Information checked: Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 1:17 p.m. London time, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, UTC+00:00). This is the time the reporting was checked, not a broadcast or publication timestamp.
ITV's This Morning was not live on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, because an overnight power cut affected the wider area around the broadcaster's Covent Garden studio in central London. ITV said the same problem stopped the live editions of Lorraine and Loose Women. Viewers saw pre-recorded This Morning material instead of that day's planned live program.
The disruption explains why familiar presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard could appear on screen even though the broadcast was not live. It does not mean This Morning has been permanently canceled or that ITV has announced a permanent change to the show. ITV said it intended to restore its normal schedule as soon as possible, but a confirmed time for the next live episode was not established when this article was checked.
The morning schedule changed after problems at the production site. Good Morning Britain, hosted that day by Susanna Reid and Ed Balls, continued through the time normally occupied by Lorraine. Its coverage ran to 10:00 a.m. GMT (UTC+00:00), November 4, after the regular Lorraine slot at 9:30 a.m. GMT (UTC+00:00) was lost.
ITV then showed a This Morning selection of previous segments in its familiar daytime slot. Reports of the on-air broadcast noted a label identifying the program as pre-recorded. That detail matters: This Morning was still visible on television, but it was not a live edition bringing viewers the day's planned interviews and features.
The broadcaster's statement, shared through its daytime-show channels and attributed to an ITV spokesperson, said an overnight power cut in the surrounding Covent Garden area prevented live broadcasts of all three programs. Rather than announce an exact replacement live time, ITV said it would resume its normal schedule as soon as circumstances allowed. Viewers can check the official This Morning site and ITVX TV guide for changes.
The confirmed immediate cause was the power cut. A live daytime show relies on studio operations, cameras, lighting, sound, control-room systems and supporting infrastructure. A failure affecting the studio area can make live broadcasting impractical even when pre-recorded episodes are available for transmission. This is an explanation of how such a disruption can affect production, not a confirmed technical diagnosis of which individual ITV systems stopped functioning.
ITV identified the outage as affecting the wider area around its Covent Garden base. It did not, in the information verified for this update, specify the underlying cause of the power cut, how many premises were affected or the exact time every service was restored. Claims about a particular electrical fault, contractor mistake or complete studio shutdown would go beyond what was confirmed.
This is also different from an ordinary holiday rerun. The broadcaster was responding to a reported technical disruption on a particular date. The show's permanent status and longer-term commissioning decisions should not be inferred from one day of replacement programming.
There was a changing situation during the morning. Lorraine Kelly initially told viewers, in an update while traveling to work, that her own show would not be broadcast and that technicians hoped the problem might be fixed at around 11:00 a.m. GMT (UTC+00:00) on November 4. At that stage, the possibility of a later This Morning broadcast was being discussed.
That was an early expectation, not a confirmed revised start time for a live show. Later statements and the actual on-air programming established that the November 4 This Morning edition would not go out live. The distinction explains why early headlines about a delay and later reports of a pre-recorded program can appear contradictory when viewed without their publication times.
ITV's disruption affected three daytime shows produced from the Covent Garden location. The outcomes were not identical, so it helps to separate them:
| Program | November 4 status | What viewers should know |
|---|---|---|
| Lorraine | Planned edition did not air | Good Morning Britain extended into its usual 9:30 a.m. GMT slot. |
| This Morning | Not live | Previously recorded material aired, rather than the planned live edition. |
| Loose Women | Live broadcast canceled | Its usual live studio discussion did not go ahead; consult ITV's updated guide for the replacement shown in your region. |
Kelly said she expected to see viewers again on Thursday, November 5, and that a planned interview with Sharleen Spiteri of the band Texas would be rearranged. That comment is a statement of intent about her own program; it should not be treated as an independently confirmed return date for every ITV daytime show.
ITV had not confirmed a specific return time when this information was checked. The broadcaster's public position was that normal scheduling would resume as soon as possible. It is reasonable to expect further information through ITV's program listings and official show accounts, but the date and the format of the next edition should be verified before viewers make plans around it.
Normally, ITV lists This Morning on weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. London time. On November 4, London was on GMT (UTC+00:00), not British Summer Time. The usual daytime listing therefore corresponded to 10:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m. UTC on that date. A routine program entry in an electronic TV guide may not by itself prove that a particular edition is being broadcast live after an emergency scheduling change.
ITV's own viewer-services guidance directs audiences to its online TV guide for scheduling information. Keep in mind that the guide identifies programs and times; it does not always reveal whether an edition is being presented live or drawn from recorded segments.
The practical consequence for November 4 was the loss of the normal live daytime lineup, not an announced end to any of the programs. If the technical disruption is resolved and ITV confirms its production facilities are ready, a regular live schedule can resume. If it continues, more replacements or adjustments are possible. Those are conditional outcomes, not forecasts ITV has formally committed to.
For the most reliable next update, look for a dated announcement on an official ITV channel and compare it with the relevant day's guide. A social post made early in the outage may describe a provisional plan that was superseded later in the day.
No permanent cancellation was announced as part of this incident. ITV said the November 4 live program was disrupted by a power cut and that it aimed to restore its normal schedule.
No. On Wednesday, November 4, viewers saw pre-recorded This Morning material rather than a live edition at the show's usual 10:00 a.m. GMT (UTC+00:00) start.
Not with a verified precise time as of 1:17 p.m. GMT on November 4. Check ITV's updated TV guide and the show's official channels for the next confirmed live broadcast.
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