Major boost for Towie fans as ITV plan huge schedule shake-up ahead of channel move
THE Only Way Is Essex fans will receive a boost thanks to a schedule shake-up ahead of the impending channel move.
The long-running reality show launched in 2010 and moved to ITVBe in October 2014.
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The Only Way Is Essex fans are set for a major boost
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The long-running reality show launched back in 2010
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This shake-up will take the show back to its roots
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With
Autumn
2025.
Ahead of the move, TOWIE will be reverting to airing twice a week.
It will see a new midweek episode joining the usual Sunday instalment.
This was the show's original screening pattern but it
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A source said: 'ITV want to make a big splash with the show returning to its original home on ITV2 with the closure of
ITVBe
.
"It's one of their flagship shows and it's still one of ITVX's most streamed shows with 66 million streams in the last 12 months alone.
"Bosses think it's high time the show was reinstated to airing twice a week, just like it did in its original heyday.
"It's amazing
news
for fans who will be getting double their fix of drama, and the cast are thrilled too.
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"It's a huge vote of confidence in the show after all these years on air.'
Some of the show's current stars include Junaid Ahmed, Joe Blackman and
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In particular Ella, 24, appeared in this year's series of
Celebrity
Big Brother.
Original cast members Lauren Goodger and Amy Childs returned in 2024 and 2020, respectively.
Earlier this year, it was revealed bosses were making
ITV2
the home of reality TV, with all
future
series broadcasting from there.
TOWIE STARS SPIN OFF
WITH the announcement TOWIE will return in 2025 for two new series, it's good news for some former ITVBE stars, too
TWO of the show's best loved former stars will celebrate their own big life moments with a spin off series featuring Tommy Mallet and Georgia Kousoulou.
Their new show title is currently unconfirmed.
The pair, who first met and found love on TOWIE back in 2014, finally say 'I Do' in a three part special produced by Objective Entertainment.
The show will follow on from the success of their Baby Steps series.
An insider said at the time: "ITV has seen incredible success and record breaking numbers of viewers on ITV2, so following that success they'll be shutting
ITVBe
and moving Towie onto ITV2, which will now be the home of reality.
"
ITVBe
shuts in June, then the new series of Towie will debut on ITV2 in
Autumn
."
The Sun revealed
Originally expected to air on
ITVBe
, the sisters' new series will also move to ITV2 now.
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Junaid Ahmed, who has appeared on TOWIE since 2022
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Ella Rae Wise starred in Celebrity Big Brother 2025
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