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ITV Quiz

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Not to be confused with Quiz (TV series).
ITV Quiz
Logo used since 2025
CountryUnited Kingdom
Programming
Language(s)English
Picture format1080i HDTV
(downscaled to 16:9 576i for the SDTV feed)
Ownership
OwnerITV plc
ParentITV Digital Channels
Sister channels
History
Launched9 June 2025; 5 days ago (2025-06-09)
ReplacedITVBe
Links
Websitewww.itv.com
Availability
Terrestrial
FreeviewChannel 28 (SD)
Streaming media
ITVXWatch live (UK only)

ITV Quiz is a British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. The channel was first announced on 16 April 2025 and launched on 9 June 2025, replacing ITVBe. The channel primarily airs reruns of game shows produced for ITV.

History

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On 16 April 2025, ITV announced that ITVBe would close and be replaced with a new game show‍–‍oriented channel known as ITV Quiz; ITVBe's programming would be concurrently moved to ITV2.[1][2][3] The new channel's schedule would primarily be focused on reruns of ITV game shows; it had been reported that game show channels were among the most popular free ad–supported streaming television (FAST) channels on ITVX.[4]

The channel's format is unrelated to that of the short-lived ITV Play channel, which focused exclusively on phone-in shows using premium-rate calls, and shut down amid scandals surrounding such programmes.[5]

ITV Quiz launched on 9 June 2025, replacing ITVBe in its channel slots; its launch lineup would feature recent ITV game shows such as Stephen Mulhern's Deal or No Deal, Lingo, Tenable, Tipping Point, Graham Norton's Wheel of Fortune, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?[6] It competes primarily with fellow free-to-air channel Challenge, which itself carries reruns of some of ITV's game shows (such as The Chase).[6]

As with the other ITV channels, ITV Quiz features its own edition of Unwind with ITV, which shares the channel's late night hours with teleshopping.

Programming

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This is a list of programmes airing on ITV Quiz as of launch.[6]

Current programming

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References

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  1. ^ "Television channel ITVBe to become ITV Quiz, with The Only Way Is Essex moving to ITV2". BBC News. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
  2. ^ "TOWIE AND THE REAL HOUSEWIVES MOVE TO A SUPERCHARGED ITV2". ITV Press Centre. 16 April 2025. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  3. ^ Butler, Clare (30 May 2025). "ITV Quiz launch date confirmed following ITVBe closure". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
  4. ^ Thornham, Marc (3 June 2025). "ITV launching new Freeview Quiz channel with a major show missing". RXTV. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  5. ^ Thornham, Marc (17 April 2025). "ITV replacing ITVBe with Quiz channel". RXTV. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
  6. ^ a b c Thornham, Marc (3 June 2025). "ITV launching new Freeview Quiz channel with a major show missing". RXTV. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
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