Viewers are left confused as Good Morning Britain vanishes from TV schedules
The morning news show, usually aired on weekday mornings on ITV from 6am to 9.30am, has vanished - and will not return until Monday January 5, next week.
By ELEANOR MANN, JUNIOR NEWS REPORTER
Published: 09:02 GMT, 2 January 2026 | Updated: 11:08 GMT, 2 January 2026
Good Morning Britain viewers have been left baffled after the programme disappeared from scheduling today, amid huge job cuts and a studio move.
The morning news show, usually aired on weekday mornings on ITV from 6am to 9.30am, has vanished - and will not return until Monday January 5, next week.
Viewers were left confused as the show, which aired this time last year, disappeared from their screens, with one social media user asking: 'Where is GMB this morning?'
Another wrote: 'Pretty pathetic going off air for two days. Do you think there is no news in early January? Really sad!'
In GMB's last programme on December 31, Richard Madeley and Ranvir Singh told viewers they would be back on January 5, in a different studio and with different producers - ITN - in 2026.
'It is our final show of 2025, with the best team on television here, and it's the last one in the studio as we make a move to a new home in the New Year,' the presenters said.
'GMB returns on Monday the fifth of January, and we hope to see you then. From all the presenting team we want to say a huge heartfelt thank you to every person who helps on this show, a huge thank you.'
The show's break comes amid budget cuts, including 220 jobs lost and a reshuffle which will see GMB regulars like Charlotte Hawkins presenting other programmes such as ITV news.
GMB presenters Richard Madeley and Ranvir Singh said goodbye to viewers on Wednesday as they promised to return in the New Year - but not until Monday 5
The breakfast show will also move from the Television Centre to ITN headquarters in Central London, while other ITV daytime shows will be filmed at The H Club in Covent Garden.
Many viewers were disappointed with their disappearance this morning, with one X user writing 'Bit odd GMB taking extra day holiday. Is it a serious breakfast news programme?'
Another simply wrote: 'A hellish Friday with no GMB.'
It comes as the channel announced a series of cost-cutting changes to the production of its major shows, which also includes Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women.
Good Morning Britain’s Charlotte Hawkins is reportedly the first of its stars to be affected by ITV’s job cuts.
Charlotte, who celebrated her 50th birthday in May, has been a staple of the ITV breakfast programme since its launch in 2014 after she left .