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

Published: 3 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, Friday 4 September 2026, is about as close to the source as 4seven gets: the 6pm A Place in the Sun is the same episode Channel 4 itself is showing at 3pm today, and the 9am A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? is the edition Channel 4 ran at 6pm last night. Gogglebox closes the night at 11:15pm with series 28 episode 1 — the launch Channel 4 itself is airing at 9pm this evening, barely two hours earlier. In between, The Dog House at 8pm is an archive series-nine opener and 24 Hours in Police Custody at 10pm is a repeat 4seven has now run twice already this week.

4seven Schedule: Friday 4 September 2026 (Full Listings)

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

Overnight

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 4seven today

Friday’s schedule opens overnight with a two-part Love Cheats at 12:40am and 1:40am, before Taskmaster’s series 22 opener runs at 2:40am — the same episode Channel 4 itself broadcast at 9pm the previous evening. Fred’s Ultimate Hotels follows at 3:40am, then Teleshopping runs the channel through to 9am.

A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? opens the daytime proper at 9am — the episode Channel 4 showed at 6pm the previous evening — followed by Find It, Fix It, Flog It and The Great B&B Challenge through the late morning, one episode each. A Place in the Sun then runs three times from midday to 2pm, drawn from three unrelated series (2018, 2024 and 2025), before Come Dine with Me takes the afternoon from 3pm to 5pm — five consecutive half-hours from the same 2013 Merseyside week.

Two further A Place in the Sun episodes carry the day into the evening: 5:30pm is drawn from series 2024, while 6pm is the episode Channel 4 itself is showing at 3pm this afternoon — same-day catch-up rather than the usual week-behind rerun. Across the whole day 4seven shows five A Place in the Sun episodes from five different series, two of them running right up to primetime.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

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

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 6pm

A Place in the Sun takes the 6pm slot (series 2025, episode 16) — the same episode Channel 4 itself is showing at 3pm this afternoon, same-day catch-up rather than the usual week-behind repeat.

Fred’s Ultimate Hotels — 4seven, 7pm

At 7pm, it’s Fred’s Ultimate Hotels (series 1, episode 1) — its second airing of the day, having already run overnight at 3:40am.

The Dog House — 4seven, 8pm

The 8pm hour belongs to The Dog House (series 9, episode 1), Channel 4’s series-nine opener on catch-up rather than a new commission.

24 Hours in A&E — 4seven, 9pm

24 Hours in A&E takes the 9pm slot (series 36, episode 8) — one more instalment in an evening built almost entirely from Channel 4 catch-up rather than anything commissioned for 4seven itself.

24 Hours in Police Custody — 4seven, 10pm

At 10pm, it’s 24 Hours in Police Custody (series 2026, episode 6), “The Ambush (Part 1/2)” — a repeat 4seven has now shown twice already this week, not a new episode. Part two isn’t due within this listing window.

Gogglebox — 4seven, 11:15pm

The 11:15pm hour belongs to Gogglebox (series 28, episode 1) — the same episode Channel 4 itself is launching at 9pm this evening, just 135 minutes earlier. 4seven doesn’t have the premiere here, only the same-night repeat.

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 primetime at 6pm — the same episode Channel 4 itself is airing at 3pm today. Fred’s Ultimate Hotels at 7pm and The Dog House at 8pm are both archive repeats, then 24 Hours in A&E at 9pm and 24 Hours in Police Custody at 10pm — the latter a repeat 4seven has now run twice already this week. Gogglebox closes the night at 11:15pm with series 28 episode 1, barely two hours behind Channel 4’s own 9pm launch of the same episode. 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 about as close to same-day as this channel gets. The 6pm A Place in the Sun is the episode Channel 4 itself is showing at 3pm today, the 9am A New Life in the Sun was Channel 4’s 6pm last night, and Gogglebox at 11:15pm follows Channel 4’s own 9pm launch of series 28 by little more than two hours. The 8pm Dog House is an archive series-nine opener rather than anything new, and the 10pm 24 Hours in Police Custody is a repeat 4seven has already shown twice this week, with no date yet for its concluding part. The daytime keeps to the usual property-and-food shape, with five A Place in the Sun episodes spread across five different series and a consecutive five-part Come Dine with Me run from a 2013 Merseyside week. There’s nothing 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