TV Tonight

Saturday 17 October 2026 · 31 channels in prime time

On TV now

1BBC One

BBC News

News04:00 - 04:30
2BBC Two

This Is BBC TWO

Show03:15 - 06:00
3ITV1

Unwind with ITV

03:50 - 05:05
4Channel 4

Humans in the Loop

Film04:00 - 05:15
5Channel 5

Yorkshire with Jane McDonald: Signed

03:45 - 04:30
6ITV2

Teleshopping

03:00 - 06:00
9BBC Four

This Is BBC Four

04:00 - 08:00

Prime time

Main channels

120:30Wisdom of the CrowdBBC OneShow220:3540 Hits of 1986 at the BBCBBC TwoMusic320:35The Voice UKITV1 · Competition realityMusic421:00The EqualizerChannel 4 · ActionFilm520:35Claudia Winkleman: Behind the FringeChannel 5Docs621:05Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of GrindelwaldITV2 · FantasyFilm921:00Talking PicturesBBC Four · HistoryDocs

More Freeview channels

1421:00American StarFilm4 · ThrillerFilm1020:05Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2621:00English Football League HighlightsITV4 · FootballSport1321:00Celebrity GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2021:00WallanderU&DramaSeries3621:00The Everly Brothers: Harmonies from HeavenSky Arts · DocumentaryMusic8221:05Forever AmberTalking Pictures TV · DramaFilm2320:40MirandaBBC Three1821:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4121:00Black DawnLegend · ActionFilm1921:00Not Going OutU&DaveSeries2121:00NCIS: Los Angeles5USA · ActionSeries1721:00The Repair ShopQuest2721:00Classic Car KingsU&Yesterday · MotoringShow3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Diners, Drive-Ins and DivesFood Network · Travel2521:00GhostsU&WSeries4921:00Grand Designs4seven · Home Improvement1121:00HighlanderSky Mix · FantasyFilm3921:00Extinct or AliveDMAX · AnimalsDocs1221:00Dr. Pimple PopperTLC3221:00The Chronicles of Riddick5STAR · Science FictionFilm3321:00A Fistful of Dollars5Action · WesternFilm4621:00The Frontier5SELECT · American historyDocs

Later tonight

Main channels

121:15Marble Hall MurdersBBC One · MysterySeries223:05Top of the PopsBBC Two · AnthologyMusic321:50ITV NewsITV1News423:4065Channel 4 · Science FictionFilm522:05William & Harry: Love & BetrayalChannel 5Docs622:40Family GuyITV2 · SitcomSeries921:45Cleo From 5 to 7BBC Four · DramaFilm

More Freeview channels

1423:10Lisa FrankensteinFilm4 · HorrorFilm1022:05VeraITV3Series2622:30The TakeITV4 · ActionFilm1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2023:00Inspector Alleyn MysteriesU&Drama · Crime DramaSeries3622:20Sky Arts Awards 2026Sky Arts · Event8223:50EurotrashTalking Pictures TV · Erotic2321:10MirandaBBC Three1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:00Killing FieldLegend · ActionFilm1921:35Not Going OutU&DaveSeries2122:00Law & Order: Special Victims Unit5USA · Crime DramaSeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2722:00Bangers & Cash: Restoring ClassicsU&Yesterday3122:00Sarah Millican: Late BloomerE4 Extra · Standup Comedy4321:30Diners, Drive-Ins and DivesFood Network · Travel2521:40Gavin & StaceyU&W · RomanceSeries4922:00American Pie: Reunion4seven · ComedyFilm1123:00The AccursedSky Mix · HorrorFilm3922:00Expedition XDMAX · AdventureDocs1222:00Dr. Pimple PopperTLC3222:05The Chronicles of Riddick5STAR · Science FictionFilm3322:05A Fistful of Dollars5Action · WesternFilm4622:00The Frontier5SELECT · American historyDocs

Films on TV tonight

All films
14Film421:00

American Star

Thriller · 130 min

14Film423:10

Lisa Frankenstein

Horror · 125 min

4Channel 421:00

The Equalizer

Action · 160 min

4Channel 423:40

65

Science Fiction · 95 min

1BBC One23:35

Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark

Horror · 100 min

26ITV422:30

The Take

Action · 60 min

6ITV220:00

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantasy · 60 min

6ITV221:05

Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

Fantasy · 95 min

82Talking Pictures TV21:05

Forever Amber

Drama · 165 min

9BBC Four21:45

Cleo From 5 to 7

Drama · 90 min

41Legend21:00

Black Dawn

Action · 120 min

41Legend23:00

Killing Field

Action · 120 min

What's on TV tonight?

Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forSaturday 17 October 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.