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TV guide France

France on TV, at a glance.

798 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Europe/Paris.

798channels
2,421with a schedule today
5 daysahead
2026history from
20:45local time
On now in FranceNext starts, CET
France 24Le monde dans tous ses états21:00
Eurosport 2CURSE AUTO DE ANDURANȚĂ21:00
Eurosport 1Snooker: International Championship21:59
Trace UrbanStream It21:00
MezzoLozakovich, Utopia, Mengoli - Pärt, Dusapin, Scelsi21:50
FashionTV EuropeThe Beckhams21:00
Mezzo LiveINTERMEZZO21:00
France 220h30 le vendredi21:00
France 3Émission du vendredi 6 novembre 202623:20
Trace Sport Stars50+ Years of Sport (1970)21:00
Trace LatinaNOVEDADES21:00
France 5Des hommes d'influence21:40
SummaryFrance in our data

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

Channels7982,421 with a schedule today
Registry ids275
Guide only523
With a logo272
Schedule depth5 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 729%
Field fill87%of today's programmes carry a description
Category65%
Episode no.23%
Series link5%
Sport this week256events on TV in France, next 7 days
Live23
Football3
Other sport253
EndpointsThe API for France listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/FR/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/FR/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/FR/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/FR/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=FRSports 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=FREvery 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=FRA 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/FR/now"
What is on now on every channel in France, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/FR/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_wq31kfsa",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-06T19:30:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-06T20:00:00Z",
                "title": "Le monde dans tous ses états",
                "progress": 0.5
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-06T20:00:00Z",
                "title": "L'Essentiel"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 2421,
        "at": "2026-11-06T19:45:02Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in France this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
21:00 Fri 6 NovProvence Rugby v Oyonnax RugbyPro D21Repeat
21:00 Fri 6 NovWw Technology Championship v Los Cabos: Dan 2Golf Pga Tour1Repeat
21:00 Fri 6 NovWorld Wide Technology Championship v Dia 2, PGA TourGolfe1Repeat
00:00 Sat 7 NovSemifinales v Día 2International Championship de snooker (T26/27)2Live
07:30 Sat 7 NovCup of China v taniec dowolnyŁyżwiarstwo figurowe4Live
09:30 Sat 7 NovCup of China v program dowolny solistekŁyżwiarstwo figurowe4Live
11:40 Sat 7 NovCup of China v program dowolny par sportowychŁyżwiarstwo figurowe4Live
14:50 Sat 7 NovMistrzostwa Europy v Zeddam 2026Kolarstwo przełajowe6Live
00:00 Sun 8 NovCortes Acosta v Walker(L) UFC 20262Live
06:00 Sun 8 NovCup of China v program dowolny solistówŁyżwiarstwo figurowe4Live
Channel mixWhat France's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General39
Sport36
News30
Music29
Films28
Entertainment21
Series11
Children10

Biggest owners

Vivendi14
Altice Média11
Euronews SA9
Canal+ Group8
Groupe M67
France Télévisions7

The France TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for France covers 798 channels, 2,421 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 5 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Paris, and its listings history reaches back to 2026.

Most of France's channels are general, sport and news channels, and the biggest owners are Vivendi, Altice Média and Euronews SA. This week 256 sports events are on TV in France, 23 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does France have?

We list 798 channels in France, 2,421 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the France TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 5 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are France TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in France?

256 events are on France's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=FR, or see Where to watch.

More countriesMost listed countries

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

Every France channel, in one API call