TV Guide

TV Guide is a weekly national magazine covering scheduled television programming, individualized for every broadcasting market, and feature stories on related subjects. A popular feature has been the crossword puzzle based on all things regarding television viewing. First published in 1953 in digest size, it continues to grow and change to keep up with the times.

As cable became more prevalant in homes in the U.S. and Canada, their at-home subscriptions started to dwindle as many service providers offered scrolling channel guides available to television viewers. To counter-balance that, the shift was made to a standard magazine size and other features were added. They began to list localized cable channels and their programming. A new back-of-the-book section joined the crossword when they added a brief synopsis of all the movies that would be shown on broadcast and cable channels.

While you can still buy the TV Guide in stores and via subscription, it has stretched further to keep current.  There is a television version with program information (date/time/channel) and original content like coverage of red carpet events and a weekly entertainment news magazine.  Online, users can sign in free of charge and personalize their viewing experience with blogs, forums, the ability to program TiVo® DVRs, and more. 

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “TV Guide”

• Friend Of Dorothy

  
  Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business — Authority: 648
  Last night David and I made our way to the Cinemadome at the ArcLight Theater in Hollywood, CA to see The Wizard of Oz on the big screen. It was the first time that either of us were able to see the movie in a theater, just like audiences did 70 years ago when it was originally released. To say it was a ...
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• NGTV Guide: Wednesday, December 2

  
  NiceGirlsTV.com — Authority: 140
  We’re nearing the winter season finales on several shows, and the possible series finale for Eastwick, so be sure the DVR is set before you head off to that fabulous holiday party!Christmas in Rockefeller Center - NBC 8/7cJane Krakowski and Zachary Levi host the 77th annual lighting of the Christmas tree in ...
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• Whats On TV Tonight: Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

  
  Screen Junkies — Authority: 624
  Tonight, scantily-clad supermodels prance about the Victorias Secret Fashion Show. Also, the President gives a speech or something. CHECK OUT WHAT TO WATCH AFTER THE JUMP NOTE: ALL TIMES EASTERN & PACIFIC!!! read more
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• ‘In Xanadu Did Kubla Khan A Stately Pleasure-Dome Decree’

  
  Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business — Authority: 648
  Altho David’s return home from back East signaled the end of my Week of Sloth , yesterday was a pretty slothy day for the both of us. We ended up staying in for most of the day … he ventured out to hit the gym, I stayed on the couch watching Xanadu : I’m telling you … no matter how many times I see ...
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• Send your questions to Josh Holloway at Tv guide !

  
  Lyly Ford Blog — Authority: 435
  Tv guide team will be in hawaii this week to have interview with Josh Holloway ! So dont miss your chance to maybe get your question answered ! send your questions here : Tv guide.com
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• NGTV Guide: Tuesday, December 1

  
  NiceGirlsTV.com — Authority: 140
  Welcome to December! Today kicks off ABC Family’s 25 Days of Christmas, a slew of reruns and holiday specials. TV options will be spotty over the next few weeks, but we’ll try to highlight what goodies are around. Tonight…we’ll be catching up on what we missed during the Thanksgiving holiday.
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• World AIDS Day 2009

  
  Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business — Authority: 648
  Today, December 1, is World AIDS day and I would like to take this opportunity to remind all y’all that this is the time of year when the WORLD works together in unison to shine a light on the plight of those living with AIDS. The main purpose of World AIDS Day is to help raise money for AIDS treatment and ...
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• “Booty Pop” TV Commercial Selling Panties To Give Becky That Badonkadonk

  
  Shabooty.com — Authority: 590
  “Booty Pop” TV Commercial Selling Panties To Give Becky That Badonkadonk Lolz. So mad at this commercial. This is worse than panty-lines, faux-booty lines = NOT HOT. I’ll take a REAL pancake ass, over some fake donkey. $ Related Posts: Plies - Becky (Song About Head) Becky Wonder Miss ...
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• Kelly Cutrone Drops F-Bomb on Live TV (FOX 5)

  
  Shabooty.com — Authority: 590
  Kelly Cutrone Drops F-Bomb on Live TV (FOX 5) I dunno who Kelly Cutrone is other than the chick who said F*CK on live tv… $ Related Posts: Kelly Ripa Says Clitoris On Regis and Kelly Drudge Report: Bomb Threat AIR FRANCE in S. America Days Before Flight Disappeared Over Atlantic Sue Simmons ...
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• Susan Boyle Movie

  
  You Thought So! — Authority: 137
  The TV Guide Network recently announced that they will be broadcasting a new documentary produced by Simon Cowell, following the life and times of Susan Boyle. The network with premiere the film called ‘I Dreamed a Dream: The Susan Boyle Story’ on December 13 at 8PM and will “chronicle Boyle’s journey from ...
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• Movies, specials, and documentaries airing this week (11/30-12/7) on Christian Television Networks

  
  Pisgah View — Authority: 129
  Movies, specials, and documentaries airing this week ( 11/30 -12/7) on Christian Television Networks. The grid is below the break and on the “Weekly Grid tab.” Times are indicated in the appropriate column. Please post programs not included here in the comments section. Click on the name of the film for more ...
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• The Week Of Sloth Comes To An End

  
  Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business — Authority: 648
  And so … my Week of Sloth came to an end last night as I happily welcomed home my beloved David from his holiday visit back East. Yesterday afternoon, tho, I met up with my friend Tony for a nice brunch at Hugo’s … we were able to catch up and hang out. I spent much of the afternoon tidying up the ...
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• TV TALK returns with Television Without Pity, WetPaints TVFandex & Soap Centrals Dan Kroll 6pET - Nov 30,2009

  
  TV TALK on Blog Talk Radio — Authority: 469
  We are back today with Television Without Pitys Daniel Manu, WetPaints TVFandex Matt & Vanessa and of course the second hour is all Soap Central with Dan Kroll. Hope you can join us at 6pm ET LIVE.. Thank you, Shaun television without pity | soap central | dan kroll | wetpaint ...
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• This weeks TV specials...

  
  Joy In The Rain — Authority: 131
  Holiday TV Guide Monday, November 30, 2009 Silver Bells – Hallmark, 12:00 p.m. One Magic Christmas – Hallmark, 2:00 p.m. Off Season – Hallmark, 4:00 p.m. The Dog Who Saved Christmas (2009) – ABC Family, 6:00 p.m. Naughty or Nice – ABC Family, 8:00 p.m. National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation (1989) ...
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• A new TV Guide to childrens television

  
  NetFamilyNews — Authority: 511
  For those of us not using search engines to find TV shows on the Web and wishing for a TV Guide of the Web, as Adam Thierer over at TechLiberation.com put it , there is now a TV Guide of the Web: Clicker.com. What distinguishes it from regular search engines is its a search engine for full-length shows – not ...
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• IT FEELS LIKE I’M STILL RACING

  
  Ultimate Bet Blog — Authority: 475
  My run on The Amazing Race may be over but things haven’t died down since that very first day at the start line when Phil said “Go”! Since my elimination from the show I’ve been swept into whirlwind of press. I returned from a trip to Nashville the day after my elimination. Upon landing in Los Angeles first ...
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• Roll Your Own TV Guide With FreeGuide [Downloads]

  
  Lifehacker — Authority: 816
  There are plenty online TV listing services that detail what programs are showing in your area. Then again, you probably dont care whats on every single channel. Create a personalized TV guide with FreeGuide and skip The Flossing Network. Photo by daveynin . FreeGuide grabs data on only the channels youre ...
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• Printable TV Guide’s week 49…

  
  what's on THE TUBE! — Authority: 118
  This week a new look Printable TV Guide and they are now ready in full, Saturday night I uploaded half a guide (Sun – Tue) so at least some of it would be ready when I should have really completed it before Saturday (I’ll pick up my game soon). If you downloaded this half guide then in the new file to save on ...
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• Christian TV topics and guests for the week of November 29, 2009 – Pisgah View

  
  Pisgah View — Authority: 129
  Week of November 29, 2009 guide to topics and quests on some Christian TV programs and media. Click on the name of the program for more information about the episodes. If you missed the program when it was broadcast, you can probably find it in their online media archives or Sky Angel’s 48 hour rewind. Please ...
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• A Rockin’ Birthday Party

  
  Pink is the New Blog | Everybody's Business Is My Business — Authority: 648
  Last night I met up with my friend Angie and her group of amazing peeps — Kay, Mike, Justine, Gary, et al. — at Laurel Tavern to celebrate her recent birthday. Altho she turned another year older last weekend, she saved the celebratin’ for this weekend: Now y’all know how much I love taking photos of ...
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