Automatic determination and retrieval of a favorite channel

A non-transitory, computer readable media having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a processing device of a controlling device used to transmit media selection commands to a consumer electronic device, causes the processing device of the controlling device to perform steps comprising:

• storing in a memory of the controlling device in associating with a predetermined input element of the controlling device data indicative of each of a plurality of media selection commands caused to be transmitted to the consumer electronic device by the controlling device;
• ordering from first to last the data stored in the memory of the controlling device that is indicative of each of the plurality of media selection commands caused to be transmitted to the consumer electronic device by the controlling device;
• and
• in response to each of a plurality of successive activations of the predetermined input element of the controlling device, causing the controlling device to successively transmit each of the plurality of media selection commands to the consumer electronic device according to the ordering of the data stored within the memory of the controlling unless any one of the plurality of successive activations of the predetermined input element of the controlling device exceeds a prescribed period of time whereupon the controlling device is caused to transmit to the consumer electronic device the one of the plurality of media selection commands corresponding to the first ordered one of the data stored within the memory of the controlling device.