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MDR TV guide

MDR today, and every day back to January 2025.

The full schedule in Europe/Berlin time, what is on now and next, and the same data in your app with one call. Search any past day on the Archive plan.

CountryGermany
Sat 17 Oct0 programmes
Listings fromJan 2025
CategoryGeneral
On now on MDR00:57 CEST
On now
Der Bozen-Krimi: Gegen die Zeit
23:40 to 01:10 CEST
13 minutes left
01:10Großstadtrevier
02:00Fluten
03:35Reisebilder Mongolei – Biwak nonstop
04:05Sachsenspiegel
ScheduleMDR schedule

All times Europe/Berlin. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_gnzjhaqa/schedule?date=2026-10-17&tz=Europe/Berlin

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_gnzjhaqa/schedule?date=2026-10-17&tz=Europe/Berlin"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_gnzjhaqa/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_gnzjhaqa/history?from=2025-10-12T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_gnzjhaqa/schedule?date=2026-10-17, the first programme
{
    "data": [],
    "meta": {
        "count": 0,
        "date": "2026-10-17",
        "tz": "Europe/Berlin"
    }
}
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The first three programmes of any past day show here. The whole day, and the API, are on Archive.See Archive
TimeSunday 12 October 2025Category
00:00Mord auf Shetland: SturmwarnungKrimi
01:55RiverboatTalkshow
03:55SachsenspiegelRegionalmagazin
29 more programmes that day, on Archive
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