'This Morning' announces weekend shows

Published Friday, Mar 12 2010, 18:27 GMT | By Catriona Wightman

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ITV1 has announced that it will broadcast one-hour specials of This Morning at the weekend.

This Morning: Saturday and This Morning: Sunday will feature highlights from the week's shows as well as some new content.

The programme's hosts Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby will present and record links for the weekend editions during the week.

ITV's creative director of daytime and lifestyle Fiona Keenaghan said: "With exclusive and topical interviews like Denise Fergus and groundbreaking interactive cookery, viewers have loved the new-look This Morning since its relaunch, and now that it'll be available at weekends, new viewers - as well as its current fanbase - can enjoy it, too."

Meanwhile, This Morning executive producer Karl Newton described the move as a "great natural progression" for the show.

He added: "We are thrilled that Phillip and Holly can host these one-hour shows - it opens the programme up to a whole new audience who may miss out during the week. It will also reflect viewers' thoughts as Phillip and Holly digest and comment on the huge amount of messages and calls we receive."

The first weekend edition of This Morning will air on Saturday, March 20 at 12.10pm on ITV1.