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TV guide Italy

Italy on TV, at a glance.

646 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.

646channels
1,197with a schedule today
7 daysahead
2023history from
20:16local time
On now in ItalyNext starts, CET
Rai 1Telegiornale20:30
Rai 2Blue Bloods20:30
Rai 3Generazione Bellezza20:35
Rai ItaliaInformação Não Disponibilizada Pelo Canal22:20
Rai News 24TG LIS20:26
Rai StoriaIl giorno e la storia20:35
Canale 5Tg520:37
Rai SportWorld Skate Games21:05
Rete 4La promessa - 1^ TV20:29
Italia 1C.S.I. - Scena del crimine20:21
IrisWalker Texas Ranger21:11
TV2000Santo Rosario20:45
SummaryItaly in our data

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

Channels6461,197 with a schedule today
Registry ids179
Guide only467
With a logo174
Schedule depth7 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 788%
Field fill97%of today's programmes carry a description
Category47%
Episode no.69%
Series link14%
Sport this week295events on TV in Italy, next 7 days
Live76
Football115
Other sport180
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": "2026-11-05T19:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z",
                "title": "Telegiornale",
                "progress": 0.51
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z",
                "title": "Cinque Minuti"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 1197,
        "at": "2026-11-05T19:16:30Z"
    }
}
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
20:00 Thu 5 NovSunderland v Dinamo ZagabriaNext Game3Live
20:45 Thu 5 NovGetafe v BrightonUCoL4Live
20:55 Thu 5 NovCeltic v BesiktasUEL3Live
23:00 Thu 5 NovMilan v Ferencvaros UEFA Europa LeagueUEFA Europa League4Repeat
00:30 Fri 6 NovMilan v FerencvárosFudbal - Liga Evrope16Live
20:00 Fri 6 NovAlcione Milano v LumezzaneNext Game3Live
20:30 Fri 6 NovEverton v Coventry City⋗ PL2Live
20:40 Fri 6 NovVenezia v UdineseSerie A9Live
21:00 Fri 6 NovIrlanda v ArgentinaNations Championship3Live
23:00 Fri 6 NovVenezia v Udinese Serie AItalian Serie A4Repeat
Channel mixWhat Italy's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Sport28
General18
Music17
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 646 channels, 1,197 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 295 sports events are on TV in Italy, 76 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 646 channels in Italy, 1,197 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?

295 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