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CCTV-8 TV guide

CCTV-8 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 Oct23 programmes
Listings fromApr 2023
CategoryCulture
On now on CCTV-812:16 CST
On now
冬去春来22/32
11:54 to 12:40 CST
25 minutes left
12:40插花-2022-4
12:44南洋女儿情11/40
13:30南洋女儿情12/40
14:16南洋女儿情13/40
ScheduleCCTV-8 schedule

All times Asia/Shanghai. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_zjb5kp67/schedule?date=2026-10-19&tz=Asia/Shanghai

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:29兰香如故37/4754m
00:23插花-2026-14m
00:26好好的时光29/401h 2m
01:29好好的时光30/4053m
02:21星推荐-2026年10月-178m
02:29好好的时光31/4050m
03:19星推荐-2026年10月-186m
03:26本集提要-蒸蒸日上-17/224m
03:30蒸蒸日上17/2256m
04:25本集提要-蒸蒸日上-18/225m
04:30蒸蒸日上18/2254m
05:24本集提要-嫁金钗-5/335m
05:29嫁金钗5/3350m
06:19本集提要-嫁金钗-6/332m
06:21嫁金钗6/3350m
07:11家业27/4246m
07:57星推荐-2026年10月-187m
08:04家业28/4246m
08:50家业29/4246m
09:36家业30/4246m
10:22家业31/4246m
11:08家业32/4246m
11:54家业33/4220h 5m
In your appThis schedule, in four languages

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_zjb5kp67/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_zjb5kp67/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_zjb5kp67/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_zjb5kp67/schedule?date=2026-10-19, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_nkcm1315",
            "channel": "ch_zjb5kp67",
            "start": "2026-10-18T15:29:10Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-18T16:23:10Z",
            "title": "兰香如故37/47",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 23,
        "date": "2026-10-19",
        "tz": "Asia/Shanghai"
    }
}
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Search back in timeAny day on CCTV-8, back to 1 April 2023

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-8
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-8

8 calls cover a channel from its details to its past. Each one opens in the documentation with Try it.

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