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CCTV-2 TV guide

CCTV-2 today, and every day back to April 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 Oct20 programmes
Listings fromApr 2023
CategoryBusiness
On now on CCTV-216:31 CST
On now
第一时间
15:00 to 17:00 CST
29 minutes left
17:00正点财经
17:30央视财经评论-2026-10-12
17:55奇妙中国第二季3-4分30秒版
18:00正点财经
ScheduleCCTV-2 schedule

All times Asia/Shanghai. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_1xktpmyv/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=Asia/Shanghai

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00正点财经1h 2m
01:02味道大师4-3分版3m
01:05精品财经纪录-小酸村628m
01:33精品财经纪录-千年陕菜第二季427m
02:00一槌定音-2026-391h
03:00职场健康课-2026-471h
04:00财经调查-2026-10-1830m
04:30经济信息联播1h
05:30中国经济大讲堂-2026-4046m
06:162026精品财经纪录-中国民居第三季-422m
06:382026精品财经纪录-中国民居第三季-527m
07:04一槌定音-2026-391h 4m
08:08职场健康课-2026-471h
09:08乌梁素海1-9分版11m
09:19中国经济大讲堂-2026-4045m
10:04精品财经纪录-人类记忆中国的世界遗产126m
10:30精品财经纪录-人类记忆中国的世界遗产226m
10:562026精品财经纪录-中国民居第三季-322m
11:182026精品财经纪录-中国民居第三季-422m
11:40天山通途-320h 19m
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_1xktpmyv/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_1xktpmyv/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_1xktpmyv/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_1xktpmyv/schedule?date=2026-10-19, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_ej0y1zsj",
            "channel": "ch_1xktpmyv",
            "start": "2026-10-18T16:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-18T17:02:00Z",
            "title": "正点财经",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 20,
        "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-2
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-2

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