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

Published: 26 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 Thursday 27 August either. 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 most of the 6pm hour from 5:40pm. A feature-length Sharpe adventure follows at 6:45pm, and the whole of the rest of the night, right through to quarter to four in the morning, is given over to a replay of last year’s All Elite Wrestling: All In.

ITV4 Schedule: Thursday 27 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete ITV4 schedule for Thursday 27 August 2026, on Freeview 26.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

What’s on ITV4 today

Thursday’s overnight hours open with EFL Carabao Cup Highlights just after midnight, followed by a Benidorm double bill at 1:20am and 1:45am (series 2, episodes 1 and 2). Auto Mundial takes the 2:10am slot and Unwind with ITV follows at 2:40am, before Teleshopping fills the schedule from 3am until breakfast.

With no live sport to fill the day, Thursday’s daytime is a straight run of classic drama reruns. Made in Britain and Magnum, P.I. cover the early breakfast slots from 6:20am, Robin of Sherwood airs at 7:55am (series 3, episode 8), Boon takes 9am (series 7, episode 9), and The Professionals runs at 10:05am (series 2, episode 9). A second Robin of Sherwood airs at 11:15am (series 3, episode 9), before Magnum, P.I. returns twice more from 12:15pm (series 7, episodes 21 and 22). The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes takes the 2:20pm slot (series 7, episode 4), and a further Boon and Professionals close out the afternoon at 3:30pm and 4:35pm, ahead of Minder claiming most of the 6pm hour from 5:40pm.

ITV4 tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the ITV4 primetime line-up for tonight, Thursday 27 August 2026.

Minder — ITV4, 5:40pm

Minder gets going early tonight, from 5:40pm, and takes most of the 6pm hour on its own before Sharpe follows. Arthur Daley’s latest scheme drags Terry into trouble, in an episode from the show’s third series.

Sharpe’s Justice — ITV4, 6:45pm

A feature-length outing for Sharpe runs from 6:45pm to 9pm. Richard Sharpe is sent home to the north of England to keep the peace, where the local gentry’s heavy-handed treatment of the workforce has stirred up talk of rebellion, and old loyalties are tested.

All Elite Wrestling: All In 2025 — ITV4, 9pm

The whole of the rest of the night, from 9pm to 3:45am, is a single six-and-three-quarter-hour block: a full replay of All Elite Wrestling’s All In, staged at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, last year. It’s a recording of the 2025 show, not tonight’s live card, so nothing on the bill is happening as it airs. The headline matches paired Jon Moxley against Hangman Adam Page and Toni Storm against Mercedes Moné, and the replay carries the full length of the original broadcast rather than a highlights cut.

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 9pm All Elite Wrestling: All In 2025 turns up on the +1 feed at 10pm 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?

Thursday 27 August 2026 has no live sport at all. Minder takes most of the 6pm hour from 5:40pm, a feature-length Sharpe runs from 6:45pm to 9pm, and All Elite Wrestling: All In 2025 — a replay, not a live card — then fills the rest of the night through to 3:45am.

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 Thursday 27 August is another night off from all of it — there isn’t a single live fixture on the channel today.

Instead the evening splits into three clean blocks. Minder claims most of the 6pm hour from 5:40pm, a feature-length Sharpe adventure takes the middle of the evening from 6:45pm to 9pm, and then the rest of the night, right through to quarter to four in the morning, is handed over to a full replay of All Elite Wrestling’s All In from 2025. It’s worth being clear-eyed about that last one: it’s a recording of last year’s event, not tonight’s live card, however the schedule might read at a glance. Anyone after live sport will need to wait for the next fixture; anyone settling in for a long night of wrestling and classic drama is well served either way.

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