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

Published: 12 September 2026

Really is Warner Bros. Discovery’s ghost-hunting and salvage-and-antiques channel. It arrived on Freeview in January 2026 and absorbed the old HGTV UK’s home-and-garden library on the way in, which is why the daytime grid still runs so heavily to property and saleroom shows. Tonight, Sunday 13 September 2026, A Place in the Sun runs four episodes from 5pm to 8pm, the last three of them filling early primetime, before Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace takes the 9pm slot, Who Do You Think You Are? follows at 10pm, and Help! My House Is Haunted closes the night at 11pm. Full breakdown below.

Really Schedule: Sunday 13 September 2026 (Full Listings)

Here is the complete Really schedule for Sunday 13 September 2026, on Freeview 44.

Overnight

Breakfast

Morning

Afternoon

Early evening

Primetime

Late night

What’s on Really today

Sunday opens with two separate cases for Help! My House Is Haunted at midnight and 1am, then Teleshopping takes the 2am to 4am slot before two Salvage Hunters episodes run at 4am and 5am. Fantasy Homes By The Sea opens the day proper at 6am, Cruise TV with LoveitBookit fills the 7am shopping slot, and Fantasy Homes By The Sea returns for two more episodes at 8am and 9am. Derelict Rescue airs at 10am, then My Lottery Dream Home settles in for an eight-episode run from 11am to 2:30pm, before Escape To The Country closes out the afternoon with two episodes at 3pm and 4pm.

Really tonight — primetime and the evening schedule

Here’s the Really primetime line-up for tonight, Sunday 13 September 2026.

A Place in the Sun — Really, 6pm–8pm

Three back-to-back episodes close out a four-strong run that started at 5pm, each one following a different pair of would-be expats hunting for a property somewhere warmer than home. None of tonight’s editions are new; it’s the same long-running property format, acquired and repeated in blocks that ask very little of anyone half-watching.

Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace — Really, 9pm

The toughest hour of the week here. This spin-off follows cases with no paperwork trail at all — no birth certificate or adoption record, just decades of unanswered questions — and presenters help track down family members who never stopped looking. Series 6 reaches its fourth case tonight.

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

Julie Walters digs through parish registers, ship’s manifests and old court papers to trace her family tree properly, rather than the version anyone could manage in five minutes online. It’s an acquired BBC format rather than a home-grown commission, and it follows Long Lost Family’s rawer take on genealogy without much tonal whiplash.

Help! My House Is Haunted — Really, 11pm

The night ends where the schedule’s identity usually sits. A team travels to a family home in Nuneaton where something reportedly won’t leave the residents alone, and this eighth case of the current series closes an evening built, as ever, around one stretched daytime format up front and a ghost story at the back.

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?

A Place in the Sun runs four episodes from 5pm into the evening, with the last three landing at 6pm, 7pm and 8pm. Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace takes over at 9pm, Who Do You Think You Are? follows at 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. Help! My House Is Haunted gives it an identity that’s hard to find anywhere else on free-to-air television, and the daytime half is comfortable and nothing more.

Tonight is a smaller-scale version of the same trick: A Place in the Sun runs four episodes without a break, from 5pm through to 8pm. Long Lost Family: Born Without A Trace and Who Do You Think You Are? then take the 9pm and 10pm hours, pairing two different approaches to family history back to back. If you want the one moment that sets the channel apart from every other daytime-repeats rival, stay up for 11pm and Help! My House Is Haunted.

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