2020 was a strong year for UKTV. The commercial broadcaster has announced that they achieved a 8.07% SOCI (share of commercial impacts), up 4% year-to-year. Additionally, UKTV's network share grew by 3.2% to hit 4.63%. Red Dwarf: The Promised Land will premiere on UKTV's Dave channel on Thursday April 9th at 9pm, it has been announced. UKTV's Dave channel has released the trailer for Red Dwarf: The Promised Land, which is set to premiere next month. 
Red Dwarf is returning to Dave. The UKTV channel has commissioned a feature-length special of the hit sci-fi comedy series to air in 2020. The special, which is set up at Baby Cow Productions, is being penned and directed by series co-creator Doug Naylor. Craig Charles, Chris Barrie, Danny John-Jules and Robert Llewellyn are all on-board to reprise their roles as Lister, Rimmer, The Cat and Kryten. Richard Naylor is the producer. It will be filmed on location and at Pinewood in front of a live studio audience. Christine Langan is the executive producer. Red Dwarf XII (the twelfth season) will premiere on UKTV's Dave channel on Thursday October 12th at 9pm, it has been announced. UKTV's Dave channel has released a teaser trailer for Red Dwarf XII (the twelfth season), which is set to premiere next month. 
Dave has renewed hit sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf for two more seasons, the show's eleventh and twelfth. The UKTV owned and operated channel has ordered a further 12 episodes which will be evenly split across Red Dwarf XI and Red Dwarf XII. Production begins this summer, with Red Dwarf XI eyed for a 2016 premiere and Red Dwarf XII following in 2017.