Emilia Fox will join experts to discuss the truth about true crime shows in a session just added to Deadline's Reality TV Summit at SXSW London on June 2. The summit explores the biggest trends shaping unscripted television, with the true crime session examining where the line lies between…

Sky is making waves with the rebooted Baywatch. The pay-TV giant has taken exclusive UK and Ireland rights to the upcoming Fox and Fremantle series. The iconic Baywatch, which wrapped its original 11‑season run 25 years ago, returns next year with 12 episodes. Sporting the unmistakable red…

Ncuti Gatwa took a cheeky swipe at Doctor Who while on SNL UK hosting duties. The former Time Lord joked about the BBC sci-fi show’s ratings and plotlines during his Saturday Night Live UK opening monologue. Speaking from the SNL stage in London, Gatwa said: "I've had so many fantastic…

Comcast’s UK-owned pay-TV giant Sky is reshuffling its unscripted pack. Shirley Jones has been promoted to the newly created role of Head of Entertainment Commissioning at the SNL UK network, while Barbara Lee will leave her role as a commissioning editor in October after 14 years. Her exit follows…

Reflecting on the breakout success of Mackenzie Crook's Small Prophets, BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie is pleased that his team failed to land an American co-producer. With nearly eight million views after its first 28 days, Small Prophets is the BBC's biggest scripted launch of 2026 and one of its…

ITV is still in “active discussions” with Sky over a sale of its network to the pay-TV giant. The UK’s oldest commercial broadcaster has been quiet over the deal in recent months but used a Q1 trading update to note its position this morning. It said it will “update the market in due course.&#8221…

EXCLUSIVE: Traditional players like Sky, the BBC and Netflix reached by far the most YouTube users in the UK last year, according to new third-party data. Sky News was the most-watched UK channel after being viewed by nearly nine million people, according to exclusive data shared with Deadline…

Hannah Waddingham was on hosting duties for Saturday Night Live UK‘s penultimate episode of the season, helping boost the show’s ratings. The Sky comedy series, based on the iconic NBC original, was watched by a live audience of 197,200 on Saturday evening, according to official BARB figures…

Rafe Spall will star in The Death of Sherlock Holmes, a European drama series about a missing chapter in the life of the famous British sleuth. Sky’s Switzerland arm, content financier and producer Silver Reel, Switzerland’s SFR, Germany’s ARD Degeto, Umedia and distributor Sphere Abacus have…

EXCLUSIVE: Prime Video, Sky and British broadcasters have backed an initiative to train up crew in hair and make-up for actors from ethnic minority backgrounds. The Textured Hair & Make-up for Deep Skin-Tones Accelerator course comes from Dandi, an offshoot of TriForce Creative Network, which…

Saturday Night Live UK has lost the best part of 100,000 viewers since its premiere. The third episode in the series, hosted by Riz Ahmed, was watched by 130,100 viewers at 10PM on Sky, according to official overnight BARB figures supplied by overnights.tv. The audience, which delivered a…

Riz Ahmed is hiding a killer secret in the first sketch released from his appearance as host of Saturday Night Live UK. As the sketch begins, the Bait and Hamlet actor is seen dancing to disco light in his dressing room, as SNL UK cast members George Fouracres and Ayoade Bamgboye enter to say…