TV Maze Scraper - TV Shows & Episodes Data

Scrape TV show data including ratings, genres, episodes, cast and schedule from TVmaze. Search shows by name or browse today's TV schedule. Free, no API key needed.

Features

• Search Shows: Find TV shows by name with ratings, genres, status, network info
• TV Schedule: Get today's (or any date's) TV schedule for any country
• People Search: Find actors and crew members
• Episode Data: Optionally fetch all episodes for each show found
• No API Key: Uses the free TVmaze public API

Modes

Search Shows

Search for TV shows by name. Returns show details including rating, genres, network, and more.

TV Schedule

Get the TV schedule for a specific date and country. See what's airing with episode details.

Search People

Search for actors and other people in the TV industry.

Output Fields (Shows)

Field	Description
id	TVmaze show ID
name	Show name
type	Show type (Scripted, Reality, Animation, etc.)
language	Primary language
genres	Array of genres
status	Running, Ended, To Be Determined, etc.
premiered	Premiere date
ended	End date (if applicable)
rating	Average rating (0-10)
runtime	Episode runtime in minutes
network	Network or streaming service
officialSite	Official website URL
image	Show poster image URL
summary	Show description (HTML stripped)
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp

Output Fields (Schedule)

Field	Description
showName	Show name
episodeName	Episode title
season	Season number
number	Episode number
airdate	Air date
airtime	Air time
runtime	Runtime in minutes
network	Network name
summary	Episode summary
scrapedAt	ISO timestamp

Input Options

• Mode: search, schedule, or people
• Search Query: Text to search for (shows or people)
• Date: Schedule date in YYYY-MM-DD format
• Country: Country code for schedule (US, GB, DE, etc.)
• Include Episodes: Fetch full episode lists for shows
• Max Results: Limit the number of results

Use Cases

• Entertainment apps: Build TV guide features with schedule data
• Content analysis: Analyze TV show ratings, genres, and trends
• Media monitoring: Track new show premieres and season finales
• Research: Study TV programming patterns across countries
• Recommendation engines: Use ratings and genre data for suggestions

Example Output

{
  "id": 169,
  "name": "Breaking Bad",
  "type": "Scripted",
  "language": "English",
  "genres": ["Drama", "Crime", "Thriller"],
  "status": "Ended",
  "premiered": "2008-01-20",
  "ended": "2013-09-29",
  "rating": 9.3,
  "runtime": 60,
  "network": "AMC",
  "officialSite": "http://www.amc.com/shows/breaking-bad",
  "image": "https://static.tvmaze.com/uploads/images/original_untouched/0/2400.jpg",
  "summary": "A high school chemistry teacher diagnosed with inoperable lung cancer...",
  "scrapedAt": "2026-04-26T12:00:00.000Z"
}

Data Source

• TVmaze — Free TV show database with 70,000+ shows

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