TV Tonight
Tuesday 18 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
121:00Celebrity MasterChefBBC One · RealityShow221:00Emergency 24/7BBC Two · MedicalDocs321:00Murder UKITV1 · Documentary421:00Celebrity HuntedChannel 4 · AdventureShow521:00The Georgians with Rob Rinder & Ruth GoodmanChannel 5 · HistoryDocs621:00Olivia Attwood: The Price of PerfectionITV2 · Documentary921:00On Camera: Photographers at the BBCBBC Four · Documentary
More Freeview channels
1421:0065Film4 · Science FictionFilm1020:00VeraITV3Series2621:00Ice Road TruckersITV4 · ScienceShow1321:00Below Deck Down UnderE4 · EntertainmentShow2021:00'Allo 'Allo!U&DramaSeries3620:00The World In A Painting: Manet's LampsSky Arts · Fine ArtsDocs8221:00A Dandy in AspicTalking Pictures TV · ThrillerFilm2321:00Mission: Impossible IIBBC Three · ActionFilm1821:00PopMaster TVMore4 · GameshowMusic4121:00Money TrainLegend · ActionFilm1921:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2121:00Law & Order: Special Victims Unit5USA · Crime DramaSeries1721:00Johnny Vegas' Little Shop...Quest2721:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Jamie Cooks ItalyFood Network · Travel2521:00The Killing of James BulgerU&W · CrimeDocs4921:00Celebrity Gogglebox4seven · ComedyShow1121:00Law & Order: Criminal IntentSky Mix · DocudramaSeries3921:00Gold DiversDMAX · AdventureShow1221:00The Bad Skin...TLC3221:00999 Killer on the Line5STAR · CrimeDocs3321:00Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders5Action · Documentary4621:00The Mighty Mississippi with Nick Knowles5SELECTDocs
Later tonight
Main channels
More Freeview channels
1422:50The Woman KingFilm4 · ActionFilm1022:00GrantchesterITV3 · MysterySeries2622:00All Elite Wrestling: CollisionITV4 · WrestlingSport1322:00First DatesE4 · RomanceShow2021:35New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3621:15Art Traffickers: Treasures Stolen From The TombsSky Arts · Fine ArtsDocs8223:10Fortean TVTalking Pictures TV · RealityShow2323:00Mission: Impossible IIIBBC Three · ActionFilm1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:20The Hard WayLegend · ComedyFilm1922:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow2122:00Law & Order: Special Victims Unit5USA · Crime DramaSeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2722:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3122:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:30Jamie Cooks ItalyFood Network · Travel2522:00Nurses on the WardU&W · MedicalShow4922:00999: On the Front Line4seven · MedicalDocs1122:00Law & Order: Criminal IntentSky Mix · DocudramaSeries3922:00Gold DiversDMAX · AdventureShow1222:00The Bad Skin...TLC3222:00999 Critical Condition5STAR · HealthShow3322:00Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law5Action · LawShow4622:00The Mighty Mississippi with Nick Knowles5SELECTDocs
Films on TV tonight
All films14Film419:15
Horizon Line
14Film421:00
65
14Film422:50
The Woman King
3ITV122:45
Octopussy
1BBC One22:40
The Untouchables
82Talking Pictures TV21:00
A Dandy in Aspic
82Talking Pictures TV23:45
Legend of the Witches
23BBC Three21:00
Mission: Impossible II
23BBC Three23:00
Mission: Impossible III
41Legend21:00
Money Train
41Legend23:20
The Hard Way
494seven23:00
Alice, Darling
What's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forTuesday 18 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.
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