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TV guide Benin

Benin on TV, at a glance.

5 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Africa/Porto-Novo.

5channels
6with a schedule today
4 daysahead
2025history from
21:57local time
On now in BeninNext starts, WAT
ORTB TVBénin TV22:00
Eden TVEden TV00:00
Canal 3 BeninCanal sport22:00
Benin TV AlafiaBénin TV Alafia00:00
A+ BeninLe voile de l'illusion - Saison 322:20
SummaryBenin in our data

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

Channels56 with a schedule today
Registry ids5
Guide only0
With a logo5
Schedule depth4 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 70%
Field fill0%of today's programmes carry a description
Category0%
Episode no.0%
Series link0%
Sport this week0events on TV in Benin, next 7 days
Live0
Football0
Other sport0
EndpointsThe API for Benin listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/BJ/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/BJ/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/BJ/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/BJ/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=BJSports 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=BJEvery 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=BJA 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/BJ/now"
What is on now on every channel in Benin, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/BJ/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_ngfk046t",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T17:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z",
                "title": "Bénin TV",
                "progress": 0.99
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z",
                "title": "Bénin TV"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 6,
        "at": "2026-11-02T20:57:10Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Benin this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
No sport listed for Benin this week yet.
Channel mixWhat Benin's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General3
Culture2

Biggest owners

Societé de Radio et de Télévision du Bénin2
Canal+ Overseas1
Groupe Fraternité1
Samuel Dossou-Aworet1

The Benin TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Benin covers 5 channels, 6 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 4 days ahead. Every time on this page is Africa/Porto-Novo, and its listings history reaches back to 2025.

Most of Benin's channels are general and culture channels, and the biggest owners are Societé de Radio et de Télévision du Bénin, Canal+ Overseas and Groupe Fraternité.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Benin have?

We list 5 channels in Benin, 6 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Benin TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 4 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Benin TV times in?

This page shows Africa/Porto-Novo. The API returns UTC and converts to any time zone you pass.

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

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

More countriesMost listed countries

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

Every Benin channel, in one API call