Inter-active program guide with default selection control

An interactive program guide for displaying information regarding television programs on an interactive program guide display, each of said television programs having a theme and being identified by a name, said interactive program guide comprising:

• a default theme selection control to select one of a plurality of themes as a default selected theme based upon a previously selected one of said television programs;
• a theme list which is at least partially displayed on said interactive program guide display and which comprises said plurality of themes, wherein said one of said plurality of themes is indicated as said default selected theme;
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• a program list which is at least partially displayed on said interactive program guide display and which comprises said name of each of said television programs having said theme which matches said default selected theme.

An interactive program guide for displaying information regarding television programs on an interactive program guide display, each of said television programs being identified by a name, said interactive program guide comprising:

• a default letter selection control to select one of a plurality of letters as a default selected letter based upon one of said television programs being displayed prior to activation of said interactive program guide display;
• a letter list which is at least partially displayed on said interactive program guide display and which comprises said plurality of letters, wherein said one of said plurality of letters is indicated as said default selected letter;
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• a program list which is at least partially displayed on said interactive program guide display and which comprises said name of each of said television programs having said name with a first letter that matches said default selected letter.

An interactive program guide for displaying information regarding television programs on an interactive program guide display, each of said television programs being identified by a name, said interactive program guide comprising:

• a default letter selection control to select one of a plurality of letters as a default selected letter based upon a previously selected one of said television programs;
• a letter list which is at least partially displayed on said interactive program guide display and which comprises said plurality of letters, wherein said one of said plurality of letters is indicated as said default selected letter;
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• a program list which is at least partially displayed on said interactive program guide display and which comprises said name of each of said television programs having said name with a first letter that matches said default selected letter.