Import your TV Time archive
Updated September 15, 2026
TV Time shut down on July 15, 2026. If you asked TV Time for your personal data before that date, you have a ZIP archive. This guide shows what is in it and how to bring it into I'm Watching This: every show you followed, every episode you marked, and your movies, with the dates.
What is in the archive
The ZIP holds a number of files. Two of them carry your history:
| File | What it holds | What becomes of it |
|---|---|---|
tracking-prod-records-v2.csv | Every show you followed, and one row per episode you marked watched, with its date. | Followed shows become Watching; shows saved "for later" become Watchlist. Each episode row becomes one viewing on that date. |
tracking-prod-records.csv | Your movies: watched, to watch, followed. | Watched becomes Completed; the rest becomes Watchlist. |
Anything else in the archive (statistics, settings, profile) is not read. Runtimes in the files are not used either; the time-watched figure is computed from TMDB and TVmaze episode lengths.
Step by step
- Find your TV Time archive. It is the ZIP TV Time sent when you asked for your personal data. Inside are two files that matter: tracking-prod-records-v2.csv (your shows and every episode you marked) and tracking-prod-records.csv (your movies). Leave the ZIP as it is.
- Create your account, or sign in. An account is free: create one, or sign in. Pick your language and timezone during the short setup; air times are shown in that timezone.
- Open the Import page. Settings, then Your data, then "Import from another tracker". Or go straight to imwatchingthis.com/import.
- Choose the ZIP. Or the two CSV files, one after the other. The file is read on our side and not shared. The page then shows what it found: shows, episode viewings, movies, watchlist entries.
- Start the import. Press "Import N titles". Titles are matched on TMDB while it runs; you can keep using the app. Shows are matched by their TVDB id, so they land exactly. Movies are matched by title and year.
- Check "Not matched". A short list of anything that could not be matched with confidence. Search for those by hand. Everything else is already in your library.
After the import
- Up next shows the next unwatched episode of each show you follow, with its air time in your timezone.
- Calendar lists the week's episodes and the movies on your watchlist by release date.
- Stats counts your viewings and time watched from the imported dates.
- Your data stays yours: Settings, Your data exports everything as JSON or CSV at any time.
Questions
Is it free?
Yes. There is no paid tier and there are no ads.
Do I need the ZIP, or the CSV files?
Either. The ZIP as TV Time sent it, or tracking-prod-records-v2.csv and tracking-prod-records.csv on their own. Files are recognised by their columns, not their names.
Are my watch dates kept?
Yes. Each episode row in the archive has the date you marked it, and that date becomes the viewing date here. Your stats and history use it.
What if I import the same file twice?
Nothing changes the second time. An import only adds: it does not remove a title, lower a status or replace a rating you gave.
Some episodes were skipped. Why?
TV Time and TMDB do not always number specials and split seasons the same way. An episode that does not exist under that number on TMDB is skipped, and the summary says how many.
I never asked TV Time for my data. Can I still get it?
TV Time closed on July 15, 2026, so we cannot get an archive for you. The fastest way to rebuild is to search for each show and use "Watched up to here" on the last episode you remember: one tap marks everything before it.
Ready when you are
Free, no ads, in English and French. Bring your history over, or start from one show.