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CCTV-6 TV guide

CCTV-6 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
Fri 16 Oct29 programmes
Listings fromApr 2023
CategoryFilms
On now on CCTV-608:55 CST
On now
猎心之骨证
08:17 to 09:46 CST
52 minutes left
09:46爆裂拳手
09:48爆裂拳手
11:16铁拳女孩
11:18铁拳女孩
ScheduleCCTV-6 schedule

All times Asia/Shanghai. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_17vd8hq5/schedule?date=2026-10-16&tz=Asia/Shanghai

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
22:44五郎八卦棍1h 38m
00:22光影星播客8m
00:30荡寇风云2h 7m
02:37光影星播客15m
02:52辣警狂花11h 40m
04:32光影星播客9m
04:41辣警狂花21h 31m
06:12光影星播客4m
06:16中国电影报道(288)18m
06:34中国福利彩票阳光开奖6m
06:40蜘蛛侠英雄归来(上)37m
07:17中国体育彩票阳光开奖1m
07:18蜘蛛侠英雄归来(下)1h 35m
08:53光影星播客6m
08:59绝境危情1h 40m
10:39风雷天决1h 25m
12:04回溯者2h 16m
14:20中华人民共和国国歌1m
14:21人生大事1h 51m
16:12光影星播客6m
16:18辣警狂花21h 28m
17:46光影星播客8m
17:54毒影迷踪1h 38m
19:32光影星播客6m
19:38音乐电影欣赏7m
19:45魔法大逃亡1h 35m
21:20光影星播客10m
21:30银河护卫队32h 23m
23:53光影星播客8m
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_17vd8hq5/schedule?date=2026-10-16&tz=Asia/Shanghai"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_17vd8hq5/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_17vd8hq5/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_17vd8hq5/schedule?date=2026-10-16, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_1qeavh3a",
            "channel": "ch_17vd8hq5",
            "start": "2026-10-15T14:44:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-15T16:22:00Z",
            "title": "五郎八卦棍",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 29,
        "date": "2026-10-16",
        "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-6
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-6

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