TV Tonight

Saturday 8 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time

On TV now

1BBC One

BBC News

News05:00 - 05:30
2BBC Two

This Is BBC TWO

Show02:30 - 06:30
3ITV1

Unwind with ITV

04:45 - 06:00
4Channel 4

Four in a Bed

Show05:15 - 05:45
5Channel 5

Entertainment News On 5

News05:25 - 05:35
6ITV2

Teleshopping

03:00 - 06:00
9BBC Four

This Is BBC Four

03:45 - 07:45

Prime time

Main channels

120:35Pointless CelebritiesBBC OneShow220:35Paul Heaton at the BBCBBC TwoMusic320:00Quantum of SolaceITV1 · ActionFilm421:00Dictator: The Hitler InterviewsChannel 4 · InterviewTalk520:00The Middletons: How Family Shaped Our Future QueenChannel 5Docs621:00John Wick: Chapter 2ITV2 · ActionFilm921:00Gloria Hunniford Remembers... Doris DayBBC FourTalk

More Freeview channels

1421:00TwisterFilm4 · ActionFilm1020:20Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2619:45SharpeITV4 · Adventure1321:00Celebrity GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2021:00WallanderU&DramaSeries3619:30Queen: Live at Wembley StadiumSky Arts · DocumentaryMusic8221:05MelissaTalking Pictures TV · MiniseriesSeries2320:50Not Going OutBBC ThreeSeries1821:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4121:00Robin HoodLegend · DramaFilm1921:00QIU&Dave · ComedyShow2121:00NCIS5USA · ActionSeries1721:00The Repair ShopQuest2721:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Diners, Drive-Ins and DivesFood Network · Travel2521:00Gavin & StaceyU&W · RomanceSeries4921:00Grand Designs4seven · Home Improvement1119:00Live: Zuffa BoxingSky Mix · BoxingSport3921:00Extinct or AliveDMAX · AnimalsDocs1221:00Dr Pimple Popper: Breaking OutTLC3221:00The Transporter5STAR · ActionFilm3321:00For a Few Dollars More5Action · WesternFilm4621:00World War II: The End5SELECT · History

Later tonight

Main channels

121:25How Are You? It's Alan (Partridge)BBC One222:10Paul Heaton: Live at Bramall LaneBBC TwoMusic322:05ITV NewsITV1News422:00Elvis, The Colonel And The MobChannel 4Docs521:30Kate: Our New Diana?Channel 5Docs622:10John Wick: Chapter 2ITV2 · ActionFilm921:15Doris Day: Pebble Mill SpecialBBC FourTalk

More Freeview channels

1423:15Midnight RunFilm4 · ComedyFilm1022:15VeraITV3Series2622:00EFL Cup HighlightsITV4 · FootballSport1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2023:00OutrageousU&Drama · MiniseriesSeries3621:55Queen: Greatest Video Hits 1Sky ArtsMusic8222:10MelissaTalking Pictures TV · MiniseriesSeries2321:20Not Going OutBBC ThreeSeries1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:25The MisfitsLegend · ActionFilm1921:40QIU&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 · GameshowShow4321:30Diners, Drive-Ins and DivesFood Network · Travel2521:40Gavin & StaceyU&W · RomanceSeries4922:00Sarah Millican Home Bird Live4seven · Standup Comedy1123:00Caught on DashcamSky Mix · DocumentaryShow3922:00Expedition XDMAX · AdventureDocs1222:00Dr Pimple Popper: Breaking OutTLC3222:10The Transporter5STAR · ActionFilm3322:05For a Few Dollars More5Action · WesternFilm4622:00World War II: The End5SELECT · History

Films on TV tonight

All films
14Film421:00

Twister

Action · 135 min

14Film423:15

Midnight Run

Comedy · 155 min

3ITV120:00

Quantum of Solace

Action · 125 min

4Channel 400:10

The Contractor

Action · 105 min

1BBC One22:20

Bridget Jones's Diary

Romantic Comedy · 90 min

1BBC One23:50

Man Up

Romantic Comedy · 85 min

13E419:15

The Simpsons Movie

Animation · 105 min

6ITV220:00

Miss Congeniality

Comedy · 60 min

6ITV221:00

John Wick: Chapter 2

Action · 65 min

6ITV222:10

John Wick: Chapter 2

Action · 70 min

36Sky Arts00:55

The Rolling Stones - Stones In Exile

Documentary · 75 min

23BBC Three19:00

Puss in Boots

Children's · 80 min

What's on TV tonight?

Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forSaturday 8 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.