Why is This Morning pre-recorded today? Disruption to ITV schedule explained

Entertainment
4 Nov 2026 • 8:15 PM MYT
The Independent
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Why is This Morning pre-recorded today? Disruption to ITV schedule explained

  • Lorraine Kelly’s ITV chat show was pulled from its regular 9.30 am slot on Wednesday 4 November due to a studio power outage.
  • The Scottish presenter broke the news to fans in an Instagram video, explaining that plans for the episode had to be aborted.
  • Planned guests, including Texas singer Sharleen Spiteri, will be rescheduled, with Kelly confirming she expects to return to screens tomorrow.
  • Other ITV morning shows experienced minor disruption, with Good Morning Britain airing unaffected while This Morning aired a pre-recorded episode
  • The cancellation follows recent structural changes to the programme, which saw its runtime halved to 30 minutes last year due to budget cuts.

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