System and method for providing an interactive program guide having date and time toolbars

A system, comprising:

• a receiver module to receive a request for TV programming schedule information;
• a communication module to receive the TV programming schedule information associated with a period of time;
• a viewer interface module to load the TV programming schedule information associated with the period of time into one or more program icons associated with the interactive programming guide to be displayed, wherein the one or more program icons comprise one or more buttons to enable a viewer to take one or more actions including at least one of schedule recording, add reminder, and show future repeats;
• a date module to adjust a position and a span of a date toolbar for selecting a plurality of dates in response to receiving one or more commands;
• a time module to adjust a position and a span of a time toolbar for selecting one or more time periods of a day in response to receiving one or more commands;
• and
• a display module to display via a display device at least one of the date toolbar, the time toolbar, and the one or more program icons having the TV programming guide information associated with the interactive programming guide based at least on one of the selected plurality of dates and the selected one or more time periods of the day, wherein at least one of the date module and time module adjust the position and span of at least one of the date toolbar and the time toolbar based at least in part on a activation of one or more quick buttons, wherein the one or more quick buttons comprises at least one of a quick button that specifies a single day, a quick button that specifies multiple days, and a quick button that specifies a particular portion of a day, wherein the position and span of at least one of the date toolbar and time toolbar associated with the activation of the one or more quick buttons are customizable by a user.