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, Wednesday 19 August 2026, A Place in the Sun carries the channel into the evening at 6pm, ahead of a primetime run of Gogglebox at 7pm, Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip at 8pm, 24 Hours in A&E at 9pm and Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich at 10pm, with Celebrity Gogglebox closing the night at 11:05pm.

4seven Schedule: Wednesday 19 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 4seven schedule for Wednesday 19 August 2026, on Freeview 49.

Overnight

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 4seven today

Wednesday’s schedule opens overnight with Gogglebox at 12:50am (series 26), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown at 1:50am, Renovation Rescue at 2:55am and Extraordinary Extensions at 3:55am. Teleshopping then fills the small hours through to 9am.

American Pickers opens the daytime proper at 9am, followed by Find It, Fix It, Flog It at 10am and The Great B&B Challenge at 11am. A Place in the Sun then settles in for three editions from midday, handing over to Come Dine with Me at 3pm for a run of five half-hour episodes that carries the channel to 5pm. A Place in the Sun closes out the afternoon with two more editions either side of 6pm, the second of which opens tonight’s primetime schedule.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the 4seven primetime line-up for tonight, Wednesday 19 August 2026.

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 6pm

A Place in the Sun eases the evening in at 6pm (series 2025, episode 20), a British buyer weighing up a move abroad in the property-search format that’s underpinned this channel since it began.

Gogglebox — 4seven, 7pm

Gogglebox gets its second airing of the week at 7pm (series 27, episode 18), the sofa commentary on whatever dominated the schedules a few days earlier on Channel 4.

Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip — 4seven, 8pm

Father and son Martin and Roman Kemp are back on the road at 8pm in Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip (series 1, episode 2), the travelogue format taking its turn on 4seven’s repeat slate this week.

24 Hours in A&E — 4seven, 9pm

24 Hours in A&E holds the 9pm hour (series 34, episode 3). The fixed-rig documentary needs no introduction by now; this is simply its second run-out after the original Channel 4 broadcast.

Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich — 4seven, 10pm

At 10pm, Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich (series 1, episode 5) follows patients paying for cosmetic procedures well beyond most budgets.

Celebrity Gogglebox — 4seven, 11:05pm

Celebrity Gogglebox closes the night at 11:05pm (series 7, episode 2), famous faces standing in for the regular cast’s living rooms to react to the week’s television.

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?

A Place in the Sun opens the evening at 6pm, then Gogglebox at 7pm, Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip at 8pm, 24 Hours in A&E at 9pm, Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich at 10pm and Celebrity Gogglebox at 11:05pm. 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 line-up runs Gogglebox into Martin & Roman’s Irish Road Trip at 7pm and 8pm, then 24 Hours in A&E and Surgery Secrets of the Super Rich carry the schedule to 10pm, with Celebrity Gogglebox closing the night at 11:05pm. The daytime runs the same trick as ever, with A Place in the Sun and Come Dine with Me repeating in blocks right through the afternoon. Every one of them is a second pass at something the network already broadcast earlier in the week.

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