TV Tonight
Monday 17 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
121:00Death in ParadiseBBC One · Crime DramaSeries221:00Buried with Michael SheenBBC Two · EnvironmentDocs321:00Long Lost Family: Born Without TraceITV1 · History421:00Celebrity HuntedChannel 4 · AdventureShow521:00Fare Dodgers: At War With The LawChannel 5 · LawShow621:00The Only Way Is EssexITV2 · EntertainmentShow921:00MastermindBBC FourShow
More Freeview channels
1421:00Brassed OffFilm4 · ComedyFilm1020:00Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2621:00Apollo 13ITV4 · Historical DramaFilm1321:00Below Deck Down UnderE4 · EntertainmentShow2020:00The Brokenwood MysteriesU&Drama · MysterySeries3620:00Andre Rieu: Shall We Dance?Sky Arts · Performing ArtsMusic8220:00MaigretTalking Pictures TV · Crime2321:00Top GearBBC Three · Comedy1821:00PopMaster TVMore4 · GameshowMusic4121:00HeistLegend · Crime DramaFilm1921:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2121:00Wild Cards5USASeries1721:00Ant Anstead: Born MechanicQuest2721:00Canal Boat DiariesU&Yesterday · Boating3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00James Martin's French AdventureFood Network · Travel2521:00The Killing of James BulgerU&W · CrimeDocs4921:00Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story4sevenDocs1121:00EvilSky Mix · HorrorSeries3921:00Dr. Jeff: Rocky Mountain VetDMAX · AnimalsShow1221:00Mock The Week: Summer SpecialsTLC3221:00Ambulance: Code Red5STAR · RealityShow3321:00Police Interceptors5Action · CrimeShow4621:00China with Ben Fogle5SELECT
Later tonight
Main channels
122:00BBC News at TenBBC OneNews222:00Mortimer and Whitehouse: Gone FishingBBC Two · Outdoors322:00ITV NewsITV1News422:00Secret Lives of Gypsy WivesChannel 4 · RealityShow522:00Police Interceptors: Taking Down the Shoplifting GangsChannel 5 · CrimeDocs622:00Family GuyITV2 · SitcomSeries921:30Call My BluffBBC FourShow
More Freeview channels
1423:10GlassFilm4 · DramaFilm1022:00GrantchesterITV3 · MysterySeries2622:05Apollo 13ITV4 · Historical DramaFilm1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2022:00New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3623:00Academy of Ancient Music: Vivaldi's Four SeasonsSky ArtsMusic8221:50The KeyTalking Pictures TV · RomanceFilm2322:00Silent WitnessBBC Three · MysterySeries1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:15Three Days of the CondorLegend · ThrillerFilm1922:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow2122:00Law & Order: Special Victims Unit5USA · Crime DramaSeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2721:30Canal Boat DiariesU&Yesterday · Boating3122:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4322:00James Martin's French AdventureFood Network · Travel2522:00The Killing of James BulgerU&W · CrimeDocs4922:00Spy Next Door: The Anna Chapman Story4sevenDocs1122:00Caught on DashcamSky Mix · DocumentaryShow3922:00Life At Vet UniversityDMAX · MedicalShow1222:00Transformers: Revenge Of The...TLC3222:00A&E After Dark5STAR · HealthDocs3322:00Highway Thru Hell5ActionShow4622:30Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles5SELECT · Documentary
Films on TV tonight
All filmsWhat's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forMonday 17 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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