Legend TV Guide: Listings, Schedule & What’s On Legend Tonight
Renegades (2017)
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EntertainmentLegend is what the old Horror Channel turned into after its 2022 rebrand: still free to air, still fond of a monster, but now handing most of its evenings to sci-fi, fantasy and action cinema. Tonight, Saturday 12 September 2026, is a quieter night than usual: a short Legend Lowdown bulletin opens at 7:50pm, The Twilight Zone holds its regular 8pm double-episode slot, then two films close out the schedule — Basic at 9pm and State of Play at 11pm. Full breakdown below.
Legend Schedule: Saturday 12 September 2026 (Full Listings)
Here is the complete Legend schedule for Saturday 12 September 2026, on Freeview 41.
Overnight
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1:05am | Renegades (2017) | |
| 3:05am | Wanted: Dead Or Alive | |
| 5am | Close | Off air until 5.30am |
| 5:30am | Teleshopping |
Breakfast
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7am | The Dukes of Hazzard | S1E4 |
| 8am | The Dukes of Hazzard | S1E5 |
Morning
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 9am | The Dukes of Hazzard | S1E6 |
| 10am | The Dukes of Hazzard | S1E7 |
| 11am | The Dukes of Hazzard | S1E8 |
Afternoon
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 12pm | Buckskin | |
| 1:55pm | Sitting Bull | |
| 4pm | Crack In The World |
Early evening
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 5:55pm | The Curse of the Werewolf |
Primetime
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 7:50pm | Legend Lowdown | |
| 8pm | The Twilight Zone | S4E4 |
| 9pm | Basic |
Late night
| Time | Programme | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 11pm | State of Play |
What’s on Legend today
Overnight brings the 2017 action film Renegades at 1:05am and the western Wanted: Dead Or Alive at 3:05am, before Legend goes off air just after 5am and returns with teleshopping at 5:30am. Five episodes of The Dukes of Hazzard then run back to back from 7am to 11am (series 1, episodes 4 to 8).
The western Buckskin takes over at midday, followed by Sitting Bull at 1:55pm. The disaster film Crack In The World fills 4pm, and The Curse of the Werewolf takes the early evening at 5:55pm, ahead of the evening line-up below.
Legend tonight — primetime and the evening schedule
Here’s the Legend primetime line-up for tonight, Saturday 12 September 2026.
Legend Lowdown — Legend, 7:50pm
A short Legend Lowdown bulletin opens the evening at 7:50pm.
The Twilight Zone — Legend, 8pm
The Twilight Zone runs its regular double-episode slot at 8pm (series 4, episode 4).
Basic — Legend, 9pm
Basic follows at 9pm, the first of two films that see out the night.
State of Play — Legend, 11pm
State of Play closes the schedule at 11pm.
What kind of shows are on Legend
Cult horror and its Horror Channel roots
Horror hasn’t been dropped, just demoted. Amicus and Hammer-adjacent anthologies still turn up, along with independent chillers and oddities like Horror Express, though these days they land in the afternoon or after midnight rather than at 9pm.
Sci-fi, fantasy and action films
Most evenings belong to genre cinema of a specific vintage: Van Damme, Steven Seagal, Dolph Lundgren, and further back, the fantasy adventures Ray Harryhausen animated. Film4 has the recent theatrical releases covered. Legend is working two or three decades earlier, and there is less competition for that ground than you would think.
Classic genre television
Very few channels still hand hours to vintage American genre TV. Legend does. The Twilight Zone runs as a nightly double bill, and Star Trek, Babylon 5 and The Six Million Dollar Man fill most weekday daytimes.
How to watch Legend
Channel numbers
Here’s where to find Legend across the main UK television platforms:
| Platform | Channel |
|---|---|
| Freeview | 41 |
| Sky | 148 |
| Virgin Media | 149 |
| Freesat | 137 |
| Freely | 38 |
No subscription is required on any of them. Virgin Media and Freesat numbers can shift depending on your box and region, so trust your on-screen guide over this table if the two disagree.
Streaming online
Legend streams live and free through the WatchFreeUK app, available on Freeview Play, Freesat and YouView, and as a download on iOS, Android, Fire TV, Roku, and Samsung and LG smart TVs. No account or sign-up is required, which is more than can be said for most of its rivals. The catch-up section carries a selection of recently broadcast programmes, but licensing means not everything that airs stays available, and windows vary by title.
Legend Xtra and sister channels
Legend Xtra launched on 1 July 2022 as HorrorXtra and took its current name in a November 2023 refresh. Same broad mix of action, sci-fi and horror, free on Freeview channel 69, Sky 317, Virgin Media 171, Freesat 138 and Freely 51, with a +1 timeshift on Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat.
Both channels belong to the CBS AMC Networks UK Channels Partnership, a joint venture between Paramount Networks UK & Australia and AMC Networks International UK. True Crime and True Crime Xtra come from the same stable and sit alongside them in the WatchFreeUK app.
Frequently Asked Questions
What channel is Legend on Freeview?
Legend is on Freeview channel 41.
What’s on Legend tonight?
Tonight, Saturday 12 September 2026, a short Legend Lowdown bulletin runs at 7:50pm and The Twilight Zone holds its regular 8pm slot, then Basic takes 9pm. State of Play closes the night at 11pm.
Is Legend free to watch?
Yes, entirely. There are advert breaks during films and between programmes, but no subscription fee on any platform.
What was Legend called before?
It launched in 2004 as The Horror Channel, briefly became Zone Horror in 2006, reverted to Horror Channel in 2010, and became Legend on 30 June 2022.
Can I watch Legend online?
Yes, live and free through the WatchFreeUK app, no account needed.
Verdict
Legend is not chasing prestige and would look daft if it tried. What it gives instead is proper scheduled hours to material other free channels treat as filler. Horror Channel-era chillers hold the fringes of the schedule, but most nights now belong to the action cinema Van Damme and his contemporaries were making through the 1990s.
Saturday keeps things simple: two overnight genre films, a daytime of Westerns and archive horror, then a short Legend Lowdown bulletin and The Twilight Zone’s regular slot ahead of two films back to back, Basic at 9pm and State of Play at 11pm. Nobody is pretending this is a discovery channel. It knows exactly what it is.
Related: Film4 TV Guide | Freeview Channel Guide | Films on TV This Week
