ITV reveals Saturday night schedule after deciding whether to show Masked Dancer, The Voice and Millionaire
ITV has revealed its Saturday night line-up after clearing its schedules in the wake of the Queen’s death.
The broadcaster says it will broadcast an ITV News special followed by three special documentaries tomorrow – but its blockbuster shows WILL air.
The Masked Dancer, The Voice UK and Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? will all be shown.
ITV said of its Saturday night shows: “All programmes were pre-recorded before the sad news of Her Majesty The Queen’s passing.”
Saturday will begin with an unprecedented weekend edition of Good Morning Britain fronted by Susanna Reid and Ben Shephard.
There will then be rolling news until 2.15pm, when three specially made documentaries are due to be shown in sequence.
Our Queen: The People’s Stories, a documentary narrated by Nicola Walker, will be followed by The Queen in Her Own Words, fronted by Julie Etchingham.
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At 4.05pm, ITV will air Queen and Country, narrated by Alison Steadman, will the news following until 6pm.
The sombre line-up will then give way to a run of enterainment shows starting with Ninja Warrior UK: Race for Glory at 6pm.
The second episode of The Masked Dancer, hosted by Joel Dommett, will then air at 6.50pm.
The Voice UK will follow at 8pm, with Jeremy Clarkson‘s Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? at 9.10pm.
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ITV News at Ten is on air at 10pm will then broadcast for 45 minutes, followed by a repeat of Jonathan Dimbleby documentary Queen Elizabeth II – The Longest Reign.
The channel pulled its biggest shows on Friday with episodes of both Coronation Street and Emmerdale postponed.
A number of other regularly-scheduled ITV programs in the likes of This Morning and Loose Women have also been cancelled.