2021 in British television

This is a list of events taking place in 2021 relating to Television in the United Kingdom.

List of years in British television (table)

Events

January

Date Event

February

Date Event

March

Date Event

April

Date Event

May

Date Event

June

Date Event

July

Date Event

August

Date Event

September

Date Event

October

Date Event

November

Date Event

December

Date Event

Debuts

BBC

DateDebutChannel

ITV

DateDebutChannel

Channel 4

DateDebutChannel

Channel 5

DateDebutChannel

Other channels

DateDebutChannel

Channels

New channels/streaming services

Date Channel

Defunct channels/streaming services

Date Channel

Rebranding channels

Date Old Name New Name

Television programmes

Changes of network affiliation

Programme Moved from Moved to

Returning this year after a break of one year or longer

Programme Date(s) of original removal Original channel(s) Date of return New channel(s)

Continuing television programmes

1930s

Programme Date
BBC Cricket (1939, 1946–1999, 2020–present)

1950s

Programme Date
Panorama (1953–present)
The Sky at Night (1957–present)
Final Score (1958–present)
(part of Grandstand 1958–2001)
Blue Peter (1958–present)

1960s

Programme Date
Coronation Street (1960–present)
Points of View (1961–present)
Songs of Praise
University Challenge (1962–1987, 1994–present)
Doctor Who (1963–1989, 1996, 2005–present)
Horizon (1964–present)
Match of the Day
Top of the Pops (1964–present)
(only at Christmas 2006–present)
Gardeners' World (1968–present)
A Question of Sport (1968, 1970–present)

1970s

Programme Date
Emmerdale (1972–present)
Mastermind (including Celebrity Mastermind) (1972–1997, 2003–present)
Newsround (1972–present)
Football Focus (1974–present)
Arena (1975–present)
One Man and His Dog (1976–present)
Top Gear (1977–2001, 2002–present)
Antiques Roadshow (1979–present)
Question Time

1980s

Programme Date
Children in Need (1980–present)
Countdown (1982–present)
ITV Breakfast (1983–present)
Thomas & Friends (1984–present)
EastEnders (1985–present)
Watchdog
Comic Relief
Catchphrase (1986–2002, 2013–present)
Casualty (1986–present)
Red Dwarf (1988–1999, 2009, 2012–present)
This Morning (1988–present)
Countryfile

1990s

Programme Date
The Crystal Maze (1990–1995, 2016–present)
Have I Got News for You (1990–present)
MasterChef (1990–2001, 2005–present)
ITV News Meridian (1993–present)
Top of the Pops 2 (1994–present)
Hollyoaks (1995–present)
Soccer AM
Silent Witness (1996–present)
Midsomer Murders (1997–present)
Teletubbies (1997–2001, 2007–2009, 2015–present)
Y Clwb Rygbi (1997–present)
Cold Feet (1998–2003, 2016–present)
Classic Emmerdale (1998–2004, 2019–present)
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (1998–2014, 2018–present)
Holby City (1999–present)
Loose Women

2000s

Programme Date
2000
Bargain Hunt (2000–present)
BBC Breakfast
Click
Doctors
A Place in the Sun
The Unforgettable (2000–2002, 2010–present)
Unreported World (2000–present)
2001
BBC South East Today (2001–present)
Rogue Traders (2001–present)
(part of Watchdog 2009–2020)
2002
Escape to the Country (2002–present)
I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!
Inside Out
Most Haunted (2002–2010, 2014–present)
River City (2002–present)
Saturday Kitchen
2003
QI (2003–present)
Eggheads
Extraordinary People
Homes Under the Hammer
Traffic Cops
2004
Match of the Day 2 (2004–present)
Strictly Come Dancing
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
The Culture Show
Football First
The Gadget Show
Live at the Apollo
NewsWatch
Strictly Come Dancing: It Takes Two
Who Do You Think You Are?
2005
8 Out of 10 Cats (2005–present)
Coach Trip (2005–2006, 2009–2012, 2013–present)
The Andrew Marr Show (2005–present)
The Adventure Show
The Apprentice
Dragons' Den
The Hotel Inspector
Mock the Week
Springwatch
2006
The Album Chart Show (2006–present)
Animal Spies!
The Apprentice: You're Fired!
Banged Up Abroad
Cricket AM
Dickinson's Real Deal
Don't Get Done, Get Dom
Horrid Henry
Monkey Life
Not Going Out
The One Show
People & Power
Peschardt's People
The Secret Millionaire (2006–2008, 2010–present)
2007
Britain's Got Talent (2007–present)
Would I Lie to You?
Benidorm
The Big Questions
Don't Tell the Bride
The Graham Norton Show
Heir Hunters
Helicopter Heroes
London Ink
Shaun the Sheep
Real Rescues
The Hot Desk
2008
An Là (2008–present)
Big & Small
Celebrity Juice
Chuggington
Only Connect
Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
Police Interceptors
Rubbernecker
Seachd Là
2009
Pointless (2009–present)
The Chase
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Countrywise
Cowboy Trap
Piers Morgan's Life Stories
Rip Off Britain

2010s

Programme Date
2010
Dinner Date (2010–present)
The Great British Bake Off
Great British Railway Journeys
A League of Their Own
Little Crackers
Lorraine
Luther
The Only Way Is Essex
Sherlock
Sunday Morning Live
2011
All Over the Place (2011–present)
Black Mirror
Four Rooms
Junior Bake Off
Made in Chelsea
Match of the Day Kickabout
Sam & Mark's Big Friday Wind-Up
Show Me What You're Made Of
Vera
24 Hours in A&E
2012
4 O'Clock Club (2012–present)
Endeavour
Call the Midwife
Great Continental Railway Journeys
Stand Up To Cancer
The Voice UK
Tipping Point
Paul O'Grady: For the Love of Dogs
Operation Ouch!
Claimed and Shamed
2013
The Dog Rescuers (2013–present)
The Dumping Ground
Shetland
Still Open All Hours
2014
Agatha Raisin (2014–present)
The Dog Ate My Homework
GPs: Behind Closed Doors
The Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice
Happy Valley
In the Club
Judge Rinder
Grantchester
The Next Step
Scrambled!
Who's Doing the Dishes?
24 Hours in Police Custody
2015
The Dengineers (2015–present)
Doctor Foster
Eat Well for Less?
Hunted
Michael McIntyre's Big Show
Ninja Warrior UK
Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords
Safe House
SAS: Who Dares Wins
So Awkward
Taskmaster
10,000 BC
2016
The A Word (2016–present)
Bake Off: The Professionals
Cash Trapped (2016–2017, 2019–present)
Celebs Go Dating (2016–present)
Class Dismissed (2016–2017, 2019–present)
The Crown (2016–present)
The Cruise
Got What It Takes?
The Level
Marcella
Masterpiece
Naked Attraction
No Such Thing as the News
The Premier League Show
Spot Bots
Tenable
Top Class
Upstart Crow
The Windsors
2017
Ackley Bridge (2017–present)
All Round to Mrs. Brown's
Back
Bancroft
Beyond 100 Days
The Good Karma Hospital
The Voice Kids
Impossible
The Mash Report
The Playlist
Remotely Funny
The Repair Shop
Riviera
Strike
Taboo
2018
Bodyguard (2018–present)
Britannia
Bulletproof
The Circle
Defending the Guilty
Derry Girls
A Discovery of Witches
I'll Get This
In My Skin
Killing Eve
Mark Kermode's Secrets of Cinema
McMafia
Peston
The Real Football Fan Show
Shakespeare & Hathaway: Private Investigators
The Split
Stath Lets Flats
There She Goes
2019
Almost Never (2019–present)
Britain's Got Talent: The Champions
Glow Up: Britain's Next Make-Up Star
The Hit List
Ladhood

2020s

Programme Date
2020

Ending this year

Date(s) Programme Channel(s) Debut(s)

Deaths

Date Name Age Broadcast credibility
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