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SABC 1 TV guide

SABC 1 today, and every day back to February 2021.

The full schedule in Africa/Johannesburg 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.

CountrySouth Africa
Mon 12 Oct47 programmes
Listings fromFeb 2021
CategoryGeneral
On now on SABC 112:56 SAST
On now
Ngempela
12:30 to 13:00 SAST
4 minutes left
13:00Lunch Time News
13:30Lunch Time Vibes
14:30Tropika Island Of Treasure
15:30Deal Or No Deal SA
ScheduleSABC 1 schedule

All times Africa/Johannesburg. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=Africa/Johannesburg

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00Lunch Time Vibes59m
00:59Lunch Time Vibes1h 1m
01:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
02:00Lunch Time Vibes59m
02:59Lunch Time Vibes1h 1m
03:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
04:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
05:00Aum2m
05:02Geleza Nathi58m
06:00YO.TV Land14m
06:14YO.TV Land16m
06:15YO.TV Land15m
06:30Yotv How To30m
07:00Super Book30m
07:30YO.TV Land30m
08:00Generations: The Legacy30m
08:30uBettina Wethu30m
09:00Uzalo30m
09:30Skeem Saam30m
10:00Amalanga Awafani30m
10:30Gauteng Maboneng32m
11:00Daily Thetha1h
11:02Daily Thetha58m
12:00Ngempela30m
12:30Ngempela29m
12:59Lunch Time News31m
13:00Lunch Time News30m
13:30Ushuni Womhlaba1h
14:30Get Real30m
15:00Trace Your Roots29m
15:29Deal Or No Deal SA31m
15:30Deal Or No Deal SA30m
16:00The Chat Room30m
16:30Asikhulume - The Debate Show30m
17:00Elections 360 Daily26m
17:26Aum4m
17:30Siswati/isiNdebele News30m
18:00My First30m
18:30Amalanga Awafani30m
19:00Xhosa/Zulu News30m
19:30Skeem Saam31m
20:00Uzalo30m
20:01Uzalo29m
20:30Generations: The Legacy30m
21:00Soccer Zone1h
22:0050 Years Of June 19761h
23:00Making Moves1h
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=Africa/Johannesburg"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/history?from=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-14T00:00:00Z"
Free keyEvery time in UTCIds that never change
// GET /v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/schedule?date=2026-10-12, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_5gkgbr8v",
            "channel": "ch_ntncr1xe",
            "start": "2026-10-11T22:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-11T22:59:00Z",
            "title": "Lunch Time Vibes",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 47,
        "date": "2026-10-12",
        "tz": "Africa/Johannesburg"
    }
}
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What was on, on any date we hold: for research, catch-up, clip finding or proving a broadcast. Any window up to 31 days with /v1/channels/{id}/history on the Archive plan.

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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
TimeMonday 13 October 2025Category
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Endpoints for this channelEverything the API knows about SABC 1

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