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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
Thu 15 Oct39 programmes
Listings fromFeb 2021
CategoryGeneral
On now on SABC 109:46 SAST
On now
Skeem Saam
09:30 to 10:00 SAST
14 minutes left
10:00Amalanga Awafani
10:30Gauteng Maboneng
11:00Daily Thetha
12:00Ngempela
ScheduleSABC 1 schedule

All times Africa/Johannesburg. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/schedule?date=2026-10-15&tz=Africa/Johannesburg

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
00:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
01:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
02:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
03:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
04:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
05:00Journeys Of Inspiration2m
05:02Geleza Nathi58m
06:00YO.TV Land15m
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 Maboneng30m
11:00Daily Thetha1h
12:00Soccer Zone1h
13:00Lunch Time News30m
13:30Lunch Time Vibes1h
14:30My First30m
15:00Teenagers On A Mission30m
15:30Deal Or No Deal SA30m
16:00L'Atitude30m
16:30The Working Land30m
17:00Elections 360 Daily26m
17:26Journeys Of Inspiration4m
17:30Siswati/isiNdebele News30m
18:00Selimathunzi30m
18:30Amalanga Awafani30m
19:00Xhosa/Zulu News30m
19:30Skeem Saam30m
20:00Uzalo30m
20:30Generations: The Legacy30m
21:00Reno Race1h
22:00What We Know1h
23:00Lunch Time Vibes1h
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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/schedule?date=2026-10-15&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"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_ntncr1xe/schedule?date=2026-10-15, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_1s657jv2",
            "channel": "ch_ntncr1xe",
            "start": "2026-10-14T22:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-14T23:00:00Z",
            "title": "Lunch Time Vibes",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 39,
        "date": "2026-10-15",
        "tz": "Africa/Johannesburg"
    }
}
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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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