Interactive programming guide

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

accessing a profile;

determining, by a machine having a memory and at least one processor, a personalized lineup based on the profile, the personalized lineup comprising a corresponding media content identification assigned to each one of a plurality of sequential time slots, each media content identification identifying media content for the corresponding time slot;

causing a first interactive programming guide to be displayed on a first media content device associated with the profile, the first interactive programming guide comprising the personalized lineup;

receiving, via the first interactive programming guide, a request to assign a first different media content identification to a first one of the time slots, the receiving the request to assign the first different media content identification to the first one of the time slots comprising:

receiving a user selection of the first one of the time slots of the personalized lineup;

determining a plurality of media content category options based on the profile, each one of the plurality of media content category options identifying a different category of media content;

in response to the received user selection of the first one of the time slots, causing the determined plurality of media content category options to be displayed on the first media content device while maintaining the display of the first interactive programming guide on the first media content device;

receiving a user selection of one of the media content category options;

in response to the received user selection of the one of the media content category options, determining a plurality of media content options based on the profile;

causing the plurality of media content options to be displayed on the first media content device while maintaining the display of the first interactive programming guide and the plurality of media content category options on the first media content device; and

receiving a user selection of one of the media content options, the one of the media content options corresponding to the first different media content identification; and

modifying the first one of the time slots of the personalized lineup in response to the request to assign the first different media content identification to the first one of the time slots.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile is associated with a user.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile is associated with the first media content device.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein modifying the personalized lineup comprises:

assigning the first different media content identification to the first one of the time slots.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining the plurality of media content category options is further based on the user selection of the first one of the time slots.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first media content device comprises one of a television, a laptop computer, a desktop computer, a tablet computer, and a smartphone.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media content comprises video content scheduled for broadcast.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile comprises a history of media content viewed by a user associated with the profile, and determining the plurality of media content category options comprises determining the plurality of media content category options based on the history of media content viewed by the user.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the profile further comprises demographic information about the user.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining, based on the profile, a plurality of relevant media content for a first period of time from a plurality of available media content that are available to be viewed during the first period of time; and

causing a second interactive programming guide to be displayed on a second media content device, wherein the second interactive programming guide comprises identifications of the relevant media content for the first period of time.

11. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

receiving an indication of the user viewing additional media content;

updating the profile of the user based on the indication of the user viewing the additional media content;

modifying the personalized lineup based on the updated profile; and

causing the modified personalized lineup to be displayed on the first media content device.

12. The method of claim 7 , wherein the video content comprises at least one of an episode of a television program and a non-episodic movie.

13. The method of claim 10 , further comprising determining a corresponding relevance measurement for each one of the plurality of relevant media content based on the profile, wherein causing the second interactive programming guide to be displayed comprises causing each one of the identifications of the relevant media content to be displayed having a corresponding size that has a direct relationship with the corresponding relevance measurement of the corresponding relevant media content.

14. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving, via the second interactive programming guide on the second media content device, a user selection of one of the identifications of relevant media content;

and causing media content corresponding to the selected identification of relevant media content to be displayed on the first media content device in response to receiving the user selection of the identification of relevant media content.

15. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

receiving, via the second interactive programming guide on the second media content device, a user selection of one of the identifications of relevant media content;

and updating the profile based on the user selection of the identification of relevant media content.

16. The method of claim 15 , further comprising:

receiving, via the second interactive programming guide on the second media content device, a user request to view identifications of relevant media content for a second period of time;

determining, based on the updated profile, a second plurality of relevant media content for the second period of time from a second plurality of available media content that are available to be viewed during the second period of time; and

causing identifications of the second plurality of relevant media content for the second period of time to be displayed on the second media content device.

17. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a computer-readable medium storing executable instructions that cause at least one processor to perform operations comprising:

accessing a profile;

determining a personalized lineup based on the profile, the personalized lineup comprising a corresponding media content identification assigned to each one of a plurality of sequential time slots, each media content identification identifying media content for the corresponding time slot;

causing a first interactive programming guide to be displayed on a first media content device associated with the profile, the first interactive programming guide comprising the personalized lineup;

receiving, via the first interactive programming guide, a request to assign a first different media content identification to a first one of the time slots, the receiving the request to assign the first different media content identification to the first one of the time slots comprising:

receiving a user selection of the first one of the time slots of the personalized lineup;

determining a plurality of media content category options based on the profile, each one of the plurality of media content category options identifying a different category of media content;

in response to the received user selection of the first one of the time slots, causing the determined plurality of media content category options to be displayed on the first media content device while maintaining the display of the first interactive programming guide on the first media content device;

receiving a user selection of one of the media content category options;

in response to the received user selection of the one of the media content category options, determining a plurality of media content options based on the profile;

causing the plurality of media content options to be displayed on the first media content device while maintaining the display of the first interactive programming guide and the plurality of media content category options on the first media content device; and

receiving a user selection of one of the media content options, the one of the media content options corresponding to the first different media content identification; and

modifying the first one of the time slots of the personalized lineup in response to the request to assign the first different media content identification to the first one of the time slots.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the profile is associated with a user and the recommendation module is further configured to:

receive an indication of the user viewing additional media content;

update the profile of the user based on the indication of the user viewing the additional media content;

modify the personalized lineup based on the updated profile; and

cause the modified personalized lineup to be displayed on the first media content device.

19. A non-transitory machine-readable storage device, tangibly embodying a set of instructions that causes at least one processor to perform a set of operations comprising:

accessing a profile;

determining a personalized lineup based on the profile, the personalized lineup comprising a corresponding media content identification assigned to each one of a plurality of sequential time slots, each media content identification identifying media content for the corresponding time slot;

causing a first interactive programming guide to be displayed on a first media content device associated with the profile, the first interactive programming guide comprising the personalized lineup;

receiving, via the first interactive programming guide, a request to assign a first different media content identification to a first one of the time slots, the receiving the request to assign the first different media content identification to the first one of the time slots comprising:

receiving a user selection of the first one of the time slots of the personalized lineup;

determining a plurality of media content category options based on the profile, each one of the plurality of media content category options identifying a different category of media content;

in response to the received user selection of the first one of the time slots, causing the determined plurality of media content category options to be displayed on the first media content device while maintaining the display of the first interactive programming guide on the first media content device;

receiving a user selection of one of the media content category options;

in response to the received user selection of the one of the media content category options, determining a plurality of media content options based on the profile;

causing the plurality of media content options to be displayed on the first media content device while maintaining the display of the first interactive programming guide and the plurality of media content category options on the first media content device; and

receiving a user selection of one of the media content options, the one of the media content options corresponding to the first different media content identification; and

modifying the first one of the time slots of the personalized lineup in response to the request to assign the first different media content identification to the first one of the time slots.