List of Freeview Channels and Their Most Popular Shows

Nowadays, you don’t have to settle for massive TV packages as you can access tons of TV channels without contracts or monthly costs. In the UK, Freeview combines over 100 TV channels compatible to all people and that are absolutely free. To access Freeview TV channels, you only need to have an aerial and a TV license.

In this guide, we list the most popular Freeview channels and outline their broadcasting hours and some of the most popular programmes offered by each channel.

List of Freeview Channels…

BBC One…

Broadcast- 24 hours

Popular shows….

• Comedy – Staged

• Drama – The Serpent

• Nature – A Perfect Planet

• Lifestyle -The Bidding Room

• Fantasy – His Dark Materials

BBC Two…

Broadcast- 24 hours

Popular shows….

• Drama – A Teacher, Industry

• Entertainment – Dragon’s Den

• Documentary – Last Woman on Earth with Sara Pascoe

• Factual – 12 Puppies and Us

• Films – Phantom Thread

• Comedy -Mandy

 

ITV…

Broadcast- 24 hours

Popular shows….

• Drama and soaps -The Avengers

• Comedy – American Dad

• Factual – All Around Britain

• Sports -Auto Mundial

• Children – Dino Dana

• News – National/International, top stories, weather.

• Clips, previews, exclusives and more

Channel 4…

Popular shows….

• Comedy -Peep Show

• Drama – Skins

• Film – Stardust

• Human stories – Surviving Covid

• Hidden Gems – Flowers

• Documentaries – Britain’s Most Expensive Houses

Channel 5…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Entertainment- Access

• Documentary – A Year with the Red Arrows

• Sport – Aviva Premiership Rugby Highlights

• Soap – Home and Away

ITV2…

Broadcast- 24 hours

Popular shows….

• Children – American Dad

• Show – The Stand Up Sketch Show

• Comedy – Mr Bean

• Sport – The Big Match Revisited

BBC Four…

Broadcast- 19.00- 04.00

Popular shows….

• Documentary-Winter Walks

• Crime drama- DNA

• Sport-Lance

• History- Berlin 1945

ITV3…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Full series – A Mother’s Son

• Children -Antz

• Comedy – Kate & Koji

• Drama – Vera

• Factual – Ibiza Weekend

Sky Arts…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Music Through The Lens

• Urban Myths

• Sky Art Late

• Unmuted

• Portrait Artist of the Year

QUEST…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Auction Kings

• Modern Marvels

• Factory Made

• American Restoration

E4…

Broadcast- 24 hours

Popular shows….

• Comedy- The InBetweeners

• Documentary – 24 Hours in Police Custody

• Drama – The West Wing

• Lifestyle – Four in a Bed

• Sport – Over the Edge

Film4…

Broadcast-11.00-04.00

Popular shows….

• Comedy – Malcolm in the Middle

• Drama – One Tree Hill

• Film-Cast away

• Lifestyle – Escape to the Chateau

Channel 4 +1

Broadcast- 24 hours

Popular shows….

• Comedy -Scrubs

• Drama -Angel

• World Drama -Monster

• Lifestyle -A place in the Sun

QVC…

Broadcast- 24 hours

Popular shows….

• QVC Sales

• QVC Selection

• Gems Sale

• Fitness and Home

Really…

Broadcast-04.00-02.00

Popular shows….

• Cops

• Blues and Twos

• Ghost Adventures

• Divorce Court

More4…

Broadcast-08.55-04.00

Popular shows….

• Movies – The Serpent of the Nile

• Series – Frasier

• Highlights – Football

Dave…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Comedy against living miserably

• Task master

• Red Dwarf: The Promised Land

• Meet the Richardsons

Drama…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Spooks

• The Bill

• Death in Paradise

• Classic

• Eastenders

5 USA…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Entertainment – Access

• Documentary -Adults Only

• Soaps – Home and Away

• Drama – Accused

Ideal World…

Broadcast-07.00-00.00

Popular shows….

• Hot Cleveland

• The Bold and the Beautiful

• Never the Twain

Dave jam vu…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Comedians Giving Lectures

• The Joy of Techs

• The Hurting

• Used Car Wars

ITV4…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows….

• Movies – Ice Quakes

• Series – Columbo

• Sports – Racing

Yesterday…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Abandoned Engineering

• Impossible Railways

• Forbidden History

ITVBE…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• The Real Housewives of Jersey

• Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles

• Pip Ahoy

• Atlanta Plastic

ITV2+1…

Broadcast-07.00-03.00

Popular shows…

• Teleshopping

• CelebAbility

• The Cabins

• Love Bites

E4+1…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Hollyoaks

• The Big Bang Theory

• Angel

• Taskmaster

4Music…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Coach Trip

• Friday Night Dinner

• The Windsor

• Rude Tube

5Star…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Teen Mom

• Finding Carter

• Prison Life

• Wentworth

• 100% Hotter

Paramount Network…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Access

• The A Team

• Street Hawk

• Police Interceptors

Sony Movies…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• The Wrong Babysitter

• 911 Nightmare

• The Karate Kid

• Lost Letter Mysteries: For Christmas

ITV+1…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• ITV News London

• Tipping Point

• Emmerdale

• Lingo

Pick…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Game of Thrones

• Premier League games

• Elementary

• BookWalk Empire

QVC Beauty…

Broadcast-19.00-13.00

Popular shows…

• Benefit Cosmetics

• Beauty Loves

• Dyson

• Best of QVC Beauty

QVC Style…

Broadcast-13.00-19.00

Popular shows…

• Bedding Sale

• Footwear Sale

• Handbag Sale

• QVC sale

DMAX…

Broadcast-24hours

Popular shows…

• Nick’s Quest

• Miami Ink

• The Crocodile Hunter

• Air Wolf

Quest Red…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Cake Boss

• Nightmare Next Door

• Long Island Museum

• Ghost Asylum

CBS Justice…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• MacGyver

• Bonanza

• NCIS

• Scorpion

Sony Movies Action…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Settle Superstorm

• Cash on Demand

• Soccer Bites

• Watch it Sailor

Food Network…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Chopped

• Chopped Junior

• Delicious Miss Brown

• Supermarket Stakeout

HGTV…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Gutted

• Living in the Sun

• Trash to Cash

• A place by the Sea

Gems TV…

Broadcast-24 hours

Channel 5 +1…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Home and Away

• The Nightmare Neighbour Next Door

• Daisy and Ollie

• Paw Patrol

Film4+1…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Logan

• Captain Scarlet

• Criminal

• The Wrecking Crew

Challenge…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

Reality Shows

4Seven…

Broadcast-24 hours

Sony Channel…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• The New Avengers

• Charlie’s Angel

• Due South

• Classic who wants to be a Millionaire

TJC…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Meal Challenge with Mark

• Biggest January Clearance Lifestyle with Carmel

• Diamond Clearance with Cloe

• Sunday’s Child Clearance with Cloe

5Select…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Access

• Striking Out

• Alaska: A Year in the Wild

• Home and Away

• Neighbours

Smithsonian Channel…

Broadcast-07.00-03.00

Popular shows…

• Epic Yellowstone

• The Pacific War in Colour

• America in War

• Aerial America

ITVBE+1…

Broadcast-03.00-05.00

Popular shows…

• Be Tasty

• Dinner Date

• Mob Wives

• Million Dollar LA

ITV3+1…

Broadcast-21.00-06.00

Popular shows…

• Agatha’s Christie Marple

• Home Fires

• Victoria

• The Street

ITV4+1…

Broadcast-05.00-07.00

Popular shows…

• Mr Bean

• AX Men

• Fierce

• Nitro Circus

Sony Movies +1…

Broadcast-22.00-05.00

Popular shows…

• Charlie’s Angel

• Avengers

Blaze…

Broadcast-05.00-02.00

Popular shows…

• Counting Cars

• Storage Wars

• Pawn Stars

FreeSports…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• All sports tournaments

TBN UK…

Broadcast-24 hours

 

CBS Reality…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Hour of Power

• Classic Billy Graham Crusades

• John Hagee Today

• Power Point with Jack Graham

CBS Drama…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Reality Shows

Horror Channel…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Andromeda

• Highlanders: The Series

• Under the Dome

• Earth: Final Conflict

QUEST+1…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Mighty Cruise Ships

• Shed and Buried

• Carabao Cup on Quest

• Wheeler Dealers

• The Repair Shop

Quest Red +1…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Wheeler Dealers

• Salvage Hunters

• Bondi Vet

• Disappeared

Jewellery Maker…

Broadcast-08.00-13.00

Popular shows…

• Jewellery Making with Linda

• Managers Special

• Deal of the Day

• Mega Deal

• Jewellery Maker

Shopping Quarter…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Making Jewellery

• Jewellery Maker Replay

• Deal of the Day

• One To Town

• The Breakfast Club

CCXTV…

Broadcast-07.00-22.00

Popular shows…

• Superstars

• Teleshopping

• The Bold and the Beautiful

• Hero 2 Zero

• Great British Ghosts

Yesterday+1…

Broadcast-05.00-07.00

Popular shows…

• WW2- Battles for Europe

• Great British Railway Journey

• Mars the Magnificent

• Teleshopping

• World War Weird

TCC…

Broadcast-03.00-05.00

Popular shows…

• The Community Channel

• Super Mario World

• The Bots Master

• Captain N: The Game Master

• Robotech

Blaze+1…

Broadcast-03.00-04.00

Popular shows…

• Take it On

• The Emergency: Caught on Camera

• AX Men

• Atlantis Found

• Barbarians Rising

Talking Pictures TV…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Nowhere to Go

• Magic Box

• A Man About the House

• The First Lady

• The Master of Bankdam

Hochanda…

Broadcast-07.00-22.00

Popular shows…

• Chocolate Baroque 4TH Anniversary

• Crafty Devils Happy Hour

• Creative Cross Stich

• Let Leonie Loose

• Heartfelt Creations One Day Special

More4+1…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• The Plane that Saved Britain

• Escape to the Chateau

• Building the Dream

• Four in a Bed

• 24 Hours in A&E

Together TV…

Broadcast-12.00-03.005

Popular shows…

• Soaps

Together TV +1…

Broadcast-13.00-07.00

Popular shows…

• The Family Farm

• The Hairy Bikers’ Comfort Food

• Country House Rescue

• Secrets of Sex

• New Home DIY

PBS America…

Broadcast-13.00-05.00

Popular shows…

• Teleshopping

• The Virus Hunter: Stopping the Next Outbreak

• In the age of AI

• Britain’s Greatest Generation

• Cruise TV with LoveitBookit

PBS America +1…

Broadcast-09.00-03.00

Ideal Extra…

Broadcast 24 hours

Popular shows…

• Ideal Extra Programming

Create & Craft…

Broadcast-24 hours

Forces TV…

Broadcast-24 hours

CBBC…

Broadcast-07.00-21.00

CBeebies…

Broadcast-06.00-19.00

POP…

Broadcast-24 hours

Tiny Pop…

Broadcast-06.00-22.00

Ketchup TV…

Broadcast 24 hours

Popular shows…

• Hunkydory Pop a Topper Launch

• Carnation Crafts Fine Splendour Pick

• Gemini Birthday Month Stamps and Die

• Totally Tiffany Rotating Board

YAAAS!…

Broadcast 24 hours

Popular shows…

• Iron Man

• King Julien Stand Up

• New Puss in Boots Shorts

• Swamp Talk with Shrek and Donkey

BBC News…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Breakfast

• BBC News at 1

• Sportsday

• Outside Source

• The Papers

BBC Parliament…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• House of Lords

• A to Z of Parliament

• Political Highlights

• HARDtalk

Sky News…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Sky News with Sarah Hewson

• The News Hour with Mark Austin

• Sky News Tonight

• Press Preview

Al Jazeera English…

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• Fault Lines

• Inside Story

• People &Power

• AL Jazeera Investigates

BBC Red Button

Broadcast-24 hours

Popular shows…

• The Story So Far: The Best Of

• AutumnWatch Extra

Overview…

As seen above, there you have no reason not to watch your favourite show just because the paid packages are expensive for you. The good thing with Freeview channels is that they cater to viewers of all ages and interests. Keep in mind that most of the shows in these channels from time to time and hence you should always be on the lookout for what is new. All these channels can be viewed from their catch up and on-demand libraries or through live stream.