{"id":41137,"date":"2023-12-05T17:02:06","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T16:02:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1937660"},"modified":"2023-12-05T18:10:08","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:10:08","slug":"itv-confirms-christmas-tv-schedule-including-vera-and-the-masked-singer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/itv-confirms-christmas-tv-schedule-including-vera-and-the-masked-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"ITV confirms Christmas TV schedule including Vera and The Masked Singer"},"content":{"rendered":"

There will also be Mr Bates Vs The Post Office and a special of The 1% Club to look forward to. <\/p>

By James Hibbs\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Tuesday, 05 December 2023 at 16:02 PM<\/p>

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As this year\u2019s Christmas viewing schedule<\/a> fills up thick and fast, ITV has now revealed what it will be airing over the festive period, from 23rd December to 3rd January.<\/p>\n

Major shows filling ITV\u2019s schedules this year include a\u00a0Vera<\/a> Christmas special, which will air at 8pm on 26th December, and a special festive edition of The Masked Singer<\/a>, which will air at 7:30pm on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

You won\u2019t have to wait long for the next episode, either, with it arriving on 30th December at 7pm.<\/p>\n

These two shows may be the most prominent on ITV\u2019s schedule, but they are by far and away not the only yuletide treats in store.<\/p>\n

For instance, there will also be a Christmas special for The 1% Club, which will air after The Masked Singer special at 9pm, also on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n

The broadcaster will be airing this year\u2019s Royal Carols Together at Christmas on Christmas Eve at 7:45pm, too, and a special to celebrate the life of the late Barry Humphries<\/a>, titled Barry Humphries: The Last Laugh, will air at 10pm on 25th December.<\/p>\n

Soaps fans are in luck, as well, with an episode of both Emmerdale and Corrie landing on Christmas Day at 6:30pm and 7pm respectively, followed by Boxing Day episodes at 7pm and 7:30pm, before a return to their usual 7:30pm and 8pm slots.<\/p>\n

New Year\u2019s Eve won\u2019t have a new Emmerdale episode, but you\u2019ll be able to see Weatherfield ring in 2024 at 8pm.<\/p>\n

The soaps will even go against each other on 28th December at 8pm in The Big Quiz: Coronation Street v Emmerdale.<\/p>

The broadcaster will also air a Christmas special of The Jonathan Ross Show on Christmas Eve at 10:15pm.<\/p>\n

On a more hard-hitting front, the broadcaster will air Mr Bates vs The Post Office<\/a>, a brand new drama based on real events and starring Toby Jones, at 9pm across three nights beginning on Tuesday 2nd January.<\/p>\n

And for those looking for something more fantastical, they can find Arthurian series The Winter King<\/a> on ITVX from 21st December.<\/p>\n

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Lee Mack for The 1% Club Christmas special.<\/span><\/figcaption> Amy Brammell\/Magnum Media\/ITV<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

ITV1 will also be showing a variety of films across the Christmas period, including Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald at 5:35pm on 23rd December, Home Alone 2: Lost in New at 5:25pm on Christmas Eve and Gladiator at 10:15pm on New Year\u2019s Day.<\/p>\n

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