Tonight: Season 26
Season 26 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Tonight Season 25.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 26 Progress Shield
Can Your Diet Defeat Ageing?
Jan 4, 2024 · 25 min
As we live longer than ever before, Hayley Hassall reports on what we should consume to age well and head into our later years looking and feeling as good as possible.
Pharmacies: The New NHS Frontline?
Jan 11, 2024 · 25 min
Pharmacies see around 1.6 million people a day, but it is estimated that an average of eight are closing a week and they are at their lowest number since 2015. Meanwhile, demand is
Keir Starmer: Up Close
Jan 18, 2024
In the first of two programmes about the leaders of the UK's two largest political parties - the men most likely to be Prime Minister after a probable election later this year, Anu
Mr Bates vs the Post Office: The Drama That Shocked Britain
Jan 25, 2024
Paul Brand reports on the impact of the ITV drama Mr Bates vs the Post Office and asks why justice for postal workers affected has taken so long.
Who Cares for Our Carers?
Feb 1, 2024 · 25 min
With unpaid carers in England and Wales are providing care worth an estimated 162 billion pounds a year - the equivalent of a second NHS - Lindsey Burrow, who is an unpaid carer, f
Rishi Sunak: Up Close
Feb 8, 2024
ITV's Deputy Political Editor Anushka Asthana follows Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister and leader of the Conservative Party. Tonight's cameras are given exclusive behind-the-scenes
Help! We Need a Builder: Britain's Skills Shortage
Feb 15, 2024
It's estimated the UK needs nearly a million new recruits in trades and construction over the next decade. At the same time demand is soaring, creating a perfect storm which threat
Murdered at Home
Feb 22, 2024
Between two and three women are murdered by a partner or ex-partner every week, while nearly one and a half million women are victims of domestic abuse each year. The government sa
Online Britain: Who's Getting Left Behind?
Mar 7, 2024
Apps and smartphones are increasingly becoming an essential part of everyday life. Yet it's estimated that more than 10 million adults in the UK lack the basic skills to access the
Holidays: Get Away for Less
Mar 14, 2024
With our budgets being stretched more than ever, making sure you're getting value for money when it comes to going on holiday has never been more important. Experts share their top
Fraud: Ripping Off the Elderly
Mar 21, 2024 · 23 min
More than £500 million pounds was stolen from people aged over 65 in England and Wales last year - but how much of this was as a result of fraud by someone known to the victim? Ton
Home Invasion: Britain's Pest Problem
Mar 28, 2024 · 23 min
Geraint Vincent meets those affected by a rise in vermin infestations in the UK and asks if Britain's pest problem is at risk of spiralling out of control.
Priced Out? The Rising Costs of Your Car
Apr 4, 2024 · 23 min
With insurance premiums hitting record highs and repair costs going up by a third - plus rising tax and fuel costs - car ownership is becoming an unaffordable luxury for many. Moto
Fly Tipping: Britain's Rubbish Nightmare
Apr 11, 2024
Fly Tipping: Britain's Rubbish Nightmare Local authorities in England deal with over a million fly tipping incidents each year, and across the UK more than two million pieces of l
The Leader Interviews - Rishi Sunak
Jun 12, 2024 · 23 min
ITV's UK Editor Paul Brand interviews Prime Minister Rishi Sunak about whether he has the plan and personality to win or if he is leading the Tories to their worst defeat in decade
The Leaders Interviews
Jun 24, 2024 · 23 min
Tonight continues its profiles of leaders and hears from Reform UK's Nigel Farage, Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer, Scotland's First Minister and leader of the SNP John Swinney
The Leaders Interviews - Sir Keir Starmer
Jun 27, 2024 · 23 min
Tonight profiles leaders of Great Britain's largest political parties ahead of the 2024 General Election - in this latest interview, Paul Brand sits down with leader of the Labour
Trump v Harris: The Battle for America
Sep 19, 2024 · 23 min
America will soon head to the polls in the most eventful and fiercely contested presidential election in modern history. With the outcome hingeing on a handful of swing states, Rob
The Skinny Jab: Who's Getting It?
Sep 26, 2024 · 24 min
'Skinny jabs' are licensed for use in the UK - Ranvir Singh reports on who is eligible for them on the NHS with increasing demand, how much we know about them, and if they can real
Stress: Can You Beat It?
Oct 3, 2024 · 23 min
According to a recent survey, 90 per cent of adults in the UK have experienced high or extreme levels of stress in the last year with one in five people having to take time off wor
Smartphones: Time To Live Without Them?
Oct 17, 2024 · 23 min
Smartphones have become an integral part of everyday life - with the average adult spending over six hours a day online, we are increasingly reliant on the supercomputer in our poc
Spiking: How Safe is Your Night Out?
Nov 14, 2024 · 23 min
Spiking can and increasingly does happen to anyone - men and women of all ages have had their drinks targeted. Sometimes it is for a predatory crime like robbery or sexual assault.
Energy Bills: Can You Spend Less?
Nov 21, 2024 · 23 min
Some households are still paying over 40% more on their gas and electricity bills than they were three years ago. Datshiane Navanayagam finds out what we can all do to cut the cost