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SABC 3 TV guide

SABC 3 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 Oct24 programmes
Listings fromFeb 2021
CategoryGeneral
On now on SABC 305:14 SAST
On now
Deutsche Welle
00:00 to 05:30 SAST
16 minutes left
05:30Ghostwriter
06:00Expresso
09:00Cricket South Africa Vs Austra...
09:30Cricket South Africa Vs Australia 1...
ScheduleSABC 3 schedule

All times Africa/Johannesburg. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_vda4s9xw/schedule?date=2026-10-12&tz=Africa/Johannesburg

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:00Simulcast with SABC Sport Channel1h 3m
00:03Simulcast with SABC Sport Channel5h 27m
05:30Hollywood Buzz30m
06:00Expresso3h
09:00Cricket South Africa Vs Austra...30m
09:30Cricket South Africa Vs Australia 1...3h 30m
10:30Crazy About You1h
11:30Paradys30m
12:00Baywatch1h
13:00On Point1h
14:00Cricket South Africa Vs Australia 1...3h 30m
15:00Ghostwriter30m
15:30The Insider SA1h
16:30Crazy About You1h
17:30Cricket South Africa Vs Austra...30m
18:00Highlife1h
19:00Farmer Wants A Wife1h
20:00News @ 20:0030m
20:30The Kettering Incident1h
21:30Top Gear1h 15m
22:30Premier League Preview1h
22:45Premier League Preview47m
23:30Arts Unveiled30m
23:32Arts Unveiled28m
In your appThis schedule, in four languages

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_vda4s9xw/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_vda4s9xw/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_vda4s9xw/history?from=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-14T00:00:00Z"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_vda4s9xw/schedule?date=2026-10-12, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_614y89be",
            "channel": "ch_vda4s9xw",
            "start": "2026-10-11T21:00:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-11T22:03:00Z",
            "title": "Simulcast with SABC Sport Channel",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 24,
        "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.

Listings held for SABC 3
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 3

8 calls cover a channel from its details to its past. Each one opens in the documentation with Try it.

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