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TV guide United Kingdom

United Kingdom on TV, at a glance.

1,144 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are UTC.

1,144channels
3,310with a schedule today
8 daysahead
2017history from
18:27local time
On now in United KingdomNext starts, UTC
BBC NewsThe World Today with Maryam Moshiri18:30
BabyTVSnail Trail18:30
FIFA+Japan v Sweden | Quarter-final | FIFA Women's World Cup 2023 | Full Match Replay19:57
BBC LifestyleBromsgrove18:33
EurochannelEn nombre del honor18:35
National GeographicSekunden vor dem Unglück19:15
GINX TVShut Up & Play18:30
The Graham Norton ShowSeries 25 Ep 8 with Sophie Turner18:55
Cartoon Network CEETeen Titans Go!18:35
CNBC EuropeThe Exchange18:30
Top GearÉpisode 218:58
DAZN 1Live UEFA Champions League 26/27: Galatasaray SK - VFB Stuttgart. Nur in Deutschland verfügbar!19:55
SummaryUnited Kingdom in our data

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

Channels1,1443,310 with a schedule today
Registry ids305
Guide only839
With a logo303
Schedule depth8 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow88%
Day 758%
Field fill59%of today's programmes carry a description
Category56%
Episode no.74%
Series link20%
Sport this week380events on TV in United Kingdom, next 7 days
Live172
Football136
Other sport244
EndpointsThe API for United Kingdom listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/UK/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/UK/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/UK/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/UK/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=UKSports 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=UKEvery 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=UKA 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/UK/now"
What is on now on every channel in United Kingdom, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/UK/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_4m9efh4x",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T18:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z",
                "title": "The World Today with Maryam Moshiri",
                "progress": 0.83
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T18:30:00Z",
                "title": "The World Today with Maryam Moshiri"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 3310,
        "at": "2026-11-03T18:27:30Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in United Kingdom this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
19:00 Tue 3 NovBarcelona v Aston VillaNext Match2Live
19:30 Tue 3 NovWest Brom v SouthamptonEFL6Live
19:30 Tue 3 NovBirmingham v MillwallEFL3Live
19:45 Tue 3 NovFC Barcelona v Aston VillaUEFA Champions League1Repeat
19:45 Tue 3 NovAtletico Madrid v Bayern(L) UYL2Live
19:45 Tue 3 NovVillarreal v Paris SGUCL2Live
19:55 Tue 3 NovMan United v RomaUCL1Live
19:55 Tue 3 NovBodø / Glimt v LilleNext Match1Live
19:55 Tue 3 NovLASK v Slovan BratislavaNext Match1Live
19:55 Wed 4 NovSlavia Praha v ArsenalUEFA Champions League1Repeat
Channel mixWhat United Kingdom's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Sport48
Entertainment27
Children27
Films25
General22
Religious21
Music17
Documentary16

Biggest owners

Skydance Corporation18
Comcast Corporation15
BBC11
BBC Studios10
BT Group10
Skydance EMEA9

The United Kingdom TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for United Kingdom covers 1,144 channels, 3,310 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 8 days ahead. Every time on this page is UTC, and its listings history reaches back to 2017.

Most of United Kingdom's channels are sport, entertainment and children channels, and the biggest owners are Skydance Corporation, Comcast Corporation and BBC. This week 380 sports events are on TV in United Kingdom, 172 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does United Kingdom have?

We list 1,144 channels in United Kingdom, 3,310 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the United Kingdom TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 8 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are United Kingdom TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in United Kingdom?

380 events are on United Kingdom's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=UK, 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 United Kingdom channel, in one API call