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ZDF TV guide

ZDF today, and every day back to January 2023.

The full schedule in Europe/Berlin 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.

CountryGermany
Today29 programmes
Listings fromJan 2023
CategoryGeneral
On now on ZDF00:12 CEST
On now
Eismayer
23:50 to 01:15 CEST
63 minutes left
01:15dein buch
04:15Notruf HafenkanteS12 E6
05:00hallo deutschland
05:30Live: ZDF-Morgenmagazin
ScheduleZDF schedule

All times Europe/Berlin. The same day from the API: GET /v1/channels/ch_65mhnvme/schedule?date=2026-10-13&tz=Europe/Berlin

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TimeProgrammeEpisodeCategoryLength
23:45Viva Forever On nowDiverse1h 40m
01:25Beckenrand SheriffDiverse1h 45m
03:10Madame Annie und ihre FamilieFilm1h 10m
04:20Terra XploreDiverse30m
04:50Terra XploreDiverse15m
05:05hallo deutschlandDiverse25m
05:30ZDF-MorgenmagazinDiverse3h 30m
09:00heute XpressDiverse5m
09:05Volle Kanne - Service täglichDiverse1h 25m
10:30Notruf HafenkanteDiverse45m
11:15SOKO StuttgartDiverse45m
12:00ARD - MittagsmagazinDiverse2h
14:00heute – in DeutschlandŞtiri15m
14:15Die KüchenschlachtDiverse45m
15:00heute XpressDiverse5m
15:05Bares für RaresDiverse55m
16:00heute – in EuropaDiverse10m
16:10Die Rosenheim-CopsDiverse50m
17:00heuteDiverse10m
17:10hallo deutschlandDiverse50m
18:00SOKO KölnDiverse1h
19:00heuteDiverse20m
19:20WetterDiverse5m
19:25Die Rosenheim-CopsDiverse50m
20:15Am Puls mit Dunja HayaliDiverse45m
21:00frontal-Dokumentation: Im Schatten des KriegesDiverse45m
21:45heute journalMuzică30m
22:15Die AnstaltDiverse1h 15m
23:30Sketch HistoryDiverse45m
In your appThis schedule, in four languages

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curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_65mhnvme/schedule?date=2026-10-13&tz=Europe/Berlin"

# what is on now, and next
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_65mhnvme/now"

# any past day (Archive plan)
curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TVG_KEY" \
  "https://api.tvguideapi.com/v1/channels/ch_65mhnvme/history?from=2025-10-12T00:00:00Z&to=2025-10-13T00:00:00Z"
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// GET /v1/channels/ch_65mhnvme/schedule?date=2026-10-13, the first programme
{
    "data": [
        {
            "id": "ls_bj4g04r5",
            "channel": "ch_65mhnvme",
            "start": "2026-10-12T21:45:00Z",
            "stop": "2026-10-12T23:24:59Z",
            "title": "Viva Forever",
            "sub_title": null,
            "description": null,
            "category": [
                "diverse"
            ],
            "flags": {
                "new": false,
                "live": false
            }
        }
    ],
    "meta": {
        "count": 29,
        "date": "2026-10-13",
        "tz": "Europe/Berlin"
    }
}
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TimeThursday 12 October 2023Category
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