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Will Twigger

ITV launches new daytime quiz show starring Omid Djalili alongside The Chase

ITV has announced a brand new quiz show for its afternoon line-up.

Winning Point, fronted by comedian Omid Djalili, will join the broadcaster's roster of hugely popular quiz shows which includes The Chase and Tipping Point.

The legendary British funnyman will present the show, joining the likes of Bradley Walsh and Ben Shephard as ITV afternoon staples.

ITV made the announcement while confirming the return of fan favourites in its autumn 2020 slate.

They told: "New for afternoons alongside brand new series of Judge Rinder, Tipping Point and The Chase is a new quiz show, Winning Combination, presented by actor and comedian Omid Djalili."

It's not clear when Winning Combination will hit telly screens, or where it will fit into the afternoon line-up.

The slate also told that soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale will resume their normal broadcast schedule from mid-September.

This means fans will be treated to the usual six weekly episodes.

The Chase was confirmed for a new series (ITV)
Tipping Point will be back (ITV)

The number was cut down to just three amid coronavirus, as bosses opted to make the episodes they had last as long as possible.

Production came to a grinding halt back in March amid the pandemic.

Emmerdale got back to filming in May, with Corrie following suit in June.

Emmerdale returned to filming in May (ITV)
Actors are back filming for Corrie (ITV)

ITV has made sure to implement stringent safety precautions on set, which include social distancing on set and keeping elderly actors away from set for the time being.

Meanwhile, The Chase and Tipping Point have been airing repeats of old episodes as lockdown kept them from filming.

And while the new slate promises new series for both in the autumn, it's unclear when these will start filming or when they'll air.

Anne said they'd hopefully be filming again soon (ITV)

Chaser Anne Hegerty recently told a fan that it's "hard to tell" when they'll be back in the studio, but she hopes it's "in the next few months."

Meanwhile, host Bradley told The Sun's TV Mag in April that they were lucky to have filmed spin-off Beat the Chasers in January, meaning fans haven't had to go without new content.

"Obviously if it had been a couple of weeks later it wouldn't have been made," he said.

"We stopped filming on The Chase in February, so I would say at the moment we're about 100 shows behind schedule, which we'll need to make up."

Flagship show I'm A Celebrity has also been confirmed for a 2020 return, allaying fan fears that it wouldn't go ahead.

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