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Is The Royal Variety Performance coming back?

The Royal Variety Performance (1960–present) on ITV1

The answer: Between seasons — last episode December 21, 2025, no return date announced yet.
The Royal Variety Performance poster
Network / streamer
ITV1
Premiered
May 22, 1960
Runtime
~154 min per episode
66seasons
66episodes

About The Royal Variety Performance

This annual event will be a spectacular evening featuring international stars, world class theatre, sensational singers and hilarious comedy.

The event is staged in aid of the Royal Variety Charity. The money raised from the show helps those people from the world of entertainment in need of care and assistance.

The Royal Variety Performance episode schedule

66 aired

Aired · 66

DateEp.Title
December 21, 2025 S2025·E1 The Royal Variety Performance 2025
December 15, 2024 S2024·E1 The Royal Variety Performance 2024
December 17, 2023 S2023·E1 The Royal Variety Performance 2023
December 20, 2022 S2022·E1 The Royal Variety Performance 2022
December 19, 2021 S2021·E1 2021
December 8, 2020 S2020·E1 The Royal Variety Performance 2020
December 10, 2019 S2019·E1 2019
December 11, 2018 S2018·E1 2018
December 19, 2017 S2017·E1 2017
December 13, 2016 S2016·E1 2016
December 8, 2015 S2015·E1 2015
December 8, 2014 S2014·E1 2014
December 9, 2013 S2013·E1 2013
December 3, 2012 S2012·E1 2012
December 14, 2011 S2011·E1 2011
December 16, 2010 S2010·E1 2010
December 16, 2009 S2009·E1 2009
December 17, 2008 S2008·E1 2008
December 9, 2007 S2007·E1 2007
December 12, 2006 S2006·E1 2006
December 11, 2005 S2005·E1 2005
December 15, 2004 S2004·E1 2004
November 26, 2003 S2003·E1 2003
December 15, 2002 S2002·E1 2002
November 28, 2001 S2001·E1 2001
December 17, 2000 S2000·E1 2000
December 4, 1999 S1999·E1 1999
December 20, 1998 S1998·E1 1998
December 6, 1997 S1997·E1 1997
November 10, 1996 S1996·E1 1996
Show 36 earlier episodes
November 25, 1995 S1995·E1 1995
December 3, 1994 S1994·E1 1994
November 20, 1993 S1993·E1 1993
December 12, 1992 S1992·E1 1992
November 30, 1991 S1991·E1 1991
August 4, 1990 S1990·E1 1990
November 25, 1989 S1989·E1 1989
November 26, 1988 S1988·E1 1988
November 29, 1987 S1987·E1 1987
November 29, 1986 S1986·E1 1986
December 1, 1985 S1985·E1 1985
November 25, 1984 S1984·E1 1984
November 13, 1983 S1983·E1 1983
November 14, 1982 S1982·E1 1982
November 29, 1981 S1981·E1 1981
November 23, 1980 S1980·E1 1980
December 2, 1979 S1979·E1 1979
December 13, 1978 S1978·E1 1978
November 29, 1977 S1977·E1 1977
November 15, 1976 S1976·E1 1976
November 16, 1975 S1975·E1 1975
November 24, 1974 S1974·E1 1974
December 2, 1973 S1973·E1 1973
November 5, 1972 S1972·E1 1972
November 21, 1971 S1971·E1 1971
November 15, 1970 S1970·E1 1970
November 16, 1969 S1969·E1 1969
November 24, 1968 S1968·E1 1968
November 19, 1967 S1967·E1 1967
November 20, 1966 S1966·E1 1966
November 14, 1965 S1965·E1 1965
November 8, 1964 S1964·E1 1964
November 10, 1963 S1963·E1 1963
November 4, 1962 S1962·E1 1962
November 12, 1961 S1961·E1 1961
May 22, 1960 S1960·E1 1960

The Royal Variety Performance cast