5 has confirmed its refreshed daytime line-up for 2026, unveiling a new talk show fronted by Matt Allwright as it invests further in in the schedule and expands its output with ITN Productions.
Presenter Storm Huntley is set to welcome new co-host Alexis Conran; Jeremy Vine will continue in his regular slot; while Vanessa will round off the 5 daytime schedule between 2-3pm with a revamped viewer focused show.
The updated schedule reinforces 5’s commitment to live content and follows a period of growth across linear and digital for its daytime output.
Allwright’s show is intended to strengthen 5’s daytime line-up with debate on the day’s biggest stories, audience interaction, and consumer insight. The programme will air Monday to Thursday from 12:50pm to 2:00pm, with episodes available to stream on 5 following their linear transmission.
Storm Huntley’s late-morning show has built loyal viewers, averaging a 4% share, up 14% year-on-year, with ABC1 audiences rising 19%. From 2026 she will be joined by presenter Alexis Conran as co-host of the new Storm and Alexis programme which will air 11:30am – 12:45pm.
Jeremy Vine and Vanessa Feltz’ programmes posted year-on-year gains in 2025. Jeremy Vine is averaging a 6% share so far this year (Jan–Oct), up 3% year-on-year, with ABC1 audiences rising 4%. The show reaches 500,000 viewers daily and 8.2 million across the period. Meanwhile, since launch in March 2025, Vanessa has reached 4.8 million viewers, with a daily reach of 177,000, further contributing to 5’s strong and consistent daytime presence.
Digital engagement has also increased as combined online audiences grew in 2025. Views for all three shows across their social media platforms climbed steeply from 93.7m in 2024 to 528m in the year to October 2025.
Federico Ruiz, Commissioning Editor, 5, said: We are thrilled at next year’s daytime line-up on 5. We’ve put together a presenting family that our viewers love, and we’re excited to give them more of what they want. Where others are cutting back their daytime offerings, we are ramping up. There is no substitute for live TV, and our viewers can now stay with the 5 family from their morning tea, through lunch, to school pick up – where they’ll be by far the most informed people at the gates.
Ian Rumsey, Managing Director of Content, ITN, said: “I’m delighted that our partnership with 5 goes from strength to strength. We’re proud to be entrusted with making more daytime content for them by making shows with their own identities, and the common theme of putting viewers opinions first.”
The refreshed daytime line-up underscores 5’s strategy of airing opinion-led programming that aims to reflect the mood of the nation.
Pippa Considine
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