This Morning (TV programme)
This Morning is a British daytime magazine programme that is broadcast on ITV. It debuted on 3 October 1988 and is broadcast live every weekday from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm across the United Kingdom and Ireland. The programme features a variety of news, as well as show business, fashion, beauty, lifestyle, home and garden, food, tech, live phone-ins, and competitions.
| This Morning | |
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| Created by | Diane Nelmes |
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| Theme music composer | David Pringle |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 35 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Emma Gormley |
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| Editor | Martin Frizell |
| Running time | 150 minutes (including advertisements) |
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| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 3 October 1988 – present |
The programme is broadcast on ITV1, STV or UTV (depending on ITV region) across the British Islands and on Virgin Media One in the Republic of Ireland.
The show was originally presented by husband and wife duo Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan for more than a decade after its launch. It is currently presented by a set of rotating presenters consisting of Alison Hammond, Dermot O'Leary, Josie Gibson, Craig Doyle and Rylan Clark, following the departures of Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby during 2023. On Friday 16 February, Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley were announced as the show's new permanent presenters, they will take over the show in March.
The daytime programme has aired on ITV for over 35 years, making it one of the longest-running daytime programmes on British television. It won the National Television Award for Best Daytime/Live Magazine Show for 18 years running, from 1998 to 2022.