5Star TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On 5Star Tonight

Published: 11 September 2026

5Star is Channel 5’s reality and factual-entertainment channel, built on the landlord, tenant and bailiff documentaries that made its daytime reputation, plus imported true-story series and Piers Morgan’s nightly opinion slot. It’s part of the Paramount-owned Channel 5 stable and free to watch on Freeview 32. Tonight, Saturday 12 September 2026, there’s no soap — Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders runs five episodes back to back from 4pm to 8pm, carrying straight into primetime, before Inferno takes the 9pm slot, split by a five-minute Entertainment News on 5 bulletin at 10pm, and Piers Morgan: Uncensored closes out the night at 11:35pm.

5Star Schedule: Saturday 12 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete 5Star schedule for Saturday 12 September 2026, on Freeview 32.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on 5Star today

Saturday’s overnight run opens with Skin A&E at midnight, then Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders at 1am, Casualty 24/7: Every Second Counts at 2am, Killer on the Run at 2:50am and Car Pound Cops at 3:35am, before three hours of Teleshopping from 4am.

Shop: Thane Offers and more Teleshopping fill the 7am half-hour, then The Cruise: Fun-Loving Brits at Sea runs two episodes at 8am and 9am, followed by Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly at 10am. Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up then settles in for a five-episode run from 11am to 3pm, before Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders takes over at 4pm for a long run that carries straight into this evening’s schedule.

5Star tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the 5Star primetime line-up for tonight, Saturday 12 September 2026.

Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders — 5Star, 6pm-8pm

Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders runs three further episodes into primetime, at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm (series 2, episodes 8 to 10) — the tail of a five-episode run that started at 4pm.

Inferno — 5Star, 9pm

Inferno begins at 9pm, paused for a five-minute Entertainment News on 5 bulletin at 10pm and resuming at 10:05pm.

Piers Morgan: Uncensored — 5Star, 11:35pm

Piers Morgan: Uncensored closes the night at 11:35pm with series 2, episode 32.

What kind of shows are on 5Star

Landlord, tenant and bailiff documentaries

This is where 5Star has its own patch. Nightmare Tenants, Slum Landlords and its spin-off Extreme Nightmare Tenants follow eviction specialists and rogue-landlord investigations, while Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up! turns the same doorstep tension towards unpaid debt. No other British free-to-air channel gives this much schedule space to the subject.

Reality, true-story and consumer documentary

Skin A&E, Dirty Home Rescue and Scam City: Don’t Get Caught Out! cover the rest of the factual output, and imports such as Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly Australia bring in versions of formats British viewers already know from the domestic originals.

Opinion, news and chat

Piers Morgan Uncensored gives 5Star a nightly dose of studio argument, a YouTube-native format repurposed for a terrestrial evening slot since the 2025 deal.

Sitcom reruns

Friends is the channel’s long-serving gap-filler, though these days it tends to surface in the small hours rather than in the morning blocks it once held.

How to watch 5Star

Channel numbers

Here’s where to find 5Star across the main UK television platforms:

5Star is free on all of the above platforms, with no subscription required. Virgin Media and Freesat channel numbers may vary slightly depending on your box and region, so your on-screen guide is the definitive source if these don’t match.

Streaming online

5Star streams live and free at channel5.com and via the 5 app (formerly known as My5, before Channel 5’s 2025 rebrand unified its linear and streaming services under one name) on smart TVs, iOS, Android, and Amazon Fire TV. You’ll need a free account, which costs nothing to set up. Many 5Star programmes also turn up on demand, though not every title stays available indefinitely.

5Star +1 and sister channels

5Star+1 plays the same schedule an hour behind, which is useful on a channel that so often runs three episodes of the same series in a row. It’s on Sky (228), Virgin Media (326) and Freesat (141). There’s no +1 slot for 5Star on Freeview, so Freeview viewers who miss the start of something have to pick it up on demand.

5Star sits alongside two other channels in the Paramount-owned Channel 5 family. 5USA, on Freeview 21, carries US crime dramas and imported procedurals. 5Action, on Freeview 33, focuses on action films and adventure series. All three, plus the main Channel 5, stream together through the 5 app.

Frequently asked questions

What channel is 5Star on Freeview?

5Star is on Freeview channel 32. It’s also on Sky (128), Virgin Media (126) and Freesat (131), all free with no subscription.

What’s on 5Star tonight?

There’s no soap tonight. Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders carries on through early primetime at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm, then Inferno takes over at 9pm, pausing briefly for a five-minute Entertainment News on 5 bulletin at 10pm. Piers Morgan: Uncensored closes the night at 11:35pm. The schedule table above has the exact times for each.

Can I watch 5Star online for free?

Yes. It streams live at channel5.com and through the 5 app (formerly My5); you’ll need a free account. Many programmes also appear on demand afterwards.

Verdict

There’s no soap on a Saturday, so tonight is built entirely around two of the channel’s regular strands. Motorway Cops: Catching Britain’s Speeders runs five episodes from 4pm through to 8pm without a break, then Inferno takes the 9pm slot, interrupted only by a short news bulletin at 10pm.

Daytime runs the channel’s usual factual mix: The Cruise: Fun-Loving Brits at Sea through mid-morning, Dogs Behaving (Very) Badly at 10am, then a five-episode Call the Bailiffs: Time to Pay Up run through the early afternoon before Motorway Cops takes over at 4pm and carries the schedule into the evening. Piers Morgan: Uncensored closes the night at 11:35pm, as it usually does.

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