How TV Time Data Export Worked (Before the July 15, 2026 Shutdown)
TV Time deleted all watch history on July 15, 2026, after the official GDPR export got backed up under the shutdown rush. What the export method looked like, what it contained, and where to take your file next.
TV Time shut down on July 15, 2026, and all personal account data was permanently deleted after that date. (New to the news? Here is the full story of the shutdown.) Years of tracked shows and viewing history are gone unless you got your data out before the deadline. This page covers what the export contained and where to take it next, if you have a file saved.
Already have your export file? Achriom imports the extension's two files directly, tracks your shows episode by episode next to your films, books, and music, and never deletes your history. Free to start, no card.
Bring your history to Achriom →What was in a TV Time export
The quick export, using the browser extension below, carried the core of your library:
- Your shows and anime with season-by-season episode history: which episodes you watched, when, and how many times
- Where you are in each show, so watching, not started, and finished all come through
- Your movies, with watched status and dates
- Your favorites
That was the active core of your library. Worth knowing: TV Time never had numeric star ratings, only love and like reactions on episodes, so there was no rating score in any export for a tracker to import. What is above is what your history actually was.
How TV Time data used to be exported
The reliable method was the TV Time Out browser extension. It installed in a desktop browser like Chrome, you signed in to TV Time in that browser, and it exported your library as two files, one for your shows and one for your movies. It ran in your own browser and read your own data, and it was the fastest, most reliable way out. This step needed a desktop computer, not a phone.
Those two files are exactly what you upload when you import into Achriom. If you have them saved, keep them somewhere safe.
TV Time’s own export was a backup option. TV Time also had an official export at gdpr.tvtime.com/gdpr/self-service, signed in with your account. With millions of people leaving at once in the final weeks, it ran slow and some exports got stuck while preparing.
Where to take your data next
If TV Time’s shutdown caught you without an export, your history is gone; see what to do now that TV Time has shut down for how to rebuild it. If you do have your export file, you have options. Trakt, Simkl, and Serializd are the common TV-only destinations. If you would rather not keep your shows walled off in yet another single-purpose app, Achriom tracks your TV alongside your films, books, and music, with an AI librarian that reasons across all of it, and it imports your TV Time history directly.
See how to move from TV Time to Achriom for the step-by-step, and the best TV Time alternatives if you are still deciding.
And since you are already moving apps: if a chunk of your life is on Goodreads too, the same one-library logic applies to your shelves. Start with the best Goodreads alternatives or the best book tracking apps and consolidate once instead of twice.
Have your export? Give it a home that will not delete it. Achriom imports your TV Time history for free and keeps your shows next to your films, books, and music, and you can export it all back out any time.
Bring your history to Achriom →Common questions
How did I export my TV Time data?
Before the shutdown, the free TV Time Out browser extension was the reliable method: install it on a desktop computer, sign in to TV Time, and export. It saved your library as two files (your shows and your movies), which is what apps like Achriom import directly. TV Time’s own export at gdpr.tvtime.com/gdpr/self-service worked as a backup but ran slow under the shutdown rush.
What was in the export?
Your shows and anime with episode-by-episode watch history and dates, where you were in each show, your favorites, and your movies. TV Time never had numeric star ratings, only love and like reactions, so there was no rating score in any export to move.
Can I still export my data?
No. TV Time shut down on July 15, 2026, and everything was deleted on that date. Only a file exported before then still exists.
Where should I move it?
Trakt, Simkl, or Serializd for TV only, or Achriom if you want your shows tracked alongside your films, books, and music. If you have your export file, import it wherever you land.