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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
Mon 19 Oct25 programmes
Listings fromJan 2023
CategoryGeneral
On now on CCTV-110:28 CST
On now
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08:00 to 16:00 CST
332 minutes left
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ScheduleCCTV-1 schedule

All times Asia/Shanghai. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_5tke4g6w/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=Asia/Shanghai

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:53人世间42/5846m
00:38人世间44/581m
00:39人世间43/5845m
01:24人世间45/583m
01:27人世间44/5847m
02:152026寻味山海-珠海3m
02:182026寻味山海-金华32m
02:50秘境之眼-2026-28410m
03:00新闻联播38m
03:37焦点访谈21m
03:58前情提要-伟大的长征-19/603m
04:02伟大的长征19/6052m
04:54前情提要-伟大的长征-20/603m
04:56伟大的长征20/6051m
05:47三餐四季-宣传片13m
06:00晚间新闻37m
06:36开讲啦-2026-3350m
07:26宗师列传·大唐诗人传-岑参1h 36m
09:02生活早参考-特别节目(生活圈)2026-28644m
09:46晚间新闻32m
10:18中华古树-调南见血封喉(4K)10m
10:28非遗里的中国-MV4m
10:33中华古树-北京明十三陵古树群(4K)10m
10:43三餐四季-宣传片4m
10:47宗师列传·大唐诗人传-岑参21h 13m
In your appThis schedule, in four languages

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_5tke4g6w/schedule?date=2026-10-19&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=2026-10-19, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_570gkh6t",
            "channel": "ch_5tke4g6w",
            "start": "2026-10-18T15:53:05Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-18T16:38:40Z",
            "title": "人世间42/58",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 25,
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "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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