TV Tonight

Sunday 16 August 2026 · 31 channels in prime time

On TV now

1BBC One

Live: European Athletics Championships

Sport07:25 - 10:35
2BBC Two

Breakfast

News07:25 - 09:00
3ITV1

James Martin's Saturday Morning

News07:00 - 09:25
4Channel 4

The Simpsons

Series08:30 - 09:00
5Channel 5

SpongeBob SquarePants

Kids08:50 - 09:05
6ITV2

The Only Way Is Essex

Show08:35 - 09:35
9BBC Four

This Is BBC Four

07:35 - 11:35

Prime time

Main channels

119:30Live: European Athletics ChampionshipsBBC One · AthleticsSport218:00Live: The HundredBBC Two · CricketSport320:00Van der ValkITV1 · MysterySeries421:00The PianoChannel 4 · MusicMusic521:00Inside The Four Seasons Park LaneChannel 5Docs621:00The Only Way Is EssexITV2 · EntertainmentShow921:00BBC PromsBBC Four · EventMusic

More Freeview channels

1421:00MissingFilm4 · ThrillerFilm1020:00Midsomer MurdersITV3 · MysterySeries2619:30Live: French Super CupITV4 · FootballSport1319:30Live: Women's Africa Cup of NationsE4 · FootballSport2021:00Silent WitnessU&Drama · MysterySeries3621:00HighlanderSky Arts · AdventureSeries8220:05The Quatermass XperimentTalking Pictures TV · Science FictionFilm2321:00VigilBBC Three · ThrillerSeries1821:00Surgeons: Life in Their HandsMore4 · HealthDocs4121:00Man on a LedgeLegend · ThrillerFilm1921:00Have I Got a Bit More News for YouU&Dave · NewsNews2120:00Columbo5USA · 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 · RealityShow4921:00Gogglebox4seven · ComedyShow1121:00Forensics: Catching the KillerSky Mix · Documentary3921:00Curse of the Bermuda TriangleDMAX · MysteryDocs1221:00Mock The Week: Summer SpecialsTLC3221:00Trauma Room One5STAR · MedicalDocs3321:00Joe Kidd5Action · WesternFilm4620:30The Jubilee of '77: Pomp, Pageantry & Parties5SELECT · HistoryDocs

Later tonight

Main channels

122:00BBC Weekend NewsBBC OneNews221:30QIBBC Two · ComedyShow322:00ITV NewsITV1News422:00Celebrity GoggleboxChannel 4 · ComedyShow522:00When Holidays Go Horribly WrongChannel 5 · TravelDocs622:00Olivia Attwood: The Price of PerfectionITV2 · Documentary922:00Artworks ScotlandBBC Four

More Freeview channels

1423:15Kingsman: The Golden CircleFilm4 · ActionFilm1022:00VeraITV3Series2622:00Under Siege 2: Dark TerritoryITV4 · ActionFilm1322:45The InbetweenersE4Series2023:15New TricksU&Drama · ComedySeries3623:10Gene Kelly: An American in HollywoodSky Arts · MusicMusic8221:45Confessions of a Driving InstructorTalking Pictures TV · ComedyFilm2322:00VigilBBC Three · ThrillerSeries1822:0024 Hours in A&EMore4 · Documentary4123:05The Eiger SanctionLegend · AdventureFilm1922:00QIU&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&WDocs4922:008 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown4seven · GameshowShow1122:00Forensics: Catching the KillerSky Mix · Documentary3922:00Curse of the Bermuda TriangleDMAX · MysteryDocs1222:00UnacceptableTLC3222:00Surgeons: A Matter of Life or Death5STAR · MedicalDocs3322:05Joe Kidd5Action · WesternFilm4622:00When Anne Married Mark: The Royal Wedding of the 70s5SELECTDocs

Films on TV tonight

All films
14Film419:05

Dog

Drama · 115 min

14Film421:00

Missing

Thriller · 135 min

14Film423:15

Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Action · 165 min

3ITV123:15

25 Years in Afghanistan

Documentary · 110 min

4Channel 423:05

Alice, Darling

Thriller · 100 min

1BBC One22:30

Mission: Impossible II

Action · 115 min

1BBC One00:25

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Action · 135 min

26ITV422:00

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Action · 60 min

26ITV423:05

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory

Action · 60 min

6ITV219:50

Hairspray

Drama · 70 min

82Talking Pictures TV20:05

The Quatermass Xperiment

Science Fiction · 100 min

82Talking Pictures TV21:45

Confessions of a Driving Instructor

Comedy · 105 min

What's on TV tonight?

Here's the answer at a glance: tonight's prime time schedule forSunday 16 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.