New: TiVo® Search (Beta)
What Google did for the Internet,
TiVo is now doing for TV
Channel surfing has been wiped out! Discover everything about your favorite shows, including episode guides and bonus videos from YouTube™. You can even purchase the DVD and soundtrack from Amazon®! Only TiVo Search makes it easy to discover exactly what you're looking for — find what you've been missing, with TiVo.
Relevant search results
TiVo Search finds just the right program from hundreds of channels and thousands of broadband options from sources like Amazon® Video On Demand™ and YouTube™*,** all in seconds. Find movies and TV shows that you didn't even know you could get. Enter any word from a TV show or movie title and find what you're looking for.
Innovative browsing
Browse new and old favorite TV shows by episode or season, and schedule a recording with a click. Select on-screen movie poster art, show logos, and actor photos to help you find the programs you want. Choose your shows and relevant YouTube™ clips will be presented. Also, you can easily set up a TiVo WishList®.
Integrated HD results
Quickly see all HD and standard-definition recording options that are available from broadcast and broadband selections.** See airing HD movies and TV shows recommended before standard-definition movies & TV shows.
The new Discovery Bar
A quick view of everything that is interesting and relevant such as programs that are similar to what you're searching for, or popular movies, events, and series.
TiVo Search (beta) is available on broadband-connected
TiVo® HD, HD XL, and Series3™ DVRs
Swivel Search is still available for use on all TiVo DVRs including TiVo Series2™ DVR. View feature chart.
Share feedback with us in 2 ways
Send email to searchfeedback@tivo.com (the first screen of TiVo Search gives you the details). The TiVo Search team will be tracking your emails. It's a great way to get your feedback directly to the people building the product.
The TiVo Community forum located at http://www.tivocommunity.com/searchfeedback. We have set up an additional forum area to share your thoughts about TiVo Search with other TiVo subscribers.
To access TiVo Search beta from a TiVo HD, HD XL, and Series3™ DVR:
- Go to TiVo Central > Music, Photos, & Showcases > TiVo Search
- Any recording in your Now Playing list will have an 'Explore this program' option
- TiVo Central > Find Programs > TiVo Search
Want step-by-step instructions?
Note: From any TiVo HD, TiVo HD XL and TiVo Series3™ you can toggle back and forth from TiVo Search to Swivel Search. Select 'Use TiVo Search in HD instead' from Swivel Search. And, from TiVo Search select 'Use Swivel Search instead'.
* Requires a TiVo HD, TiVo HD XL or TiVo Series3™ DVR. TiVo Series2™ DVRs do not have TiVo Search.
** TiVo Search searches broadcast TV, Amazon Video On Demand, Jaman movies & shorts, Walt Disney® Studios movies and video downloads.
TiVo Search does not search for YouTube, Netflix, Music Choice or Rhapsody. YouTube videos are based on user selected search results.
TiVo DVR customers must opt-in to get the latest TiVo Search update. TiVo Search is not compatible with parental controls turned on.
