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

Published: 31 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, Tuesday 1 September 2026, is a good example of just how far behind that repeat cycle can run: 4seven’s whole evening is Channel 4’s last twenty-four hours played back. A Place in the Sun opens at 6pm, then the final episode of Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey at 7pm, Fred’s Ultimate Hotels at 8pm — the Marrakech opener Channel 4 itself put out the previous night — and 24 Hours in A&E at 9pm. The Murder Detective, the three-part Lyra McKee documentary, closes the night at 10pm and 11pm; Channel 4 has already shown all three episodes, so 4seven is airing them two-thirds behind.

4seven Schedule: Tuesday 1 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 4seven schedule for Tuesday 1 September 2026, on Freeview 49.

Overnight

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 4seven today

Tuesday’s schedule opens overnight with Gogglebox at 12:50am, followed by two episodes of Love Cheats and a 3:55am showing of 24 Hours in A&E, before Teleshopping runs the channel through to 9am. That 9am slot is A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now?, and it’s worth flagging early: it’s episode one of the current run, while Channel 4 itself is already on episode two by 6pm the same day.

Find It, Fix It, Flog It and The Great B&B Challenge fill the late morning, one episode each. From midday, A Place in the Sun runs three times back to back — but from three different series and presenters, not one continuous run — before Come Dine with Me takes the afternoon from 3pm to 5pm, five half-hours from the same Harrogate week, in order (a different week and a different series from the one More4 is running at the same time). Two further A Place in the Sun episodes at 5:30pm and 6pm carry the day into tonight’s schedule, again from series of their own; across the whole day 4seven shows five A Place in the Sun episodes from five unrelated series, two of them in primetime.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Tonight, Tuesday 1 September 2026, is as honest a demonstration of what 4seven actually does as the schedule gets: the whole evening is Channel 4’s last twenty-four hours, played back a day late.

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 6pm

A Place in the Sun opens the evening (series 2025, episode 24) — one of five episodes from five different series that 4seven runs across today, not a continuous story.

Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey — 4seven, 7pm

At 7pm, Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey reaches its last episode (series 1, episode 4 of 4). Grant takes in Corfu before finishing the journey on Ithaca.

Fred’s Ultimate Hotels — 4seven, 8pm

The 8pm hour is Fred’s Ultimate Hotels (series 1, episode 1, Marrakech’s Royal Mansour) — but Channel 4 already put this exact episode out the previous night, so treat it as catch-up rather than a launch.

24 Hours in A&E — 4seven, 9pm

24 Hours in A&E fills the 9pm hour (series 34, episode 7), the emergency-department strand slotted between the two Channel 4 catch-up items either side of it.

The Murder Detective — 4seven, 10pm

At 10pm it’s The Murder Detective, episode one of the three-part documentary on the investigation into journalist Lyra McKee’s murder. Channel 4 already showed this episode at 11:05pm the previous night.

The Murder Detective — 4seven, 11pm

Episode two follows at 11pm. Channel 4 ran it overnight into this morning, along with the concluding episode three, so by 4seven’s 11pm slot Channel 4 has already finished the whole story.

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 opens the evening at 6pm, then the final episode of Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey at 7pm. Fred’s Ultimate Hotels at 8pm is the Marrakech opener Channel 4 launched the previous night, and 24 Hours in A&E follows at 9pm. The Murder Detective, the three-part Lyra McKee documentary, closes the night with episode one at 10pm and episode two at 11pm — Channel 4 has already shown all three parts, so 4seven is running two-thirds behind. 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 is close to a textbook case: the entire evening is Channel 4’s last twenty-four hours, replayed a day late. Fred’s Ultimate Hotels at 8pm is the Marrakech episode Channel 4 itself launched the previous night, and The Murder Detective at 10pm and 11pm is two-thirds behind Channel 4, which finished all three parts of the Lyra McKee documentary by this morning. Richard E. Grant’s Very Modern Odyssey reaches its final episode at 7pm, and A Place in the Sun opens the evening — one of five episodes from five unrelated series 4seven shows across the day. The daytime follows the usual pattern, with Find It, Fix It, Flog It and a run of Come Dine with Me and A Place in the Sun episodes filling the hours before primetime. There’s nothing brand new on the channel tonight — that isn’t really the point of it.

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