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TV Time
Type of site
TV tracker, social network
Available inMultilingual
RegistrationFree
Launched2011; 13 years ago (2011)
Current statusActive
TV Time
Stable release
Operating systemiOS, Android
Websitewww.tvtime.com Edit this on Wikidata

TV Time (formerly TVShow Time) is a tracking platform for TV and movies on iOS, Android, and web. The TV tracker helps series fans navigate their viewing experience. It enables users to track what they are watching, how they are watching, when they are watching, and why they are watching. TV Time also lets users react and comment on episodes and movies within the app's community. Users are not able to watch shows or movies with TV Time.

History

Company Timeline
2012 TV Time launches as TVShow Time in Paris, France.
2016 Whip Networks, a Santa Monica, CA based start-up, acquires TVShow Time.
2017 TVShow Time rebrands as TV Time.
2018 TV Time launches TVLytics, an insights platform for media companies.
2019 TV Time acquires its online metadata source, TheTVDB.
TV Time adds Movies and a Darkmode feature.
TV Time acquires Mediamorph.

Features

Every registered TV Time user has their own profile. When a user opens the app, four tabs appear at the bottom of the screen: Shows, Movies, Discover and Profile.

Shows

  • Watch List: A list of show posters or thumbnails with episode descriptions (depending on a user's preference). Here, users can see what shows to watch next, what they haven't seen in a while, and their watch history based on which shows they've added to their Watch List. In the poster view, a yellow progress bar that illustrates the user's progression on a show. This tab also allows one to mark an episode as ‘watched.’ In the thumbnail view, users have the option to  swipe right or press the check mark next to the episode description. In the poster view, users click the check mark within the episode pages.
  • Show Pages: Once an episode is marked as watched, individual episode pages reveal comments from the TV Time community and gives the ability to rate the episode, express feelings, and vote for favorite characters. There is a no spoiler rule in place, so unless a user has marked the episode as watched, this content will remain hidden.
  • Upcoming: The ‘Upcoming’ section works as a reminder for future episodes of shows a user has followed. Users can also opt in to receive push notifications an hour before a show airs.

Movies

  • Watch List: Similar to the Shows tab, a list of movie posters appears. Here, users can movies they have added to their Watch List. This tab also allows one to mark an episode as ‘watched’ by going into the movie and selecting the check mark next to the movie description.
  • Movie Pages: Movie pages allow users to rate the film, express feelings, and vote for favorite characters. The “no spoiler rule” applies here as well if a user has not marked the movie as ‘watched,’ they won't see comments left by the TV Time community.
  • Upcoming: The ‘Upcoming’ list features movies a user has added to their Watch List that have yet to be released.

Discover

The app offers an explore feature which allows users to discover new shows according to different criterion, such as genre and popularity.

  • Search & Discover More: The search bar lets users find shows, movies, and other users within TV Time. If a user isn't sure what to watch next, they have the option of using the ‘Discover More’ feature. This section has genre filtering capabilities, show status options (ongoing or ended), and trending series (what's popular or the “most binged”).
  • Recommendations: The ‘Top Shows for You’ field displays programming that a user may want to add to their Watch List based on genres and shows that they enjoy.
  • Trending: ‘Trending Shows & Movies’ features what's currently popular in TV Time based on the number of user comments within the last 3 days while ‘Recent Activity’ displays series that a users’ in-app friends are following.

Profile

  • Stats: The top of a user's profile features certain stats, such as how much time the user has spent watching TV a.k.a. their “TV Time.” This clock shows an estimated amount of time a user has spent watching television. The accumulated time is based on the episodes marked as watched and their duration. This is also available for movies in the “Movie Time” section. The top also features a number of episodes and movies watched by a user, which is based on the number of episodes a user has marked as watched. Another ‘Stats’ option at the bottom of the profile allows a user to dig deeper with graphs, badges, and rankings.
  • Show & Movie Lists: A user's profile displays recent shows/films that they've tracked. A profile may also show off lists of favorite shows/films if the user has chosen to do so. Users also have the option to get creative with “custom lists” that can combine both movies and television series.
  • Badges: Another characteristic of the profile is the display of badges. Badges are rewards that every user gets when using TV Time. They are divided in two main categories: discovery badges and addiction badges. Discovery badges are given when the user makes use of the site's features for the first time. Addiction badges, on the other hand, are given to the user when he or she interacts with TV shows. These badges are:
- Serial Emotioner Serial Actor Voter Serial Commentator Quick Watcher Marathoner Visionary Serial Watcher
No Stars / Brown Set 3 emotions on a show in a row Vote for 3 actors of a show in a row Comment 3 episodes of a show in a row, less than 1 hour after watching each episode Watch 3 episodes of a show less than 48h after their air date, in a row Watch 3 episodes of a show within 24 hours Be one of the first 5000 followers of a show that will become popular (+10000 followers) Watch TV shows for 5 days in a row
1 Star / Blue Set 5 emotions on a show in a row Vote for 5 actors of a show in a row Comment 5 episodes of a show in a row, less than 1 hour after watching each episode Watch 5 episodes of a show less than 48h after their air date, in a row Watch 5 episodes of a show within 24 hours Be one of the first 1000 followers of a show that will become popular (+10000 followers) Watch TV shows for 10 days in a row
2 Stars / Red Set 10 emotions on a show in a row Vote for 10 actors of a show in a row Comment 10 episodes of a show in a row, less than 1 hour after watching each episode Watch 10 episodes of a show less than 48h after their air date, in a row Watch 10 episodes of a show within 48 hours Be one of the first 500 followers of a show that will become popular (+10000 followers) Watch TV shows for 15 days in a row
3 Stars / Gold Set 15 emotions on a show in a row Vote for 15 actors of a show in a row Comment 30 episodes of a show in a row, less than 1 hour after watching each episode Watch 15 episodes of a show less than 48h after their air date, in a row Watch 20 episodes of a show within 72 hours Be one of the first 100 followers of a show that will become popular (+10000 followers) Watch TV shows for 30 days in a row
All information on this table was gathered manually though various users.


Statistics

As of 28 April 2020, the most followed television shows on TV Time were:[2]

Rank Title Followers Original Network Status Seasons Active Years Ref
1 Game of Thrones 4,789,289 HBO Ended 8 2011 - 2019 [3]
2 Stranger Things 4,490,179 Netflix Continuing 4 2016 - present [4]
3 The Walking Dead 3,996,909 AMC 10 2010 - present [5]
4 13 Reasons Why 3,971,078 Netflix 3 2017 - present [6]
5 Riverdale 3,232,394 The CW 4 2017 - present [7]
6 The 100 3,177,570 7 2014 - present [8]
7 Money Heist 3,167,369 Netflix 4 2017 - present [9]
8 Orange Is the New Black 2,977,676 Ended 7 2013 - 2019 [10]
9 Grey's Anatomy 2,926,313 ABC Continuing 16 2005 - present [11]
10 The Flash (2014) 2,872,494 The CW 6 2014 - present [12]
11 Arrow 2,746,068 Ended 8 2012 - 2020 [13]
12 The Big Bang Theory 2,517,423 CBS 12 2007 - 2019 [14]
13 Lucifer 2,508,825 Netflix Continuing 5 2016 - present [15]
14 Black Mirror 2,501,811 5 2011 - present [16]
15 Vikings 2,413,822 History 6 2013 - present [17]
16 Sherlock 2,317,407 BBC 4 2010 - present [18]
17 Breaking Bad 2,273,215 AMC Ended 5 2008 - 2013 [19]
18 The Vampire Diaries 2,265,438 The CW 8 2009 - 2017 [20]
19 Pretty Little Liars 2,235,934 Freeform 7 2010 - 2017 [21]
20 Supernatural 2,234,140 The CW 15 2005 - 2020 [22]
21 American Horror Story 2,227,274 FX Continuing 9 2011 - present [23]
22 Prison Break 2,176,447 FOX Ended 5 2005 - 2017 [24]
23 How to Get Away with Murder 2,151,994 ABC Continuing 6 2014 - present [25]
24 The Simpsons 2,033,899 FOX 31 1989 - present [26]
25 Teen Wolf 1,938,156 MTV Ended 6 2011 - 2017 [27]
26 Once Upon a Time (2011) 1,858,128 ABC 7 2011 - 2018 [28]
27 Sex Education 1,842,036 Netflix Continuing 2 2019 - present [29]
28 Friends 1,820,228 NBC Ended 10 1994 - 2004 [30]
29 Narcos 1,785,500 Netflix 3 2015 - 2017 [31]
30 How I Met Your Mother 1,737,438 CBS 9 2005 - 2014 [32]
31 Elite 1,693,489 Netflix Continuing 3 2018 - present [33]
32 Marvel's Daredevil 1,689,651 Ended 3 2015 - 2018 [34]
33 Mr. Robot 1,680,425 USA Network 4 2015 - 2019 [35]
34 You 1,661,983 Netflix Continuing 2 2018 - present [36]
35 Suits 1,653,072 USA Network Ended 9 2011 - 2019 [37]
36 The Originals 1,634,755 The CW 5 2013 - 2018 [38]
37 Supergirl 1,622,528 Continuing 5 2015 - present [39]
38 Gossip Girl 1,585,053 Ended 6 2007 - 2012 [40]
39 Rick and Morty 1,565,400 Adult Swim Continuing 3 2013 - present [41]
40 Westworld 1,538,988 HBO 2 2016 - present [42]
41 Dark 1,516,577 Netflix 2 2017 - present [43]
42 The End of the F***ing World 1,503,234 2 2017 - present [44]
43 Sense8 1,503,206 Ended 2 2015 - 2018 [45]
44 Gotham 1,453,743 FOX 5 2014 - 2019 [46]
45 Modern Family 1,436,230 ABC 11 2009 - 2020 [47]
46 Marvel's Jessica Jones 1,392,144 Netflix 3 2015 - 2019 [48]
47 Shadowhunters 1,391,572 Freeform 3 2016 - 2019 [49]
48 House of Cards (US) 1,328,000 Netflix 6 2013 - 2018 [50]
49 Peaky Blinders 1,312,979 BBC One Continuing 5 2013 - present [51]
50 Shameless (US) 1,282,475 Showtime 10 2011 - present [52]

Languages

TV Time is currently available in thirteen, different languages.

Show
Arabic
Dutch
French
German
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Polish
Portuguese (BR)
Portuguese (PT)
Russian
Spanish
Turkish

Plugins

TV Time has a public API,[53] which allows users to create their own plugins. A plugin for Kodi that marks episodes as watched automatically after it has been watched on it was released on February 15, 2015. Another plugin for Google Chrome[54] that integrates several features to the web browser had been released a few weeks before.

Database

TV Time uses TheTVDB’s database as a source of information for all shows and movies in its library.

See also

  • Tvtag, a similar website also dedicated to television, now shut down.

References

  1. ^ "tvshowtime.com Site Overview". Alexa. Retrieved on June 6, 2016.
  2. ^ "Most followed shows of all time on TV Time app". TV Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  3. ^ "Game of Thrones on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  4. ^ "Stranger Things on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  5. ^ "The Walking Dead on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  6. ^ "13 Reasons Why on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  7. ^ Riverdale, retrieved 2018-01-07
  8. ^ "The 100 on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  9. ^ "Orange Is the New Black on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  10. ^ Money Heist, retrieved 2018-10-18
  11. ^ "Grey's Anatomy on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  12. ^ "The Flash on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  13. ^ "Arrow on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  14. ^ "The Big Bang Theory on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  15. ^ Lucifer, retrieved 2019-01-08
  16. ^ "Black Mirror on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  17. ^ "Vikings on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  18. ^ "Sherlock on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  19. ^ "Breaking Bad on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  20. ^ "The Vampire Diaries on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  21. ^ "Pretty Little Liars on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  22. ^ "Super Natural on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  23. ^ "American Horror Story on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  24. ^ "Prison Break on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  25. ^ How to Get Away with Murder, retrieved 2018-01-07
  26. ^ The Simpsons, retrieved 2018-01-07
  27. ^ "Teen Wolf on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  28. ^ "Once Upon a Time on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on December 14, 2017.
  29. ^ "Sex Education on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  30. ^ "Friends on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  31. ^ Narcos, retrieved 2018-01-07
  32. ^ "How I Met Your Mother on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  33. ^ "Elite on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  34. ^ Marvel's Daredevil, retrieved 2018-01-07
  35. ^ Mr. Robot, retrieved 2018-01-07
  36. ^ "You on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  37. ^ "Suits on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  38. ^ The Originals, retrieved 2018-01-07
  39. ^ "Supergirl on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  40. ^ "Gossip Girl on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  41. ^ "Rick and Morty on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  42. ^ "Westworld on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  43. ^ "Dark on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  44. ^ "The End of the F***ing World on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  45. ^ "Sense8 on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  46. ^ "Gotham on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  47. ^ "Modern Family on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  48. ^ "Marvel's Jessica Jones on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  49. ^ "Shadowhunters on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  50. ^ "House of Cards (US) on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  51. ^ "Peaky Blinders on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  52. ^ "Shameless (US) on TVShow Time". TVShow Time. Retrieved on April 28, 2020.
  53. ^ "TVShow Time API". TVShow Time. Retrieved on October 21, 2015.
  54. ^ "TVShow Time". Chrome Web Store. Retrieved on October 21, 2015.

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