`search_tv_shows`

Pack: movies · Endpoint: https://gateway.pipeworx.io/movies/mcp

Search for TV shows by name. Returns show name, genres, premiere/end dates, rating, summary, and images.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
`query`	string	yes	TV show name or keyword to search for

Example call

Arguments

{
  "query": "Breaking Bad"
}

curl

curl -X POST https://gateway.pipeworx.io/movies/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/call","params":{"name":"search_tv_shows","arguments":{"query":"Breaking Bad"}}}'

TypeScript (@pipeworx/sdk)

import { Pipeworx } from '@pipeworx/sdk';
const pipeworx = new Pipeworx();

const result = await pipeworx.call('search_tv_shows', {
  "query": "Breaking Bad"
});

More examples

{
  "query": "sci-fi drama"
}

Response shape

Always returns: total_found, shows

Field	Type	Description
`total_found`	number	Total number of shows found
`shows`	array

Full JSON Schema

{
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "total_found": {
      "type": "number",
      "description": "Total number of shows found"
    },
    "shows": {
      "type": "array",
      "items": {
        "type": "object",
        "properties": {
          "score": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Search relevance score"
          },
          "id": {
            "type": "number",
            "description": "TVmaze show ID"
          },
          "name": {
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Show name"
          },
          "type": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Show type (e.g., Scripted, Reality)"
          },
          "language": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Primary language"
          },
          "genres": {
            "type": "array",
            "items": {
              "type": "string"
            },
            "description": "List of genres"
          },
          "status": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Current status (Running, Ended, etc.)"
          },
          "premiered": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Premiere date in YYYY-MM-DD format"
          },
          "ended": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "End date in YYYY-MM-DD format"
          },
          "rating": {
            "type": [
              "number",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Average rating score"
          },
          "network": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Network or web channel name"
          },
          "summary": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Show summary without HTML tags"
          },
          "url": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "TVmaze show URL"
          },
          "image": {
            "type": [
              "string",
              "null"
            ],
            "description": "Medium-size poster image URL"
          }
        },
        "required": [
          "score",
          "id",
          "name",
          "type",
          "language",
          "genres",
          "status",
          "premiered",
          "ended",
          "rating",
          "network",
          "summary",
          "url",
          "image"
        ]
      }
    }
  },
  "required": [
    "total_found",
    "shows"
  ]
}

Connect

Add this to your MCP client config, or use one-click install buttons:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "movies": {
      "url": "https://gateway.pipeworx.io/movies/mcp"
    }
  }
}

See Getting Started for client-specific install steps.

search_tv_shows