Television in Georgia (country)
Television in Georgia was introduced in 1954, when Georgia was still known as the Georgian SSR. The most watched TV channel is Imedi TV which is known for its pro-government orientation, followed by the pro-opposition TV channel, TV Pirveli.
List of channels
This is a list of television channels that broadcast from Georgia in Georgian.
Public
| Name | Owner | Established | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Channel (1TV) (Georgian: პირველი არხი) | Georgian Public Broadcaster | 1954 | 1tv.ge |
| First Channel Sport (Georgian: პირველი არხი სპორტი) | 2024 | 1tv.ge/pirveli-arkhi-sporti/ | |
| Adjara TV (Georgian: აჭარის ტელევიზია) | Public Broadcaster Adjara Television and Radio | 1987 | ajaratv.ge |
Private
| Name | Owner | Established | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustavi 2 (Georgian: რუსთავი 2) | Rustavi 2 Broadcasting Company | 1994[1] | rustavi2.ge |
| Maestro TV (Georgian: მაესტრო) | Imedi Media Holding | 1995[2] | maestro.ge |
| Imedi TV (Georgian: იმედი) | Imedi Media Holding | 2003[3] | imedi.ge |
| Obiektivi (Georgian: ობიექტივი) | NNLE Non commercial Media-Union Obiektivi | 2010 | obieqtivi.net |
| PalitraNews (Georgian: პალიტრანიუსი) | LTD Palitranews | 2015[4] | palitranews.ge |
| TV Pirveli (Georgian: TV პირველი) | LTD TV Pirveli | 2015[5] | tvpirveli.ge |
| Alt-Info (Georgian: ალტ-ინფო) | LTD Alt-Info | 2019 | altinfo.net |
| Euronews Georgia (Georgian: ევრონიუს ჯორჯია) | LTD Silk Media | 2019[6] | euronewsgeorgia.com |
| Formula TV (Georgian: ფორმულა) | LTD Formula | 2019[7] | formula.ge |
Discontinued
| Name | Owner | Established | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|
| First Channel — Teleschool (Georgian: პირველი არხი - განათლება) | Georgian Public Broadcaster | 1991 | 2023 |
| Mtavari Arkhi (Georgian: მთავარი არხი) | Mtavari Arkhi Broadcasting Company | 2019 | 2025 |
Most viewed channels [TVMR.GE 26.01.26 - 01.02.26]
| Position | Channel | Share of total viewing (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imedi TV | 23.12 |
| 2 | TV Pirveli | 14.01 |
| 3 | Formula TV | 10.90 |
| 4 | Rustavi 2 | 9.08 |
| 5 | GDS | 6.09 |
| 6 | 1TV | 4.19 |
| 7 | Marao | 3.80 |
| 8 | Comedy Channel | 3.17 |
See also
References
- ^ "რუსთავი 2. როგორ დაიწყო ყველაფერი". რუსთავი 2 (in Georgian). Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ "მაესტრო / ისტორია" (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ "ჩვენ შესახებ - IMEDI". www.imedi.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2020-01-06.
- ^ "PalitraNews". palitranews.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2025-07-31.
- ^ "TV პირველი / ისტორია". tvpirveli.ge (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ "Euronews Georgia / ჩვენ შესახებ". euronewsgeorgia.com (in Georgian). Retrieved 2026-03-19.
- ^ "TV Formula". formula.ge. Retrieved 2020-01-06.