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CCTV-1 TV guide

CCTV-1 today, and every day back to January 2023.

The full schedule in Asia/Shanghai time, what is on now and next, and the same data in your app with one call. Search any past day on the Archive plan.

CountryChina
Sun 18 Oct38 programmes
Listings fromJan 2023
CategoryGeneral
On now on CCTV-110:28 CST
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08:00 to 16:00 CST
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ScheduleCCTV-1 schedule

All times Asia/Shanghai. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_5tke4g6w/schedule?date=2026-10-18&tz=Asia/Shanghai

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:48人世间38/5848m
00:37人世间39/5846m
01:23非遗里的中国-MV7m
01:30中华古树-0001号水杉(4K)13m
01:43三餐四季-宣传片6m
01:492026花开中国-71h 3m
02:51秘境之眼-2026-2839m
03:00新闻联播39m
03:39焦点访谈21m
04:00前情提要-伟大的长征-17/603m
04:04伟大的长征17/6052m
04:56前情提要-伟大的长征-18/603m
04:58伟大的长征18/601h 1m
06:00晚间新闻36m
06:36开讲啦-2026-3250m
07:25宗师列传·大唐诗人传-杜甫1h 40m
09:06生活早参考-特别节目(生活圈)2026-28544m
09:50晚间新闻32m
10:22中华古树-罗田古柿树群(4K)10m
10:32三餐四季-宣传片4m
10:36非遗里的中国-MV6m
10:43宗师列传·大唐诗人传-杜甫1h 37m
12:20本草流芳-当归33m
12:52新闻联播35m
13:27农耕探文明-2025-233m
14:00朝闻天下2h 38m
16:37生活早参考-特别节目(生活圈)2026-28649m
17:26无可替代15/1951m
18:16无可替代16/1948m
19:04无可替代17/1950m
19:54秘境之眼-2026-2566m
20:00新闻30分35m
20:35山水间的家(第五季)-51h 40m
22:15人世间41/5847m
23:02人世间42/581m
23:03人世间41/5849m
23:52人世间43/581m
23:53人世间42/5846m
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_5tke4g6w/schedule?date=2026-10-18&tz=Asia/Shanghai"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_5tke4g6w/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_5tke4g6w/history?from=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-14T00:00:00Z"
Free keyEvery time in UTCIds that never change
// GET /v1/channels/ch_5tke4g6w/schedule?date=2026-10-18, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_fpbgg9pe",
            "channel": "ch_5tke4g6w",
            "start": "2026-10-17T15:48:55Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-17T16:37:10Z",
            "title": "人世间38/58",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 38,
        "date": "2026-10-18",
        "tz": "Asia/Shanghai"
    }
}
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What was on, on any date we hold: for research, catch-up, clip finding or proving a broadcast. Any window up to 31 days with /v1/channels/{id}/history on the Archive plan.

Listings held for CCTV-1
The first three programmes of any past day show here. The whole day, and the API, are on Archive.See Archive
TimeMonday 13 October 2025Category
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Endpoints for this channelEverything the API knows about CCTV-1

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