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TV guide Bulgaria

Bulgaria on TV, at a glance.

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

219channels
157with a schedule today
5 daysahead
2023history from
20:29local time
On now in BulgariaNext starts, EET
Balkanika TVBalkan party00:00
Planet EarthNo Data21:00
Dr. FitNo Data21:00
The VoiceWe Love Music00:00
Fen TVNo Data21:00
bTV ComedyНовите съседи21:00
bTV CinemaОт местопрестъплението21:00
bTV ActionСвръхестествено21:00
bTVФермата: Кръвта вода не става22:00
Viasat NatureЖивот при температури под нулата S4 E14 Семейство Хейлстоун ловуват пролетни водни птици и приветстват ново попълнение в семейството. Анди трябва също да защити имота си от чупещия се лед по река Юкон.21:00
Viasat HistoryСъкровища с Бетани Хюз, сез.2, еп.220:55
TV 1No Data21:00
SummaryBulgaria in our data

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

Channels219157 with a schedule today
Registry ids71
Guide only148
With a logo60
Schedule depth5 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow96%
Day 70%
Field fill36%of today's programmes carry a description
Category10%
Episode no.0%
Series link0%
Sport this week40events on TV in Bulgaria, next 7 days
Live0
Football10
Other sport30
EndpointsThe API for Bulgaria listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/BG/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/BG/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/BG/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/BG/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=BGSports 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=BGEvery 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=BGA 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/BG/now"
What is on now on every channel in Bulgaria, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/BG/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_fajp7j8x",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T17:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-03T22:59:59Z",
                "title": "Balkan party",
                "progress": 0.24
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T22:00:00Z",
                "title": "Where is the party"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 157,
        "at": "2026-11-03T18:29:16Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Bulgaria this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
22:00 Tue 3 NovБарселона v Астън ВилаПРЯКО, УЕФА Шампионска лига1Repeat
22:00 Tue 3 NovМанчестър Юнайтед v РомаПРЯКО, УЕФА Шампионска лига1Repeat
22:00 Tue 3 NovВиляреал v ПСЖПРЯКО, УЕФА Шампионска лига1Repeat
22:00 Tue 3 NovШахтьор Донецк v Спортинг ЛисабонПРЯКО, УЕФА Шампионска лига1Repeat
00:00 Wed 4 NovЛокомотив София v Ботев ПловдивФутбол1Repeat
04:00 Wed 4 NovВанкувър Кенъкс v Анахайм ДъксПРЯКО, NHL1Repeat
12:45 Wed 4 NovБерое v ЦСКАВолейбол - WINBET Супер Волей1Repeat
14:30 Wed 4 NovВиляреал v Пари Сен ЖерменУЕФА Шампионска лига1Repeat
17:00 Wed 4 NovРилски спортист v ВихренФутбол1Repeat
18:00 Wed 4 NovЛевски v Аполо 8ПРЯКО, Волейбол - CEV Чалендж къп, жени1Repeat
Channel mixWhat Bulgaria's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Music12
Films8
Children8
General7
Documentary6
Lifestyle5
Sport4
News3

Biggest owners

United Group4
A1 Bulgaria4
CME3
Skydance Corporation2
Nova Broadcasting Group2
The Walt Disney Company Bulgaria EOOD2

The Bulgaria TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Bulgaria covers 219 channels, 157 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 5 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Sofia, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Bulgaria's channels are music, films and children channels, and the biggest owners are United Group, A1 Bulgaria and CME. This week 40 sports events are on TV in Bulgaria, 0 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Bulgaria have?

We list 219 channels in Bulgaria, 157 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Bulgaria TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 5 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Bulgaria TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in Bulgaria?

40 events are on Bulgaria's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=BG, 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 Bulgaria channel, in one API call