Systems and methods for recommending content using progress bars

A system for dynamically generating content recommendations during playback of a first content item, the system comprising:

• control circuitry configured to:
• receive the first content item by a local device;
• play back the first content item by the local device;
• identify, during the playback of the first content item, a first media signature corresponding to a first portion of the first content item;
• determine whether the first media signature corresponding to the first portion of the first content item matches any stored media signature of a plurality of stored media signatures stored by the local device or remotely, each matching stored media signature relating to a portion of a respective second content item of a plurality of second content items, each second content item being different from the first content item;
• in response to determining that the first media signature corresponding to the first portion of the first content item matches a stored media signature of the plurality of stored media signatures:
• identify a timestamp of the first content item, wherein the timestamp is associated with the stored media signature;
• and
• generate for display by the local device an identifier of a second content item associated with the stored media signature.