System and method to automatically change the channel to a predefined channel during commercials

A device for switching a media device among alternative channels, comprising:

• a list of channels corresponding to a media device;
• a corresponding user preference for switching channels among the list of channels;
• logic for detecting an interruption corresponding to media streams presented on the media device;
• logic for switching the media device from a first channel of the list of channels to a second channel of the list of channels, based upon the user preference, when the interruption is detected on the first channel.

A computer programming product for switching a media device among alternative channels, comprising:

• a memory;
• logic, stored on the memory, for defining a list of channels corresponding to a media device and a corresponding user preference for switching channels among the list of channels;
• logic, stored on the memory, for defining an interruption corresponding to media streams presented on the media device;
• logic, stored on the memory, for presenting on the media device the first channel;
• logic, stored on the memory, for detecting the interruption on the first channel;
• and
• logic, stored on the memory, for presenting on the media device a second channel of the list of channels, based upon the user preference, when the interruption is detected on the first channel.