Systems and methods for episode tracking in an interactive media environment

1. A method for presenting media content based on a user's viewing progress within serial programs on user equipment, the method comprising:

creating, using control circuitry, a media profile comprising a first viewing progress within a first serial program and a second viewing progress within a second serial program;

storing the media profile in a storage device;

determining, using the control circuitry, a first progress point in the first serial program based on the first viewing progress and a second progress point in the second serial program based on the second viewing progress;

generating for display, on a display screen, a first object corresponding to the first progress point in the first serial program adjacent to a second object corresponding to the second progress point in the second serial program;

generating for display, on a display screen, a first user-selectable object corresponding to the first serial program and a second user-selectable object corresponding to the second serial program, wherein selecting the first user-selectable object causes a first option for generating for display the first serial program at the first progress point to be displayed;

receiving a user selection of the first user-selectable object;

in response to receiving the user selection of the first user-selectable object, generating for display the first option;

receiving a user selection of the first option; and

in response to receiving the user selection of the first option, generating for display the first serial program at the first progress point.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein selecting the first user-selectable object causes a second option for generating for display the first serial program at the beginning of an episode.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein determining the current episode in the serial programming that corresponds to the reviewing progress comprises analyzing metadata associated with the serial programming.

4. The method of claim 3 , wherein the metadata associated with the serial programming indicates an episode that should be presented to the user before or after the current episode.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising updating the viewing progress in the user profile to indicate the current episode has been viewed.

6. The method of claim 5 , further comprising selecting an advertisement to deliver to the user based on the updated user profile.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein generating for display the viewing option to the user comprises presenting a menu to the user including the viewing option.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the menu further includes a summary of the subsequent episode.

9. The method of claim 7 , wherein the menu further includes a title of the subsequent episode.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the menu is of recently watched programs.

11. A system for presenting media content based on a user's viewing progress within serial programs on user equipment, the system comprising:

a storage device; and

control circuitry configured to:

create a media profile comprising a first viewing progress within a first serial program and a second viewing progress within a second serial program;

store the media profile in the storage device;

determine a first progress point in the first serial program based on the first viewing progress and a second progress point in the second serial program based on the second viewing progress;

generate for display, on a display screen, a first object corresponding to the first progress point in the first serial program adjacent to a second object corresponding to the second progress point in the second serial program;

generate for display, on a display screen, a first user-selectable object corresponding to the first serial program and a second user-selectable object corresponding to the second serial program, wherein selecting the first user-selectable object causes a first option for generating for display the first serial program at the first progress point to be displayed;

receive a user selection of the first user-selectable object;

in response to receiving the user selection of the first user-selectable object, generate for display the first option;

receive a user selection of the first option; and

in response to receiving the user selection of the first option, generate for display the first serial program at the first progress point.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein selecting the first user-selectable object causes a second option for generating for display the first serial program at the beginning of an episode.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to determine the current episode in the serial programming that corresponds to the reviewing progress by analyzing metadata associated with the serial programming.

14. The system of claim 13 , wherein the metadata associated with the serial programming indicates an episode that should be presented to the user before or after the current episode.

15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to update the viewing progress in the user profile to indicate the current episode has been viewed.

16. The system of claim 15 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to select an advertisement to deliver to the user based on the updated user profile.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the control circuitry is further configured to generate for display the viewing option to the user by presenting a menu to the user including the viewing option.

18. The system of claim 17 , wherein the menu further includes a summary of the subsequent episode.

19. The system of claim 17 , wherein the menu further includes a title of the subsequent episode.

20. The system of claim 18 , wherein the menu is of recently watched programs.