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Comedy Central in United States · channel ID and TV guide

Comedy Central in United States uses the catalogue ID ComedyCentral.us. See its feed details, matching names and local guide times.

Look for ComedyCentral.us when you match Comedy Central in United States. The directory lists Comedy Partners, Viacom International Inc., Paramount Skydance Corporation in the owner field.

Station details

Source identifier
ComedyCentral.us
Source geography
United States · US
Programme categories
comedy
Site listed in the snapshot
pluto.tv
Owner field
Comedy Partners · Viacom International Inc. · Paramount Skydance Corporation
Launch field
1991-04-01

Similar channel names

Comedy Central in Austria can turn up in the same search. Compare its ID (ComedyCentral.at) with ComedyCentral.us before switching the listing.

Compare the source IDs before changing the feed
NameMarketCatalogue IDCatalogue group or site
Comedy CentralAustriaComedyCentral.atParamount International Networks
Comedy CentralGermanyComedyCentral.deParamount Networks EMEAA
Comedy CentralUkraineComedyCentral.uaParamount Networks EMEAA
Comedy CentralIsraelComedyCentral.ilAnaney Communications
Comedy CentralSpainComedyCentral.esParamount Neworks EMEAA
Comedy CentralNetherlandsComedyCentral.nlParamount Networks EMEAA
Comedy CentralPolandComedyCentral.plParamount Networks UK & Australia

Match the TV guide

Match the episode and whether the listing is a repeat before adjusting the clock.

<channel id="ComedyCentral.us">…</channel>
<programme channel="ComedyCentral.us" start="20250715200000 -0400">…</programme>

Compare the two ID strings in your guide export. The directory key above is the reference for this feed.

Historical time conversions for the example XMLTV entry. Match the date and location of your actual feed.
Example zoneLocal timeThe same time in UTC
America/New_York15 Jan 2025 20:00 -050016 Jan 01:00 UTC
America/New_York15 Jul 2025 20:00 -040016 Jul 00:00 UTC
America/Chicago15 Jul 2025 20:00 -050016 Jul 01:00 UTC

Try the XMLTV test file

The linked fixture uses a historical date and an illustrative title. It can verify whether your player joins records by ID.

Open the XMLTV test file

Another directory entry can look similar. Check the identity fields for Comedy Central before changing the mapping.

Reading the result for this station
CheckWhat to look for
Import resultLook for “Comedy Central | guide alignment test” against ComedyCentral.us in the historic guide data.
Blank guide for this stationCompare the exported channel identifier with ComedyCentral.us exactly, including punctuation and letter case.

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