Systems and methods of processing programming wish list data

A system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• memory accessible to the processor, the memory including instructions executable by the processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• generating first wish list data related to a program not scheduled for transmission, wherein the program is not listed in a published program guide when the first wish list data is generated, wherein generating the first wish list data includes prompting a user to configure the first wish list data by specifying a program option of a plurality for the program not scheduled for transmission, wherein the plurality of program options include:
• a notification option to notify the user of scheduling changes for the program not scheduled for transmission;
• a fee option that specifies fee criteria for recording a second program not scheduled for transmission, the second program included in the first wish list data;
• and
• a time option that indicates a period of time that the program not scheduled for transmission is to remain in the first wish list data;
• and
• reporting information related to the first wish list data to a remote network element for analysis of the first wish list data with respect to second wish list data associated with another user, wherein the analysis includes determining user interest for a particular program not scheduled for transmission that is included in a set of wish list data including the first wish list data and the second wish list data, and wherein the user interest for the particular program is determined as a weighted count of occurrences of the particular program in the set of wish list data, wherein each occurrence of the particular program in the set of wish list data is weighted based on a corresponding type of program option associated with the occurrence, each type of program option associated with a particular weight value.

A processor-readable storage device comprising processor-readable instructions that are executable by a processor to cause the processor to perform operations comprising:

• generating a display including search results related to a search query based on received input that includes content descriptive information, wherein the search results identify an unscheduled program;
• generating first wish list data related to the unscheduled program, wherein generating the first wish list data includes prompting a user to configure the first wish list data by specifying a program option of a plurality of program options for the unscheduled program, and wherein the plurality of program options include:
• a notification option to notify the user of scheduling changes for the unscheduled program;
• a fee option that specifies fee criteria for recording a second unscheduled program, the second unscheduled program included in the first wish list data;
• a time option that indicates a period of time that the unscheduled program is to remain in the first wish list data;
• and
• sending information related to the first wish list data to a remote network element for analysis of the first wish list data with respect to second wish list data associated with another user, wherein the analysis includes determining user interest for a particular unscheduled program that is in a set of wish list data including the first wish list data and the second wish list data, and wherein the user interest for the particular unscheduled program is determined as a weighted count of occurrences of the particular unscheduled program in the set of wish list data, wherein each occurrence of the particular unscheduled program in the set of wish list data is weighted based on a corresponding type of program option associated with the occurrence, each type of program option associated with a particular weight value.