From 1955 until 1991, it was the only source of seven-day listings for ITV and, from 1982, Channel 4 (as well as S4C in Wales in an enclosed local supplement titled Sbec).

The magazine did not circulate nationally until 1968 as some (usually smaller) regional stations opted to produce their own listings publications.

During the late 1950s until the early 1980s, TV Times suffered frequent printing disputes that often resulted in the publication of emergency or special combined editions.

[5] On 11 February 2006, the magazine was refreshed for a more modern look including the double-page highlights of programmes on all channels as well as radio and kids' television listings were scrapped, increasing the publication's emphasis on big-star interviews and soaps.

[7] S4C launched its own pull-out weekly listings supplement magazine Sbec on 1 November 1982, distributed free with the Wales edition of TV Times.