I’m a Celebrity 2026 start date confirmed: 16 November on ITV and ITVX
Britain’s biggest reality launch of late autumn now has a circled date. I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! returns on Monday, November 16, 2026.
According to Radio Times and Capital, ITV has confirmed a 9pm start on ITV1 and STV, with streaming on ITVX and STV Player. The announcement quickly filled entertainment roundups, including LADbible’s November 6 archive.
Hosts Ant and Dec are expected back in their usual roles. The official celebrity line-up had not been fully confirmed in the same reports, though rumor lists — always noisy this close to launch — were already circulating on fan sites.
What to expect from the format
The show still pairs camp life with Bushtucker Trials, public votes, and the slow elimination march toward a King or Queen of the Jungle. Viewers in the UK treat the November run as appointment television; overseas audiences often catch up through clips and social media rather than the linear broadcast.
Production typically films in Australia when conditions allow, though exact location details for each series are announced closer to air. The confirmed start date is the hard news; everything else remains scheduling folklore until ITV publishes it.
Why the date matters
A locked premiere lets advertisers, bookmakers and rival channels plan. It also starts the annual guessing game about who will eat what in a trial. Until names drop, the only safe prediction is ratings: when Ant and Dec say “I’m a Celebrity,” Monday nights tend to follow.
Set a reminder for November 16 at 9pm. The jungle season is on the calendar.
Previous series have mixed soap stars, athletes, comedians and the occasional politician, and bookmakers open markets the moment a name looks semi-official. ITV usually holds the full cast reveal close to launch to protect surprise and maximize a second wave of headlines after the date announcement.
International fans often experience I’m a Celebrity as a highlights package: Ant and Dec banter, a gruesome trial, a camp meltdown. The UK linear audience still drives the vote that decides who stays. That split keeps the show both local ritual and global meme factory.
Between now and November 16, expect daily rumor posts and denials. The only confirmed fact worth calendar ink is the premiere itself — Monday night, 9pm, ITV and ITVX. Everything with a celebrity name attached remains rumor until the network says otherwise.
