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A non-transitory computer readable medium or media whose contents cause a computer system to perform a method for enabling review of multiple television programs, wherein at least one of the multiple television programs is received in real time, the method comprising:

• displaying one of the multiple television programs to a user by a first display device;
• simultaneous with the displaying of the one television program by the first display device, displaying primary and secondary information to the user in real time by a second display device, wherein the primary information is for controlling the multiple television programs, and wherein the secondary information is related to the one television program displayed by the first display device, and wherein
• the second display device is physically separate from and untethered to the first display device,
• the second display device includes a graphical user interface for displaying the primary information and the secondary information,
• the primary information enables the user to select among the multiple television programs for display by the first display,
• the primary information comprises a plurality of selectable segments related to the information being displayed on the first display device,
• the secondary information comprises a plurality of articles related to the information being displayed on the first display device,
• the secondary information is dynamically determined based upon the television program displayed by the first display device, and
• the secondary information is displayed in response to selection by the user of one of the multiple television programs;
• selecting another television program using the primary information displayed by the graphical user interface of the second display;
• and
• in response to the selection of the other television program by the user, displaying by the graphical user interface of the second display device secondary information related to the selected second television program,
• wherein upon selecting one of the plurality of segments from the primary information, the information being displayed on the first display device is changed, and the related secondary information displayed on the second display device changes accordingly.

A system for acquiring and enabling the review of multiple television programs, wherein at least one of the multiple television programs is received in real time, the system comprising:

• first means for acquiring in real time, or in near real time, one or more of the multiple television programs;
• second means for acquiring in real time, or in near real time, internet content;
• first display means for generating in real time, or in near real time, a display of one of the one or more multiple television programs as the one television program is acquired by the means for acquiring for display to a user;
• means for comparing the one television program to the internet content to determine, according to one or more predetermined criteria, a set of internet content that is related to the one television program;
• and
• second display means for generating a display of a portion of, or a representation of, the set of internet content determined to be related to the one television program and for generating a display of information for controlling the multiple television programs for display to the user, wherein
• the second display means is physically separate from and untethered to the first display means,
• the second display means includes a graphical user interface for displaying the portion of or representation of the set of internet content and the information for controlling the multiple television programs,
• the information enables the user to select among the multiple television programs for display by the first display means,
• the information comprises a plurality of selectable segments related to the television programs being displayed on the first display means,
• the set of internet content comprises a plurality of articles related to the television programs being displayed on the first display means,
• the set of internet content is dynamically determined based upon the one television program, and
• the second display means displays the portion or representation of the set of internet content in response to the selection by the user of one of the multiple television programs,
• wherein upon selecting one of the plurality of segments from the information, the information being displayed on the first display means is changed, and the set of Internet content displayed on the second display means changes accordingly.