Jones announced the alteration while closing Friday’s edition alongside Roman Kemp. The report says Tuesday’s programme is expected to feature Hannah Waddingham, Octavia Spencer, J.K. Simmons and Tom Brittney.
The move comes during a tournament likely to dominate both BBC and ITV schedules. For viewers, the temporary absence of a familiar magazine programme is a small but visible sign of football’s wider influence.
Friday’s show reportedly kept its usual mix of interviews, entertainment and live performance. Actor David Morrissey discussed *Tip Toe*, a new Channel 4 thriller written by Russell T Davies.
Morrissey described the reaction to the drama as encouraging, saying: “You put so much hard work into it.” He added that viewers had approached him in public and that the series had “landed very well”.
The programme also featured wildlife presenter Steve Backshall, while singer Sienna Spiro performed *Material Lover* live in the studio. That balance of drama, factual television and music gave the episode a broad appeal before the World Cup interruption.
The schedule change underlines the power of international football to command prime broadcasting space. Even programmes with established audiences can be moved when a major tournament arrives, particularly when national-team coverage is involved.
Attention now turns to the next round of fixtures and further programming changes. For The One Show, the immediate storyline is a Tuesday return; for broadcasters, the bigger challenge will be balancing tournament coverage with the regular shows viewers expect.