ITV Schedule Shake-Up: Tipping Point and Other Shows to be Impacted by Cheltenham Festival

Strategic Insights -

Ben Shephard, the anchor of ITV's Good Morning Britain, will host a special edition of Tipping Point today, but the show will be replaced for the rest of the week by ITV Racing Live. The Cheltenham Festival, which runs from March 15 to 19, will dominate the channel's schedule, with coverage starting at 12.50pm tomorrow and airing until 4.30pm each day. In addition to Tipping Point, Loose Women will also be cancelled for the rest of the week, with the panelists temporarily off the air.

Key Takeaways:

  • The Cheltenham Festival will air on ITV from March 15 to 19, with coverage starting at 12.50pm and running until 4.30pm each day.
  • Ben Shephard will host a special edition of Tipping Point today, but the show will be replaced for the rest of the week by ITV Racing Live.
  • Loose Women will be cancelled for the rest of the week, with the panelists temporarily off the air at the end of Monday's episode.
  • Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway and Starstruck will also be replaced by coverage of the Six Nations rugby union competition on March 19.
  • Ireland will face Scotland, followed by England taking on France in the rugby union competition on March 19.

Statistics:

  • The Cheltenham Festival will run from March 15 to 19, with 5 days of racing coverage.
  • ITV Racing Live will air from 12.50pm to 4.30pm each day during the festival.
  • Tipping Point will be replaced by a 30-minute compilation edition, featuring the greatest ever finals when contestants competed for the £10,000 jackpot.
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Sources:

  • ITV News: "Tipping Point and Loose Women to be impacted by ITV Racing Live coverage of Cheltenham Festival"
  • ITV Good Morning Britain: "Ben Shephard hosts special edition of Tipping Point today, but show to be replaced by ITV Racing Live for rest of the week"
  • ITV Loose Women: "Panelists to be temporarily off the air at end of Monday's episode due to ITV Racing Live coverage"