A
programme of the same name aired as part of
TV-am between 1983 and 1992 each weekday between 7:00 am and 9:00 am, alongside a Saturday morning edition.
2014–2015 Good Morning Britain launched on 28 April 2014 following the cancellation of
Daybreak with four main presenters –
Susanna Reid,
Ben Shephard,
Charlotte Hawkins and
Sean Fletcher, with weather bulletins presented by
Laura Tobin, entertainment news delivered by
Richard Arnold and sports news presented by Fletcher. The programme was directed by Erron Gordon from its inception in 2014 to 2021. Stuart Earl took over as director following Erron's departure in 2021. Reid, Shephard and Hawkins all presented four days a week, with Fletcher presenting every day. When Reid was absent, Hawkins took her place and was in turn, substituted by
Kate Garraway or
Ranvir Singh. Between 13 June and 11 July, the show reported on the
2014 FIFA World Cup, with Fletcher presenting highlights and reactions live from
Brazil. They also utilised graphics and music adapted specifically for the event. On 19 September 2014, the show was extended to 10:00 am to provide coverage on the
2014 Scottish independence referendum, with Reid and Shephard presenting live from
Edinburgh. On 24 July 2015, the show was presented live from
Buckingham Palace by Shephard, Garraway and Tobin. On 13 October 2015, ITV announced that
Piers Morgan would join the programme three days a week as a permanent presenter following a week as a guest presenter in April.
2016–2017 On 22 March 2016, the show was extended to 10:30 am to cover the breaking news of the
Brussels bombings, meaning that sister show
Lorraine and
The Jeremy Kyle Show were cancelled. The following day, Reid presented coverage of the aftermath live from
Brussels, while Morgan and Hawkins presented from the studio. On 25 March 2016, a fire occurred in an ITV production office, causing the presenters and crew to evacuate shortly before the programme went on air. A standby tape was played as a substitute for the first 30 minutes of the programme and
Dinner Date was then shown for the remainder of
Good Morning Britain airtime. On 24 June 2016, the show was extended to 9:25 am to cover the result of the
United Kingdom European Union membership referendum. On 22 July 2016, a second royal special was broadcast live from
Buckingham Palace with Garraway and Singh. Laura Tobin presented the weather live from the
Palace Gardens. On 9 November, the show was extended to 9:25 am again to cover the results of the
2016 United States presidential election, with Reid and Morgan live in
New York City, Singh in
Washington, D.C., and Hawkins in the studio. On 26 January 2017, newsreader and relief presenter Ranvir Singh was announced as the programme's new Political Editor. On 20 March 2017, a new look was launched featuring an updated logo, music and graphics.
2018–2019 On 26 January 2018, a special edition of the programme was broadcast, focused on a worldwide exclusive interview with US President
Donald Trump. Shephard and Garraway presented the majority of the programme from the studio in London, while Morgan presented parts of the show live from
Davos,
Switzerland. On 13 April 2018, the final edition of
Good Morning Britain from
The London Studios was broadcast. Morgan and Reid returned on 16 April, broadcasting live from Television Centre for the first time, with a new studio and updated opening titles. On 24 September 2018, the show began airing in the
United States, on the
BritBox streaming service. The version seen on BritBox, is a specially edited version featuring the highlights of that day's edition. It is available at 7:00 am ET. On 13 December 2018, Reid presented parts of the show live from
Westminster following
Theresa May's survival in a
vote of no confidence, with Shephard and Garraway presenting in the studio.
2020 On 6 January 2020, ITV Daytime announced that
Good Morning Britain would be broadcast for an additional half an hour, with a new finishing time of 9:00 am, owing to the cancellation of
The Jeremy Kyle Show. The first half-hour features Hawkins, Garraway or Singh reading the day's main headlines, joined at 6:30 am by the main anchors. Morgan also spoke over the advert saying, "ching chang cho jo". He was accused by some viewers as using racist language that is used to antagonise Chinese people, and for mocking the Chinese language. Both Morgan and
Good Morning Britain denied the accusations. This led to several public figures including footballer
John Barnes and politician
Sarah Owen, separately criticising both Morgan and the show for ignoring racism. The episode was later taken down from the ITV Hub on the day it aired, although ITV claimed it was removed for "a totally unrelated reason". On 17 March 2020, Reid was forced to self-isolate at home after one of her children displayed symptoms of
COVID-19, which, under government guidelines at the time, required the whole household to self-isolate. Reid continued to make appearances on the programme via video link, and returned to the studio on 31 March. On 22 March 2020, in response to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom, ITV announced that production of both
Lorraine and
Loose Women would be suspended owing to the lower number of production staff able to work. As a result,
Good Morning Britain was extended by an hour to finish at the later time of 10:00 am, with the final hour cohosted by Morgan and
Lorraine Kelly. From 4 May 2020, Morgan was absent from the programme all week, displaying COVID-19 symptoms. Shephard instead co-hosted alongside Reid. He returned on 11 May 2020. On 8 July 2020, Morgan and Reid announced they would be taking an extended break of six weeks over the summer, with Shephard, Ray, Hawkins, Singh and Garraway (who had been absent from the show owing to her husband
Derek Draper being admitted to intensive care with COVID-19) presenting in their place. Morgan and Reid returned on Tuesday 1 September. On 12 July 2020, it was announced that
Lorraine would start production again, meaning that Kelly would no longer present the final hour of
Good Morning Britain, and the show would subsequently return to its previous finish time of 9:00 am. On 13 and 14 August 2020, Sean Fletcher returned to present two editions of the programme (for the first time since March) with Charlotte Hawkins, and on 20 and 21 August, Alex Beresford co-hosted two episodes alongside Kate Garraway. On 31 August 2020, the format from January–March 2020 was returned, with Morgan and Reid (from 6:30 am) and Hawkins (from 6:00 am) all in the studio together for the first time in 6 months. During the week beginning on 2 November 2020, Morgan and Reid presented the show for the whole week because of the
2020 United States presidential election, including a results programme on Wednesday 4 November, as well as the second lockdown in England owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2021 On 20 January 2021, Hawkins was forced to isolate for 10 days, starting the following day. Sean Fletcher covered her absence. She returned on 1 February 2021. On 3 February 2021, Morgan and Reid hosted a special edition of the programme in memory of
Captain Sir Tom Moore who died the day before from pneumonia and
COVID-19. On 8 March 2021, the programme came under fire for remarks made by Morgan following the US broadcast of the
Oprah with Meghan and Harry interview. In the interview,
Meghan, Duchess of Sussex stated that there were periods of time that she "didn't want to be alive anymore". Morgan did not believe this, stating "I don't believe a word she says, Meghan Markle. I wouldn't believe her if she read me a weather report." On 9 March, the morning after the UK airing of the interview, Morgan walked off the show, following weather presenter
Alex Beresford's alternative narrative for Morgan's behaviour. An
Ofcom investigation was also announced the same day, for a potential breach of their harm and offence rules. It had received 57,121 complaints as of 17 March 2021, making it the most complained about programme since the formation of Ofcom in 2003. Later the same day, it was announced by
ITV plc that Morgan had "decided it was the time to leave"
Good Morning Britain and would be doing so immediately. Morgan stated the following day that he had "had time to reflect" on his comments on the programme and still didn't believe what Meghan had said, citing his right to "freedom of speech". In June 2021, Shephard suffered a major injury that forced him to have emergency leg surgery the following month. After three weeks of recovery, he was declared fit to return to his presenting duties. On 13 and 27 September 2021, new graphics and titles were launched incorporating the "blocks" on the screens in the studio. On 25 November 2021, series director Erron Gordon left the programme to join
TalkTV. He was replaced by stand-in director Stuart Earl. On 19 December 2021, ITV confirmed that, in an effort to keep presenters and staff safe amidst growing concern about the
Omicron variant,
Good Morning Britain was extended by an hour to finish at the later time of 10:00 am, with the final hour hosted by
Andi Peters (stand in for
Lorraine Kelly) and titled
Good Morning Britain with Lorraine. On 20 December 2021, ITV confirmed that the programme will go on hiatus after the Christmas period as a result of rapid increase in the COVID-19 cases.
2022 From January 2022, the format to the show changed between 6:00 am and 7:00 am. The two main presenters start at 6:00 am (previously 6:30 am) and present the main story and then the day's newsreader (who used to present solely from 6:00 am to 6:30 am) presents the rest of the day's news. Following the weather forecast and an overview of the local news, the morning's papers are then reviewed by guests.
Good Morning Britain aired two special episodes on Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September 2022, in reflection of the
death of Queen
Elizabeth II.
2023 On 6 May 2023, Reid and Shephard presented a special Saturday edition of the show to mark the build up to the
coronation of King Charles, live from
Westminster Abbey. Garraway, Hawkins and Singh all acted as reporters on location. On 4 September 2023,
GMB received a slight refresh with its on screen graphics. The opening titles and music remained as before. The 2017
GMB logo no longer features as part of the on screen graphics, but was still used on the overall branding of the programme until the end of 2025.
2024 On 16 February 2024, it was announced that
Ben Shephard would be leaving
Good Morning Britain in March to become the permanent presenter on
This Morning.
2025 In May 2025, it was announced that as part of a reorganization of ITV Breakfast to take effect in January 2026, production duties for
Good Morning Britain will be brought under the
ITV News division within
ITN. On 9 March 2026, a fire alarm went off 20 minutes before it was supposed to end, meaning that
This Morning went on early at 9:40am. ==On-air team and presenters==