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The Price Is Right (ITV 1984–1988, 1995–2001 & 2006–2007, Sky One 1989–1991, revived for Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow 2020) Primeval (2007–2011, Watch 2011) Prisoner: Cell Block H (on various ITV regions between 1984 and 1999; later on Channel 5 from 1997 to 2001) The Prisoner (1967–1968, remake 2009) The Professionals (1977–1983)
5 September – ITV shows the first episode of Jim Henson's family puppet sketch comedy The Muppet Show, hosted by Kermit the Frog, produced at ATV Elstree Studios. 6 September Northern Life replaces Today at Six as Tyne Tees' regional news programme. George and Mildred, a spin-off from the comedy series Man About the House debuts on ITV.
June – ITV launches a trial high-definition channel, primarily to show matches from the 2006 FIFA World Cup. 4 September – The ITV Lunchtime News reverts to being a 30-minute programme and its start time is moved back to 1:30pm. 30 October – ITV2, and ITV3 launch +1 channels. 30 November – The ITV HD trial broadcast ends.
1976 in British television – The Multicoloured Swap Shop opens on the BBC, Punk group the Sex Pistols cause a storm of controversy and outrage in the UK by swearing well before the watershed on the regional Thames Television news programme Today, hosted by Bill Grundy but Grundy, who has goaded them into doing so, is temporarily sacked making ...
TV Times is a British television listings magazine. From 1955 until 1991, it was the only source of seven-day listings for ITV and, from 1982, Channel 4 (as well as S4C in Wales in an enclosed local supplement titled Sbec). The magazine did not circulate nationally until 1968 as some (usually smaller) regional stations opted to produce their ...
1 February – ITV's breakfast television service TV-am launches and children's programmes are a major part of the service, especially at the weekend. 1 April – Roland Rat makes his first appearance on TV-am. [3] Created by David Claridge and launched by TV-am Children's editor Anne Wood to entertain younger viewers during the Easter holidays ...
15 January – ITV commences transmissions across north east England. 8 October – ITV broadcasts its first election results programme to provide ITV with live coverage of the results of the 1959 United Kingdom general election. 27 October – ITV starts broadcasting across to east England. 31 October – ITV launches in Northern Ireland.
The 1974 franchise round sees no changes in ITV's contractors as it is felt that the huge cost in switching to colour television would have made the companies unable to compete against rivals in a franchise battle. 1975. No events. 1976. 5 January – Channel Report is broadcast for the first time. The name continues to be used until 2013.