TVMaze — TV Show Search & Metadata to JSON

Search TV shows or look them up by ID — and get clean JSON. Pass show titles or TVMaze IDs and get back a tidy row per show: name, genres, status, premiere/end dates, rating, network, official site, summary, IMDb ID and images. Powered by the public TVMaze API — no API key, no anti-bot.

The easy way to build TV metadata datasets for apps, recommendations and research.

Who uses this

• 📺 Streaming & TV apps — enrich listings with clean show metadata.
• 🤖 Recommendation & AI — build datasets by genre, network or rating.
• 🔎 Researchers & analysts — study TV catalogs and trends.
• ✍️ Content & media sites — auto-fill show pages with summaries and images.
• 🧑‍💻 Developers — a clean TV endpoint by title or ID.

What you get — one clean row per show

Field	Description
name	Show title
genres + type	Genres & type
status	Running / Ended
premiered + ended	Air dates
rating	Average rating
network + networkCountry	Network
scheduleDays + scheduleTime	Air schedule
officialSite + url	Links
summary	Show summary
imdbId + tvdbId	External IDs
image	Poster image

Example

Input

{ "searchQueries": ["breaking bad", "the office"], "showIds": ["169"] }

Output (one item)

{
  "id": 169, "name": "Breaking Bad", "type": "Scripted",
  "genres": ["Drama", "Crime", "Thriller"], "status": "Ended",
  "premiered": "2008-01-20", "ended": "2013-09-29",
  "rating": 9.2, "network": "AMC",
  "imdbId": "tt0903747",
  "url": "https://www.tvmaze.com/shows/169/breaking-bad"
}

Why this actor

• ✅ Official source — the TVMaze API, always current.
• 🔎 Search or lookup — by title or by TVMaze ID.
• 🏷️ Rich metadata — genres, status, network, schedule, rating, IMDb ID.
• 🖼️ Images included — poster art URLs.
• ⚡ Fast & affordable — pay only per show returned. No key, no anti-bot.

Input options

• searchQueries — show titles to search.
• showIds — specific shows by TVMaze ID.
• (Provide at least one of the two.)

FAQ

Search or look up by ID? Both — pass searchQueries or showIds.

Do I get the IMDb ID? Yes — imdbId and tvdbId are included when available.

Looking for actors/people? Use our separate TVMaze People actor for cast search.

How fresh is the data? Live from the TVMaze API on every run.

Can I export to CSV/Excel/Google Sheets? Yes — the dataset exports to JSON, CSV, Excel and HTML, or pull it via the API.

What does it cost? Pay-per-show — you're only charged for shows actually returned.

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Tip: pass a list of titles to enrich your catalog with genres, ratings and poster images in one run.