ITV's brand new show The Games is set to launch on Monday, May 9. The series will see a celebrity line-up battle it out in a sporting spectacular event across a week of live programmes.
Holly Willoughby will be presenting the live show, which will broadcast nightly, alongside Freddie Flintoff. The Games will also see former professional footballer and presenter Alex Scott as trackside reporter and former professional football player and presenter Chris Kamara as commentator.
Those taking part include Love Island stars Olivia Attwood and Wes Nelson, influencer – and daughter of Spice Girls star Mel B – Phoenix Gulzar-Brown, ex-Strictly professional Kevin Clifton, The Wanted's Max George, and songwriter Chelcee Grimes.
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Also participating in The Games is Harry Potter actor Josh Herdman, author, model and autism ambassador Christine McGuinness, Coronation Street actor Colson Smith, newsreader Lucrezia Millarini, Emmerdale actor Rebecca Sarker and actor Ryan Thomas.
How many episodes of The Games are there?
The Games starts on Monday, May 9 at 9pm on ITV. It will then air every night this week at the same time live. Holly will miss This Morning for the new series which will end on Friday, May 13 when a contestant will be crowned Champion of The Games 2022. It means there are five episodes on total.
The launch night episode will air for a whopping one hour and 30 minutes, ending at 10:30pm. Viewers will get to see the 12 celebrities compete in the athletics arena, gymnasium, swimming pool and velodrome.
The Games kicks off on ITV at 9pm on Monday, May 9. For more showbiz and television stories, sign up to our newsletter here.
