TV Tonight
Thursday 6 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
121:00Who Do You Think You Are?BBC One · BiographyDocs221:00Devil in the Family: The Fall of Ruby FrankeBBC Two · DocumentarySeries321:00The Chase Around the WorldITV1Show421:00Murder Case: The Digital DetectivesChannel 4521:00Benidorm Is MurderChannel 5 · ComedySeries621:00Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' EveningITV2 · EntertainmentShow920:00SupermanBBC Four · AdventureFilm
More Freeview channels
1421:00Captain PhillipsFilm4 · DocudramaFilm1020:00VeraITV3Series2619:50SharpeITV4 · Adventure1321:00Cruising Paradise: Above and Below DeckE4 · DocumentaryShow2021:00The Marlow Murder ClubU&Drama · Crime3621:00The Very Best of Peter SellersSky Arts8220:30The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social ClubTalking Pictures TV · ComedyMusic2321:00Better Date Than NeverBBC ThreeDocs1821:00The Reclaimers: Made in SuffolkMore4 · RealityShow4121:00CopycatLegend · ThrillerFilm1921:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow2121:00Blue Bloods5USA · ActionSeries1721:00Outback Opal HuntersQuest2721:00Bangers & Cash: Restoring ClassicsU&Yesterday3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Michel Roux's French Country CookingFood Network2520:40Property Brothers: Under PressureU&W · Home ImprovementShow4921:0024 Hours in A&E4seven · Documentary1121:00Caught on DashcamSky Mix · DocumentaryShow3921:00Expedition XDMAX · AdventureDocs1221:00Transformers: The Last KnightTLC3221:00A&E After Dark5STAR · HealthDocs3321:00Police Interceptors5Action · CrimeShow4621:00An Unsuitable Job for a Woman5SELECT · ThrillerSeries
Later tonight
Main channels
More Freeview channels
1423:40Dance With a StrangerFilm4 · DocudramaFilm1022:00GrantchesterITV3 · MysterySeries2622:00The Motorbike ShowITV4 · MotorcycleSport1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2022:00New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3622:10Spike Milligan: The Unseen ArchiveSky Arts · Documentary8221:20The Horror of FrankensteinTalking Pictures TV · HorrorFilm2321:30Better Date Than NeverBBC ThreeDocs1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:30The Bank JobLegend · Crime DramaFilm1922:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2122:00Law & Order: Special Victims Unit5USA · Crime DramaSeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2722:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3122:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4322:00Nigel Slater's Simple SuppersFood Network2521:40DIY SOSU&W · Home Improvement4922:00Don't Date Brandon4seven · Documentary1122:00Fred West: The Glasgow GirlsSky Mix · Documentary3922:00Expedition FilesDMAXDocs1200:00UnacceptableTLC3222:00Ambulance: Code Red5STAR · RealityShow3322:00Timber Titans5Action · EnvironmentDocs4622:05The Good Ship Murder5SELECT
Films on TV tonight
All films14Film421:00
Captain Phillips
14Film423:40
Dance With a Stranger
3ITV122:45
Casino Royale
36Sky Arts00:45
Garbo: Where Did You Go?
82Talking Pictures TV21:20
The Horror of Frankenstein
82Talking Pictures TV23:20
The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes & Arthur Conan Doyle
9BBC Four20:00
Superman
41Legend21:00
Copycat
41Legend23:30
The Bank Job
2BBC Two23:05
Women Talking
What's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forThursday 6 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.