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TV guide Australia

Australia on TV, at a glance.

812 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Australia/Sydney.

812channels
1,330with a schedule today
7 daysahead
2021history from
05:24local time
On now in AustraliaNext starts, AEDT
ABC AustraliaMELBOURNE CUP 202606:40
Universal TVLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit05:30
Cricket Gold1998/99 ODI Tri-Series05:51
TVSNTefal Easy French Cooking05:30
You.tvGemporia Live07:00
NITVBamay05:30
9RushTanked06:00
9LifeGood Bones06:00
7bravoBelow Deck05:29
SBSNHK World English News Morning05:30
ABC EntertainsMalory Towers05:35
7twoFresh TV05:29
SummaryAustralia in our data

Counted from our own listings every hour. The detail behind each figure is one API call away.

Channels8121,330 with a schedule today
Registry ids107
Guide only705
With a logo105
Schedule depth7 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today88%
Tomorrow83%
Day 771%
Field fill95%of today's programmes carry a description
Category92%
Episode no.88%
Series link34%
Sport this week115events on TV in Australia, next 7 days
Live50
Football5
Other sport110
EndpointsThe API for Australia listings

Every call below answers for Australia as shown. The Free key reads yesterday; the plans add today, the days ahead, changes and the archive.

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/AU/channelsEvery TV channel in one country, ordered the way its own guides list them, with ids, names, logos and categories.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/countries/AU/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/AU/tonightPrime time tonight on every TV channel in a country, from the local hour you choose, in one grid.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/AU/coverageHow full the TV data is for a country on a day: the share of programmes with a description, category, episode number and more.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/guideA TV guide grid for up to 50 channels over a window you choose, every slot with its times in UTC, ready to draw.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/scheduleA TV channel's day slot by slot: start and stop in UTC, title, description, category, and the series and episode where we matched it.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/events?country=AUSports events on TV by sport, league and day, in every country or only those on air where you are.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/changes?country=AUEvery TV listing that moved, appeared or disappeared since a time you give, to keep your own copy of the guide in step.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/historyPast schedules for a TV channel from the archive, slot by slot over any window of up to 31 days, with the same fields as today.ArchiveDocs
GET /v1/xmltv?country=AUA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players.Live and aboveDocs
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/countries/AU/now"
What is on now on every channel in Australia, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/AU/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_9p5f2pt7",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T17:40:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-03T19:40:00Z",
                "title": "MELBOURNE CUP 2026",
                "progress": 0.29
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T19:40:00Z",
                "title": "GARDENING AUSTRALIA - GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE AND BIODIVERSITY"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 1330,
        "at": "2026-11-03T18:24:07Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Australia this week

The key competitions first, then the rest with a named competition. Every event and every channel is GET /v1/events?country=AU.

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
06:00 Wed 4 NovBarcelona v Aston VillaNext Match1Live
06:40 Wed 4 NovMD4 Wednesday v UEFA Champions League 2026/27Football Zone1Live
06:55 Wed 4 NovVillarreal v Paris Saint-GermainNext Match1Live
06:55 Wed 4 NovFeyenoord v InternazionaleNext Match1Live
06:55 Wed 4 NovBodø / Glimt v LilleNext Match1Live
06:55 Wed 4 NovLASK v Slovan BratislavaNext Match1Live
06:55 Wed 4 NovAtlético de Madrid v Bayern MünchenNext Match1Live
07:00 Wed 4 NovManchester United v RomaNext Match1Live
12:30 Wed 4 NovNew Zealand v IndiaInternational T20 Cricket. 5th T201Live
06:55 Thu 5 NovSlavia Praha v ArsenalUEFA Champions League1Live
Channel mixWhat Australia's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Sport27
General11
Children11
Entertainment10
Films9
Lifestyle7
News6
Animation3

Biggest owners

Optus12
Foxtel Group9
Foxtel Networks8
Seven West Media7
Nine Entertainment6
Australian Broadcasting Corporation6

The Australia TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Australia covers 812 channels, 1,330 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 7 days ahead. Every time on this page is Australia/Sydney, and its listings history reaches back to 2021.

Most of Australia's channels are sport, general and children channels, and the biggest owners are Optus, Foxtel Group and Foxtel Networks. This week 115 sports events are on TV in Australia, 50 of them live.

Developers get the same data from the TV Guide API: every channel in Australia with GET /v1/countries/AU/channels, what is on now with GET /v1/countries/AU/now, and a full day with GET /v1/guide?country=AU.

Who uses it

Apps and set-top boxesThe full Australia line-up and schedule.
Bars and hotelsLive sport on Australia's channels tonight.
TravellersWhat is on in Australia, in local time.
ResearchWhat aired in Australia, and when.

Questions

How many TV channels does Australia have?

We list 812 channels in Australia, 1,330 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Australia TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 7 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Australia TV times in?

This page shows Australia/Sydney. The API returns UTC and converts to any time zone you pass.

How do I get Australia's TV listings in my app?

With a TV Guide API key: GET /v1/countries/AU/now for what is on now, or GET /v1/guide?country=AU for a whole day. The free key reads yesterday.

Where can I watch sport on TV in Australia?

115 events are on Australia's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=AU, or see Where to watch.

More countriesMost listed countries

Every country has one page like this one. Channel by channel detail lives in the API: every country.

Every Australia channel, in one API call