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09/29/2026 1:28 PM

Setting series recordings on Live TV shows

This is new as far as I know. For example, I want to record the Pat Mcafee show on ESPN at 12-2 EST for the series ie every day at that time. The show stopped recording everyday as usual. All of a sudden the show is labeled as “Live” instead of “New” or “Repeat”. I can’t give a date when this happened but it’s within the last month. When I press Record, Record All epeisodes, the red circles do not show in the guide. When I look in the Recording Settings, there is no setting for a Live show in series mode. There are New, Repeat or New and Repeat Options to set the recording. No Live setting. It’s a pain having to go to each show and set it to record. Either I’m missing something or a change needs to be made to allow recording a Live show as a series. 

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schnappsy I can definitely understand why that would be frustrating, especially if you've been using a series recording for the show without any issues previously. Based on what you're describing, it sounds like the program metadata may now be identifying the show as "Live" rather than "New" or "Repeat," which can affect how the DVR presents the available recording options. At this time, there isn't a separate "Live" recording preference in the series recording settings, which is why you're only seeing New, Repeat, or New & Repeat as available choices.

Since the series recording indicator is no longer appearing in the guide after selecting "Record All Episodes," we'd like to investigate further to determine whether this is a guide data issue or an issue with how the DVR is processing the series recording request. Can you please let us know which TV Box model you're using and whether this behavior is occurring only with The Pat McAfee Show or with other live programs as well? That information will help us determine the next steps.

 

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