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TV guide Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia on TV, at a glance.

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

267channels
190with a schedule today
4 daysahead
2024history from
21:24local time
On now in Saudi ArabiaNext starts, +03
Rotana ClassicLe plus grand label musical du Moyen-Orient23:00
Rotana ComedyRotana Comedy00:00
MBC MaxTake The Lead21:53
Rotana DramaThe Happiness Of The Madman22:00
Asharq NewsTaqreer Washington21:50
Rotana+No Data22:00
Rotana Cinema KSAMy Wife And My Lady22:00
Romanceх/ф Наваждение22:05
Al SaudiyaNo Data22:00
AflamTeer Enta22:57
SSC NewsNo Data22:00
Rotana MusicLa chaîne de variétés et de divertissements arabe dédiée aux clips vidéos et aux programmes musicaux23:00
SummarySaudi Arabia in our data

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

Channels267190 with a schedule today
Registry ids67
Guide only200
With a logo67
Schedule depth4 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 70%
Field fill94%of today's programmes carry a description
Category49%
Episode no.3%
Series link0%
Sport this week0events on TV in Saudi Arabia, next 7 days
Live0
Football0
Other sport0
EndpointsThe API for Saudi Arabia listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/SA/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/SA/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/SA/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/SA/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=SASports 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=SAEvery 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=SAA 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/SA/now"
What is on now on every channel in Saudi Arabia, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/SA/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_7hrj13m2",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T17:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-03T20:00:00Z",
                "title": "Le plus grand label musical du Moyen-Orient",
                "progress": 0.42
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-03T20:00:00Z",
                "title": "Le plus grand label musical du Moyen-Orient"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 190,
        "at": "2026-11-03T18:24:16Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Saudi Arabia this week

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

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

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Music12
Sport12
Films9
Series6
News4
Religious4
General4
Documentary2

Biggest owners

MBC Group19
Saudi Broadcasting Authority7
Orbit Showtime Network5
Saudi Research and Media Group3
Fahad Abdulrahman Alshimeimri1
Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal1

The Saudi Arabia TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Saudi Arabia covers 267 channels, 190 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 4 days ahead. Every time on this page is Asia/Riyadh, and its listings history reaches back to 2024.

Most of Saudi Arabia's channels are music, sport and films channels, and the biggest owners are MBC Group, Saudi Broadcasting Authority and Orbit Showtime Network.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Saudi Arabia have?

We list 267 channels in Saudi Arabia, 190 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Saudi Arabia TV guide go?

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

What time zone are Saudi Arabia TV times in?

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

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

With a TV Guide API key: GET /v1/countries/SA/now for what is on now, or GET /v1/guide?country=SA 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 Saudi Arabia channel, in one API call