TV Tonight
Friday 16 October 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
121:05The Celebrity Traitors: UncloakedBBC One221:00Six Wives with Lucy WorsleyBBC Two · History321:00Beat the ChasersITV1 · GameshowShow421:05GoggleboxChannel 4 · ComedyShow521:05Play for TodayChannel 5 · AnthologySeries621:00Big BrotherITV2 · EntertainmentShow920:45Top of the PopsBBC Four · AnthologyMusic
More Freeview channels
1418:45The MartianFilm4 · DramaFilm1021:00Doc MartinITV3 · Medical2621:00Rocky VITV4 · DramaFilm1320:00Free GuyE4 · ActionFilm2020:00Miss MarpleU&Drama · MysterySeries3621:00The Specials Coventry Cathedral ConcertSky ArtsMusic8221:05FrightTalking Pictures TV · HorrorFilm2321:00Death in ParadiseBBC Three · Crime DramaSeries1821:00Coastal UnitMore4 · Comedy4121:00The 13th WarriorLegend · AdventureFilm1921:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow2121:00Beauty and the Beast5USA · FantasySeries1721:00The Repair ShopQuest2721:00Canal Boat DiariesU&Yesterday · Boating3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Prue Leith's Cotswold KitchenFood Network · Outdoors2520:10Inside the AmbulanceU&W · RealityShow4918:00A Place in the Sun4seven · Travel1121:00Assassin's CreedSky Mix · ActionFilm3921:00Massive Engineering MistakesDMAX · Documentary1221:0090 Day FiancéTLC3221:00999 Critical Condition5STAR · HealthShow3321:00Cold Pursuit5Action · ActionFilm4621:00Taggart5SELECT · MysterySeries
Later tonight
Main channels
More Freeview channels
1421:30The First OmenFilm4 · HorrorFilm1022:00Downton AbbeyITV3 · Historical DramaSeries2622:10Rocky VITV4 · DramaFilm1322:10Naked AttractionE4 · RomanceShow2022:00New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3622:35Pauline Black: A 2-Tone StorySky Arts · DocumentaryFilm8222:55The Horror of FrankensteinTalking Pictures TV · HorrorFilm2322:00Mrs Brown's BoysBBC ThreeSeries1822:1524 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:05Red SonjaLegend · FantasyFilm1922:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2122:00Beauty and the Beast5USA · FantasySeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2722:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3122:00Friday Night DinnerE4 ExtraSeries4322:00Jamie's Comfort FoodFood Network · DIY2521:10Special Ops: Crime Squad UKU&W · CrimeDocs4922:00999: On the Front Line4seven · MedicalDocs1123:05GrimmSky Mix · HorrorSeries3922:00In the Eye of the StormDMAX · WeatherShow1223:00Dr Pimple Popper: Breaking OutTLC3222:00A&E After Dark5STAR · HealthDocs3322:05Cold Pursuit5Action · ActionFilm4623:05Prisoner: Cell Block H5SELECTSeries
Films on TV tonight
All films14Film421:30
The First Omen
14Film423:50
Alita: Battle Angel
3ITV122:45
Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
4Channel 423:10
American Pie: Reunion
26ITV421:00
Rocky V
26ITV422:10
Rocky V
13E420:00
Free Guy
36Sky Arts22:35
Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story
82Talking Pictures TV21:05
Fright
82Talking Pictures TV22:55
The Horror of Frankenstein
82Talking Pictures TV00:55
Three Came Home
23BBC Three19:35
Shrek the Third
What's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forFriday 16 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.