Rochelle Humes and Marvin Humes are back on The Hit List this Saturday, July 25, when One starts the new series with a celebrity special. The return lands after Rochelle Humes took a month off work with her family in America, a pause that now gives way to a quick turnaround on TV.
Rochelle Humes said, “The Hit List is back and we're kicking things off with a celebrity special.” Marvin Humes added, “Don't forget to tune in this Saturday on One for more shouting answers at the telly.” The message is clear enough for viewers of The Hit List: the opening episode is not a routine run-through but a one-off format shift to launch the series.
One on Saturday
On Saturday, July 25, the new series begins at 5.55pm on One, according to the post from The Hit List account. That timing gives the show a fixed weekend slot and a clean launch point for the run, with the celebrity special serving as the first hook before the regular structure resumes.
The show’s format stays the same underneath the guest wrapper. Pairs of contestants try to name as many hit songs and artists as possible under time pressure, and after three rounds of games one team can play for a £10,000 grand prize. If the answers slow down, the prize money dwindles, which keeps the game built around speed rather than guesswork.
March filming in Glasgow
Rochelle and Marvin Humes filmed episodes of The Hit List back-to-back at Scotland in Glasgow in March, which means the return arriving now is the end result of work done months earlier. That production block matters because it suggests the series was built in a batch rather than assembled week by week, a common way to keep a quiz show’s schedule moving smoothly once broadcast begins.
The family break adds the twist. Rochelle, Marvin, and their three children spent a month in Florida and briefly in Miami, including time at Disney World at the start of the trip, before Rochelle Humes returned to the show. She also posted that the family had a night in Miami when England beat Norway at the 2026 Fifa World Cup, writing, “A night we will NEVER forget!” while Marvin Humes said, “We planned this day 2 1/2 years ago! The stars aligned.”
What viewers know now
Viewers of The Hit List now know the exact restart date, the opening format, and the time to watch. What they do not yet have is the full shape of the new series beyond that first celebrity special, so the opening episode is the only one One has set out in detail so far.
