Gogglebox fans have been given an exciting update as Channel 4 confirms when the hit show will return to screens
The Channel 4 hit show is set to return next month(Image: Channel 4)
Gogglebox fans can finally start counting down, with Channel 4 confirming when the much-loved show will return to screens.
The BAFTA-winning series is set to make its comeback on Friday, September 4 at 9pm, bringing another round of sofa-based reactions, hilarious one-liners and brutally honest opinions.
Now heading into its 28th season, Gogglebox has become a Friday night favourite, with viewers tuning in to see families and friends across the country watch some of the biggest moments on television.
From major dramas and reality TV to documentaries, talent shows and the week’s biggest talking points, the programme gives viewers the chance to see how other households react to the same shows they have been watching at home.
The return follows a series of changes to the cast last season, when five new households were introduced.
Among the newcomers were Glasgow pair Jake and Calum, the Gordon family from Surrey, Cotswolds couple Andrew and Alfie, Yorkshire duo Sara and Lara, and Edinburgh pair Rosie and Susie.
Channel 4 has yet to reveal whether another batch of new faces will be joining the Gogglebox family for the upcoming series.
Fans will also be hoping to see some of the programme’s most familiar faces back on their sofas.
Jenny and Lee, Pete and Sophie, Ellie and Izzi and the Malone family are all among the show’s best-known households and have become firm favourites with viewers over the years.
The new series also arrives as Gogglebox celebrates another accolade, having been shortlisted for a National Television Award.
The programme is nominated in the Factual Entertainment category alongside 24 Hours in Police Custody, Secret Garden, Sort Your Life Out and The Martin Lewis Money Show Live.
It is not the first time the Channel 4 favourite has picked up an NTA.
Back in 2023, Gogglebox took home the Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award after beating some huge names, including Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! and The Masked Singer.
True to form, Lee and Jenny couldn’t resist adding their own humour to the occasion.
As he accepted the award, Lee joked: “To beat two people down here is unreal. We must be a better duo!” He then admitted the pair had been convinced they had no chance of winning and had not even prepared a speech.
With the new series now just weeks away, fans won’t have too much longer to wait before the familiar sofas are filled once again — and the country’s favourite TV critics are ready to have their say.
Gogglebox returns on Friday 4 September at 9pm on Channel 4.