Personal video recorder and method enabling a history pull down function for program selection

A personal video recorder configured to connect to a display device to selectively present broadcast programs and recorded content to a viewer, comprising:

• a memory device configured to maintain a viewing menu, wherein the viewing menu comprises for a predetermined day of a week at least channel and time information of broadcast programs the viewer has previously selected on the predetermined day of the week;
• and
• a management module in communication with the memory device to retrieve and present the viewing menu to the viewer at the predetermined day of the week, wherein the management module is configured to display the viewing menu on the predetermined day of the week to enable the viewer to select between executing and not executing the viewing menu in accordance with at least the channel and time information of the broadcast programs, and to prompt the viewer to selectively update the viewing menu on the predetermined day of the week to provide for a history of broadcast programs the viewer actually selected on the predetermined day of the week.