Editing ITV2 (section)

{{Short description|British free-to-air television channel}}
{{for|the second UK commercial television network (sometimes referred to as "ITV2") proposed during the 1960s and 1970s|Fourth UK television service}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2018}}
{{Infobox television channel
| name = ITV2
| logo = ITV2 logo 2022.svg
| logo_size = 235px
| logo_caption = Logo used since 2022
| launch_date = {{start date and age|1998|12|7|df=yes}}
| replaced = [[UTV2]] <br/> [[S2  (TV channel)|S2]]
| owner = [[ITV plc]]
| parent = [[ITV Digital Channels]]
| picture_format = [[1080i]] [[HDTV]]<br />(downscaled to [[16:9]] [[576i]] for the [[SDTV]] feed)
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom<br />Isle of Man<br />Channel Islands
| sister_channels = {{hlist|[[ITV1]]|[[ITV3]]|[[ITV4]]|[[ITVBe]]}}
| timeshift_service = ITV2 +1
| website = {{URL|www.itv.com}}
| terr_serv_1 = [[Freeview (UK)|Freeview]]
| terr_chan_1 = Channel 6 (SD)<br />Channel 29 (+1)
| online_serv_1 = [[ITVX]]
| online_chan_1 = [https://www.itv.com/watch?channel=itv2 Watch live] (UK only)
| online_serv_2 = [[Sky Go]]
| online_chan_2 = [https://www.sky.com/watch/sky-go/ Watch live] (UK only)
| online_serv_3 = [[Virgin TV|Virgin TV Go]]
| online_chan_3 = [https://virgintvgo.virginmedia.com/en/epg/1597 Watch live] (UK only) <br /> [https://virgintvgo.virginmedia.com/en/epg/1454 Watch live] (+1) (UK only)
}}

'''ITV2''' is a [[Television in the United Kingdom|British]] [[free-to-air]] television channel owned by [[ITV Digital Channels]], a division of [[ITV plc]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.itv.com/competitions/sites/competitions/files/Documents/itv_Annual_Statement_on_Participation_TV_(1).pdf|title=Annual Statement on Participation TV|publisher=itv.com|access-date=25 April 2017|archive-date=15 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171015202919/http://www.itv.com/competitions/sites/competitions/files/Documents/itv_Annual_Statement_on_Participation_TV_(1).pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the five [[Analogue terrestrial television in the United Kingdom|analogue terrestrial]] stations, a claim now held by its sister service [[ITV3]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/monthly-viewing-summary?_s=4|title=Viewing summary|publisher=barb.co.uk|access-date=19 July 2014|archive-date=25 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160125052445/http://www.barb.co.uk/whats-new/monthly-viewing-summary?_s=4|url-status=dead}}</ref> both of which are freely available to a majority of households.

The channel is primarily aimed at the 16–34 age group,<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 March 2025 |title=ITV2 and ITVBe |url=https://www.itv.com/commissioning/articles/digital-channels-slabewht-dj9f4d9z |access-date=17 April 2025 |website=itv.com}}</ref> similar to [[BBC Three]] and [[E4 (TV channel)|E4]], and is known for American programming such as [[adult animation]]s ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[American Dad!]]'' and ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''; repeats of recently aired episodes of soap operas and other entertainment programming from [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] such as ''[[Coronation Street]]'', ''[[Emmerdale]]'' and ''[[Catchphrase (British game show)|Catchphrase]]''; original comedy such as ''[[Celebrity Juice]]'' and ''[[Plebs (TV series)|Plebs]]''; and reality formats such as ''[[Big Brother (British TV series)|Big Brother]]'' and ''[[Love Island (2015 TV series)|Love Island]]''.