TV Tonight
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · 31 channels in prime time
On TV now
Prime time
Main channels
121:00Blue LightsBBC OneSeries219:00Live: World Championship Artistic GymnasticsBBC Two · GymnasticsSport321:00Unbelievable Moments Caught On CameraITV1 · EntertainmentShow420:00The Great British Bake OffChannel 4 · CookeryShow521:00Ben Fogle: New Lives in the WildChannel 5 · Adventure621:00Big BrotherITV2 · EntertainmentShow921:00The NormansBBC Four · HistoryDocs
More Freeview channels
1421:00Hot FuzzFilm4 · ComedyFilm1020:00VeraITV3Series2621:00Rocky BalboaITV4 · DramaFilm1321:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2021:00Father BrownU&Drama · CrimeSeries3621:00John Le CarreSky Arts · BiographyDocs8220:00InfernoTalking Pictures TV · DramaFilm2321:00Stacey DooleyBBC Three · Public AffairsDocs1821:00Matt Baker: Our Barn in the DalesMore4 · Home & Garden4121:00ShowdownLegend · DramaFilm1921:00QI XLU&Dave · ComedyShow2121:00Law & Order: Special Victims Unit5USA · Crime DramaSeries1721:00Vinnie Jones In The CountryQuest2721:00Bangers & Cash: Restoring ClassicsU&Yesterday3121:008 Out of 10 Cats Does CountdownE4 Extra · GameshowShow4321:00Jamie's Fish SuppersFood Network2521:00The Real Des: The Dennis Nilsen StoryU&WDocs4920:00The Great British Bake Off4seven · CookeryShow1121:00Law & Order: Criminal IntentSky Mix · DocudramaSeries3921:00Outback TruckersDMAXDocs1221:001000-lb SistersTLC3221:00Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law5STAR · LawShow3321:00Motorway Cops: Catching Britain's Speeders5Action · Documentary4621:00Amazing Railway Adventures with Nick Knowles5SELECT · Documentary
Later tonight
Main channels
122:00BBC News at TenBBC OneNews221:30Saving Lives at SeaBBC Two · RealityShow322:00ITV News at TenITV1 · WeatherNews421:15Tempting FortuneChannel 4 · TravelShow522:00Surgeons: A Matter of Life or DeathChannel 5 · MedicalDocs622:00Big Brother: The Group ChatITV2 · Chat ShowsTalk922:00StoryvilleBBC Four · Documentary
More Freeview channels
1423:25Midnight RunFilm4 · ComedyFilm1022:00Downton AbbeyITV3 · Historical DramaSeries2622:10Rocky BalboaITV4 · DramaFilm1322:00GoggleboxE4 · ComedyShow2022:00New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3623:00The MoviesSky Arts · Entertainment8221:45MaxwellTalking Pictures TV · Biography2322:05Stacey DooleyBBC Three · Public AffairsDocs1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:05Rise of the Footsoldier: OriginsLegend · 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 · GameshowShow4322:00Restaurant Impossible: Last CallFood NetworkShow2522:00Body on the Beach: What Happened to Annie?U&W · Documentary4921:15Grand Designs4seven · Home Improvement1122:00Law & Order: Criminal IntentSky Mix · DocudramaSeries3922:00Aussie Gold HuntersDMAXDocs1222:001000-lb RoomiesTLC3222:00Call the Bailiffs: Time To Pay Up5STAR · RealityShow3322:00Fare Dodgers: At War With The Law5Action · LawShow4622:00Amazing 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 forTuesday 20 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.
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