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

Published: 1 September 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, though not always at the same distance behind. Tonight, Wednesday 2 September 2026, 4seven is running unusually close to same-day: the 5:30pm and 6pm editions of A Place in the Sun are the identical two episodes Channel 4 itself broadcast earlier today, at 5am and 3pm. Primetime proper opens at 7pm with Renovation Rescue, then two Goggleboxes back to back — an 8pm compilation that’s actually a repeat of 4seven’s own 1:10am showing, followed at 9pm by an entirely different, earlier series covering Strictly and Ed Sheeran’s One Shot. 24 Hours in Police Custody at 10pm opens the first half of a two-part case, and Love Cheats at 11:15pm opens an archive run rather than launching anything new.

4seven Schedule: Wednesday 2 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 4seven schedule for Wednesday 2 September 2026, on Freeview 49.

Overnight

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 4seven today

Wednesday’s schedule opens overnight with The Murder Detective at midnight, the concluding part of the three-part Lyra McKee documentary, followed by Gogglebox at 1:10am and The Big Fat Quiz of Telly at 2:10am. Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares USA airs at 4am, then Teleshopping runs the channel through to 9am.

A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? opens the daytime proper at 9am, catching up with a couple running a Spanish tea shop — a different episode from the one Channel 4 itself runs in the strand’s regular 6pm slot. Find It, Fix It, Flog It and The Great B&B Challenge fill the late morning, one episode each, before A Place in the Sun runs three times from midday to 2pm — three different series (2018, then 2025 twice), not one continuous run. Come Dine with Me then takes the afternoon from 3pm to 5pm, five consecutive half-hours from the same 2013 Winchester week.

Two further A Place in the Sun episodes at 5:30pm and 6pm carry the day into tonight’s schedule, and today they’re genuinely same-day catch-up rather than a week-old rerun: they’re the identical two episodes, from the 2023 and 2025 series respectively, that Channel 4 itself broadcast at 5am and 3pm this afternoon. Across the whole day 4seven shows five A Place in the Sun episodes from five unrelated series, two of them carrying the evening in.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the 4seven primetime line-up for tonight, Wednesday 2 September 2026.

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 6pm

A Place in the Sun closes out the same-day catch-up run at 6pm (series 2025, episode 13) — Claire and Simon house-hunting in Nerja, Spain on a £230k budget, the identical episode Channel 4 itself aired at 3pm this afternoon.

Renovation Rescue — 4seven, 7pm

At 7pm, Renovation Rescue (series 2, episode 5) checks in on a West Yorkshire couple’s eight-year rebuild of the husband’s own childhood home, now racing to get it finished in time for a family celebration.

Gogglebox — 4seven, 8pm

The 8pm hour belongs to Gogglebox (series 27, episode 19), a family-friendly compilation of highlights — and it’s a repeat: 4seven already showed this same episode overnight at 1:10am.

Gogglebox — 4seven, 9pm

Gogglebox returns at 9pm, but from an entirely different, earlier series (series 26, episode 14). This time the sofa critics tackle Strictly, Changing Ends, Ed Sheeran’s One Shot, All Her Fault and Sara Davies’ Christmas Craft Off — two Goggleboxes, two series, back to back.

24 Hours in Police Custody — 4seven, 10pm

At 10pm, 24 Hours in Police Custody (series 2026, episode 6, “The Ambush”) opens a two-part case: a 17-year-old is found with catastrophic head injuries at the roadside, his twin’s account doesn’t add up, and detectives suspect a trap set in a violent drug war. Part two follows on another night.

Love Cheats — 4seven, 11:15pm

The 11:15pm hour belongs to Love Cheats (series 2, episode 1) — an archive series opener rather than a new commission, starting with a global music icon’s romance with a wealthy businessman who’s hiding secrets of his own.

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 5:30pm and 6pm — same-day catch-up, since these are the identical two episodes Channel 4 itself aired at 5am and 3pm earlier today. Renovation Rescue follows at 7pm, then two Goggleboxes back to back: an 8pm family-friendly compilation that’s actually a repeat of 4seven’s own 1:10am showing, and a different, earlier series at 9pm in which the panel watches Strictly, Changing Ends and Ed Sheeran’s One Shot. 24 Hours in Police Custody opens a two-part case at 10pm, and Love Cheats, an archive series opener, closes the night at 11:15pm. 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 an unusually tight turnaround for a catch-up channel: the 5:30pm and 6pm A Place in the Sun episodes are the exact same two instalments Channel 4 itself aired earlier the same day, at 5am and 3pm, rather than the usual week-behind cycle. The rest of the evening reverts to type. Gogglebox turns up twice, from two different series — the 8pm edition is itself a repeat of 4seven’s own overnight 1:10am showing, and E4 has a third, separate Gogglebox at 10pm from yet another series, if you’re tracking the brand across channels. 24 Hours in Police Custody opens a two-part case at 10pm rather than resolving one, and Love Cheats closes the night as an archive series opener, not a new commission. The daytime keeps to the usual property-and-food shape, with five A Place in the Sun episodes spread across five unrelated series and a consecutive five-part Come Dine with Me run from a 2013 Winchester week. 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