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TV guide India

India on TV, at a glance.

1,817 channels with what is on now, the sport worth knowing about this week, and the endpoints that give you every slot. Times are Asia/Kolkata.

1,817channels
2,752with a schedule today
6 daysahead
2025history from
23:47local time
On now in IndiaNext starts, IST
TravelxpXplore Philippines00:00
Sony VizhaThe Good Doctor23:50
EurosportEndurance auto trka: 24h Le Man: Trka00:30
Zee CinemaBiwi No. 102:20
Sony Entertainment TelevisionPushpa Impossible00:00
NDTV 24x7NDTV 2504:30
WIONWION00:00
Zee TVTum Se Tum Tak00:00
Sun TVSONGS04:30
Zee TamilFREE TICKET01:00
Times NowNews Now Overnight00:00
B4U MoviesKrishna Arjun01:41
SummaryIndia in our data

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

Channels1,8172,752 with a schedule today
Registry ids837
Guide only980
With a logo835
Schedule depth6 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 746%
Field fill97%of today's programmes carry a description
Category80%
Episode no.20%
Series link2%
Sport this week140events on TV in India, next 7 days
Live45
Football27
Other sport113
EndpointsThe API for India listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/IN/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/IN/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/IN/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/IN/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=INSports 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=INEvery 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=INA 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/IN/now"
What is on now on every channel in India, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/IN/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_77p5fq4d",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-04T18:00:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z",
                "title": "Xplore Philippines",
                "progress": 0.5
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-04T18:30:00Z",
                "title": "Backpack Croatia"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 2752,
        "at": "2026-11-04T18:17:52Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in India this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
01:30 Thu 5 NovRB Leipzig v Manchester City; UEFA Champions League SoccerUEFA Champions League6Live
01:30 Thu 5 NovSlavia Praha v Arsenal; UEFA Champions League SoccerUEFA Champions League7Live
01:30 Thu 5 NovBorussia Dortmund v Real Betis; UEFA Champions League SoccerUEFA Champions League3Live
02:30 Thu 5 NovRC Lens U19 v Como U19; UEFA Youth League SoccerUEFA Champions League3Live
04:30 Thu 5 NovBorussia Dortmund U19 v Real Betis A U19; UEFA Youth League SoccerUEFA Champions League3Live
21:15 Thu 5 NovCrystal Palace v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim; EUROpe LeagueUEFA Europa League1Live
21:15 Thu 5 NovAC Milan v Ferencváros; UEFA Europa League SoccerUEFA Europa League1Live
23:15 Thu 5 NovCrystal Palace v TSG 1899 Hoffenheim; UEFA Europe LeagueUEFA Europa League1Live
23:15 Thu 5 NovAtalanta v FC Kairat; UEFA Conference League SoccerUEFA Conference League1Live
23:30 Thu 5 NovBayer 04 Leverkusen v Olympique de Marseille; EUROpa League SoccerUEFA Europa League1Live
Channel mixWhat India's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

News324
Entertainment119
Religious86
Films85
Music56
General36
Sport22
Children20

Biggest owners

Reliance Industries(RIL)86
JioStar India Pvt. Ltd.68
The Walt Disney Company67
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited31
Prasar Bharati30
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI)19

The India TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for India covers 1,817 channels, 2,752 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 6 days ahead. Every time on this page is Asia/Kolkata, and its listings history reaches back to 2025.

Most of India's channels are news, entertainment and religious channels, and the biggest owners are Reliance Industries(RIL), JioStar India Pvt. Ltd. and The Walt Disney Company. This week 140 sports events are on TV in India, 45 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does India have?

We list 1,817 channels in India, 2,752 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the India TV guide go?

Most of its main channels have listings 6 days ahead; some go further.

What time zone are India TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in India?

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