To provide a system for processing program information in which the display structure
of a program table can be freely changed in accordance with a requirement of or
the taste of an audience, the system for processing program information is structured
to include program information storage means 1 for storing program information,
and program table display means 4 for two-dimensionally displaying a program
table employing as the two axes, two attributes 102 and 103 selected
from among all of the attributes that have been given to each piece of program
information, to make the program table 101. For the audience, program tables
of various constructions can be displayed on the display means at will and in respective
program retrieval operations, a program table that is easy to use to search for
a program can be obtained. An specific desired program can be found in a short
time by selecting key word(s) related to each program and extracting them from
the program or the like. This is useful for an audience member to make a plan of
desired broadcasts for himself.