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TV guide France

France on TV, at a glance.

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

837channels
2,438with a schedule today
5 daysahead
20:15local time
On now in FranceNext starts, CET
France 24Info éco20:16
Eurosport 2ESCALADĂ21:00
Eurosport 1Cyclocross: Superprestige20:20
MezzoIntermezzo (Firebird)20:30
Trace UrbanStream It21:00
Mezzo LiveHÉLÉNE GRIMAUD, YANNICK NÉZET-SÉGUIN, ORCHESTRE MÉTROPOLITAIN :21:00
France 2Live: Journal de 20h21:00
FashionTV EuropeHailey Bieber21:00
France 3Meurtres à Lille20:20
Trace Sport StarsHeroines (The ACL Knee Crisis Impacting the AFLW)20:30
France 5Le phare d'Alexandrie : les derniers secrets21:40
TV5Monde EuropeLe journal de la RTS20:26
SummaryFrance in our data

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

Channels8372,438 with a schedule today
Registry ids314
Guide only523
With a logo309
Schedule depth5 daysahead, on most of its main channels
Today100%
Tomorrow100%
Day 738%
Field fill86%of today's programmes carry a description
Category64%
Episode no.28%
Series link8%
Sport this week289events on TV in France, next 7 days
Live28
Football4
Other sport285
EndpointsThe API for France listings

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

EndpointWhat it returnsPlan
GET /v1/countries/FR/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/FR/nowWhat is on now on every TV channel in a country, with what comes next, in one call.Live and aboveDocs
GET /v1/countries/FR/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/FR/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=FRSports 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=FREvery 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=FRA 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/FR/now"
What is on now on every channel in France, in one call
// GET /v1/countries/FR/now, one channel, in short
{
    "data": [
        {
            "channel": "ch_wq31kfsa",
            "now": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T19:15:00Z",
                "stop": "2026-11-05T19:20:00Z",
                "title": "Info éco",
                "progress": 0.03
            },
            "next": {
                "start": "2026-11-05T19:16:00Z",
                "title": "Les observateurs"
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 2438,
        "at": "2026-11-05T19:15:16Z"
    }
}
Real titles, kept 10 minutesEvery field
SportSport on TV in France this week

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

Kick-offEventCompetitionChannelsShowing
20:20 Thu 5 NovMiddelkerke v Carrera MCiclocross Superprestige (T26/27)1Live
20:25 Thu 5 NovSuperprestige v MiddelkerkeKolarstwo przełajowe5Live
20:50 Thu 5 NovAgen v Biarritz OlAvant-match Pro D21Repeat
21:00 Thu 5 NovPro D2 v 10e journéeAgen / Biarritz1Repeat
22:00 Thu 5 NovMoicano v NolanUFC Fight Night2Live
07:45 Fri 6 NovCup of China v taniec rytmicznyŁyżwiarstwo figurowe4Live
09:25 Fri 6 NovCup of China v program krótki solistekŁyżwiarstwo figurowe4Live
12:00 Fri 6 NovCup of China v program krótki par sportowychŁyżwiarstwo figurowe4Live
14:35 Fri 6 NovMistrzostwa świata v Taszkient 2026Sambo3Live
00:00 Sat 7 NovSemifinales v Día 2International Championship de snooker (T26/27)2Live
Channel mixWhat France's channels carry

By category and by owner, from the channel registry.

By category

General42
Sport40
News34
Music32
Films32
Entertainment22
Children12
Series11

Biggest owners

Vivendi22
Altice Média12
Euronews SA10
Groupe M68
Canal+ Group8
France Télévisions7

The France TV guide, in brief

The TV guide for France covers 837 channels, 2,438 of them with a schedule today, and most of its main channels run 5 days ahead. Every time on this page is Europe/Paris.

Most of France's channels are general, sport and news channels, and the biggest owners are Vivendi, Altice Média and Euronews SA. This week 289 sports events are on TV in France, 28 of them live.

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

Who uses it

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

Questions

How many TV channels does France have?

We list 837 channels in France, 2,438 of them with a schedule today.

How far ahead does the France TV guide go?

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

What time zone are France TV times in?

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

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

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

Where can I watch sport on TV in France?

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