Scrambled!


Scrambled! is a CITV children's Saturday morning TV show which is currently broadcast on CITV and ITV. It is the first regular studio-based Saturday morning show on ITV since Holly and Stephen's Saturday Showdown. Scrambled! is produced by Zodiak Kids formerly known as The Foundation TV Productions and now part of the Banijay Group. The show is usually broadcast in the Spring and the Autumn.

Overview

Scrambled! was first aired on 18 January 2014. It ended in April that year. The second series, started on 10 January 2015. It was originally presented by Sam Homewood, Laura Jackson, London Hughes and Luke Franks. In 2015, Arielle Free replaced Laura Jackson. In Series 2, a new puppet character called 'Mr. Cuddle Monster' was introduced to the show, which was designed and built by Puppets Magic Studio. 'Mr. Cuddle Monster' is known as the Scrambled Landlord, who hates cuddles and pretends to dislike the Scrambled! presenters, hence his ironic name. Series 2 ended on 12 April 2015. A third series started on 9 January 2016. A fourth and fifth series aired from 2017 to 8 April 2018. A sixth series was commissioned in March 2018, airing in October 2018, introducing new presenter Kerry Boyne in place of London Hughes. That series ended in April 2019. A new presenter Robyn Richford was introduced to the seventh series replacing Arielle Free and it started airing in September 2019 and since this series, the show now only aired on Saturdays. In January 2020, it returns airing on Sundays. A eighth series has been commissioned which will start later in the year.

Programming

The official Scrambled! YouTube channel was created on 1 December 2014 and the first video was uploaded on 20 January 2015. The videos include games, clips from the show, Q&As and behind the scenes. The video with the most views is 'Welcome to Our Channel!'