Why is This Morning not on today and when is it back on?

Those expecting to be tuning in to get their latest This Morning fix will have been left disappointed on Thursday (July 20) as the programme was taken off air. The ITV daytime show usually airs at 10am every weekday with the likes of Holly Willoughby, Dermot O'Leary and Alison Hammond at the helm.

However, those switching on ITV at 10am today will be instead greeted by Lorraine Kelly as she hosts an extended version of her self-titled chat show.

It was previously revealed that ITV is undergoing a bit of a shake-up this week when it comes to its usual morning TV schedule. As part of the changes, This Morning will be taken off air on Thursday (July 20) as ITV will instead be showing the FIFA Women's World Cup as it gets underway in Australia and New Zealand.

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It will then return on Friday, with Alison and Dermot still at the helm. Instead on Thursday, Lorraine Kelly will host a bumper edition of her show from 9am with an extra 15 minutes added to her slot ahead of the Australia vs Republic of Ireland coverage kicking off at 10.15am.

Loose Women will also miss a showing on Thursday, with ITV switching over to ITV Lunchtime at 1.30pm straight after coverage of the match while Good Morning Britain will be shown from 6am each day except for Friday, when it will be axed to make way for coverage of the match between Switzerland and Philippines.

And as they ended what was their penultimate show of the week on Wednesday (July 19), Alison and Dermot bid farewell to viewers. Alison, 48, began: "We're back with you on Friday because tomorrow's the women's football World Cup on ITV1. We'll see you then with a special performance from the