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TV guide United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates on TV, at a glance.

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

668channels
672with a schedule today
5 daysahead
2025history from
22:29local time
On now in United Arab EmiratesNext starts, +04
AlarabiyaAl Arabiya03:00
Sky News ArabiaNews room - part1 22:00: ep 47522:59
Dubai TVبرنامج The doctors
FatafeatNo Data23:00
MBC BollywoodLove By Force22:30
MBC 3TV guide is not available22:30
Dubai OneRegalo de Amor22:30
CNBC Arabiyaمسائية22:30
Sharjah TVاربع23:00
Music NowNo Data23:00
Al SafwaNo Data23:00
Sama Dubaiبرنامج مساء دبي22:30
SummaryUnited Arab Emirates in our data

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

Channels668672 with a schedule today
Registry ids59
Guide only609
With a logo59
Schedule depth5 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 717%
Field fill95%of today's programmes carry a description
Category70%
Episode no.53%
Series link7%
Sport this week41events on TV in United Arab Emirates, next 7 days
Live0
Football2
Other sport39
EndpointsThe API for United Arab Emirates listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/AE/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/AE/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/AE/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/AE/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=AESports 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=AEEvery 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=AEA 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/AE/now"
What is on now on every channel in United Arab Emirates, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/AE/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_j1tsm4c0",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T17:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-03T23:00:00Z",
                "title": "Al Arabiya",
                "progress": 0.24
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T23:00:00Z",
                "title": "Al Arabiya"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 672,
        "at": "2026-11-03T18:29:08Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in United Arab Emirates this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
22:05 Tue 3 NovNew Zealand v Sri LankaICC Women's T20 World Cup 20262Repeat
22:37 Tue 3 NovScotland v NepalICC Men's T20 World Cup2Repeat
05:30 Wed 4 NovNew Zealand v IndiaInternational T20 Cricket. 5th T201Repeat
06:00 Wed 4 Nov9th Historic Dalma Sailing Race v 60 feetStudio2Repeat
09:47 Wed 4 NovPakistan v Sri Lanka, Game 5Pakistan ODI Tri- Series1Repeat
15:00 Wed 4 NovHobart Hurricanes v Melbourne RenegadesWomen's Big Bash League2Repeat
06:39 Thu 5 NovPakistan v England, Game 2Pakistan ODI Tri- Series1Repeat
08:38 Thu 5 NovAdelaide Strikers v Brisbane HeatWomen's Big Bash League2Repeat
12:10 Thu 5 NovSydney Thunder v Perth ScorchersWomen's Big Bash League2Repeat
12:08 Fri 6 NovMelbourne Stars v Sydney SixersWbbl 20262Repeat
Channel mixWhat United Arab Emirates' channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General11
Sport7
Films7
Entertainment7
News6
Children4
Business3
Documentary3

Biggest owners

MBC Group12
Dubai Media Incorporated7
KIPCO5
Abu Dhabi Media Network4
International Media Investments (IMI) Holdings FZ LLC2
Abu Dhabi Media Company2

The United Arab Emirates TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for United Arab Emirates covers 668 channels, 672 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 5 days ahead. Every time on this page is Asia/Dubai, and its listings history reaches back to 2025.

Most of United Arab Emirates' channels are general, sport and films channels, and the biggest owners are MBC Group, Dubai Media Incorporated and KIPCO. This week 41 sports events are on TV in United Arab Emirates, 0 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does United Arab Emirates have?

We list 668 channels in United Arab Emirates, 672 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the United Arab Emirates TV guide go?

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

What time zone are United Arab Emirates TV times in?

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

How do I get United Arab Emirates' TV listings in my app?

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in United Arab Emirates?

41 events are on United Arab Emirates' channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=AE, 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 Arab Emirates channel, in one API call