ITV3 TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On ITV3 Tonight

Published: 11 September 2026

ITV3 is ITV’s drama channel, launched on 1 November 2004 as a home for the broadcaster’s back catalogue of detective series, period drama and classic sitcoms. Midsomer Murders, Lewis, Poirot, Heartbeat: if it involves a village, a body and a detective in no hurry to leave, it has probably run here. Today, Saturday 12 September 2026, three A Touch of Frost episodes carry the morning and Agatha Christie’s Poirot holds midday, before a four-episode Midsomer Murders run stretches from 2:15pm into early primetime. Vera follows at 10pm and Inspector Morse closes the night from 11:50pm. There’s no film today.

ITV3 Schedule: Saturday 12 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete ITV3 schedule for Saturday 12 September 2026, on Freeview 10.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on ITV3 today

Overnight, Wycliffe plays at 12:55am, then Unwind with ITV carries the schedule through to Teleshopping at 2:30am.

Three A Touch of Frost episodes fill breakfast and the morning, running from 6am through to past midday. Agatha Christie’s Poirot follows at 12:10pm, before the day’s main event: four Midsomer Murders episodes running from 2:15pm right through to 8:05pm, the last two eating into early primetime ahead of Vera at 10pm.

ITV3 tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the ITV3 primetime line-up for tonight, Saturday 12 September 2026.

Midsomer Murders — ITV3, 2:15pm–8:05pm

Four Midsomer Murders episodes run in sequence from 2:15pm, the last two, at 6:10pm and 8:05pm, filling early primetime and pushing right up against Vera’s 10pm start.

Vera — ITV3, 10pm

Vera airs at 10pm, series 7 episode 4.

Inspector Morse — ITV3, 11:50pm

Inspector Morse closes the night from 11:50pm with series 5 episode 4.

What kind of shows are on ITV3

Detective drama and cosy crime

The backbone. Midsomer Murders, Vera, Inspector Morse, Endeavour and Wycliffe cover roughly four decades of British detective television between them, and ITV3 works through them in long runs rather than one-off repeats. You can usually pick a series up mid-week and stay with it.

Period and literary adaptation

The Darling Buds of May, and Agatha Christie’s Poirot when it comes round. David Suchet played the part across thirteen series for ITV between 1989 and 2013. These tend to be scheduled in full-series blocks.

Classic sitcom

George and Mildred and its ITV contemporaries fill the overnight and early-morning slots. Nobody’s setting an alarm for these; they’re on while the day gets going.

How to watch ITV3

Channel numbers

Here’s where to find ITV3 across the main UK television platforms:

Free on all of them, no subscription. Numbers shift regionally, so check your on-screen guide if one doesn’t match.

Streaming online

ITV3 streams live and free through ITVX, at itv.com/watch and via the ITVX app on smart TVs, mobiles, tablets and most games consoles. A free account is all that’s needed, no payment details. The ITVX library also carries individual episodes and full boxsets from the channel, Vera and Poirot included, if you’d rather not wait for a repeat to come round.

ITV3 +1 and sister channels

The +1 channel is less useful than it used to be. Since November 2023 it has broadcast only a reduced overnight window rather than a full hour-behind simulcast, so if you’ve missed the start of something, ITVX catch-up is the better bet.

ITV3 sits alongside ITV1, home to Coronation Street, Emmerdale and the network’s biggest primetime shows, and ITV4, which handles sport, action films and older action series.

Frequently asked questions

What channel is ITV3 on Freeview?

Channel 10, free to air.

What’s on ITV3 tonight?

A four-episode Midsomer Murders run stretches from 2:15pm to 8:05pm, the last two filling early primetime, before Vera at 10pm and Inspector Morse closing the night from 11:50pm. There’s no film today. Times are in the rundown above.

Can I watch ITV3 online for free?

Yes, live through ITVX on the website, the app, and most smart TVs and consoles.

Is ITV3 free to watch?

Yes, and it has been since 2004. There’s advertising, but no subscription fee on any platform.

Verdict

ITV3 has never pretended to be about new television, and today is a proper cosy-crime binge: three A Touch of Frost episodes carry the morning, Poirot takes midday, then Midsomer Murders runs four episodes back to back from 2:15pm to 8:05pm, spilling well into early primetime. Vera and Inspector Morse take the two latest slots. Nothing here is new, and there’s no film today, but it’s a schedule built for detective-drama regulars who don’t mind settling in for the long haul.

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