The Claudia Winkleman Show
| The Claudia Winkleman Show | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talk show |
| Presented by | Claudia Winkleman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 7 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Graham Stuart Ruth Phillips |
| Production location | Television Centre[1] |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production companies | So Television Little Owl |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 13 March 2026 – present |
The Claudia Winkleman Show is a British talk show presented by Claudia Winkleman. It is broadcast on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on Friday nights.
Production
Background
In February 2025, Winkleman attracted praise for her one-episode stint as guest host of The Graham Norton Show while Norton was on tour in Australia.[2] Some viewers suggested that Winkleman could present her own chat show in the future.[3]
On 29 December 2025, the BBC issued a press release announcing a new self-titled talk show hosted by Claudia Winkleman, named The Claudia Winkleman Show, had been commissioned with seven 50 minute-long episodes, in which Winkleman will interview television actors, movie actors, and musicians on a sofa for "lively conversation" in front of a studio audience. It will be produced by So Television, the company behind The Graham Norton Show, and Little Owl, with Graham Stuart and Ruth Phillips set to serve as the executive producers, and distributed internationally by ITV Studios.[4]
On 25 February 2026, the airdate and timeslot for the first episode was officially announced as 10:40pm on Friday, 13 March 2026, with Hollywood actors Jeff Goldblum and Vanessa Williams, and comedians Jennifer Saunders, and Tom Allen all confirmed as the first line-up of guests.[5]
Episodes will be filmed at Television Centre in White City from March until mid-April.[1]
Episodes
| No. | # | Guest(s) | Original air date | Viewers (millions)[a] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Jeff Goldblum, Jennifer Saunders, Vanessa Williams and Tom Allen | 13 March 2026 | TBA |
| 2 | 2 | Niall Horan, Rachel Zegler, Guz Khan and Joanne McNally | 20 March 2026 | TBA |
| 3 | 3 | Jimmy Carr, Jamie Dornan, Chase Infiniti and Lisa Kudrow[6] | 27 March 2026 | TBA |
| 4 | 4 | James McAvoy, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Rita Wilson and Russell Howard[7] | 3 April 2026 | TBA |
| 5 | 5 | Ralph Fiennes, Anna Faris, Olivia Cooke and Michelle de Swarte[8] | 10 April 2026 | TBA |
Reception
After the first show had aired, BBC News noted a mixed reception, with The Sun giving the show five stars, and Lucy Mangan of The Guardian giving it two stars and calling it a "mess".[9] The audience participation was praised in a three-star review in Metro and criticised by Mangan.[9] Norton defended Winkleman against accusations that her show was too similar to his.[10]
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Current Shows". SRO Audiences. Archived from the original on 9 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ Karasin, Ekin (10 January 2025). "Claudia Winkleman 'apologises in advance' as she replaces Graham Norton on his chat show". The Standard. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ Stolworthy, Jacob (3 March 2025). "Graham Norton Show viewers say same thing after BBC host is replaced". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ "The Claudia Winkleman Show is coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in spring 2026" (Press release). BBC. 29 December 2025. Archived from the original on 29 December 2025. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Claudia Winkleman's first guests for new BBC show revealed". RTÉ.ie. 25 February 2026. Archived from the original on 25 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002t58y
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002thdn
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002tt74
- ^ a b Nanji, Noor (14 March 2026). "Claudia Winkleman's new chat show splits critics". BBC News. Retrieved 14 March 2026.
- ^ Anderson, Joe (18 March 2026). "Graham Norton defends Claudia Winkleman's new chat show as first reviews land". Digital Spy. Retrieved 20 March 2026.