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TV guide China

China on TV, at a glance.

1,380 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Asia/Shanghai.

1,380channels
758with a schedule today
6 daysahead
2017history from
04:25local time
On now in ChinaNext starts, CST
CGTNThe World Today04:30
CGTN DocumentaryPotala Palace 204:56
CCTV-4 EuropeChina News04:30
CGTN FrenchCGTN French06:00
Dragon TVThe Rage05:07
CCTV-4 AsiaCHINA NEWS04:30
CGTN SpanishCGTN Noticias04:30
Hunan TVรายการทีวีโชว์04:44
CCTV-Entertainment越战越勇-2026-2905:18
iQIYIThe Devil Between Us05:10
DAIFUchannel中国新聞04:30
China Movie Channel远东特遣队 第6部 密令截击04:45
SummaryChina in our data

Counted from our own listings every hour. The detail behind each figure is one API call away.

Channels1,380758 with a schedule today
Registry ids77
Guide only1,303
With a logo74
Schedule depth6 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 725%
Field fill79%of today's programmes carry a description
Category17%
Episode no.0%
Series link0%
Sport this week0events on TV in China, next 7 days
Live0
Football0
Other sport0
EndpointsThe API for China listings

Every call below answers for China as shown. The Free key reads yesterday; the plans add today, the days ahead, changes and the archive.

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/CN/channelsEvery TV channel in one country, ordered the way its own guides list them, with ids, names, logos and categories.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/countries/CN/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/CN/tonightPrime time tonight on every TV channel in a country, from the local hour you choose, in one grid.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/CN/coverageHow full the TV data is for a country on a day: the share of programmes with a description, category, episode number and more.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/guideA TV guide grid for up to 50 channels over a window you choose, every slot with its times in UTC, ready to draw.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/scheduleA TV channel's day slot by slot: start and stop in UTC, title, description, category, and the series and episode where we matched it.Free keyDocs
GET /v1/events?country=CNSports events on TV by sport, league and day, in every country or only those on air where you are.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/changes?country=CNEvery TV listing that moved, appeared or disappeared since a time you give, to keep your own copy of the guide in step.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/channels/{id}/historyPast schedules for a TV channel from the archive, slot by slot over any window of up to 31 days, with the same fields as today.ArchiveDocs
GET /v1/xmltv?country=CNA country or a set of channels as a standard XMLTV file, up to 14 days ahead, for media centres and IPTV players.Live and aboveDocs
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/countries/CN/now"
What is on now on every channel in China, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/CN/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_6bf4fsy7",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T20:30:00Z",
                "title": "The World Today",
                "progress": 0.83
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:30:00Z",
                "title": "Dialogue"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 758,
        "at": "2026-11-02T20:25:56Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in China this week

The key competitions first, then the rest with a named competition. Every event and every channel is GET /v1/events?country=CN.

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
No sport listed for China this week yet.
Channel mixWhat China's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General16
Education10
News9
Entertainment6
Documentary6
Films4
Sport4
Lifestyle3

Biggest owners

China Central Television21
China Media Group9
Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China5
China Xinhua News Network Corporation1
Shanghai Media Group1
Guangdong Radio and Television1

The China TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for China covers 1,380 channels, 758 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 6 days ahead. Every time on this page is Asia/Shanghai, and its listings history reaches back to 2017.

Most of China's channels are general, education and news channels, and the biggest owners are China Central Television, China Media Group and Ministry of Education of the People's Republic of China.

Developers get the same data from the TV Guide API: every channel in China with GET /v1/countries/CN/channels, what is on now with GET /v1/countries/CN/now, and a full day with GET /v1/guide?country=CN.

Who uses it

Apps and set-top boxesThe full China line-up and schedule.
Bars and hotelsLive sport on China's channels tonight.
TravellersWhat is on in China, in local time.
ResearchWhat aired in China, and when.

Questions

How many TV channels does China have?

We list 1,380 channels in China, 758 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the China TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 6 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are China TV times in?

This page shows Asia/Shanghai. The API returns UTC and converts to any time zone you pass.

How do I get China's TV listings in my app?

With a TV Guide API key: GET /v1/countries/CN/now for what is on now, or GET /v1/guide?country=CN for a whole day. The free key reads yesterday.

More countriesMost listed countries

Every country has one page like this one. Channel by channel detail lives in the API: every country.

Every China channel, in one API call