Talk show pulls in 2.9m viewers

Graham Norton has signed a deal to continue his BBC One series for three more years.

It means his company, So Television, will make a new series each year from 2026 to 2028.

Norton said: ‘Getting to host my own chat show is a huge pleasure as well as a privilege. I’m thrilled that the BBC are allowing me to continue for another three years. The whole team is looking forward to bringing the world’s brightest stars into the homes of the great British public.’

The latest series averaged 2.9million viewers per episode, remaining Britain’s most-watched chat show as well as attracting millions of  views across YouTube, TikTok, Facebook and Instagram.

Norton started hosting talk shows in the 1990s as stand-in for fellow comic Jack Docherty on his late-night Channel 5 show. He then hosted So Graham Norton and V Graham Norton on Channel 4 from 1998 to 2003. 

He moved to the BBC in 2007, with two series of The Graham Norton Show on BBC Two before it moved to BBC One in 2009.

Graham Stuart, managing director of So Television and executive producer of the show, said: ‘We began the Norton talk show journey in 1998 and have never felt like stopping. So happy the BBC feel the same way.’

The Graham Norton Show was commissioned by Kalpna Patel-Knight, head of entertainment at the BBC

She said: ‘We are thrilled that The Graham Norton Show will remain a flagship part of the BBC’s entertainment offering for another three series. 

‘Graham sets the gold standard for celebrity interviews and continues to attract the best global talent to his sofa, it’s no wonder that the show remains so beloved by our audiences.’

Published: 6 Oct 2025