Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women off air on 4 November after Covent Garden studio power cut

Mixed · 2ITV's breakfast show Lorraine did not air on the morning of Wednesday 4 November, at short notice. 1 2 Mixed · 2Presenter Lorraine Kelly announced this in a video posted on social media while on the way to work, saying there was a power outage at the studio where the show is made. 1 2 Mixed · 2Kelly said GMB would still be on and that This Morning would air later than usual, with a fix expected "around 11 o'clockish". 3 1

Right · 1Good Morning Britain presenters Susanna Reid and Ed Balls told viewers that Lorraine was off air because of a power cut at ITV's Covent Garden studio, and that This Morning would also be delayed, according to the Daily Mail. 3 Right · 2GMB was extended until 10am, after which highlights of This Morning were shown instead of a live programme; Balls said: "there's no show". 4 3 Centre · 1The Evening Standard reported that This Morning went out with an on-screen message saying "This programme is pre-recorded", and that Loose Women was also airing pre-recorded segments. 5

Mixed · 2Kelly said she had been looking forward to a guest, Sharleen Spiteri of Texas, and that the interview would be rescheduled; she said she would be back the next day. 1 2 Centre · 1The Evening Standard said Spiteri was due to promote Texas's new single, Another Way To Cry, and their 30th anniversary tour. 5 Right · 1Kelly captioned the post: "These things happen. Can't be helped. See you tomorrow." 2

Mixed · 2Followers commented on Facebook with disappointment and good wishes, and one said they still wished the show ran for the full hour. 1 2 Right · 1The Daily Express quotes an ITV statement on Instagram saying that, following a power cut overnight in the wider area around the Covent Garden studio, it could not broadcast Lorraine, This Morning and Loose Women live, and would return to the normal schedule as soon as possible. 4 Mixed · 2The Standard and the Express both carry the same ITV statement, and the Express says Loose Women, normally on at 12.30pm, was also cancelled as a live show. 5 6

Right · 1The Express also reported a technical fault during GMB, when some viewers saw a blank screen with the ITV logo instead of adverts, and Reid apologised on air. 4 Left · 1The Mirror notes that Kelly recently stepped away from the show briefly, with Loose Women's Christine Lampard covering, while Kelly's 85-year-old mother was discharged from Hairmyres Hospital after a fall. 1 Left · 1The Independent added that Lorraine has run since 2010, that its length was halved to 30 minutes last year and its run cut to 30 weeks a year after budget cuts, and that it returns on Thursday at 9.30am; it also noted concern about possible UK blackouts, without linking them to this outage. 7

Centre · 2Radio Times and the Evening Standard also recalled that ITV cut Lorraine from an hour to 30 minutes, with Good Morning Britain extended to fill the gap, and Kelly has said the change worked out well for her and left more time to write. 8 5 Mixed · 2The show normally airs on ITV on weekdays from 9:30am; Kelly's account gave the cause as a studio power outage, and the Daily Express later quoted an ITV statement citing a wider overnight power cut near the studio. 7 4