4seven TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On 4seven Tonight

4seven is Channel 4’s catch-up channel. It commissions nothing. What it does instead is take whatever from across the Channel 4 stable (Channel 4, E4, More4 and Film4) got people talking over the previous seven days and put it out again, which is where the name comes from.

It launched on 4 July 2012, Channel 4’s first new linear channel since More4 in 2005, and the premise hasn’t changed since. Everything in the table below has already gone out somewhere else on the network. Tonight, Tuesday 11 August 2026, Grand Designs leads the evening at 7pm.

4seven Schedule: Tuesday 11 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 4seven schedule for Tuesday 11 August 2026, on Freeview 49.

What’s on 4seven today

Tuesday’s daytime opens with American Pickers at 9am, then Find It, Fix It, Flog It at 10am and Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith at 11am, before A Place in the Sun takes over at midday and repeats twice more, at 1pm and 2pm. Come Dine with Me runs five episodes from the same Basingstoke week between 3pm and 5pm, then A Place in the Sun returns for a further two editions at 5:30pm and 6pm.

The overnight schedule is true crime and drama. Social Media Monsters opens just after midnight, Crime Scene Cleaners follows at 1:05am, and the 2019 drama Breakthrough runs from 2:10am to 4:20am. Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds closes out the factual run at 4:20am, before teleshopping fills the schedule through to 9am.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the 4seven primetime line-up for tonight, Tuesday 11 August 2026.

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 5:30pm & 6pm

Two house-hunts run back to back through the early evening. At 5:30pm (series 2021, episode 18), Jasmine Harman helps a couple weigh up options in Jerez. At 6pm (series 2025, episode 90), Jean Johansson takes a search to Los Cristianos in southern Tenerife.

Grand Designs — 4seven, 7pm

Kevin McCloud follows Kathryn, who has lived on the same London street for sixty years, as she rebuilds a near-copy of her own Edwardian home on the plot next door, this time with a modern interior behind the period frontage (series 26, episode 3).

The Dog House — 4seven, 8pm

A husky called Olaf catches the attention of two brothers hoping to rehome him, while a restless spaniel named Storm needs an owner who can match his energy (series 5, episode 5).

Gogglebox — 4seven, 9pm

Tonight’s edition is a compilation of family-friendly moments pulled from across series 27, rather than a new instalment, giving the regular cast a rerun in an earlier slot than usual.

Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives — 4seven, 10pm

One woman pushes back against her sisters’ strict curfews for a rare night out, while another’s new make-up range brings in enough money to fund a bigger plan (series 1, episode 4).

Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich — 4seven, 11pm

A non-surgical “liquid” nose job, years of sun damage treated with laser and light, and a man spending over £1,000 a month on his skincare all feature in tonight’s edition (series 1, episode 4).

What kind of shows are on 4seven

The week’s biggest talking points, repeated

Gogglebox and Celebrity Gogglebox turn up constantly, alongside whatever drama or documentary dominated the week. Miss something on a Tuesday and there’s a decent chance it’s back by Friday.

Property and renovation favourites

Property does most of the heavy lifting. A Place in the Sun, Grand Designs and George Clarke’s Remarkable Renovations all repeat well, partly because the audience for them doesn’t much mind having seen the episode before. Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids sits in the same bracket, though it’s family factual rather than a competition.

Panel shows, food formats and factual filler

The rest of the day is 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Come Dine with Me, and clip-led factual like Car S.O.S and American Pickers. Cheap to re-run, all of it.

How to watch 4seven

Channel numbers

Here’s where to find 4seven across the main UK television platforms:

4seven is free on all of the above platforms, with no subscription required. As with any Freeview or Freesat channel, your on-screen guide is the definitive source if your box shows a different number.

Streaming online

4seven streams live and free at channel4.com/now/4s and via the Channel 4 app on smart TVs, iOS, Android and Amazon Fire TV. You’ll need a free Channel 4 account, which costs nothing to set up. Many of the individual shows that have aired on 4seven also turn up on demand through Channel 4’s streaming platform, though not everything broadcast stays available indefinitely.

4seven sister channels

4seven is one of four channels in the Channel 4 network, all run by Channel Four Television Corporation. Channel 4 itself carries the original commissions everyone talks about first. E4 leans younger, with US imports and reality formats. More4 handles the documentaries and factual output, a fair amount of which ends up back on 4seven in the daytime. Film4 is the film channel.

Frequently Asked Questions

What channel is 4seven on Freeview?

4seven is on Freeview channel 49, part of the main line-up. No subscription is needed beyond a standard Freeview tuner.

What’s on 4seven tonight?

Grand Designs opens the evening at 7pm, followed by The Dog House at 8pm, Gogglebox at 9pm, Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives at 10pm and Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich closing out the night at 11pm. The schedule table above has the full day.

Is 4seven free to watch?

Yes, completely free on every platform, though it does carry advertising breaks during its schedule.

Can I watch 4seven online for free?

Yes. It streams live at channel4.com/now/4s and through the Channel 4 app; you’ll need a free Channel 4 account. Many shows also turn up on demand afterwards, though not every title stays available.

Verdict

4seven does one job. It’s the closest thing British television has to a weekly highlights reel, and it costs nothing. The 7pm to 10pm run is where it earns its place; the daytime is filler for anyone who likes property shows and dinner parties.

Tonight’s headline slot goes to Grand Designs at 7pm, one of the channel’s most dependable repeats and a natural lead-in to The Dog House and Gogglebox either side of the 9pm mark. Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives and Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich close out the night from 10pm. Everything before that, from the run of A Place in the Sun editions to Saving Country Houses with Penelope Keith at 11am, is a second pass at something the Channel 4 network already broadcast that week.

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