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TV guide Portugal

Portugal on TV, at a glance.

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

366channels
318with a schedule today
6 daysahead
2025history from
19:38local time
On now in PortugalNext starts, WET
FUEL TVChile Point Break20:00
RTP MundoO Preu00e7o Certo19:58
Porto CanalFlash Porto20:00
GloboPor Você19:40
Canal QCamões TV Magazine19:55
A Bola TVTrivela20:00
SIC NoticiasJornal do Dia20:00
RTP NoticiasJogo Político19:58
V+ TVIInspetor Max19:45
TVI InternacionalDoce Tentação19:55
TVIRoda da Sorte19:55
Sporting TVEstamos Em Casa20:00
SummaryPortugal in our data

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

Channels366318 with a schedule today
Registry ids86
Guide only280
With a logo86
Schedule depth6 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 721%
Field fill99%of today's programmes carry a description
Category85%
Episode no.52%
Series link7%
Sport this week146events on TV in Portugal, next 7 days
Live7
Football50
Other sport96
EndpointsThe API for Portugal listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/PT/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/PT/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/PT/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/PT/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=PTSports 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=PTEvery 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=PTA 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/PT/now"
What is on now on every channel in Portugal, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/PT/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_g6ks71s9",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T19:30:01Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z",
                "title": "Chile Point Break",
                "progress": 0.17
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:00:01Z",
                "title": "ATV Tow In's"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 318,
        "at": "2026-11-02T19:38:25Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Portugal this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
20:00 Fri 6 NovIrlanda v ArgentinaNations Championship2Repeat
Channel mixWhat Portugal's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General15
Sport12
Films10
Entertainment8
Children6
Series4
News4
Lifestyle3

Biggest owners

AMC Networks Inc.9
Rádio e Televisão de Portugal8
Impresa8
Media Capital6
The Walt Disney Company Iberia S.L.5
NOS SGPS S.A.3

The Portugal TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Portugal covers 366 channels, 318 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 6 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Lisbon, and its listings history reaches back to 2025.

Most of Portugal's channels are general, sport and films channels, and the biggest owners are AMC Networks Inc., Rádio e Televisão de Portugal and Impresa. This week 146 sports events are on TV in Portugal, 7 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Portugal have?

We list 366 channels in Portugal, 318 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Portugal TV guide go?

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

What time zone are Portugal TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in Portugal?

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