TV Time is shutting down. Don't lose your watch history.
If you've tracked years of shows on TV Time, the app closing down puts all of that at risk. Every episode you've marked watched, your show lists, and your history could disappear when the servers go dark.
The good news: under data-protection law you have the right to get a copy of your data before that happens. Below is exactly how to request your TV Time export, plus where you can pick up tracking again.
Export your TV Time data (before July 15)
Good news: you don't need to email anyone or wait 30 days. TV Time (operated by Whip Media) has a self-service GDPR portal that builds your export on demand. Here's how:
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Open the export portal
Go to gdpr.tvtime.com/gdpr/self-service and sign in with the email and password for your TV Time account. - 2
Signed up with Apple or Google? Reset your password first
If you only ever used “Sign in with Apple” or “Sign in with Google”, you probably never set a password. On the portal, use the “Forgot password” flow with the same email your TV Time account uses to set one, then sign in. Reset emails can take a few minutes and sometimes land in spam, so check there before retrying.Apple “Hide My Email” catch: if you used Sign in with Apple with “Hide My Email”, your TV Time address is a private relay likex8k2p9@privaterelay.appleid.com, not your real inbox. Find it on your iPhone under Settings → [your name] → Sign-In & Security → Sign in with Apple → TV Time. Use that relay address for the password reset (emails to it forward to your real inbox). - 3
Request your export and download it
Do this on a computer or laptop, not your phone (the download often fails on mobile). In the portal, request your data export. It's usually ready in a few minutes: refresh, then download the .zip file. - 4
Keep the .zip safe for Episodey
Don't unzip or edit it, just keep the file. That export is exactly what Episodey's importer will read to rebuild your watched history automatically (see below).
The self-service portal only works while TV Time's servers are up, and it goes away on July 15 along with your data. If the portal ever fails to load, you still have the legal right to your data: email TV Time / Whip Media's privacy contact and ask for a copy under the GDPR.
Where to track your shows next
Episodey is a free, lean episode tracker. Think Letterboxd, but for television. Mark episodes watched, keep a watchlist, see what airs next, and build a tidy history of everything you've seen. It's built to be a simple, no-nonsense TV Time alternative.
🚧 TV Time importer: coming very soon
We're building an importer that takes the .zip export from the TV Time portal and rebuilds your watched history in Episodey automatically, so you don't have to re-mark years of episodes by hand. Grab your export now so it's ready the day the importer launches.
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