Loose Women fans expecting their usual lunchtime catch up today will be disappointed after discovering the ITV favourite has vanished from the schedules once again.
The popular daytime show only recently returned following major changes to ITV’s daytime line up.
But now viewers are facing another interruption, with the programme disappearing from screens for the second time in less than two weeks.
Many viewers will be wondering where the panel has gone and, more importantly, when they’ll be back.
Here’s everything we know.
Why is Loose Women is not on today?
Loose Women has been pulled from ITV’s schedule today (Tuesday June 16, 2026) because of changes to the broadcaster’s daytime line-up.
The lunchtime show has made way for ITV’s coverage of Royal Ascot.
Instead of Loose Women airing at 12.30pm, viewers will see an extended edition of This Morning. Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard’s programme has been given an extra 30 minutes and will run through until the lunchtime news.
ITV News and Weather, followed by regional news updates, will then air before ITV Racing Live: Royal Ascot takes over the afternoon schedule.
Coverage from Ascot begins at 1.30pm and continues until 6pm.
Francesca Cumani and Ed Chamberlin will lead the coverage, joined by analysts Jason Weaver and Adele Mulrennan. Matt Chapman, Oli Bell, Rishi Persad and Luke Harvey will report from the event, while Richard Hoiles provides commentary.
ITV favourites Mark Heyes and Charlotte Hawkins will also be on hand throughout the day with lifestyle features from the Berkshire racecourse.
When is Loose Women on again?
Unfortunately for fans, Monday’s episode was the last Loose Women of the week.
Royal Ascot coverage means the show will remain off air for the rest of the week before returning after the weekend.
Ruth Langsford explained the situation during Monday’s programme.
She said: “That’s it for today. And for the rest of the week, actually. Loose Women is off because of Ascot.
“We’ll be back in a week’s time. But I’m actually going to be back on Friday, because I’m covering Lorraine. Loose Women is back on Monday.”
The panel show will return to its usual 12.30pm slot on Monday June 22, 2026.
The latest schedule shake-up comes two weeks after the programme was also bumped from the schedules due to racing coverage from Epsom.
Earlier this year, viewers faced a much longer wait when Loose Women disappeared for six weeks following major ITV daytime changes. Under the broadcaster’s revised schedule, both Loose Women and Lorraine now air for around 30 weeks of the year.
Thankfully, this break is much shorter!
