TV Tonight
Thursday 20 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
121:00LudwigBBC One · ComedySeries221:00A House Through TimeBBC Two · Documentary321:00The Chase Around the WorldITV1Show421:00Love You to DeathChannel 4Docs521:00Benidorm Is MurderChannel 5 · ComedySeries621:00Romesh Ranganathan's Parents' EveningITV2 · EntertainmentShow921:00The French ConnectionBBC Four · Crime DramaFilm
More Freeview channels
1421:00HeatFilm4 · Crime DramaFilm1020:00VeraITV3Series2621:00BenidormITV4 · ComedySeries1321:00Cruising Paradise: Above and Below DeckE4 · DocumentaryShow2021:00Father BrownU&Drama · CrimeSeries3621:00Spymasters: The Great Spy WritersSky Arts · Books & literatureDocs8220:30The Wheeltappers and Shunters Social ClubTalking Pictures TV · ComedyMusic2321:00Better Date Than NeverBBC ThreeDocs1821:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4121:00AmbushLegend · WarFilm1921:00Hit PointU&DaveSeries2121:00Blue Bloods5USA · ActionSeries1721:00Outback Opal HuntersQuest2721:00Dream Car FixersU&Yesterday · RealityShow3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Michel Roux's French Country CookingFood Network2521:00DIY SOS: The Big BuildU&W · DIY4921:00Gogglebox4seven · ComedyShow1119:30Live: EFL League OneSky Mix · FootballSport3921:00Expedition XDMAX · AdventureDocs1221:00UnacceptableTLC3221:00A&E After Dark5STAR · HealthDocs3321:00Police Interceptors5Action · CrimeShow4621:00Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara O'Briain5SELECT · TravelDocs
Later tonight
Main channels
More Freeview channels
1400:20ChopperFilm4 · DramaFilm1022:00Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2621:30BenidormITV4 · ComedySeries1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2022:00New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3622:00Billy Idol Should Be DeadSky Arts · Documentary8221:20AssaultTalking Pictures TV · HorrorFilm2321:30Better Date Than NeverBBC ThreeDocs1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:10The PresidioLegend · ActionFilm1922:00Have 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 · GameshowShow4322:00Jamie's One-Pan WondersFood Network2522:00DIY SOS: The Big BuildU&W · DIY4922:00Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives4seven · RealityShow1122:30Nothing to DeclareSky Mix · Public AffairsDocs3922:00Expedition FilesDMAXDocs1222:00The MexicanTLC3222:00Ambulance: Code Red5STAR · RealityShow3322:00Timber Titans5Action · EnvironmentDocs4622:00Mysteries of the Pyramids with Dara O'Briain5SELECT · TravelDocs
Films on TV tonight
All filmsWhat's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forThursday 20 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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