TV Tonight
Wednesday 26 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
121:00Celebrity MasterChefBBC One · RealityShow221:009/11: Inside the President's War RoomBBC Two · HistoryDocs321:00Professor TITV1Series421:00The Murder DetectiveChannel 4 · Documentary521:00The Great Wall of China with Dan SnowChannel 5 · Documentary621:00Family GuyITV2 · SitcomSeries921:00Mary Beard's Ultimate Rome: Empire Without LimitBBC Four · Documentary
More Freeview channels
1421:00The GFilm4 · ThrillerFilm1020:00Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2621:00River MonstersITV4 · DocumentaryShow1321:00Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USAE4 · CookeryShow2021:00The Chelsea DetectiveU&DramaSeries3621:00Battle Of The Irish DancersSky Arts · DanceDocs8221:05The Deadly AffairTalking Pictures TV · ThrillerFilm2321:00Top GearBBC Three · Comedy1821:00Roman Empire by Train with Alice RobertsMore4 · Documentary4121:00The Shanghai JobLegend · ActionFilm1921:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow2121:00Prodigal Son5USASeries1721:00The Yorkshire Auction HouseQuest2721:00ExploreU&Yesterday · Documentary3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Sophie Grigson: Slice of ItalyFood Network · Travel2520:10Pete Wicks: For Dogs' SakeU&W4921:0024 Hours in A&E4seven · Documentary1121:00FBI: Most WantedSky Mix · ActionSeries3921:00Tiny House, Big LivingDMAX · Home & GardenShow1221:00Most Extreme HumansTLC3221:00San Andreas5STAR · ActionFilm3321:00Police Interceptors5Action · CrimeShow4621:00Angela Rippon's River Cruises5SELECT · TravelDocs
Later tonight
Main channels
More Freeview channels
1423:10MementoFilm4 · ThrillerFilm1022:00LewisITV3 · MysterySeries2621:30Universal SoldierITV4 · Science FictionFilm1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2022:05New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3622:00The EightiesSky Arts · HistoryDocs8223:15Hands of a StrangerTalking Pictures TV · HorrorFilm2322:00Guy Montgomery's Guy Mont-Spelling Bee AustraliaBBC Three · GameshowShow1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:00AmbushLegend · WarFilm1922:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2122:00Prodigal Son5USASeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2722:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3122:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:30Sophie Grigson: Slice of ItalyFood Network · Travel2521:10Signora VolpeU&W · CrimeSeries4922:00Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich4seven · MedicalDocs1122:00The RookieSky Mix · ActionSeries3921:30Tiny House, Big LivingDMAX · Home & GardenShow1222:00ER: Caught On CameraTLC3222:10San Andreas5STAR · ActionFilm3322:00Police: Night Shift 9995Action · CrimeDocs4622:00Keeping Faith5SELECT · MysterySeries
Films on TV tonight
All films14Film421:00
The G
14Film423:10
Memento
3ITV122:45
Spectre
1BBC One23:25
The Shallows
26ITV421:30
Universal Soldier
26ITV422:35
Universal Soldier
36Sky Arts00:20
Blind Eye Artist
82Talking Pictures TV21:05
The Deadly Affair
82Talking Pictures TV23:15
Hands of a Stranger
82Talking Pictures TV00:55
I Am a Camera
23BBC Three19:30
Paddington
41Legend21:00
The Shanghai Job
What's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forWednesday 26 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.