Three ITV daytime shows parachuted in to fill void left by axed Loose Women and Lorraine episodes as bosses scramble to film new series

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Three ITV daytime shows have parachuted in to fill a void left by axed Loose Women and Lorraine episodes.
Back in May many were left shocked when it was revealed that the two popular daytime programmes had been pulled for half the year.
But fans will be happy to know that there are three popular shows that have been confirmed to return to our screens.
The Chase, Deal Or No Deal and Tipping Point have have even been given a 'major boost' on the schedule and according to The Sun, new episodes will be filming later this year.
Tipping Point - hosted by Ben Shepard, 50 - hit our screens in 2012 and has aired 1,597 regular episodes over 14 series.
But over the past year, no new instalments had been filmed, which worried some fans, however it was confirmed that ITV had a number of unaired episodes were being played out instead.
Deal Or No Deal has been on our screens since 2005, and the show aired on Channel 4 until 2016.
When the show returned in 2023, it started airing on ITV instead and Stephen Mulhern took over the presenting role from Noel Edmonds.
Fans will be happy to know that more episodes will be filmed later this year, but another series will be released before that.
And The Chase, hosted by Bradley Walsh, 65, has had 18 successful regular series since it first launched in 2009.
Bradley, and the Chasers Mark Labbett, Shaun Wallace, Anne Hegerty, Paul Sinha, Jenny Ryan and Darragh Ennis are set to film later this year.
Lorraine and Loose Women have been axed for half the year and Lorraine's runtime has been slashed by 30 minutes, as ITV Daytime bosses announced huge cuts today with job losses in excess of 220.
Host Lorraine Kelly faced the brunt of the cuts with Good Morning Britain now taking her 9-10am slot for 22 weeks of the year.
For the remaining 30 weeks of the year, Lorraine will present five days a week, meaning her Friday stand-in presenters Ranvir Singh and Christine Lampard are no longer needed for the show.
Lorraine's show has also been slashed in half, now running for just 30 minutes from 9:30am to 10am.
ITV sources told MailOnline that they have decided to cut resources on their daytime schedule so that the network can invest in more drama programmes.
One said: 'There is a need to cost save but also so that the right money can go to the right shows and with everything getting more expensive these things have to be looked at.
Loose Women will also now air for just 30 weeks of the year
The source added: 'Christine and Ranvir remain part of the ITV daytime family.'
This Morning, whose presenters include Alison Hammond, Ben Shepherd, and Cat Deeley, remains untouched.
It was also announced that ITV Studios will no longer make Good Morning Britain but instead it will be made by ITN - the organisation which makes ITV News.
That means that there could be a merger between the staff working on GMB - which is hosted by Susanna Reid - and the channel's news bulletins.
Meanwhile, ITV said that it is unlikely any on-screen talent will be axed.
An ITV source insisted that the changes have not be influenced by any of the show's performances, saying: 'We recognise daytime is a very popular genre and these changes and efficiencies are about preserving the future of the genre, whilst also funding additional investment in dramas like Mr Bates vs The Post Office and in coverage of the biggest sporting events like next year's football World Cup as well as the UK's biggest reality and entertainment shows.
'This has nothing to do with under performance, the bosses are very pleased with all four shows. This Morning and GMB have escaped unscathed, their social media footprint is booming.'
Kevin Lygo, Managing Director of ITV's Media and Entertainment Division, explained the changes: 'Daytime is a really important part of what we do, and these scheduling and production changes will enable us to continue to deliver a schedule providing viewers with the news, debate and discussion they love from the presenters they know and trust as well generating savings which will allow us to reinvest across the programme budget in other genres.
'These changes also allow us to consolidate our news operations and expand our national, international and regional news output and to build upon our proud history of trusted journalism at a time when our viewers need accurate, unbiased news coverage more than ever.'
Lygo added: 'I recognise that our plans will have an impact on staff off screen in our Daytime production teams, and we will work with ITV Studios and ITN as they manage these changes to produce the shows differently from next year, and support them through this transition.
'Daytime has been a core element of ITV's schedule for over 40 years and these changes will set ITV up to continue to bring viewers award winning news, views and discussion as we enter our eighth decade.'