CCTV-1 is the primary channel of the CCTV (China Central Television) Network in the People's Republic of China. It has a mixture of all kinds of TV programs, and is available to both cable and non-cable television viewers.

Generic schedule
12:00 PM: Thirty-minute News, basic news program.
12:38 PM: Talk about Law, small documentary on various civil legal concerns and a specific case, followed by expert discussion.
5:27 PM: Big Windmill, children's program, has cartoons.
6:13 PM: Time for the East.
7:00 PM: News Hookup, usually the most authoritative source of Party and Government news.
7:30 PM: National Weather Forecast.
7:37 PM: Focus, attempts to show dark areas of society.
7:55 PM: Some kind of Chinese TV series.
10:00 PM: Evening News