Saturday 13 June 2026 is a good night to be choosy. This guide pulls the best-known free-to-air channels into one place so you can see what is live now, what follows at the top of the hour and where the evening could lead. If you like a dependable mid-week drama, there are options with clear stakes and clean storylines; if you want something lighter, the quiz and magazine shows bring an easy rhythm you can dip in and out of. Film fans get at least one mainstream pick after nine, while factual strands cover everything from behind-the-scenes work to the sort of real-life puzzles that make for satisfying background viewing while you cook or unwind.

Below you will find each channel laid out with start and end times, kept current through the day. Tap a channel to jump straight to its live page when you are ready. We have also added short, spoiler-free notes for the prime-time slots between 21:00 and 23:00 to help steer the decision if you are watching together. Nothing hard-sell—just a sense of pace and mood so you can match the programme to the evening you want. Scroll, choose, and settle in.

Tonight’s highlights (21:00–23:00)

  • BBC One — 21:25 — Two Weeks in August: On BBC One at 21:25, Two Weeks in August provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.
  • ITV 1 — 22:35 — ITV News and Weather: On ITV 1 at 22:35, ITV News and Weather provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.
  • BBC Two — 23:00 — 40 Originals at the BBC: On BBC Two at 23:00, 40 Originals at the BBC provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.
  • CHANNEL 4 — 21:00 — Where the Crawdads Sing (2022): On CHANNEL 4 at 21:00, Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.
  • CHANNEL 5 — 22:05 — Abba vs Queen: Who Is the Greatest?: On CHANNEL 5 at 22:05, Abba vs Queen: Who Is the Greatest? provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.
  • ITV 3 — 22:05 — Vera: On ITV 3 at 22:05, Vera provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.
  • E4 — 21:00 — Celebrity Gogglebox: On E4 at 21:00, Celebrity Gogglebox provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.
  • ITV 2 — 21:00 — The 1% Club: On ITV 2 at 21:00, The 1% Club provides an easy mid-week watch with clear stakes and a steady pace—ideal if you want something you can join without back-story and keep on through the evening.

Today’s Channels

— BBC One TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026
Weather for the Week Ahead
BBC News
Breakfast
Saturday Kitchen Live
Trooping the Colour
BBC News
Weather
Tennis: Queen's
BBC News
BBC London News; Weather
Weather
Celebrity Bridge of Lies
Blankety Blank
Pointless Celebrities
The Weakest Link
Casualty
Two Weeks in August
BBC News
Weather
MOTD Live: FIFA World Cup 2026

— ITV 1 TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
Shop on TV
DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles
DMV: Department of Motor Vehicles
Unwind with ITV
Josie's Taste of the Westcountry
Dermot's Taste of Ireland
Dr No (1962)
Ainsley's Fantastic Flavours
ITV News
James Martin's Saturday Morning
Dermot's Taste of Ireland
James Martin's Islands to Highlands
ITV News and Weather
ITV London Weather
ITV Racing Live
Capital's Summertime Ball 2026
In for a Penny
ITV News and Weather
ITV News London; Weather
FIFA World Cup 2026
ITV News and Weather
ITV London Weather
Taken 3 (2014)

— BBC Two TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
Queen & Slim (2019)
Panorama
MasterChef
This Is BBC Two
Piripenguins
Big Lizard
The Weasy Family
Super Happy Magic Forest
Grizzy and the Lemmings
Duck and Frog
Pokémon Horizons
Blue Peter
Newsround
Countryfile
Gardeners' World
The Great Caruso (1951)
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
Homes Under the Hammer
Bargain Hunt
The Magnificent Seven (1960)
Flog It!
Natural World
Trooping the Colour
40 Originals at the BBC: Volume 2
40 Originals at the BBC

— CHANNEL 4 TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
The Hate U Give (2018)
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
The King of Queens
The King of Queens
The King of Queens
The King of Queens
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond
Frasier
Frasier
Frasier
Frasier
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
Four in a Bed
A Place in the Sun
Location, Location, Location
Kirstie and Phil's Love It or List It
Channel 4 News
Formula 1
Yorkshire by the Sea
Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
Jojo Rabbit (2019)

— CHANNEL 5 TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
Cruise TV with LoveitBookit
Teleshopping
Shoplifters & Scammers: At War with the Law
Friends
Friends
Friends
The Highland Vet
Entertainment News on 5
Paw Patrol
Mixmups
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig
Milkshake! Monkey
Milo
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go!
The Adventures of Paddington
Tim Rex in Space
Pip and Posy
Pip and Posy
Peppa Pig
Peppa Pig
Paw Patrol
Paw Patrol
Animal Care Club
The Smurfs
The Creature Cases
SpongeBob SquarePants
Entertainment News on 5
Walking Victorian Britain
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Secrets of the Royal Palaces
Catching Up with the Royals with Rev Richard Coles & Emily Andrews
Carol Klein's Summer Gardening
Carol Klein's Summer Gardening
Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild
Loch Lomond: A Year in the Wild
Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen
Yorkshire Great and Small with Dan and Helen
5 News Weekend
Cornwall: A Year by the Sea
William & Harry: The Unseen Photos
Harry & Meghan: Has America Had Enough?
Abba vs Queen: Who Is the Greatest?
Abba, the Carpenters & Dolly Parton: The Unseen Tapes

— ITV 3 TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
Wycliffe
Unwind with ITV
Teleshopping
Inspector Morse
Inspector Morse
Endeavour
Agatha Christie's Marple
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Midsomer Murders
Vera
Inspector Morse

— E4 TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
First Dates
First Dates
Below Deck: Mediterranean
Don't Tell the Bride: Revisited
The Goldbergs
The Goldbergs
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
Lego Masters Australia
The Great Australian Bake Off
Modern Family
Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares USA
Ramsay's Hotel Hell
Ramsay's Hotel Hell
Ramsay's Hotel Hell
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons Movie (2007)
Supercruising: Life at Sea
Celebrity Gogglebox
Gogglebox
Gogglebox

— ITV 2 TV Guide

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TimeProgramme
American Dad!
American Dad!
Bob's Burgers
Botched
Unwind with ITV
Teleshopping
Deal or No Deal
Dress to Impress
Dinner Date
Dinner Date
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Deal or No Deal
Wheel of Fortune
Celebrity Catchphrase
Charlotte's Web (2006)
FYI Daily
Charlotte's Web (2006)
Ice Age (2002)
FYI Daily
Ice Age (2002)
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003)
FYI Daily
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde (2003)
The 1% Club
Love Island
Family Guy
Family Guy