ITV4 TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On ITV4 Tonight
ITV4 (ITV 4) launched on 1 November 2005, taking over ITV’s off-peak Freeview slot from the ITV News Channel before absorbing what was left of the old Men and Motors the following spring. Two decades on, it’s ITV plc’s channel for live sport and archive action, running everything from live racing to reruns of classic drama and American sitcoms. Thursday 15 October 2026 has no live match: Sharpe leads into two episodes of Benidorm from 9pm, then French football highlights at 11pm and StartUp at 11:35pm.
ITV4 Schedule: Thursday 15 October 2026 (Full Listings)
Here is the complete ITV4 schedule for Thursday 15 October 2026, on Freeview 26.
Overnight
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12:40am | AEW: Collision | S4E43 |
| 2:30am | Unwind with ITV | S5E242 |
| 3am | Teleshopping |
Breakfast
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 6am | The Protectors | S1E9 |
| 6:35am | American Pickers | S5E12 |
| 7:35am | American Pickers | S5E13 |
| 8:35am | Minder | S7E1 |
Morning
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9:35am | Dempsey and Makepeace | S1E3 |
| 10:40am | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | S1E2 |
| 11:45am | The Professionals | S5E6 |
Afternoon
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12:45pm | Dempsey and Makepeace | S1E4 |
| 1:45pm | American Pickers | S1E1 |
| 2:40pm | American Pickers | S1E2 |
| 3:40pm | Ice Road Truckers | S2E1 |
| 4:40pm | Ice Road Truckers | S2E2 |
Early evening
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 5:40pm | Minder | S7E2 |
| 6:50pm | Sharpe | S4E1 |
Primetime
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9pm | Benidorm | S4E3 |
Late night
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 10pm | Benidorm | S4E4 |
| 11pm | Ligue 1 Highlights | |
| 11:35pm | StartUp | New · S2E2 |
Also on TV tonight at 9pm
- BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
- ITV1: Long Lost Family
- BBC Two: Surgeons: At the Edge of Life
- Channel 4: Our Tiny Islands (from 8pm)
- Channel 5: Love Nature
- Film4: Wrath of Man
- E4: Gogglebox
- ITV2: Big Brother
- ITV3: Vera (from 8pm)
- More4: Our Yorkshire Pub Rescue with Jon Richardson
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What’s on ITV4 today
AEW: Collision opens the day at 12:40am, then Unwind with ITV at 2:30am and Teleshopping from 3am.
The day proper starts at 6am with The Protectors and two American Pickers from 6:35am, then Minder at 8:35am, Dempsey and Makepeace at 9:35am, The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes at 10:40am and The Professionals at 11:45am. A second Dempsey and Makepeace follows at 12:45pm, then two more American Pickers from 1:45pm, two Ice Road Truckers from 3:40pm and another Minder at 5:40pm before Sharpe.
ITV4 tonight — primetime and the evening schedule
Here’s the ITV4 primetime line-up for tonight, Thursday 15 October 2026.
Sharpe — ITV4, 6:50pm
Series 4, episode 1, Sharpe’s Regiment. It is June 1813 and Wellington sends Sean Bean’s Sharpe back to England to find out why the army is short of recruits.
Benidorm — ITV4, 9pm
Two series 4 episodes back to back (episodes 3 and 4). In the first Noreen meets up with her daughter and the Garveys head for a water park. In the second Mateo tries water aerobics and a gangster tells the Garveys they have taken on Mel’s debts.
Ligue 1 Highlights — ITV4, 11pm
The only football on ITV4 tonight is this round-up from France’s top flight. There is no live match; see football on free TV tonight for the wider picture.
StartUp — ITV4, 11:35pm
A new episode of the crime drama starring Martin Freeman, though not a series opener: series 2, episode 2, Bleeding Edge. Nick makes a deal with Rask and goes looking for a way to put himself in the clear.
What kind of shows are on ITV4
Live sport: racing, rugby and darts
ITV4 carries the bulk of ITV’s live sport rights outside of ITV1’s biggest occasions. ITV Racing has been the channel’s anchor since horse racing moved to ITV from Channel 4 in 2017, running near-daily meetings alongside the showpiece Saturdays. The Nations Championship, rugby’s new global competition launched in July 2026, means ITV4 now shows live rugby through the summer months, when British fans wouldn’t normally get much international action on terrestrial TV. The channel has also carried live darts in recent seasons, including instalments of the World Series of Darts.
Motorsport, rally and archive sport
Beyond the live fixtures, ITV4 fills its schedule with motorsport digest shows. World Rally Championship Highlights rounds up a series that rarely gets UK coverage elsewhere, and the channel runs nightly highlights through Isle of Man TT race week each spring. Archive strands such as The Big Match Revisited and Goals of the 1990s dig into old football footage.
American reruns, action and wrestling
The rest of the schedule fills out with imported American comedy and reality (Two and a Half Men, American Pickers) and classic British action drama reruns such as The Professionals and Robin of Sherwood. None of it demands your full attention. All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite airs weekly in the late-night slot, with a repeat the following Saturday.
How to watch ITV4
Channel numbers
Here’s where to find ITV4 across the main UK television platforms:
| Platform | Channel |
|---|---|
| Freeview | 26 |
| Freeview ITV4+1 | 59 |
| Sky | 120 |
| Sky ITV4+1 | 220 |
| Virgin Media | 118 |
| Freesat | 117 |
ITV4 is free on all of the above platforms, with no subscription required. Virgin Media and Freesat’s +1 position can move about more than Freeview and Sky, so your on-screen guide is the definitive source if it doesn’t line up exactly.
Streaming online
ITV4 streams live and free through ITVX at itv.com/watch and via the ITVX app on smart TVs, mobiles, tablets and streaming devices including Amazon Fire TV and Roku. You need a free account. Most of the archive and clip-show programming sits in the ITVX library afterwards, though racing and rugby rights usually mean shorter catch-up windows on the live sport.
ITV4 +1 and sister channels
ITV4+1 runs the same schedule an hour behind, useful for catching something an hour later if you missed the start the first time round — though live sport rights sometimes mean the +1 channel doesn’t carry the same event.
ITV4 sits alongside ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITVBe in ITV plc’s channel family, all streaming through ITVX. ITV1 carries the network’s biggest live sport occasions, ITV3 leans into drama and period pieces, and ITV4 gets the more male-skewing sport and action mix.
Frequently asked questions
What channel is ITV4 on Freeview?
ITV4 is on Freeview channel 26. ITV4+1 is on Freeview channel 59. Both are free with no subscription needed.
What channel is ITV4 on Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat?
Channel 120 on Sky, channel 118 on Virgin Media, and channel 117 on Freesat. ITV4+1 is on channel 220 on Sky; check your on-screen guide for the exact +1 position on Virgin Media and Freesat.
What’s on ITV4 tonight?
No live match tonight. Sharpe is on at 6:50pm, then two Benidorm episodes at 9pm and 10pm, Ligue 1 Highlights at 11pm and a new episode of StartUp at 11:35pm. See the table above for tonight’s full listings.
What is ITV4+1?
A timeshift channel showing the ITV4 schedule exactly one hour later, on Freeview 59 and Sky 220.
Is ITV4 free to watch, and does it have adverts?
Yes, entirely free to air with no subscription fee on any platform. As a commercial ITV channel it carries advertising breaks, the same as ITV1.
Can I watch ITV4 online for free?
Yes, live and free through ITVX at itv.com/watch and via the ITVX app. A free account is required.
Verdict
There is no live sport tonight. The evening runs from Sharpe at 6:50pm into two Benidorm episodes from 9pm.
Ligue 1 Highlights follows at 11pm, then a new StartUp episode at 11:35pm.
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