Systems and methods for slowing down fast-access playback operations

A method for performing fast-access playback operations, the method comprising:

• storing a viewing history that includes a plurality of play positions within a media asset that are associated with user interactions;
• receiving a user request to perform a fast-access playback operation while accessing the media asset;
• while performing the fast-access playback operation at a first rate, determining whether a current fast-access playback position is within a threshold distance from a given one of the plurality of play positions stored in the viewing history;
• and
• slowing down the fast-access playback operation from the first rate to a second rate while the current fast-access playback position is within the threshold distance from the given play position.

A system for performing fast-access playback operations, the system comprising:

• control circuitry configured to:
• store a viewing history that includes a plurality of play positions within a media asset that are associated with user interactions;
• receive a user request to perform a fast-access playback operation while accessing the media asset;
• while performing the fast-access playback operation at a first rate, determining whether a current fast-access playback position is within a threshold distance from a given one of the plurality of play positions stored in the viewing history;
• and
• slow down the fast-access playback operation from the first rate to the second rate while the current fast-access playback position is within the threshold distance from the given play position.