TV Tonight
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
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1421:00FuryFilm4 · WarFilm1020:00Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2621:00RoboCop 3ITV4 · Science FictionFilm1321:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2021:00The Chelsea DetectiveU&DramaSeries3621:00Battle Of The Irish DancersSky Arts · DanceDocs8219:35GenevieveTalking Pictures TV · ComedyFilm2320:00Mission: ImpossibleBBC Three · ActionFilm1821:00Roman Empire by Train with Alice RobertsMore4 · Documentary4121:00Texas RangersLegend · WesternFilm1921:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow2121:00Prodigal Son5USASeries1721:00The Yorkshire Auction HouseQuest2721:00Simon Reeve's South AmericaU&Yesterday · TravelDocs3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Sophie Grigson: Slice of ItalyFood Network · Travel2521:00Signora VolpeU&W · CrimeSeries4921:0024 Hours in A&E4seven · Documentary1121:00FBI: Most WantedSky Mix · ActionSeries3921:00Tiny House, Big LivingDMAX · Home & GardenShow1221:00Most Extreme HumansTLC3221:00Transporter 25STAR · ActionFilm3321:00Police Interceptors5Action · CrimeShow4621:00Angela Rippon's River Cruises5SELECT · TravelDocs
Later tonight
Main channels
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1423:40The BeastFilm4 · DramaFilm1022:00GrantchesterITV3 · MysterySeries2622:05RoboCop 3ITV4 · Science FictionFilm1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2022:00New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3622:00The EightiesSky Arts · HistoryDocs8221:20The Story of Esther CostelloTalking Pictures TV · DramaFilm2321:45Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee AustraliaBBC Three · GameshowShow1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4122:50Killing FieldLegend · ActionFilm1922:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2122:00Prodigal Son5USASeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2722:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3122:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:30Sophie Grigson: Slice of ItalyFood Network · Travel2523:00First RespondersU&W · MedicalShow4922:00Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich4seven · MedicalDocs1122:00The RookieSky Mix · ActionSeries3921:30Tiny House, Big LivingDMAX · Home & GardenShow1222:00The 6000lb Diaries with...TLC3222:10Transporter 25STAR · ActionFilm3322:00Police: Night Shift 9995Action · CrimeDocs4622:00Keeping Faith5SELECT · MysterySeries
Films on TV tonight
All films14Film421:00
Fury
14Film423:40
The Beast
1BBC One23:25
Monkey Man
26ITV421:00
RoboCop 3
26ITV422:05
RoboCop 3
36Sky Arts00:00
Inside Guggenheim
82Talking Pictures TV19:35
Genevieve
82Talking Pictures TV21:20
The Story of Esther Costello
82Talking Pictures TV23:25
Open Fire
23BBC Three20:00
Mission: Impossible
23BBC Three23:20
Yesterday
41Legend21:00
Texas Rangers
What's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forWednesday 19 August 2026 across all the main channels — BBC One, BBC Two, ITV1, Channel 4, Channel 5, ITV2 — plus the rest of Freeview, from Film4 to U&Drama. The times shown are tonight's start times; the late-evening slot follows just below, with tonight's films highlighted.
This page updates automatically every day. For tomorrow's evening there's TV tomorrow night, and for tonight's cinema the films on TV tonight page.