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TV guide Egypt

Egypt on TV, at a glance.

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

265channels
133with a schedule today
5 daysahead
2024history from
22:19local time
On now in EgyptNext starts, EET
DMCDrive My Car23:00
Al MasriyahDonya Alskafah23:15
MBC Masr 2Wanesni22:26
DMC DramaDMC Drama23:00
MBC MasrThe Story23:30
Sada Elbalad 2Over My Responsibility00:00
Sada ElbaladThe Gallant Woman22:30
Nile LifeThe Photographer01:00
Nile DramaThe Doubt23:00
Maspero ZamanCultural Night23:00
Fox MoviesNo Data23:00
Egyptian TVأخبار23:00
SummaryEgypt in our data

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

Channels265133 with a schedule today
Registry ids55
Guide only210
With a logo53
Schedule depth5 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 78%
Field fill97%of today's programmes carry a description
Category92%
Episode no.14%
Series link1%
Sport this week0events on TV in Egypt, next 7 days
Live0
Football0
Other sport0
EndpointsThe API for Egypt listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/EG/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/EG/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/EG/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/EG/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=EGSports 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=EGEvery 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=EGA 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/EG/now"
What is on now on every channel in Egypt, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/EG/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_kpsfj43h",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T20:05:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z",
                "title": "Drive My Car",
                "progress": 0.18
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-02T21:00:00Z",
                "title": "Dmc Hitovi"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 133,
        "at": "2026-11-02T20:19:08Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Egypt this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
No sport listed for Egypt this week yet.
Channel mixWhat Egypt's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General14
Religious8
Series6
Films5
Sport4
Education4
News3
Lifestyle2

Biggest owners

Egyptian Radio and Television Union9
United Media Services3
Ministry of Education3
El Hayah Group2
Government of Egypt2
MBC Group2

The Egypt TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Egypt covers 265 channels, 133 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 5 days ahead. Every time on this page is Africa/Cairo, and its listings history reaches back to 2024.

Most of Egypt's channels are general, religious and series channels, and the biggest owners are Egyptian Radio and Television Union, United Media Services and Ministry of Education.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Egypt have?

We list 265 channels in Egypt, 133 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Egypt TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 5 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are Egypt TV times in?

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

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

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

More countriesMost listed countries

Every country has one page like this one. Channel by channel detail lives in the API: every country.

Every Egypt channel, in one API call