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

Published: 16 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. Thursday 17 September 2026 keeps to the usual property-and-factual shape through the day, then two editions of A Place in the Sun lead into Celebrity Pottery Throw Down at 7:45pm, Grand Designs at 9pm and 999: What Happened Next at 10pm, with Geordie Coppers closing out the night from 11pm.

4seven Schedule: Thursday 17 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 4seven schedule for Thursday 17 September 2026, on Freeview 49.

Overnight

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 4seven today

Overnight opens with a Bill Bailey stand-up repeat just after midnight, then The Royals: Time to Go?, a 999: What Happened Next rerun, Love Cheats and Britain’s Most Expensive Houses carry the small hours, before a long teleshopping block runs from 4:40am to 9am.

A New Life in the Sun: Where Are They Now? opens the morning proper, followed by Find It, Fix It, Flog It and Help! We Bought a Village. Three editions of A Place in the Sun then run back to back through midday, before a five-episode Come Dine with Me block and a single Four in a Bed take the schedule into early evening, ahead of tonight’s line-up from 6pm.

4seven tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the 4seven primetime line-up for tonight, Thursday 17 September 2026.

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 6pm

Lisa and Rob search for a permanent home in France’s Charente region on a budget of £150,000 (series 2024, episode 7).

A Place in the Sun — 4seven, 7pm

A second edition follows Simon and Lawrence hunting for a holiday property in south-west France, with £100,000 to spend (series 2022, episode 110).

Celebrity Pottery Throw Down — 4seven, 7:45pm

Liza Tarbuck hosts a celebrity edition of the pottery contest, with contestants including Denise Van Outen, Paul Merson and Layton Williams turning their hand to breakfast sets and toothbrush holders (series 1, episode 1).

Grand Designs — 4seven, 9pm

Kevin McCloud checks in on Bryony and Matt’s attempt to finish a California-style beach house on the Cornish coast inside a single year (series 28, episode 1).

999: What Happened Next — 4seven, 10pm

A missing-person case that starts out as a suspected kidnapping and develops into something far more sinister (series 2, episode 2).

Geordie Coppers — 4seven, 11pm

Newcastle’s neighbourhood police deal with a run of robberies and street disorder in this documentary (series 1, episode 1).

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?

Two editions of A Place in the Sun open primetime from 6pm, then Celebrity Pottery Throw Down runs at 7:45pm. Grand Designs follows at 9pm and 999: What Happened Next at 10pm, with Geordie Coppers closing the night from 11pm. 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 a fairly typical night for the channel rather than a standout one. The two editions of A Place in the Sun from 6pm do exactly what 4seven exists for — nothing here needed to be seen live the first time round. Celebrity Pottery Throw Down at 7:45pm is a pleasant diversion rather than essential viewing. Grand Designs at 9pm is the pick of the evening, a format that holds up on a repeat pass better than most. 999: What Happened Next and Geordie Coppers close out the night from 10pm and 11pm, solid factual filler rather than anything that needed catching up on.

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