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

Published: 26 August 2026

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, Thursday 27 August 2026, A Place in the Sun runs at 5:30pm and 6pm, with the 6pm edition repeating the episode Channel 4 shows itself at 3pm. Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds takes the 7pm hour, The Piano: The Final follows at 8pm, and Gogglebox, Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives and Celebrity Hunted carry the schedule from 9:10pm through to 11:10pm. There’s no film tonight.

4seven Schedule: Thursday 27 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 4seven schedule for Thursday 27 August 2026, on Freeview 49.

Overnight

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 4seven today

Thursday’s schedule opens overnight with Celebrity Gogglebox at 12:05am, then 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, Big Fat Quiz: Best Bits, Our Farm Next Door: Amanda, Clive and Kids and Worst House on the Street carry the channel through to 5am, when Teleshopping takes over until 9am.

American Pickers and Find It, Fix It, Flog It take the 9am and 10am hours, then The Great B&B Challenge closes out its own run at 11am. From midday, A Place in the Sun runs three editions back to back before Come Dine with Me takes over the rest of the afternoon, five half-hour episodes running from 3pm to 5pm. A fourth and fifth A Place in the Sun carry the schedule from 5:30pm into tonight’s primetime run — the 6pm edition is the same episode Channel 4 airs itself at 3pm that same afternoon, Debra and Gordon house-hunting in Torrevieja on a £120,000 budget.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the 4seven primetime line-up for tonight, Thursday 27 August 2026.

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 6pm

Debra and Gordon go house-hunting in Torrevieja on a £120,000 budget. It’s the same episode Channel 4 broadcasts itself at 3pm this afternoon; 4seven’s own 5:30pm edition beforehand is a different outing.

Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds — 4seven, 7pm

Kirstie and Phil go back to a poorly designed property in Wolverhampton and a small chalet in Lancashire, both let down by wasted space. Channel 4 aired this one last night; tonight it’s 4seven’s turn.

The Piano: The Final — 4seven, 8pm

The title says it all: episode seven closes out the current run of the public-piano talent search on 4seven at 8pm.

Gogglebox — 4seven, 9:10pm

The sofa regulars work through the week’s television. This is a different episode from the one E4 shows at 10pm the same night, so it’s worth not assuming the two line up.

Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives — 4seven, 10:10pm

A repeat outing for the documentary series following Traveller and Gypsy women, into its sixth episode at 10:10pm.

Celebrity Hunted — 4seven, 11:10pm

Celebrities go on the run around Loch Lomond and Bristol Pride in this outing — the same episode Channel 4 shows overnight at 1:55am.

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 earlier in the week and there’s a decent chance it’s back on 4seven within a few days.

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 runs at 5:30pm and 6pm, with the 6pm edition repeating Channel 4’s own 3pm episode. Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds takes the 7pm hour, The Piano: The Final follows at 8pm, then Gogglebox, Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives and Celebrity Hunted run from 9:10pm through to 11:10pm. There’s no film tonight. 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 pairs two editions of A Place in the Sun at teatime before Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds takes the 7pm hour and The Piano: The Final follows at 8pm. Gogglebox, Secret Lives of Gypsy Wives and Celebrity Hunted carry the schedule from 9:10pm through to close. The daytime runs the same trick as ever, with a five-episode Come Dine with Me stretch and three further A Place in the Sun repeats filling the morning and afternoon. Every one of them is a second pass at something the network already broadcast earlier in the week.

Related: Channel 4 TV Guide | E4 TV Guide | Films on TV This Week