Systems and methods for interactive program guides with personal video recording features

A method comprising:

• storing first information identifying media assets that have been stored;
• automatically storing second information identifying at least one media asset that has been viewed by a user;
• receiving, with control circuitry, a first user selection to cause a media asset series to be stored;
• receiving a second user selection not to store media assets in the series that the user has viewed;
• determining which media assets in the series have been viewed by the user based on the second information;
• automatically selecting for storage only unviewed media assets of the series based on the determining and the second user selection;
• and
• storing the automatically selected unviewed media assets of the series.

A system comprising:

• a storage device;
• and
• control circuitry configured to:
• store first information identifying media assets that have been stored;
• automatically store second information identifying at least one media asset that has been viewed by a user;
• receive a first user selection to cause a media asset series to be stored;
• receive a second user selection not to store media assets in the series that the user has viewed;
• determine which media assets in the series have been viewed by the user based on the second information;
• automatically select for storage only unviewed media assets of the series based on the determining and the second user selection;
• and
• store the automatically selected unviewed media assets of the series.