What's on TV Tonight 23 October: all of tonight's prime time

On TV now

Morning Live

News09:30 - 10:45

BBC News

News09:00 - 12:30

Lorraine

Talk09:30 - 10:00

Frasier

Series09:40 - 10:10

Jeremy Vine

News09:15 - 11:30

The Only Way Is Essex

Show09:15 - 10:15

This Is BBC Four

Prime time

Main channels

121:05The Celebrity Traitors: UncloakedBBC One 221:00Gardeners' WorldBBC Two · DIY 321:00Beat the ChasersITV1 · EntertainmentShow 421:05GoggleboxChannel 4 · ComedyShow 521:05Richard Madeley: Inside the World's Mega PrisonChannel 5 · CrimeDocs 621:00Big BrotherITV2 · EntertainmentShow 920:40Top of the PopsBBC Four · AnthologyMusic

More Freeview channels

1421:00The ContractorFilm4 · ActionFilm 1021:00Doc MartinITV3 · Medical 2618:00Live: PDC European Darts ChampionshipITV4 · DartsSport 1321:00SpeedE4 · DramaFilm 2020:00Miss MarpleU&Drama · MysterySeries 3621:00The Rolling Stones: Live At The MaxSky ArtsShow 8221:05WatchersTalking Pictures TV · HorrorFilm 2321:00Death in ParadiseBBC Three · Crime DramaSeries 1821:00Coastal UnitMore4 · Comedy 4121:0012 RoundsLegend · ActionFilm 1921:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow 2121:00Beauty and the Beast5USA · FantasySeries 1721:00The Repair ShopQuest 2721:00Canal Boat DiariesU&Yesterday · Boating 3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow 4321:00Prue Leith's Cotswold KitchenFood Network · Outdoors 2521:00Inside the AmbulanceU&W · RealityShow 4921:0024 Hours in A&E4seven · Documentary 1121:00HighlanderSky Mix · FantasyFilm 3921:00Massive Engineering MistakesDMAX · Documentary 1221:0090 Day FiancéTLC 3221:00999 Critical Condition5STAR · HealthShow 3321:00A Fistful of Dollars5Action · WesternFilm 4621:00Taggart5SELECT · MysterySeries

Later tonight

Main channels

121:30Have I Got News for YouBBC One · GameshowShow 222:00HalloweenBBC Two · HorrorFilm 322:00ITV News at TenITV1 · WeatherNews 422:05The Last LegChannel 4 · Chat Shows 522:35Piers Morgan: UncensoredChannel 5News 622:35Family GuyITV2 · SitcomSeries 921:10Top of the PopsBBC Four · AnthologyMusic

More Freeview channels

1423:05The GFilm4 · ThrillerFilm 1022:00Downton AbbeyITV3 · Historical DramaSeries 2622:00All Elite Wrestling: DynamiteITV4 · WrestlingSport 1323:20Dating Naked USAE4 · RomanceShow 2022:00New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries 3622:45Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City Of MusicSky Arts · DocumentaryFilm 8223:00The ExecutionerTalking Pictures TV · ThrillerFilm 2322:00Mrs Brown's BoysBBC ThreeSeries 1822:1524 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary 4123:10Mercenary: AbsolutionLegend · ActionFilm 1922:008 Out of 10 CatsU&Dave · ComedyShow 2122:00Beauty and the Beast5USA · FantasySeries 1722:00The Repair ShopQuest 2722:00Bangers and CashU&Yesterday · DocumentaryShow 3122:00Friday Night DinnerE4 ExtraSeries 4322:00Jamie's Comfort FoodFood Network · DIY 2522:00Inside the AmbulanceU&W · RealityShow 4922:00999: On the Front Line4seven · MedicalDocs 1123:00GrimmSky Mix · HorrorSeries 3922:00In the Eye of the StormDMAX · WeatherShow 1223:00Dr Pimple Popper: Breaking OutTLC 3222:00A&E After Dark5STAR · HealthDocs 3322:05A Fistful of Dollars5Action · WesternFilm 4623:05Prisoner: Cell Block H5SELECTSeries

Films on TV tonight

The Contractor

Action · 125 min

The G

Thriller · 130 min

Godzilla vs. Kong

Science Fiction · 120 min

4Channel 400:15

Northern Comfort

Comedy · 95 min

Speed

Drama · 140 min

36Sky Arts22:45

Up From The Streets: New Orleans: The City Of Music

Documentary · 120 min

82Talking Pictures TV21:05

Watchers

Horror · 110 min

82Talking Pictures TV23:00

The Executioner

Thriller · 135 min

23BBC Three19:35

Shrek Forever After

Children's · 85 min

23BBC Three23:30

People Just Do Nothing: Big in Japan

Comedy · 95 min

12 Rounds

Action · 130 min

Mercenary: Absolution

Action · 120 min

What's on TV tonight?

Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forFriday 23 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.