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What is on now

What is on now.

A country's channels this minute, from the same call your app would make.

ChannelNowOn forNextStarts
Anhui Film and Video Channel风云大剧院风云大剧院05:06
Anhui Science and Education Channel语众不同剧场04:50
Anhui Variety Channel来吧掼军快乐无敌大PK05:10
Animation Show Channel编码学院(25)
Beijing Satellite TV小城良方(8)预告04:57
Bingtuan Satellite TV天气预报长征(23)04:30
CCTV-1TV DramaLegal Report04:32
CCTV-10自然传奇-2026-327探索·发现-2026-30604:32
CCTV-12一线-2026-218天网-2026-21804:52
CCTV-13新聞直播間新聞1+104:33
CCTV-14动画大放映(黄金版)-2026-173一起“趣”观赛-5005:50
CCTV-15中国节拍-品味古典7(莎拉·布莱曼演唱会)第二届丝路之星国际音乐大赛-704:45
CCTV-16实况录像(奥林匹克)-WTT蒙彼利埃冠军赛2026 比赛1实况录像(奥林匹克)-2026/2027赛季短道速滑世界巡回赛 加拿大温哥华站 25分钟版05:15
CCTV-17我和我的三个姐姐17/38长征路上新乡村(10分钟版)-2904:44
CCTV-2经济半小时经济信息联播04:30
CCTV-3开门大吉-2026-44新花路放—最美的心愿之旅-904:53
CCTV-4 AsiaCHINA NEWSFOCUS TODAY04:30
CCTV-4 EuropeChina NewsFocus Today04:30
CCTV-52026/2027赛季中国男子篮球职业联赛-第8轮 广东东阳光 - 青岛崂山啤酒体育世界05:30
CCTV-5+2026年世界举重锦标赛-男子85公斤级实况录像-2026年世界体操锦标赛 男子团体决赛05:05
CCTV-6终极硬汉中国电影报道2026-30606:00
CCTV-7防务新观察-2026-306军事纪实-2026-21804:43
CCTV-8本集提要-小城良方-26/29小城良方26/2904:30
CCTV-8K中央广播电视总台2026年中秋晚会-8K-灯火里的中国8K超高清万象-美丽中国 四季04:29
CCTV-9特别呈现2026-306寰宇视野2026-30705:00
CCTV-Entertainment越战越勇-2026-29百家讲坛-2026-9805:18
CETV-1e视界行业中国04:44
CETV-2等着我等着我05:00
CETV-3长安书院纪录中国04:45
CETV-4青春训练营冠军说06:00
CGTNThe World TodayDialogue04:30
CGTN ArabicAlakhbarMslslat tlfzywnyh04:30
CGTN DocumentaryPotala Palace 2Promos04:56
CGTN FrenchCGTN FrenchCGTN French06:00
CGTN Global BizGlobal Business-European EditionChina's Economy and the World: Exploring the 15th Five-Year Plan and global economic order shift04:50
CGTN RussianТелесериалТелесериал04:45
CGTN SpanishCGTN NoticiasPrisma04:30
Channel Law2026安澜长江(9)法治:(律师界)04:40
Chaozhou Comprehensive Channel潮州新闻天天好生活04:30
China Movie Channel远东特遣队 第6部 密令截击施公案之官银劫04:45

The call behind it: GET /v1/countries/CN/now.

What is on TV now, in any country

Pick a country to see the programme on now and the one after it on its channels, in its own local time. The table is the same answer GET /v1/countries/{cc}/now gives your app.

Refresh it every minute for a live screen, or ask for one channel or a list of channels.

Who uses it

Live screensA now-and-next board.
HotelsWhat is on in guests' rooms.
AssistantsAnswer "what is on now".
TestingCheck a country before building.

Questions

Which countries?

Every country we hold.

Local time?

Yes, the country's own.

How many channels?

The table shows the first ones; the API returns them all.

Which plan?

Now and next is on the paid plans.

The same data, in one API call