The present invention provides systems and methods for providing
television schedule information to a viewer, and for allowing the viewer
to link, search, select and interact with information in a remote
database, e.g., a database on the internet. The television schedule
information can be displayed on a variety of viewer interfaces, such as
televisions screens, computer monitors, PCTV screens and the like. The
television schedule information may be stored on the viewer's computer,
television, PCTV, or a remote server (e.g., a website), or the television
schedule information may be downloaded from a remote database to the
viewer's computer, television or PCTV.