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TV guide Russia

Russia on TV, at a glance.

3,132 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Europe/Moscow.

3,132channels
3,953with a schedule today
5 daysahead
2023history from
22:15local time
On now in RussiaNext starts, MSK
RTHeadline News22:30
RTR-PlanetaBarents Sea00:25
Insayt TV"Время не ждёт", 5 эп22:24
Dom kinoУбойная сила00:50
RTViХ/ф "Домовой"00:00
Gulli GirlНеобычная семья (9-я серия)22:23
HollywoodПобег из Претории22:20
Russia-24Вести с Казаковым22:23
Dom kino PremiumМажор23:20
CarouselTurbozavry22:20
Moya PlanetaРекорды моей планеты (Самые крутые праздники мира)22:30
RetroRetro Akşamlar00:00
SummaryRussia in our data

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

Channels3,1323,953 with a schedule today
Registry ids601
Guide only2,531
With a logo599
Schedule depth5 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 713%
Field fill39%of today's programmes carry a description
Category25%
Episode no.0%
Series link0%
Sport this week932events on TV in Russia, next 7 days
Live32
Football255
Other sport677
EndpointsThe API for Russia listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/RU/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/RU/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/RU/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/RU/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=RUSports 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=RUEvery 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=RUA 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/RU/now"
What is on now on every channel in Russia, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/RU/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_adprp15t",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T19:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z",
                "title": "Headline News",
                "progress": 0.5
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T19:30:00Z",
                "title": "India, Russia and the World with Runjhun Sharma"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 3953,
        "at": "2026-11-05T19:15:40Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in Russia this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
21:50 Thu 5 NovPolska v UkrainaHokej1Repeat
22:00 Thu 5 NovFC Porto v Estoril90 in 301Repeat
22:00 Thu 5 NovR9 Roosters v BroncosNRL1Repeat
22:00 Thu 5 NovStudio pred Sturm Graz v Celje⋗ Nogomet1Repeat
22:00 Thu 5 NovASVEL v BayernUživo1Repeat
22:20 Thu 5 NovPGE Projekt Warszawa v Ślepsk Malow Suwałki⋗ Siatkówka mężczyzn1Repeat
22:55 Thu 5 NovПорто v Астерикс АвоЛига Чемпионов. Женщины. Квалификация1Live
00:20 Fri 6 NovБеларусь v КазахстанКубок Будущего1Live
00:20 Fri 6 NovБелоруссия v КазахстанКубок Будущего2Live
00:25 Fri 6 NovБатаво Маккензи v Гердау МинасЧемпионат Бразилии. Женщины. Суперлига. 4-й тур2Live
Channel mixWhat Russia's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

Films115
General79
Children48
Music38
Entertainment37
Sport32
Documentary26
News24

Biggest owners

Gazprom Media42
VGTRK26
Media Telecom22
Red Media21
National Media Group19
Stream17

The Russia TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for Russia covers 3,132 channels, 3,953 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 5 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Moscow, and its listings history reaches back to 2023.

Most of Russia's channels are films, general and children channels, and the biggest owners are Gazprom Media, VGTRK and Media Telecom. This week 932 sports events are on TV in Russia, 32 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does Russia have?

We list 3,132 channels in Russia, 3,953 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the Russia TV guide go?

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

What time zone are Russia TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in Russia?

932 events are on Russia's channels this week. Every one, with its channels, is GET /v1/events?country=RU, 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 Russia channel, in one API call