ITV4 TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On ITV4 Tonight

Published: 24 August 2026

ITV4 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. There’s no live sport on ITV4 on Tuesday 25 August, and the classic-drama reruns that fill the daytime — Magnum, P.I., Robin of Sherwood, Boon and The Professionals — run right up to early evening, when Minder takes over the 6pm hour. From there the night is built on factual and archive strands: Aussie Pickers, Henry Cole’s Motorbike Show, Ice Road Truckers and a recorded AEW Collision to close. No film tonight, and no Benidorm — that one belongs to That’s TV.

ITV4 Schedule: Tuesday 25 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete ITV4 schedule for Tuesday 25 August 2026, on Freeview 26.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on ITV4 today

Tuesday’s overnight hours open with Lost at 12:20am (series 2, episode 11), followed by Motorsport UK at 1:15am and a BattleBots rerun at 2:10am (series 7, episode 29). Teleshopping fills the schedule from 3am until breakfast.

With no live sport to fill the day, Tuesday’s daytime is another straight run of classic drama reruns. Magnum, P.I. opens at 6am and 7am (series 7, episodes 14 and 15), Robin of Sherwood follows at 8:05am (series 3, episode 5), Boon takes 9:10am (series 7, episode 7), and The Professionals runs at 10:10am (series 2, episode 7). A second Robin of Sherwood airs at 11:20am (series 3, episode 7), before Magnum, P.I. returns twice more from 12:25pm (series 7, episodes 16 and 17). The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes takes the 2:35pm slot (series 7, episode 2), and a further Boon and Professionals close out the afternoon at 3:45pm and 4:50pm, ahead of Minder at 5:55pm opening the evening proper.

ITV4 tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

There’s no live sport on ITV4 tonight, Tuesday 25 August 2026. The evening runs on Minder, a trio of factual strands and a recorded wrestling show.

Minder — ITV4, 5:55pm

Minder gets the run-in to primetime rather than a supporting slot tonight, holding the whole 6pm hour before Aussie Pickers takes over at 7pm. This episode, “Why Pay Tax?”, is the ninth of series three.

Aussie Pickers — ITV4, 7pm

Lucas Callaghan and Adam McDonald go looking for saleable junk in “Steptoe’s Shed” (series 1, episode 7) — the kind of shed-clearing episode this Aussie answer to American Pickers built its name on.

The Motorbike Show — ITV4, 8pm

Henry Cole heads off-road for some green-laning around Oxfordshire (series 6, episode 4), swapping the show’s usual restoration workshop chat for a muddier outing on two wheels.

Ice Road Truckers — ITV4, 9pm

A storm hits the Dalton Highway in “Meltdown!” (series 5, episode 8), putting the drivers’ cargo runs at risk in the kind of conditions the strand has built its reputation on.

All Elite Wrestling: Collision — ITV4, 10pm

Collision closes the night, and despite the “new” flag it’s a recorded show rather than a live one. Kazuchika Okada, Tommaso Ciampa and Claudio Castagnoli headline a card that also features Kyle Fletcher and Megan Bayne.

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 and Motorsport Mundial both round up international series that rarely get 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 crime drama reruns such as Minder. 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:

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. Tonight’s 8pm Motorbike Show turns up on the +1 feed at 9pm instead, so anyone who misses the start on ITV4 itself gets a second chance an hour later.

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?

Tuesday 25 August 2026 has no live sport at all. Minder holds the 6pm hour from 5:55pm, Aussie Pickers takes 7pm, The Motorbike Show is at 8pm and Ice Road Truckers follows at 9pm. All Elite Wrestling: Collision closes the night at 10pm — recorded, not live.

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

ITV4 usually earns its keep on live sport without a subscription in sight, but Tuesday 25 August is another night off from all of it — there isn’t a single live fixture on the channel today, and no film either.

Instead the evening rests on a run of factual staples. Minder holds the 6pm hour before Aussie Pickers goes shed-hunting at 7pm, Henry Cole takes The Motorbike Show off-road in Oxfordshire at 8pm, and Ice Road Truckers brings a storm down on the Dalton Highway at 9pm. All Elite Wrestling: Collision rounds off the night at 10pm — worth knowing it’s the recorded show rather than a live one. Anyone after live sport will need to wait for the next fixture; anyone after a comfortable evening of familiar faces is well served either way.

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