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

Really is Warner Bros. Discovery’s channel for ghost hunts, haunted houses and long afternoons of salvage and auction repeats. It arrived on Freeview in January 2026 and swallowed the old HGTV UK’s home-and-garden library on the way in, which is why the daytime grid now runs so heavily to saleroom telly. Tonight, Sunday 9 August 2026, three hours of A Place In The Sun open the evening from 6pm, Long Lost Family UK takes 9pm, Who Do You Think You Are? follows at 10pm, and Help! My House Is Haunted closes at 11pm.

Really Schedule: Sunday 9 August 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete Really schedule for Sunday 9 August 2026, on Freeview 44.

What’s on Really today

Sunday daytime runs Celebrity Fantasy Homes at 6am, Cruise TV with LoveitBookit at 7am, Celebrity Fantasy Homes at 8am, Celebrity Fantasy Homes at 9am, before the evening schedule takes over.

Really tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the Really primetime line-up for tonight, Sunday 9 August 2026.

A Place In The Sun — Really, 6pm, 7pm and 8pm

Three hours of house-hunting abroad to open, all from the archive.

Long Lost Family UK — Really, 9pm

A series eight episode, and the one with actual weight to it.

Who Do You Think You Are? — Really, 10pm

A series 21 episode tracing another celebrity’s family history.

Help! My House Is Haunted — Really, 11pm

The channel returns to its own territory to close.

What kind of shows are on Really

Paranormal and ghost-hunting

This is what Really is for. Death Walker With Nick Groff and Help! My House Is Haunted anchor most weeknight evenings, and both work from named, specific properties rather than the moody reconstructions cheaper ghost shows fall back on.

Home, antiques and lifestyle repeats

The daytime grid is where HGTV UK’s old audience ended up. The Repair Shop, Salvage Hunters, The Yorkshire Auction House and Fantasy Homes By The Sea run in long repeated stretches, several series deep, none of it first-run. Overnight the schedule gives up on programming altogether and sells you cruises and teleshopping until 4am.

How to watch Really

Channel numbers

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

No subscription on any of them. The +1 exists on Sky and Virgin Media only, not on Freeview. Freesat and Virgin numbers drift a little by region and by box, so trust your on-screen guide over this table if the two disagree.

Streaming online

Really streams live and free through discovery+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s ad-supported app, on smart TVs, iOS, Android and most streaming sticks. A free account gets you the live channel and a rolling catch-up window on recent episodes, paid for in ad breaks rather than cash.

Really sister channels

Older write-ups still file Really under UKTV. They are out of date. It now sits in Warner Bros. Discovery’s UK stable next to Quest, Quest Red, Discovery Channel, Food Network and DMAX. Quest is the closest relation of the lot, sharing programmes with Really outright, Salvage Hunters among them, which is part of why that title turns up so often on both grids. Dave, Drama, Yesterday and W stayed behind with UKTV and BBC Studios, so they are a different family now whatever the old listings pages say.

Frequently asked questions

What’s on Really tonight?

The Repair Shop airs at 6pm, The Yorkshire Auction House at 7pm and Antiques Road Trip at 8pm. A new episode of The Bad Skin Clinic follows at 9pm, an older series of the same show takes 10pm, and Help! My House Is Haunted closes the night at 11pm. Full times are in the schedule table above.

What channel is Really on Freeview?

Freeview channel 44, since the January 2026 move.

What channel is Really on Sky, Virgin Media and Freesat?

Sky 142, Virgin Media 165, and Freesat 149. Really +1 runs an hour behind on Sky 242 and Virgin Media 365, though there’s no Freeview +1 currently.

Is Really free to watch?

Yes, on every platform, with no subscription. Expect the usual ad breaks of a commercial free-to-air channel.

Can I watch Really online for free?

Yes, live and on catch-up via discovery+, Warner Bros. Discovery’s free, ad-supported streaming app.

Who owns Really?

Warner Bros. Discovery. UKTV launched the channel in 2009 but sold it to Discovery in 2019, and Discovery became part of Warner Bros. Discovery after its 2022 merger with WarnerMedia.

Verdict

Really knows exactly what it is, which is more than most channels this far down the guide can say. Death Walker With Nick Groff and Help! My House Is Haunted give it an identity, and Groff at least behaves like a man investigating something rather than a man reacting to a noise. The daytime half is comfortable and nothing more.

Tonight runs to a familiar pattern: an hour each of The Repair Shop, The Yorkshire Auction House and Antiques Road Trip to open the evening, none of it demanding close attention, which is rather the point. A new Bad Skin Clinic takes 9pm, followed by an older series of the same show at 10pm. Help! My House Is Haunted closes things out at 11pm, and if you’re picking one hour, make it that one.

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