TheTVDB

TheTVDB.com is a community-driven database of television shows. All content and images on the site have been contributed by the site's users; the site uses moderated editing to maintain its own standards.

TheTVDB.com

Type of site	Online database for television programs
Available in	English
Owner	TV Time
Created by	Scott Zsori
URL	www.thetvdb.com
Commercial	Yes
Registration	Registration (optional to participate in discussions, comments, ratings, and voting)
Launched	April 19, 2007; 18 years ago (2007-04-19)
Current status	Active

Purpose

The stated aim to be the most complete and accurate source of information on TV series from many languages and countries. It provides a repository of series, season and episode images that can be used in various types of home theater PC software to make the visual interface experience more appealing.^[1]

Applications

The site has a full JSON API that allows other software and websites to use this information. The API is currently being used by the myTV add-in for Windows Media Center, Jellyfin, Zappiti, Kodi (formerly XBMC); Plex; the meeTVshows and TVNight plugins for Meedio (a digital recorder acquired by Yahoo.com); the MP-TVSeries plugin for MediaPortal, Numote (iPhone/Android app and set-top device), and more.^[1]

History

In 2019, TheTVDB was acquired by TV Time, who used TheTVDB's database as a source for all the TV shows and episode descriptions in it.

As of 2020, the API now requires a license subscription from either application developers or end users.^[2]