# TV Shows Scraper (`scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper`) Actor

Scrape TV shows with genres, language, network, country, status, runtime, premiere and end dates, rating and summary. Search by title or browse the catalog. Export to JSON, CSV or Excel.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/scrapers\_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper.md
- **Developed by:** [Scrapers Lat](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat) (community)
- **Categories:** News, Developer tools, Social media
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 95.8% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $6.80 / 1,000 results

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

Actors are web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.
Actors are written with capital "A".

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.
The best way to integrate Actors is as follows.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
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- **Any other language** — the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md).

For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below.

For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt).

# README

## TV Shows Scraper

> Search or browse TV shows and export clean, structured data: genres, language, network, country, status, runtime, premiere and end dates, rating, popularity, airing schedule, a plain-text summary, and cross-reference IDs (IMDb, TheTVDB, TVRage) with a ready-made IMDb link. Ready for catalogs, recommendation engines and research.

**📥 [Input](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/input-schema) · 📤 [Output](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/output-schema) · 💰 [Pricing](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/pricing) · ▶️ [Examples](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples)**

![Apify](https://img.shields.io/badge/Platform-Apify-1CE1CE?logo=apify\&logoColor=white)
![TV](https://img.shields.io/badge/Data-TV%20shows-blue)
![Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-JSON%20%7C%20CSV%20%7C%20Excel-orange)

<table><tr>
<td align="center"><strong>Search or browse</strong><br>the show catalog</td>
<td align="center"><strong>Rating, popularity, schedule</strong><br>plus IMDb / TheTVDB IDs</td>
<td align="center"><strong>JSON / CSV / Excel</strong><br>output formats</td>
</tr></table>

<br>

### Who is it for

| Use case | Who benefits |
|---|---|
| Catalog building | Teams collecting show metadata for a media app |
| Recommendations | Builders training or seeding a recommendation engine |
| Research | Analysts studying genres, networks and ratings |
| Dashboards | Anyone tracking shows by network, status or rating |

### How to use it

1. Enter a **search query** (a show title) to find matching shows, or leave it empty to browse the full catalog.
2. Set **Max Items** to cap how many shows to collect.
3. Run it. Export as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pull it through the Apify API.

### Frequently Asked Questions

**Can I get many shows at once?**
Yes. Leave the search query empty to browse the catalog and set Max Items high to collect shows in bulk across many pages.

**Is the summary plain text?**
Yes. The summary is cleaned of HTML so it drops straight into a spreadsheet, a database or a UI.

**What does the rating mean?**
It is the average community rating for the show, on a 0 to 10 scale, where available.

**How fresh is the data?**
Shows are read live at run time, so each record reflects the catalog at the moment of the run (see observedAt).

### Example use cases

Ready-to-run example tasks, each preconfigured for a common scenario. Open one and press run, or use it as a template:

- [Scrape TV Shows for Breaking Bad](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-breaking-bad): Scrape TV show data for breaking bad with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for Game Of Thrones](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-game-of-thrones): Scrape TV show data for game of thrones with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for The Office](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-the-office): Scrape TV show data for the office with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for Stranger Things](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-stranger-things): Scrape TV show data for stranger things with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for Friends](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-friends): Scrape TV show data for friends with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for The Crown](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-the-crown): Scrape TV show data for the crown with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for Attack On Titan](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-attack-on-titan): Scrape TV show data for attack on titan with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for Squid Game](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-squid-game): Scrape TV show data for squid game with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for The Mandalorian](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-the-mandalorian): Scrape TV show data for the mandalorian with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.
- [Scrape TV Shows for True Detective](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper/examples/tvm-true-detective): Scrape TV show data for true detective with genres, rating, status, network, premiere date and summary for media research.

### Export, API and AI agents (x402 + MCP)

Export the scraped data to **JSON, CSV or Excel**, pull it as a **dataset** through the Apify **API**, or wire it into your app with **no code**. This web scraper and data extractor also works for bulk data extraction and scheduled runs.

For AI agents: this Actor is available on **x402**, Apify's agentic payment standard built with Coinbase. An AI agent can discover, pay for and run it on its own with a funded wallet and a single HTTP request: no account, no subscription, no API key and no human in the loop. It also runs as an **MCP** tool inside Claude, Cursor and other AI clients out of the box. Learn more about [x402 agentic payments on Apify](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/x402).

### Related scrapers

- [iTunes & App Store Search Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/itunes-search-scraper)
- [Google News Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/google-news-scraper)
- [App Store Reviews Scraper](https://apify.com/scrapers_lat/app-store-reviews-scraper)

### More scrapers at scrapers.lat

This actor is built and maintained by [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat), where we publish scrapers for public platforms: finance, news, real estate, jobs, e-commerce and government data. Browse the full catalog or ask us for a custom scraper at [scrapers.lat](https://scrapers.lat).

***

> This actor is an independent tool and has no affiliation with TVmaze. It only accesses publicly available show data. Use the results in accordance with the source's terms.

# Actor input Schema

## `maxShows` (type: `integer`):

Maximum number of shows to collect.

## `searchQuery` (type: `string`):

Title to search for, for example 'breaking bad'. Leave empty to browse the full show catalog.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "maxShows": 50,
  "searchQuery": "breaking bad"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "maxShows": 50,
    "searchQuery": "breaking bad"
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {
    "maxShows": 50,
    "searchQuery": "breaking bad",
}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "maxShows": 50,
  "searchQuery": "breaking bad"
}' |
apify call scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=scrapers_lat/tvmaze-shows-scraper",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/7ubLP4AA8agA1vz42/builds/6vifAvfoYPyuPGqoq/openapi.json