Shorts TV
United States
Shorts TV is a channel that airs short-form films and videos from independent creators and established studios, with a focus on genres like comedy, drama, animation, and documentary. The programming consists of standalone pieces typically running under 20 minutes, often sourced from film festivals and online platforms. In the United States, the channel provides a space for storytelling that does not fit into traditional half-hour or hour-long television slots. Viewers might encounter a silent animated short followed by a live-action narrative piece, with no recurring hosts or series arcs linking the segments together.
The channel’s schedule rotates through themed blocks, such as horror shorts in October or romantic comedies in February, but does not maintain a fixed lineup of original series. Online streaming access is available through select cable provider apps and some free ad-supported platforms, though the specific availability varies by region and distributor. TV guide listings for Shorts TV typically group content by mood or subject rather than by title, reflecting the channel’s emphasis on discovery over appointment viewing.
Schedule
02:00 - 03:00
Stars in Shorts
Oscar Nominee Emily Blunt
Series, Entertainment, Comedy, Horror, Romance
Features Oscar nominee Emily Blunt, Jean Smart, Edward Asner, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Matt Peters.
03:00 - 04:00
Shorts in Love
Animated Feels
Series, Entertainment, Romance
Animations about love, including 'Hour Angle' where two strangers spend 24 hours together; a woman tries to get her new boyfriend to open up in 'Curiosa'; moving story 'Embraced'; and an intimate connection in unhinged tale 'Hands Free'.
04:00 - 05:00
Scream Queens
Series, Horror
Includes students of the paranormal interviewing a medium in "The Chair"; an actress suffers anxiety while preparing for a play in "Stage Fright"; a woman gets a commemorative tattoo in "Rain, Rain, Go Away.".
05:00 - 06:00
Sex in Shorts
Series, Romance
Intimate encounters, lustful storylines and sensual moments. Included are 'Laundry' where a busy mother seeks intimacy; two adults have a rocky first date in 'Charmer'; and a French actress attracts the attention of 'The Chauffeur'.
06:00 - 07:00
Shorts in Love
Animated Feels
Series, Entertainment, Romance
Animations about love, including 'Hour Angle' where two strangers spend 24 hours together; a woman tries to get her new boyfriend to open up in 'Curiosa'; moving story 'Embraced'; and an intimate connection in unhinged tale 'Hands Free'.
07:00 - 08:00
Scream Queens
Series, Horror
Includes students of the paranormal interviewing a medium in "The Chair"; an actress suffers anxiety while preparing for a play in "Stage Fright"; a woman gets a commemorative tattoo in "Rain, Rain, Go Away.".
08:00 - 09:00
Sex in Shorts
Series, Romance
Intimate encounters, lustful storylines and sensual moments. Included are 'Laundry' where a busy mother seeks intimacy; two adults have a rocky first date in 'Charmer'; and a French actress attracts the attention of 'The Chauffeur'.
09:00 - 10:00
Stars in Shorts
Oscar Nominee Emily Blunt
Series, Entertainment, Comedy, Horror, Romance
Features Oscar nominee Emily Blunt, Jean Smart, Edward Asner, Nathan Stewart-Jarrett and Matt Peters.
10:00 - 11:00
Breakfast With Shorts
Series, Entertainment, Comedy, Drama
Great shorts to start your day, with 'The Window' about technology and human connection; a widower moves in with his daughter in comedy 'Simpler Times'; and in 1967, a girl learns that the first woman has run the Boston Marathon in '261'.
11:00 - 12:00
Breakfast With Shorts
Series, Entertainment, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Great shorts to start your day, including award-winning camel story 'Judas Collar' from the Australian outback; emotional comedy drama 'The Scenario' involving man's best friend; dance fairy-tale 'Utopic Dystopia'; and comedy 'Prison Food'.
12:00 - 13:00
Breakfast With Shorts
Entertainment
Great shorts to start the day.
13:00 - 14:00
Breakfast With Shorts
Series, Entertainment, Comedy, Drama
Great shorts to start your day, with 'The Window' about technology and human connection; a widower moves in with his daughter in comedy 'Simpler Times'; and in 1967, a girl learns that the first woman has run the Boston Marathon in '261'.
14:00 - 15:00
Breakfast With Shorts
Series, Entertainment, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Great shorts to start your day, including award-winning camel story 'Judas Collar' from the Australian outback; emotional comedy drama 'The Scenario' involving man's best friend; dance fairy-tale 'Utopic Dystopia'; and comedy 'Prison Food'.
15:00 - 16:00
Animazing
Series, Animated, Entertainment
Creative animations, with nature and war merging in 'Airborne'; tearjerker 'Tidy Away'; a minotaur learns about life outside his labyrinth in 'The Minotaur's Strike'; emotional family story 'The Light Eater'; and the surreal 'Room'.
16:00 - 17:00
Real Stories
Series, Documentary
Insightful docs, with residents attempting to preserve endangered coral in 'Way Of Life'; a couple walk almost 10,000 miles through 20 nations in 'Bangkok Barcelona On Foot'; and a local community protects lemurs in 'Guardians Of Anja'.
17:00 - 18:00
Family Ties
Series, Entertainment, Drama
Featuring "Whispers Of Redemption," where a man grieving his mother is approached by a woman and her dog; an exhausted mother takes her unruly kids to the beach in "Bad Mother;" a family horror "In A House, At Night.".
18:00 - 19:00
Just for Laughs
Series, Comedy, Entertainment, Variety
Comedy to light up your day, including 'Tama Tu' where soldiers pass time waiting for night to fall; a nerdy young man wants to become a magician in Oscar-nominated rom-com 'Instead Of Abracadabra'; and police officers bond in 'Standby'.
19:00 - 20:00
ShortsTV Selects
Coming-of-age Stories
Series, Dance, Entertainment, Drama, Romance
ShortsTV Selects coming-of-age stories, with a girl exercising with a secret motive in 'Hello, Muscles'; an army brat struggles with her identity in 'Picture Day'; 'Letter To You' about grief; and a woman's life events told through 'Shoes'.
20:00 - 21:00
Family Ties
Series, Entertainment, Drama
Featuring "Whispers Of Redemption," where a man grieving his mother is approached by a woman and her dog; an exhausted mother takes her unruly kids to the beach in "Bad Mother;" a family horror "In A House, At Night.".
21:00 - 22:00
Just for Laughs
Series, Comedy, Entertainment, Variety
Comedy to light up your day, including 'Tama Tu' where soldiers pass time waiting for night to fall; a nerdy young man wants to become a magician in Oscar-nominated rom-com 'Instead Of Abracadabra'; and police officers bond in 'Standby'.
22:00 - 23:00
ShortsTV Selects
Coming-of-age Stories
Series, Dance, Entertainment, Drama, Romance
ShortsTV Selects coming-of-age stories, with a girl exercising with a secret motive in 'Hello, Muscles'; an army brat struggles with her identity in 'Picture Day'; 'Letter To You' about grief; and a woman's life events told through 'Shoes'.
23:00 - 00:00
Family Ties
Series, Entertainment, Drama
Shorts about family, with a PhD student interviewing her estranged grandmother in "Oma"; a man and his sons are challenged by farm life and traditions in "And Then, The Silence"; brothers struggle in "Seven Star Dinosor Entertainment.".