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

Published: 15 September 2026

Blaze is a free-to-air factual channel that has run on Freeview since September 2016. Its schedule runs from military history documentaries to ancient-mystery programming, and factual entertainment formats set in pawn shops and storage units fill much of the rest of the day. Tonight, Wednesday 16 September 2026, two Dickinson’s Real Deal episodes open primetime from 7pm and 8pm, then two new What On Earth? episodes run back to back at 9pm and 10pm, a genuine launch hour for the strand rather than a single fresh instalment. Strange Evidence closes the night at 11pm.

Blaze Schedule: Wednesday 16 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete Blaze schedule for Wednesday 16 September 2026, on Freeview 64.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on Blaze today

Two My Strange Arrest episodes open the overnight run at 12am and 12:30am, then two Close Encounters episodes at 1am and 1:30am lead into Killer Britain’s profile of Michael Sams at 2am, presented by Dermot Murnaghan, and a Junk & Disorderly episode at 3am. Three Hardcore Pawn episodes carry the schedule from 3:45am into Dickinson’s Real Deal at 5am and 6am, then two Pawn Stars episodes, two Storage Wars Canada episodes and two Storage Hunters episodes fill breakfast to 9:20am, where four more Dickinson’s Real Deal episodes take over for the rest of the morning into early afternoon.

Two more Pawn Stars episodes and two more Storage Wars Canada episodes take early afternoon, before two Ancient Aliens episodes from 3:05pm and two Close Encounters episodes from 5pm carry the schedule to 6pm, where a second Junk & Disorderly episode opens early evening ahead of the primetime line-up below.

Blaze tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the Blaze primetime line-up for tonight, Wednesday 16 September 2026.

Junk & Disorderly — Blaze, 6pm

Junk & Disorderly opens the evening at 6pm with another haul from the salvage and antiques circuit (series 3, episode 3).

Dickinson’s Real Deal — Blaze, 7pm & 8pm

Two Dickinson’s Real Deal episodes run back to back ahead of primetime proper, sellers haggling over jewellery, coins and family pieces at 7pm (series 10, episode 6) and 8pm (series 10, episode 7).

New: What On Earth? — Blaze, 9pm & 10pm

Blaze hands the whole 9pm hour to two new What On Earth? episodes, back to back at 9pm (series 7, episode 9) and 10pm (series 7, episode 10). That’s a genuine launch hour for the strand rather than the single fresh instalment most nights get, each episode built around a satellite image or archaeological find nobody can immediately explain.

Strange Evidence — Blaze, 11pm

Strange Evidence closes the night at 11pm, working through an unresolved case with forensic and scientific specialists (series 4, episode 2).

What kind of shows are on Blaze

Military and world history documentaries

This is the strand worth setting a reminder for, and it rewards anyone who has already worked through the more familiar documentaries elsewhere. Hitler’s Engineers and U-Boat Wargamers go after corners of the Second World War that don’t get the rotation the D-Day landings and the Battle of Britain do, and both are made with more care than the channel’s reputation would lead you to expect.

Ancient mysteries and the unexplained

Ancient Aliens, The UnXplained with William Shatner, Weird Britain and MonsterQuest account for more hours than anything else on Blaze. The evidence base is viral footage, satellite imagery and eyewitness account rather than anything that has been through review. Watch accordingly.

Factual entertainment and reality

Storage Wars Canada, Pawn Stars and Dickinson’s Real Deal hold the daytime. Ordinary people, real money, modest budgets, and nobody involved pretending it is anything more than that.

How to watch Blaze

Channel numbers

Blaze 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

Blaze streams live and free at watch.blaze.tv and via the free BLAZE app on iOS, Android, Amazon Fire TV and select smart TVs. No account, subscription or payment card is needed to watch the live stream.

Blaze streaming and catch-up

Blaze runs a Freeview +1 timeshift channel on 92, which is useful when you land on the 9pm show twenty minutes in and would rather start it properly. There is no +1 on Sky, Virgin or Freesat, so Freeview is the only route to a delayed watch.

The BLAZE app and website also carry a real catch-up library rather than a token one. New episodes are typically added daily and stay on demand for around 30 days.

Frequently asked questions

What channel is Blaze on Freeview?

Freeview channel 64, with Blaze +1 on channel 92.

What’s on Blaze tonight?

Two Dickinson’s Real Deal episodes open primetime from 7pm and 8pm, then two new What On Earth? episodes run back to back at 9pm and 10pm. Strange Evidence closes the night at 11pm.

Is Blaze free to watch?

Yes, entirely free to air on Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat, with no subscription fee. It carries advertising like any other commercial channel.

Who owns Blaze?

Blaze launched under A+E Networks UK in September 2016 and is now run by Hearst Networks UK, a joint venture between Hearst and Sky Group, following A+E Networks EMEA’s 2024 rebrand to Hearst Networks EMEA.

Verdict

Blaze knows what it is and doesn’t oversell it, which on most nights is enough. The military history slot is the reason to keep the channel in mind at all: Hitler’s Engineers would hold its own two hundred channel numbers lower down. The unexplained material is lighter, fine as entertainment provided you don’t go to it for evidence. The pawn shops and storage lockers ask nothing of you, which some evenings is the whole appeal.

Tonight’s evening opens with two Dickinson’s Real Deal episodes at 7pm and 8pm, then hands the 9pm and 10pm hours to two new What On Earth? episodes back to back, a genuinely launch-heavy stretch rather than the channel’s usual single fresh instalment. Strange Evidence closes at 11pm. The daytime is the usual rotation: My Strange Arrest, Close Encounters and Killer Britain overnight, then Hardcore Pawn, Pawn Stars, Storage Wars Canada, Storage Hunters, more Dickinson’s Real Deal, Ancient Aliens and Junk & Disorderly carrying breakfast through into the afternoon.

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