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

Published: 11 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. Saturday 12 September 2026 keeps to the usual property-and-factual shape through the day, then a run of five A Place in the Sun episodes carries into Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds at 8pm, Grand Designs at 9pm and a Taskmaster repeat at 10pm, before Joe Lycett’s stand-up special closes out the night from 11:05pm.

4seven Schedule: Saturday 12 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 4seven schedule for Saturday 12 September 2026, on Freeview 49.

Overnight

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 4seven today

Overnight opens with a Celebrity Gogglebox repeat just after midnight, then Gogglebox itself, a Taskmaster repeat and an episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown. A short A Place in the Sun repeat at 4:10am leads into a long teleshopping block that runs until 9am.

Three A Place in the Sun repeats hold mid-morning, then five Come Dine with Me episodes and a Couples Come Dine with Me carry the schedule through midday and into early afternoon. Two more A Place in the Sun episodes take mid-afternoon, before the run continues right up to 7pm.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the 4seven primetime line-up for tonight, Saturday 12 September 2026.

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 6pm–7:55pm

The last two episodes of a five-strong afternoon run of A Place in the Sun carry the property search into early primetime, back to back at 6pm and 7pm, before the schedule turns to original commissions at 8pm.

Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds — 4seven, 8pm

Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds airs at 8pm, revisiting a family whose self-build ran into difficulty, with Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer checking in on how the finished house turned out.

Grand Designs — 4seven, 9pm

Grand Designs follows at 9pm, Kevin McCloud narrating another ambitious build as it moves through delays, budget strain and, eventually, a finished home.

Taskmaster — 4seven, 10pm

A repeat of Taskmaster follows at 10pm, an episode of the format already broadcast on Channel 4 earlier in its run.

Joe Lycett: I’m About to Lose Control and I Think Joe Lycett — 4seven, 11:05pm

Joe Lycett’s stand-up special I’m About to Lose Control and I Think Joe Lycett closes the night from 11:05pm, recorded live and built around jokes, paintings and some of his more elaborate trolling stunts.

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 repeats run into early primetime at 7pm, before Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds at 8pm and Grand Designs at 9pm. A Taskmaster repeat follows at 10pm, and Joe Lycett’s stand-up special I’m About to Lose Control and I Think Joe Lycett closes the night from 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 has a slightly better claim to a standout than most. Grand Designs at 9pm is the kind of programme that repeats well regardless of how many times you’ve already seen the format work its way to a finished house, and Joe Lycett’s stand-up special closing the night from 11:05pm is a genuine change of pace from the usual clip-led factual filler. A Place in the Sun repeats and a rerun of Kirstie and Phil’s Love It or List It: Brilliant Builds fill the earlier evening, and a Taskmaster repeat at 10pm is exactly what it sounds like — nothing exclusive to 4seven, just the week’s talking points playing again. Daytime keeps to the familiar A Place in the Sun and Come Dine with Me rotation in short bursts.

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