program guide

What's on when

A program guide is a schedule of television or radio broadcasts, listing what's on and when.

Originally printed in newspapers and dedicated magazines like TV Guide, program guides now appear as on-screen menus built into cable boxes and streaming services: Let me check the program guide to see what's on tonight.

Also called a TV guide or listings.

broadcast

channel

Passage for transmission

series · premiere · finale · season · airtime · primetime · television · cable · network · streaming

planning

agenda

Formal discussion list

outline · roadmap · coordination · logistics · sequencing · arrangement · scheduling · organization · lineup · framework

reference

handbook

Compact reference guide

brochure · pamphlet · insert · index · listing · pullout · grid · printable · digital · interactive

Categories
Opposites
information vs. content

program guidebroadcast

Transmitted media signal

television program · live broadcast · TV show · radio broadcast · the show

structured scheduling vs. unstructured viewing

program guidechannel surfing

Rapidly changing television stations

Family

guide, program, guidance, guided, guiding, guidebook, misguided, programmed, guides

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G