Good Evening Britain
ITV, 9.15PM
Despite BBC Breakfast being the undisputed champion in terms of viewers, there’s no denying that Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan continue to hog the column inches due to their combative relationship and controversial interviews on Good Morning Britain. This late-night, one-off incarnation follows ITV’S coverage of England’s World Cup match with Belgium, a tie which should go a long way towards clarifying the Three Lions’ realistic hopes for the tournament. Expect debate, chat and a few famous faces offering their opinions on the result, plus coverage of showbiz stories in what is presumably a pilot for a permanent fixture in this prime-time slot, following the unmitigated disaster of The Nightly Show.
Whether Morgan is the man that audiences want as the nation’s cheerleader/consoler-inchief is as open to debate as his decision to present Donald Trump with an Arsenal shirt, but ITV has long yearned for a way in which to blend football and entertainment (remember James Corden’s World Cup Live, or the magnificent Rio’s World Cup Wind-ups?), so expect everything to be thrown at the screen in search of the perfect formula. Gabriel Tate