today]]'' / ''[[Network North]]'' (Bilsdale Transmitter), ''[[North East Tonight]]''
*Ulster Television / UTV: ''[[Good Evening Ulster]]'', ''Six Tonight''
*Westward: ''[[Westward Diary]]''
*Westcountry / Carlton (Westcountry): ''[[Westcountry Live]]''

===Sports===
{{Main|ITV Sport}}

*[[Association football|Football]]
**ITV holds joint rights for the [[FIFA World Cup]] and the [[UEFA European Championship]] with the [[BBC]] and has shown every World Cup live since 1966, on a shared basis with the BBC. This arrangement has been in place since the 1960s. ITV shares the rights for the [[FA Cup]] with the BBC, having previously done so from 1955 to 1988. ITV also held the live rights to the competition from 1998 to 2001 and from 2008 until 2014. The 24/25 season also added the Carabao Cup to its portfolio broadcasting both semi finals with the first leg of one and the second leg of the other and the final sharing the broadcasting rights with Sky Sports.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/mar/30/ITV.football1?INTCMP=SRCH|title=ITV to pay £275m for FA Cup|first=Chris|last=Tryhorn|date=30 March 2007|work=The Guardian|access-date=13 January 2021|archive-date=3 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210203192151/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/mar/30/ITV.football1?INTCMP=SRCH|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jul/17/bbc-bt-sport-fa-cup-tv-rights|title=BBC and BT Sport to share FA Cup TV rights|first=Owen|last=Gibson|date=17 July 2013|work=The Guardian|access-date=13 January 2021|archive-date=23 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190523180515/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2013/jul/17/bbc-bt-sport-fa-cup-tv-rights|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Horse racing]]
**ITV other flagship sporting coverage is as the exclusive free to air home of British horse racing. ITV's deal, which began on 1 January 2017, encompasses horse racing every Saturday afternoon on ITV or ITV4.<ref>{{cite web|title=ITV announce Horse Racing Deal|url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/british-horse-racing-announces-exclusive-domestic-tv-rights-deal-itv|website=ITV Press Centre|publisher=ITV|access-date=5 December 2016|archive-date=30 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030054031/https://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/british-horse-racing-announces-exclusive-domestic-tv-rights-deal-itv|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Boxing]]
**ITV Sport has broadcast many boxing matches over the years under the ''[[The Big Fight Live|Big Fight Live]]'' banner and the sport was a regular fixture on ITV screens until the mid 1990s when ITV lost its two premier contracts to [[Sky Sports]]<ref name="bbcnews05">{{cite news | title = Hatton, Calzaghe and Khan on ITV | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4641585.stm | work = BBC News | date = 1 July 2005 | access-date = 20 March 2007 | archive-date = 7 March 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080307014808/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/4641585.stm | url-status = live }}</ref> In 2005, ITV returned to the ring when it reached an agreement to broadcast the main share of [[Frank Warren (promoter)|Frank Warren]]'s '''Sports Network''' fights. This continued until 2008, and in 2010 ITV decided to stop covering the sport as ITV thought that boxing was no longer commercially viable. In the late 2010s ITV showed some boxing on a pay-per-view channel [[ITV Box Office]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-show-eubank-jnr-world-title-fight |title=ITV to show Eubank Jnr World Title fight |publisher=ITV |date=13 December 2016 |access-date=13 December 2016 |archive-date=16 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161216144516/http://www.itv.com/presscentre/press-releases/itv-show-eubank-jnr-world-title-fight |url-status=live }}</ref> However ITV's boxing coverage is now restricted to [[Premier Boxing Champions]] which it shows on ITV4, having closed [[ITV Box Office]] at the start of 2020.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.itv.com/itvboxofficefaqs|title=ITV Box Office Closure notice|access-date=25 January 2020|archive-date=4 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191104024958/https://www.itv.com/itvboxofficefaqs|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Road bicycle racing|Cycling]]
**ITV has shown the [[Tour de France]] in 2002. Initially, live coverage was only broadcast at the weekend but since the 2010 Tour de France, [[ITV4]] has broadcast daily live coverage of every stage. ITV also broadcasts the Women's Tour and [[Tour of Britain]] live.
*Darts
**ITV4 covers six tournaments each year, including the [[UK Open]], [[The Masters (darts)|The Masters]] and the [[World Series of Darts (tour)|World Series of Darts]]. ITV had previously extensively covered the sport and did so from 1972 until it decided to drop the sport in 1988. ITV resumed coverage of [[darts]] in 2007 and since then it has gradually increased the number of events it shows.<ref>{{cite web|title=ITV Darts 2015|url=http://sport-onthebox.com/2014/11/15/itv-adds-fifth-live-pdc-darts-tournament-for-2015/|website=Sport on the Box|date=15 November 2014|access-date=13 January 2021|archive-date=5 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200905153105/https://sport-onthebox.com/2014/11/15/itv-adds-fifth-live-pdc-darts-tournament-for-2015/|url-status=live}}</ref>
*[[Motorsport]]
**ITV's flagship motorsport coverage is of the [[British Touring Car Championship]] and has shown the event in full since 2002. ITV also broadcasts highlights of the [[World Superbike Championship]] and the [[British Superbike Championship]]. ITV had previously covered [[Formula One]] and did so for 12 seasons, from 1997 to 2008.
*[[Rugby football|Rugby]]
**ITV has broadcast every [[Rugby World Cup]] live since 1991. ITV also broadcasts the [[Women's Rugby World Cup]] and the Under 20 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.itv.com/news/2019-08-15/rise-for-the-world-cup-on-itv/|title=Rise for the Rugby World Cup on ITV|date=15 August 2019|access-date=15 August 2019|archive-date=15 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190815120321/https://www.itv.com/news/2019-08-15/rise-for-the-world-cup-on-itv/|url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2016, ITV has shared coverage of the [[Six Nations Championship]] with the [[BBC]]. ITV broadcasts all England, France Ireland and Italy home matches live, while BBC shows all Scotland and Wales home matches live.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33463368?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_wales_news&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=wales|title=BBC and ITV bid wins Six Nations TV rights until 2021|work=BBC News|date=9 July 2015|access-date=9 July 2015|archive-date=17 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171117105213/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-33463368?ns_mchannel=social&ns_campaign=bbc_wales_news&ns_source=twitter&ns_linkname=wales|url-status=live}}</ref> ITV also shows 7 live matches from [[Premiership Rugby]] including the final and a weekly highlights show on ITV4 on Sunday evenings, repeated later on ITV1.
*[[Snooker]]
**Snooker is another sport which ITV dropped but has subsequently restarted showing. In the 1980s and early 1990s, ITV broadcast four tournaments per season. ITV dropped snooker after the 1993 British Open and the sport was mostly absent from ITV screens until the 2010s. In summer 2014 ITV and [[Barry Hearn]] announced they had signed a 5-year deal to cover 2 Snooker Tournaments per year, keeping coverage of the [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]] and a new tournament called the World Grand Prix.<ref>{{cite web|title=ITV new deal with World Snooker|url=http://sport-onthebox.com/2014/04/24/champion-of-champions-snooker-returning-to-itv4-for-2014/|website=Sport on the Box|date=24 April 2014|access-date=13 January 2021|archive-date=6 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206035819/https://sport-onthebox.com/2014/04/24/champion-of-champions-snooker-returning-to-itv4-for-2014/|url-status=live}}</ref> ITV now shows four tournaments each year, including the [[Champion of Champions (snooker)|Champion of Champions]] and the [[World Grand Prix (snooker)|World Grand Prix]].

===Children's programming===
{{Main|CITV}}

The network broadcasts children's programming under the CITV (Children's ITV) strand. Children's programming was originally provided during weekday afternoons and weekend mornings, however following the launch of the [[CITV]] channel in 2006, all children's programming, with the exception of the weekend ITV Breakfast slot, were relocated from the ITV line-up to the CITV channel in 2007, a move which was challenged by Ofcom in April 2007. In 2023, ITV announced that CITV would cease broadcasting as a linear channel, and would be replaced by [[ITVX#Current_FAST_channels|ITVX Kids]], a [[streaming media]] service which launched in July 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/66570523|title=CITV channel to close as ITVX Kids streaming service launches|date=22 August 2023|website=BBC News}}</ref>  The CITV channel closed on 1 September 2023, with a dedicated CITV programming block now broadcasting on ITV2 every morning, from 2 September 2023.

===Schools programming===
{{Main|ITV Schools}}

Schools programming on the network began in 1957 in some regions and expanded as more regions began broadcasting. It was a contractual obligation for some ITV companies to broadcast schools programming, and this was initially broadcast as part of the normal scheduling. The programmes were moved into a segment for broadcast during the day in the 1960s, under the banner ''Independent Television for Schools and Colleges'' and from 1987 were broadcast on [[Channel 4]] in the ''ITV Schools on Channel 4'' segment. In 1993, this segment became ''Channel 4 Schools'' and later in 2000 ''4Learning''. These strands of programming consisted of schools programming from all the ITV companies or from independent sources. The schools strand itself is now defunct, with no particular branding segment used.

=== Acquired programming ===
ITV was originally very reliant on broadcasting American series, with westerns such as ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' and ''[[Rawhide (TV series)|Rawhide]]'' in particular being considerable successes for the network during its earlier years. Action drama ''[[The Fugitive (1963 TV series)|The Fugitive]]'' and sci-fi anthology ''[[The Twilight Zone (1959 TV series)|The Twilight Zone]]'' were also broadcast by various regions in the early 1960s, with ''[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]'' and ''[[I Dream of Jeannie]]'' shown later on in the decade. Due to the varying schedules of many ITV regions, acquired content was not broadcast by some franchises.

By the 1970s, most ITV regions were airing the likes of ''[[Hawaii Five-O (1968 TV series)|Hawaii Five-O]]'', ''[[Happy Days]]'', and ''[[The Brady Bunch]]''. 1972 also saw the beginning of ITV's daytime programmes at lunchtime, a slot that would become associated with the many Australian soap operas that were broadcast in the newly expanded schedule, including ''[[The Sullivans]]'' and ''[[The Young Doctors]]''. By the 1980s, more were added to the schedule, such as ''[[Sons and Daughters (Australian TV series)|Sons and Daughters]]'' and ''[[A Country Practice]]''.

In primetime by the 1980s, ITV was broadcasting the likes of ''[[Hill Street Blues]]'' (which ITV began showing just one week after its debut on NBC in the United States) and ''[[L.A. Law]]''. It was also early in the decade when Australian evening soap opera ''[[Prisoner (TV series)|Prisoner: Cell Block H]]'' was bought by ITV, and was broadcast after ''News at Ten''.

By 1982, Channel 4 had launched, and despite originally being related to ITV, it competed against its parent network to screen popular American programmes such as ''[[St. Elsewhere]]'' and ''[[Cheers]]'', although the latter did receive a single ITV broadcast as part of a night showcasing Channel 4 programmes. Both ''Hill Street Blues'' and ''L.A. Law'' had moved from ITV to Channel 4 by the end of their runs.

A heavy emphasis on action, fantasy and science fiction series was also placed by ITV during this 1980s, with ''[[The A-Team]]'', ''[[Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (TV series)|Buck Rogers in the 25th Century]]'', and ''[[Airwolf]]'' being broadcast by the network, as well as the likes of ''[[Baywatch]]'' and ''[[SeaQuest DSV]]'' by the 1990s. ITV also picked up a glut of older-skewing CBS dramas through that period, including ''[[Murder, She Wrote]]'' and ''[[Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman]]''. 

In February 1989, in tandem with the network launching its national weather forecast, and as part of a new early evening lineup which involved the shortening of Children's ITV, Australian soap ''[[Home and Away]]'' was acquired by ITV, particularly to compete with the success of rival Australian soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'' on BBC One. ITV also broadcast ''[[Beverly Hills, 90210]]'' beginning in early 1991, in the same Saturday teatime slot that ''Baywatch'' had occupied, although some episodes were broadcast in later time slots. It moved to [[Sky One]] beginning with the third season. 

ITV reshuffled its daytime schedules in the Autumn of 1993, and just a few months prior, [[ITV Central|Central]] began broadcasting the New Zealand soap opera ''[[Shortland Street]]''. The revamp saw more ITV companies pick it up, with [[Scottish Television]] the only region to reject the series outright. Central also broadcast the Australian soap opera ''[[Echo Point]]'' around the same time, although no other franchises picked it up. ITV also aired a considerable amount of syndicated unscripted US programmes in daytime during the 90s, such as ''[[Judge Judy]]'' and ''[[The Jerry Springer Show]]''.

By 1996, ITV had been quiet with US series in primetime, particularly as Channel 4 and Sky One increased the competition for securing the most popular US dramas and sitcoms. However, that summer, ITV debuted the primetime soap ''[[Savannah (TV series)|Savannah]]'', in a 9pm Friday slot. It was a considerable success for ITV's standards, and it became the highest rated new American series of that year. Despite this success, ITV moved the show for its second season, no longer networking the series and moving to late night slots.

ITV tried again at broadcasting an American drama series in September 1997, with the ABC legal drama ''[[The Practice]]'', which ran in the same slot that ''Savannah'' had the year prior. It saw nowhere near the same levels of success, and was dropped by the network after just three episodes. It later resurfaced in late night before moving to BBC One in 2000.

ITV attempted launching a Monday night block for American sitcoms in the post-''News at Ten'' slot in the autumn of 1998, with ''[[Veronica's Closet]]'' (which ITV beat Channel 4 for the rights to) followed by ''[[Dharma & Greg]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1997-06-11 |title='Closet'-ed bidding |url=https://variety.com/1997/tv/news/closet-ed-bidding-1116679870/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> After this failed to catch much steam, ITV all but pulled out from showing American programmes on the main network by the end of the decade, and it would prove to be the final time ITV aired US comedy on the main network.

ITV made attempts during the mid 2000s to poach proven popular US shows such as the mystery comedy-drama ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' and medical drama ''[[House (TV series)|House]]'' from Channel 4 and Five, respectively, but both shows ended up remaining on their incumbent rights holders.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2006-10-25 |title=Channel 4 ties up TV's Housewives |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6084226.stm |access-date=2024-06-24 |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Conlan |first=Tara |date=2007-04-05 |title=ITV eyes up Five's House |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/apr/05/ITV.channel5 |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ITV were reportedly also interested in 2004 about acquiring the ''[[Friends]]'' spin-off ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]'' but later denied such interest, and in 2007 were close to picking up ''Neighbours'' after the BBC declined to continue broadcasting it, although Five eventually won the rights to both programmes.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Deans |first=Jason |date=2004-06-25 |title=ITV joins Joey bidding war |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2004/jun/25/broadcasting.ITV1 |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ITV no friend of Joey |url=https://www.c21media.net/news/itv-no-friend-of-joey/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=C21media |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Holmwood |first=Leigh |date=2007-04-12 |title=ITV and C5 eye up Neighbours |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2007/apr/12/broadcasting.bbc |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

ITV returned to US programming in 2006, acquiring ''[[Six Degrees (TV series)|Six Degrees]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ITV1 returns to US drama imports with Six Degrees |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/itv1-returns-us-drama-imports-six-degrees/568053?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Campaign |language=en}}</ref> Initially it had been planned to air in a primetime slot in 2007, but ended up being shown in late nights in 2008. This could be due to the show being cancelled after its first season by original network [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] due to low ratings, despite high expectations and its slot following top-10 hit ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]''. It was also around this time that ''[[Supernatural (American TV series)|Supernatural]]'' and ''[[Dexter (TV series)|Dexter]]'', which ITV2 & ITV4 aired respectively, were given late night repeats on ITV1.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guider |first=Elizabeth |date=2005-07-06 |title='Supernatural' sked |url=https://variety.com/2005/biz/markets-festivals/supernatural-sked-1117925525/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=US serial killer show Dexter debuts with 1.9m on ITV1 |url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/us-serial-killer-show-dexter-debuts-19m-itv1/786961?utm_source=website&utm_medium=social |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=www.campaignlive.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

The following year, ITV acquired another US programme, fellow ABC series ''[[Pushing Daisies]]''. It debuted in 2008 in a Saturday evening slot and initially did well garnering 5.7 million viewers, although there were fan complaints when ITV chose to skip broadcasting the second episode, blaming football coverage, eventually releasing it on their website.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-04-15 |title=ITV drops 'Pushing Daisies' for football |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/tv/a93855/itv-drops-pushing-daisies-for-football/ |access-date=2024-06-24 |website=Digital Spy |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Dowell |first=Ben |date=2008-05-28 |title=Pushing Daisies: ITV website to air 'missing' episode |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2008/may/28/itv.television |access-date=2024-06-24 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The last attempt so far by ITV to broadcast acquired output in primetime was the TV adaption of ''[[Lethal Weapon (TV series)|Lethal Weapon]]'' in 2017, where it remained for all three seasons.

As of 2024, most US acquired programming that ITV owns the UK rights to, such as ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Bob's Burgers]]'', ''[[The O.C.]]'', ''[[Dawson's Creek]]'', ''[[Gilmore Girls]]'' and ''[[Superstore (TV series)|Superstore]]'' air on [[ITV2]], as opposed to the main ITV network.<ref>{{Cite web |title=What's on ITV2? |url=https://tv24.co.uk/channel/itv2/2024-10-14 |access-date=2024-10-12 |website=TV24.co.uk |language=en}}</ref>

===Notable programming===
{{main|List of television programmes broadcast by ITV}}

====Daytime programming====
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* ''[[Good Morning Britain (2014 TV programme)|Good Morning Britain]]''
* ''[[Lorraine (TV programme)|Lorraine]]''
* ''[[This Morning (TV programme)|This Morning]]''
* ''[[Loose Women]]''
* ''[[ITV Lunchtime News]]''
* ''[[Dickinson's Real Deal]]''
* ''[[Tenable]]''
* ''[[Lingo (British game show)|Lingo]]''
* ''[[Riddiculous]]''
* ''[[Tipping Point (game show)|Tipping Point]]''
* ''[[Deal or No Deal (British game show)|Deal or No Deal]]''
* ''[[Jeopardy! (British game show)|Jeopardy!]]''
* ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase]]''
{{Div col end}}

====Primetime programming====
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* ''[[ITV Evening News]]''
* ''[[ITV News at Ten]]''
* ''[[Emmerdale]]''
* ''[[Coronation Street]]''
* ''[[Tonight (1999 TV programme)|Tonight]]''
* ''[[Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (British game show)|Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?]]''
* ''[[Midsomer Murders]]''
* ''[[Vera (TV series)|Vera]]''
* ''[[The Bay (TV series)|The Bay]]''
* ''[[My Mum, Your Dad]]''
* ''[[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series)|I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!]]''
* ''[[Big Brother (British TV series)|Big Brother]]''
* ''[[Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series)|Celebrity Big Brother]]''
* ''[[The Martin Lewis Money Show]]''
* ''[[Beat the Chasers]]''
* ''[[On Assignment]]''
* ''[[Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs]]''
* ''[[Kate Garraway's Life Stories]]''
* ''[[ITV Sport]]''
* ''[[Peston (TV programme)|Peston]]''
{{Div col end}}

====Weekend programming====
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* ''[[The 1% Club]]''
* ''[[Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway]]''
* ''[[Britain's Got Talent]]''
* ''[[Catchphrase (British game show)|Catchphrase]]''
* ''[[The Chase (British game show)|The Chase: Celebrity Special]]''
* ''[[Dancing on Ice]]''
* ''[[Family Fortunes]]''
* ''[[ITV Weekend News]]''
* ''[[ITV Racing]]''
* ''[[James Martin's Saturday Morning]]''
* ''John and Lisa's Weekend Kitchen''
* ''[[The John Bishop Show (2022 TV series)|The John Bishop Show]]''
* ''[[The Jonathan Ross Show]]''
* ''[[Limitless Win]]''
* ''[[Love Your Garden]]''
* ''[[The Masked Singer (British TV series)|The Masked Singer]]''
* ''[[Password (British game show)|Password]]''
* ''[[Soccer Aid]]''
* ''[[Tipping Point (game show)#Lucky Stars|Tipping Point: Lucky Stars]]''
* ''[[The Voice UK]]''
* ''[[The Voice Kids (British TV series)|The Voice Kids]]''
* ''[[Wheel of Fortune (British game show)|Wheel of Fortune]]''
{{Div col end}}

====Night-time programming====
* ''[[AEW Dynamite]]''
* ''[[AEW Rampage]]''
* ''[[Motorsport]]''
* ''[[Shop Direct]]''
* ''[[Unwind with ITV]]''

===Teletext provider===
The Public Teletext Licence<ref>{{cite news
  | title = Public Teletext Licence
  | publisher = Ofcom
  | date = 17 December 2004
| url = http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/pt/teletextdrl.pdf
  | access-date =27 September 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070925214001/http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/pt/teletextdrl.pdf <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 25 September 2007}}</ref> allows the holder to broadcast a text-based information service around the clock on Channel 3 (as well as [[Channel 4]] and [[S4C]]) frequencies. Teletext on ITV was provided by [[ORACLE (teletext)|ORACLE]] from 1974 until 1993 and from 1993 to 2010 by [[Teletext Ltd.]], whose news, sport and TV listings pages rivalled the BBC's offering, [[Ceefax]] on terrestrial and [[BBC Red Button]] on digital. Teletext Ltd. also provided digital teletext for the Channel 3 services, as well as the text output for both [[Channel 4]] and [[S4C]] under the same licence and [[Channel 5 (British TV channel)|Channel 5]]. However, the licence was revoked by Ofcom on 29 January 2010 for failing to provide news and local non-news information on ITV and there is currently no teletext licence holder for ITV.<ref>{{cite news
 |title        = Teletext Revocation Notice
 |publisher    = Ofcom
 |date         = 29 January 2010
|url          = http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/tv/teletext/revocation_notice.pdf
 |access-date   = 11 August 2010
|archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20101214233108/http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/tv/teletext/revocation_notice.pdf
 |archive-date = 14 December 2010
|url-status     = dead
 |df           = dmy-all
}}</ref>