Season 16 of 'The Great British Baking Show' Confirmed for 2025

When The Great British Baking Show moved house from BBC One to Channel 4 after its seventh season (labeled Season 4 by PBS), the contract was for a guaranteed three seasons. This was in keeping with the same structure the show had done with the BBC. After the show's successful first season, it was renewed for three years on BBC 2; after Season 4, it was for three years on BBC One. When renewal time came in 2021, Channel 4 re-upped for another three seasons, extending the series through the current Season 15. Therefore, it's not a surprise that Channel 4 has commissioned the show for Season 16.

However, it is surprising that there has been no official grand announcement about it; moreover, the renewal is as yet only for Season 16. In fact, the confirmation of Season 16 was only mentioned at the end of a press release on the U.K. premiere day of Season 15. The real reason we know for sure it's happening is because the auditions submissions page is taking applications for "2025."

Should fans be concerned this might be the tent's slow fold? Probably not; Deadline reported in March 2024 that Channel 4, desperate to keep the series, had staved off any chance of the show moving to Netflix wholesale. However, a few factors seem to have pushed negotiations for far longer than initially expected (that March article assumed a three-season announcement was imminent), starting with The Great British Baking Show's original broadcaster, the BBC.