This Morning and Lorraine are pulled off air at the last minute as power outage at ITV studio causes scheduling chaos

Published: 05:00 EDT, 4 November 2026 | Updated: 05:11 EDT, 4 November 2026 ITV descended into chaos on Wednesday morning due to a power outage that pulled both Lorraine and This Morning off air.Viewers tuning into the morning television schedule will be disappointed after a shake-up due to the issue meant the programmes had been replaced.Hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls announced on Good Morning Britain that Lorraine would be taken off air due to a power cut at ITV's Covent Garden studio.They confirmed that This Morning would also be facing a delayed start time due to the technical difficulty, with the show expected to return at 11am.The presenters said that their show would be extended by half an hour to cover Lorraine Kelly's usual slot, from 9.30am to 10am. Presenter Lorraine, 66, took to Instagram on her way into the studio to tell fans that her show would not be airing today following a 'little bit of a hoo-ha'.She said: 'Hello there, I'm on my way to work but there's been a little bit of a hoo-ha, there's a power outage at the studio, so my show won't be on today. ITV descended into chaos on Wednesday morning due to a power outage that pulled both Lorraine and This Morning off air Hosts Susanna Reid and Ed Balls announced on Good Morning Britain that Lorraine would be taken off air due to a power cut at ITV's Covent Garden studio'But you can still watch GMB and they're going to fix it round about 11 o'clock-ish so This Morning will still be on as well, but just maybe a little bit later.'Continuing, Lorraine said: 'So it's a bit of a shame, I was really looking forward to talking to Sharleen Spiteri from Texas but we shall reschedule and it'll all be fine and I will see you tomorrow. Okay, bye!'She captioned the post: 'These things happen. Can’t be helped. See you tomorrow.'GMB remained on air until 10am, before This Morning's best bits were played. 'We'd normally be finding out from This Morning about their show, but unfortunately there's no show,' Ed said.