# TV listings **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 10, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360 "2007-01-10T02:03:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![engineer\_comp\_geek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/engineer_comp_geek/32/504_2.png) [@engineer\_comp\_geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/engineer_comp_geek)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/1 "2007-01-10T02:03:27Z")
I used to go to [tvguide.com](http://tvguide.com) for listings. Then they started putting up annoying “helpful” preview videos :rolleyes: and other crap that just made it much harder to look at the dang listings. So, I switched to yahoo. And for a long time, I was happy. But now, yahoo has turned into tvguide. I have to wait for ages for a video for a show I’m not interested in to load so that the fricken page will move so I can scroll down onto listings, which takes FOREVER to scroll through because it doesn’t load all the listings in its new, spiffy look and feel :rolleyes: no, the stupid thing has to wait for you to scroll down, then it loads and draws and does spiffy things while you wait (and wait and wait and wait). Basically, I hate it. Almost to the point of pitting it. Does anyone know anyplace on the net where I can go and just look at listings without having to watch annoying videos or wade through crap? The ideal site for me will load one great big page of listings and all I have to do is just scroll around a bit to see what’s on that night. ---
**Author:** ![Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/2 "2007-01-10T02:05:35Z")
[zap2it.com](http://zap2it.com) works well for me. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/3 "2007-01-10T02:13:18Z")
[QUOTE=Gut] [zap2it.com](http://zap2it.com) works well for me. [/QUOTE] Thanks, Gut! ---
**Author:** ![Gut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8dc957/32.png) [@Gut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gut)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/4 "2007-01-10T02:17:58Z")
Glad to help out 🙂 That was easy one. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 2:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/5 "2007-01-10T02:25:41Z")
[QUOTE=Gut] [zap2it.com](http://zap2it.com) works well for me. [/QUOTE] Seconded. My current TV listings is also [http://www.zap2it.com/](http://www.zap2it.com/) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/6 "2007-01-10T02:28:48Z")
Moving thread from IMHO to Cafe Society. ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/7 "2007-01-10T12:16:36Z")
I’d like to thank both the OP and the responders. That was a problem I had too and the site you referenced is far superior to any online tv listing I have seen before. ---
**Author:** ![Mayo\_Speaks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c57346/32.png) [@Mayo\_Speaks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mayo_Speaks)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 1:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/8 "2007-01-10T13:15:37Z")
I use a Google homepage widget by TVfeedr . My only complaint is that it doesn’t have any of the ESPN networks listed. [Link](http://www.tvfeedr.com/). On preview, I see that the listings are provided by zap2it. But the widget is still pretty cool. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/9 "2007-01-10T17:10:07Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Seconded. My current TV listings is also [http://www.zap2it.com/](http://www.zap2it.com/) [/QUOTE] I bookmark that site, but when I return, it always defaults to showing only 30 channels. Is there a way to bookmark/save it so it always shows the full listings? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/10 "2007-01-10T17:22:29Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] I bookmark that site, but when I return, it always defaults to showing only 30 channels. Is there a way to bookmark/save it so it always shows the full listings? [/QUOTE] Mine defaults to full listings. I was under the impression that if you click the full listings link, and close the browser in that format, it gets stored in the cookie. Ensure your favorites link is to the full listings. This could be a cookie/browser issue. I use IE6 at home and at work. I allow cookies. Jim ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/11 "2007-01-10T18:39:35Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Mine defaults to full listings. I was under the impression that if you click the full listings link, and close the browser in that format, it gets stored in the cookie. Ensure your favorites link is to the full listings. This could be a cookie/browser issue. I use IE6 at home and at work. I allow cookies. Jim [/QUOTE] I did bookmark the full listings. I even went back now and copy and pasted the full listings, but it switches it back to 30 channels when I return. I’m using Firefox and allow cookies. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/12 "2007-01-10T19:07:55Z")
[QUOTE=Mahaloth] I did bookmark the full listings. I even went back now and copy and pasted the full listings, but it switches it back to 30 channels when I return. I’m using Firefox and allow cookies. [/QUOTE] I would guess it is a firefox issue, maybe \*\*Zap2it \*\* has an FAQ on their site to help Firefox users. Jim ---
**Author:** ![wonky](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wonky/32/393_2.png) [@wonky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wonky)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/13 "2007-01-10T20:10:52Z")
I use an Excite homepage–have had the same one for years and years. ---
**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/14 "2007-01-10T22:08:38Z")
**Mahaloth** , try clicking on “customize grid” and do that. Also, they redesigned that page a while back and occasionally it’ll only show 30 channels regardless of customizing. ---
**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2007, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-listings/387360/15 "2007-01-10T23:27:05Z")
I use [tvguide.com](http://tvguide.com) and I never see videos or ads – but then again I’m using Firefox with Adblock plus enabled. I’ll give zap2it a try, though.