TV Tonight
Sunday 23 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
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1421:00The MechanicFilm4 · DramaFilm1020:00Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2621:00Apollo 13ITV4 · Historical DramaFilm1321:00Celebrity GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2021:00Silent WitnessU&Drama · MysterySeries3621:00BardotSky Arts · DocumentaryFilm8220:00The Flipside of Dominick HideTalking Pictures TV · Science FictionFilm2321:00VigilBBC Three · ThrillerSeries1821:00Surgeons: Life in Their HandsMore4 · HealthDocs4121:00SurvivorLegend · ActionFilm1921:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2120:20Columbo5USA · MysterySeries1721:00The Repair ShopQuest2721:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00James Martin's French AdventureFood Network · Travel2521:00Inside the Operating TheatreU&W · RealityShow4921:00Grand Designs4seven · Home Improvement1121:00Forensics: Catching the KillerSky Mix · Documentary3921:00Curse of the Bermuda TriangleDMAX · MysteryDocs1221:00Mock The WeekTLC3221:00Trauma Room One5STAR · MedicalDocs3321:00The Rock5Action · ActionFilm4620:30The Trial of Paul Burrell5SELECT · LawDocs
Later tonight
Main channels
More Freeview channels
1422:50Transporter 3Film4 · ActionFilm1022:00VeraITV3Series2622:05Apollo 13ITV4 · Historical DramaFilm1322:00Bad Boys for LifeE4 · ActionFilm2023:15New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3622:50Opry LiveSky Arts · EntertainmentMusic8221:50Confessions From a Holiday CampTalking Pictures TV · ComedyFilm2321:55VigilBBC Three · ThrillerSeries1822:00Police Rescue AustraliaMore4Docs4123:00The Day of the JackalLegend · ThrillerFilm1922:00QIU&Dave · ComedyShow2122:00Law & Order: Special Victims Unit5USA · Crime DramaSeries1722:00The Repair ShopQuest2722:00Canal Boat DiariesU&Yesterday · Boating3122:00Russell Howard & Mum: GlobetrottersE4 Extra · Travel4322:00Man v FoodFood Network · Cookery2522:00Brit Cops Down UnderU&WDocs4922:00Big Fat Quiz: Best Bits4seven · ComedyShow1122:00Forensics: Catching the KillerSky Mix · Documentary3922:00Curse of the Bermuda TriangleDMAX · MysteryDocs1222:00UnacceptableTLC3222:00Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death5STAR · MedicalDocs3322:10The Rock5Action · ActionFilm4621:55The Palace: What The Royal Servants Saw5SELECTDocs
Films on TV tonight
All films14Film419:00
The Greatest Showman
14Film421:00
The Mechanic
14Film422:50
Transporter 3
14Film400:55
Official Competition
3ITV120:00
No Time to Die
4Channel 423:15
Boston Strangler
1BBC One20:00
Darkest Hour
1BBC One23:30
Edge of Darkness
26ITV421:00
Apollo 13
26ITV422:05
Apollo 13
13E422:00
Bad Boys for Life
36Sky Arts19:00
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
What's on TV tonight?
Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forSunday 23 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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