Are you an avid follower of TV but often forget to remember the name of the channels where your preferred show or match is airing on? This is a common case of forgetfulness and in this busy age this keeps happening to us. So there is no point you should give up TV watching for that. On the other hand finding the channel out and watching the show will be a good idea. But how to do it? There are perhaps hundreds of channels offered by DISH Network. You cannot really go to each channel and see whether that is carrying the show you want to watch. Just relax; there is no need to do all that. DISH Network brings you a great new feature that can help you find the show quickly, easily and efficiently.

This feature is called the electronic programming guide and is also popular as EPG. It is one great feature that helps viewers find their desired programs quickly and in a timely manner. This TV programming guide is actually a virtual database of the programs shown on all the DISH Network channels. The guide offers you detailed programming schedule for two to three days. This guide lets you see what is on menu and helps you manage your time accordingly. This electronic programming guide comes in a table form and offers all the information about the most recent programming on DISH Network channels. This guide also helps you to know a lot of information about the shows.

Want to know what time and channel the movie will be shown? You can get to know about the name of the movie channel and its airtime from the guide. Other than that you can also learn a lot about the movie from the same. The things include- the duration of the movie and the director and actors. You also get to know about the genre of that movie. The guide helps you to know about the duration of each of the shows. If you are watching a show, you can know how much time is left for the show to end. This will help you decide which show you can watch and which program can be recorded for later viewing. Simple, isn’t it?

If you are looking for information regarding international programming, you can see much more than just date and time. There will be an indication in the electronic programming guide pointing that whether a certain show comes with subtitle or not. This can help you enjoy a programming in a language that you do not understand.

This programming guide also offers you a scope to record a particular show in a short period of time. If you are very busy and cannot watch any of your favorite programs, just select the program and press the DVR button on your DISH TV remote control. This will allow you to record your favorite show.

With the coming of Google TV the electronic programming guide will be equipped with better search functionality. Now that is called a smart feature.