System for collecting television program data

A system for constructing program schedules, the system comprising:

• means for receiving program data from a remote source with a television system office computer;
• means for automatically loading the program data into cells of a program schedule grid displayed using the television system office computer;
• and
• means for editing the program data in response to personnel interacting with the program schedule grid using the television system office computer.

Machine-readable media for use in constructing program schedules, wherein the machine-readable media is encoded with machine-readable instructions for performing the method comprising:

• receiving program data from a remote source with a television method office computer;
• automatically loading the program data into cells of a program schedule grid displayed using the television system office computer;
• and
• editing the program data in response to personnel interacting with the program schedule grid using the television system office computer.