Why is Big Brother not on tonight? Show is absent from the airwaves on Saturdays

You’re not getting any Big Brother tonight (Picture: ITV)

You’re not getting any Big Brother tonight (Picture: Rex Shutterstock)

Big Brother’s been back on the airwaves less than a week and the show – which kicked off its first series in five years on ITV on October 8 – is already bringing the drama.

We’ve already seen Hallie taking the brave step of admitting to the others that she is trans, unexpected arguments over salmon, the first shopping task of the series – complete with huge wigs – and of course one housemate’s time coming to a premature end in the first eviction of the series.

Consider us hooked already. Except we have to wait a while for the next instalment from the house – as there’s no Big Brother on tonight.

Why is Big Brother not on on Saturdays?

Why is Big Brother not on tonight?

It’s unclear why Big Brother is not on tonight, but it follows on from the same format as when the show last aired on Channel 5.

Those tuning in to catch their latest glimpse of house action tonight will instead have to settle for the movie Bad Neighbours, which is being shown at 9pm instead.

While Big Brother previously aired every night of the week, the final series in 2018 was also absent from the schedules on Saturdays – suggesting it’s likely to be a scheduling issue more than anything else.

It also means there’s no Big Brother: Late and Live tonight either as AJ Odudu and Will Best have the night off.

Metro.co.uk has contacted ITV for comment.

The good news is that it’ll be back on Sunday at 9pm, with Late and Live airing at 10pm.

And of course don’t forget you can watch the livestream from the house into the small hours on ITVX.

When is Big Brother on?

Big Brother is airing at 9pm on ITV2 from Sundays to Fridays.

Generally episodes are around an hour long – although this may vary depending on what’s happening on the show (for example eviction night instalments run slightly longer at an hour and a quarter).

We’re missing our nightly fix already (Picture: ITV)

The series is due to run for around six weeks, so you can expect to see the final some time in November.

The series is already doing well, having attracted over 2m viewers to its launch night show – which also aired simultaneously on ITV1.

If you’ve missed any episodes so far you can catch up with them via ITVX.

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