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TV guide France

France on TV, at a glance.

794 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.

794channels
2,394with a schedule today
4 daysahead
21:36local time
On now in FranceNext starts, CET
Eurosport 2Escalada22:00
Eurosport 1World Snooker Tour22:00
Trace UrbanSTREAM IT22:00
MezzoSilvesterkonzert Staatskapelle Dresden22:45
Mezzo LiveMitten Wir Im Leben Sind - Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker22:50
FashionTV EuropeNew York Fashion Week21:55
France 2La terre et le sang22:00
Trace Sport StarsFootball Stars22:00
Trace LatinaTOP 10 REGGAETON21:45
Qwest TVChillin' with Qwest TV23:39
France 3191722:10
Euronews GermanEuroNews French23:00
SummaryFrance in our data

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

Channels7942,394 with a schedule today
Registry ids268
Guide only526
With a logo265
Schedule depth4 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today96%
Tomorrow96%
Day 74%
Field fill66%of today's programmes carry a description
Category69%
Episode no.18%
Series link5%
Sport this week254events on TV in France, next 7 days
Live20
Football3
Other sport251
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_bd0kjz24",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z",
                "title": "Escalada",
                "progress": 0.59
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z",
                "title": "World Snooker Tour"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 2394,
        "at": "2026-11-02T20:36:42Z"
    }
}
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
22:00 Mon 2 NovRacing on the Edge v Episode 6Sailing - Sailgp2Repeat
22:00 Mon 2 NovSailGP v Racing on the Edge, magazin, epizoda 6Jedrenje1Repeat
00:00 Tue 3 NovFIA World Endurance v Spa-Francorchamps 6 órásAutóverseny2Repeat
01:00 Tue 3 NovCleveland Cavaliers v Oklahoma City ThunderNBA (T26/27)1Repeat
01:30 Tue 3 NovDía 3 v Segunda rondaInternational Championship de snooker (T26/27)2Live
01:30 Tue 3 NovFIA WEC v Cursa de 6 ore de la Spa FrancorchampsAnduranță auto6Repeat
03:50 Tue 3 NovSuperprestige v OverijseCykelcross1Repeat
04:00 Tue 3 NovParís v Roubaix MUCI World Tour2Repeat
20:55 Tue 3 NovLiga Mistrzów UEFA v mecz: Feyenoord RotterdamPiłka nożna1Live
20:55 Wed 4 NovLiga Mistrzów UEFA v mecz: Borussia DortmundPiłka nożna1Live
Channel mixWhat France's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General37
Sport35
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 794 channels, 2,394 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 4 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Paris.

Most of France's channels are general, sport and news channels, and the biggest owners are Vivendi, Altice Média and Euronews SA. This week 254 sports events are on TV in France, 20 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 794 channels in France, 2,394 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the France TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 4 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?

254 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