Full ITV1 listings for Thursday 29 October 2026, with times in London local time.

ITV1 stakes its night on the soaps and a late monster film

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ITV1’s Thursday has a clear shape: two soaps back to back, Long Lost Family at nine, and a big-budget film that doesn’t start until a quarter to eleven. The film is the pick for the simple reason that it is the only thing on the channel that is a different kind of programme, but Long Lost Family is the better television.

Long Lost Family is the quality hour

Long Lost Family takes the 9pm hour. It is based on Spoorloos, and 49 episodes have been made to date, a modest total beside the soaps around it. I won’t say anything about tonight’s episode because there is nothing to say without inventing it. As a scheduling decision, though, putting a documentary of this weight after two soaps is sound. It gives the evening a second gear, and it is the best argument for staying with ITV1 through 10pm. I’ve given it four stars.

The soaps do the heavy lifting

Emmerdale is at 8pm and Coronation Street at 8.30pm, half an hour each. Emmerdale stands at 10,775 episodes to date across 55 series. Coronation Street is at 12,040 episodes across 67 series. Those are enormous numbers and they explain why ITV1 can leave the 8pm slot to a soap without worrying. Emmerdale goes up against The Celebrity Traitors on BBC One, which is the night’s toughest head-to-head for ITV1. Both soaps are reliable, and neither is a surprise.

Martin Lewis at 7.15pm

The Martin Lewis Money Show arrives at 7.15pm, ahead of the soaps, for 45 minutes. It is a money programme in the half hour-plus before the soaps start, and the title tells you most of what it does. I’d call it useful and leave it there.

Godzilla vs Kong closes the night

The film begins at 10.45pm and runs 110 minutes, which takes it past midnight. It is the 2021 film directed by Adam Wingard, with Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown and Rebecca Hall in the cast. It is a monster film for people who want to switch their brains off, and a quarter to eleven is the right time for that. It also aired on 23 October. It is going against Question Time on BBC One, so there is a straight choice between argument and spectacle.

That makes this a night with one proper decision. If you want the soaps, ITV1 is the home. If you want something with a bit more heft, stay for Long Lost Family. If you are still up at a quarter to eleven, the monsters are waiting.


Also on TV tonight at 9pm

  • BBC One: The Celebrity Traitors (from 8pm)
  • BBC Two: Live: UEFA Women’s Champions League Football (from 7.30pm)
  • Channel 4: Titanic: Building the World’s… (from 8pm)
  • Channel 5: The Yorkshire Vet (from 8pm)
  • BBC Four: The Guns of Navarone (from 8pm)
  • ITV2: Big Brother
  • ITV3: Vera (from 8pm)
  • ITV4: Benidorm
  • E4: Gogglebox
  • More4: Our Yorkshire Pub Rescue with Jon Richardson

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Frequently asked questions

What’s on ITV1 tonight?

On Thursday 29 October 2026, ITV1 shows New: The Martin Lewis Money Show… at 7.15pm, Emmerdale at 8pm, Coronation Street at 8.30pm, Long Lost Family at 9pm, ITV News at Ten at 10pm and ITV News London at 10.30pm. That is 6 of 7 programmes in primetime; the full schedule is on this page.

Is there a film on ITV1 tonight?

No. ITV1 has no films in its evening schedule on Thursday 29 October 2026.

What time does ITV1’s evening start?

The evening schedule starts with ITV News London at 6pm.