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TV guide Italy

Italy on TV, at a glance.

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

641channels
1,186with a schedule today
7 daysahead
2023history from
22:02local time
On now in ItalyNext starts, CET
Rai 1I casi di Teresa Battaglia - Episodio 722:35
Rai 2Tramite amicizia23:10
Rai 3Lo stato delle cose00:00
Rai ItaliaInformação Não Disponibilizada Pelo Canal22:20
Rai News 24News22:00
Rai StoriaItalia: viaggio nella bellezza22:05
Canale 5Grande Fratello Vip F2623:57
TGCom24News e Rassegna stampa00:00
Real TimeVite al limite - Storie di rinascita - 1^TV22:40
Rai SportPallavolo: Serie A Femminile23:10
IrisCuori ribelli22:22
SuperTennisWTA 500 Tokyo 202622:35
SummaryItaly in our data

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

Channels6411,186 with a schedule today
Registry ids170
Guide only471
With a logo165
Schedule depth7 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 771%
Field fill86%of today's programmes carry a description
Category38%
Episode no.63%
Series link19%
Sport this week242events on TV in Italy, next 7 days
Live56
Football84
Other sport158
EndpointsThe API for Italy listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/IT/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/IT/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/IT/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/IT/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=ITSports 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=ITEvery 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=ITA 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/IT/now"
What is on now on every channel in Italy, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/IT/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_8gxfhq6g",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:30:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T21:35:00Z",
                "title": "I casi di Teresa Battaglia - Episodio 7",
                "progress": 0.38
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T21:35:00Z",
                "title": "I casi di Teresa Battaglia - Episodio 8"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 1186,
        "at": "2026-11-02T21:02:35Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Italy this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
12:30 Tue 3 NovComo v Manchester UnitedUEFA Champions League2Repeat
18:00 Tue 3 NovGalatasaray v VfB StoccardaUEFA Champions League5Live
18:40 Tue 3 NovGalatasaray v VfBUEFA Champions League1Repeat
18:55 Tue 3 NovVillarreal CF v Paris Saint-GermainUEFA Champions League2Live
20:00 Tue 3 NovLASK Linz v Slovan BratislavaUEFA Champions League2Live
20:55 Tue 3 NovFeyenoord v Inter UEFAUEFA Champions League2Repeat
22:55 Tue 3 NovManchester United v Roma UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League3Repeat
00:55 Wed 4 NovFeyenoord v Inter UEFA Champions LeagueUEFA Champions League2Repeat
18:00 Wed 4 NovAEK Atene v Real MadridUEFA Champions League7Live
19:30 Wed 4 NovPrepartita Porto v NapoliUEFA Champions League1Repeat
Channel mixWhat Italy's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Sport26
General16
Music15
Children14
Films13
Entertainment10
Documentary7
Lifestyle5

Biggest owners

Sky Group Limited21
Rai14
Skydance Corporation13
MFE - MediaForEurope10
Comcast Corporation9
RTL 102.500 Hit Radio S.R.L.7

The Italy TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Italy covers 641 channels, 1,186 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 7 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Rome, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Italy's channels are sport, general and music channels, and the biggest owners are Sky Group Limited, Rai and Skydance Corporation. This week 242 sports events are on TV in Italy, 56 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Italy have?

We list 641 channels in Italy, 1,186 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Italy TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 7 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Italy TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in Italy?

242 events are on Italy's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=IT, 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 Italy channel, in one API call