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TV guide Bulgaria

Bulgaria on TV, at a glance.

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

195channels
158with a schedule today
4 daysahead
2023history from
21:45local time
On now in BulgariaNext starts, EET
Balkanika TVBalkan party01:00
The VoiceWe Love Music22:00
Planeta Folk«Наздравица” – фолклорна програма22:30
Planet EarthNo Data22:00
Max Sport 4Ла Лига: "Преди кръга"22:00
Max Sport 3ПРЯКО, Серия А: Венеция - Удинезе23:45
Max Sport 2ПРЯКО, Евролига: Олимпиакос - Цървена Звезда23:05
Max Sport 1ПРЯКО, ATP 1000 Париж: Трети четвъртфинал22:00
Dr. FitNo Data22:00
bTV ComedyМалкълм22:00
bTV CinemaДжон Уик23:00
bTV ActionСмъртоносно оръжие22:00
SummaryBulgaria in our data

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

Channels195158 with a schedule today
Registry ids57
Guide only138
With a logo48
Schedule depth4 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today75%
Tomorrow75%
Day 70%
Field fill9%of today's programmes carry a description
Category20%
Episode no.0%
Series link0%
Sport this week68events on TV in Bulgaria, next 7 days
Live27
Football8
Other sport60
EndpointsThe API for Bulgaria listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/BG/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/BG/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/BG/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/BG/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=BGSports 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=BGEvery 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=BGA 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/BG/now"
What is on now on every channel in Bulgaria, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/BG/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_fajp7j8x",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-06T17:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-06T22:59:59Z",
                "title": "Balkan party",
                "progress": 0.46
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-06T23:00:00Z",
                "title": "Where is the party"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 158,
        "at": "2026-11-06T19:45:51Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Bulgaria this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
21:45 Fri 6 NovВенеция v Удинезе⋗ Серия А1Live
22:00 Fri 6 NovСевиля v Алавес⋗ Ла Лига1Live
16:00 Sat 7 NovКаляри v ФрозинонеПРЯКО, Серия А1Live
17:15 Sat 7 NovЕспаньол v Депортиво ла КоруняПРЯКО, Ла Лига1Live
19:00 Sat 7 NovПарма v БолоняПРЯКО, Серия А1Live
19:30 Sat 7 NovОсасуна v Атлетик БилбаоПРЯКО, Ла Лига1Live
20:00 Sat 7 NovНешвил Предатърс v Сейнт Луис БлусПРЯКО, NHL1Live
21:45 Sat 7 NovРома v СасуолоПРЯКО, Серия А1Live
21:50 Sat 7 Nov"Валенсия" v "Реал Мадрид"Чемпионат Испании1Live
19:00 Mon 9 NovАтланта Фалкънс v Синсинати БенгалсNFL1Repeat
Channel mixWhat Bulgaria's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Music8
Films8
General7
Children7
Documentary6
Lifestyle4
Sport4
Entertainment2

Biggest owners

United Group4
A1 Bulgaria4
CME3
Nova Broadcasting Group2
The Walt Disney Company Bulgaria EOOD2
Slavi Trifonov1

The Bulgaria TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Bulgaria covers 195 channels, 158 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 4 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Sofia, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Bulgaria's channels are music, films and general channels, and the biggest owners are United Group, A1 Bulgaria and CME. This week 68 sports events are on TV in Bulgaria, 27 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Bulgaria have?

We list 195 channels in Bulgaria, 158 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Bulgaria TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 4 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Bulgaria TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in Bulgaria?

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