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Country of origin
  
United Kingdom

Original network
  
ITV, STV, UTV

Number of episodes
  
85

Language
  
English

Original language(s)
  
English

First episode date
  
13 December 2008

Genre
  
Entertainment

No. of episodes
  
85 (as of 1 January 2017) (list of episodes)

Running time
  
60–90 minutes (inc. adverts)

Original release
  
24 December 2005 (2005-12-24) – present

Presented by
  
Christine Bleakley, Paul O'Grady, Ben Shephard

Similar
  
The Nation's Favourite, The X Factor (UK), Celebrity Juice, Text Santa, The Paul O'Grady Show

ITV Specials are a selection of programmes which focus on some of the biggest stars in music, dance and magic.

Contents

Since 24 December 2005, stars including Cheryl, Michael Flatley, Spice Girls and Duran Duran have featured in these special programmes. They are presented by a various presenters including Christine Bleakley, Paul O'Grady, Ben Shephard, Fearne Cotton, Holly Willoughby, Reggie Yates, Steve Jones and Zoë Ball.

Music specials

There are six main "types" or "series" of music specials aired on ITV. The basic format remains the same for most shows. Occasionally, the star/s of the show may also present their special (such as Michael Bublé on all occasions). The first special aired was The Westlife Show: Live on 15 December 2007, hosted by Holly Willoughby.

  • One Night Only – since 20 December 2008, fifth episode aired in March 2011. The first "series" of the franchise and was hosted by Myleene Klass in 2008, followed by Ben Shephard, Fearne Cotton in 2010 and most recently, Christine Bleakley in 2011. Stars featured include Tom Jones, Rod Stewart and Bon Jovi.
  • For the Last Time – since 25 September 2010, second episode aired in December 2011. Both episodes have been hosted by Christine Bleakley.
  • This is... – since 4 December 2010, fourth episode in April 2012. Third episode was hosted by Reggie Yates, starring Justin Bieber, and the fourth was hosted by Christine Bleakley, starring Lionel Richie.
  • The Nation's Favourite – a documentary series, celebrating music by a particular artist, group or theme. Viewers are able to vote for their favourite song in the category. Aired since 5 December 2010, it has been narrated by Kate Thornton, Amanda Holden, Fearne Cotton, Liza Tarbuck, Rufus Hound and more recently Zoë Ball in 2013.
  • A Night with... – two episodes aired in 2011. Featured artists were Will Young and Beyoncé Knowles, respectively. Hosted by Kate Thornton and later Steve Jones.
  • The One and Only – two episodes, first starring Des O'Connor in April 2012, second starring Cilla Black and hosted by Paul O'Grady in October 2013.

    • Other specials

    Other specials have included Michael Flatley: A Night to Remember and Darcy Oake: Edge of Reality, both presented by Christine Bleakley in 2014.

    There have been "...Story" specials such as The Talent Show Story (narrated by Victoria Wood) and Come on Down! The Game Show Story (presented and narrated by Bradley Walsh). Stephen Mulhern has presented/narrated a few specials including The Magic Show Story and The Saturday Night Story, both of which aired in 2015.

    References

    ITV Specials Wikipedia
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