tvguide.com

TV Guide is not just a source for television listings, it also offers content to its audience apart from those general features.

What is TVGuide.com?

TVGuide?s goal is to make the experience of watching TV fun and informative for the entire family. TVGuide is a digital media brand that provides fans a great experience by detailing all the content that is available on the platform. TVGuide's team of editors ensures that you get honest reviews about the programs before watching them. Additionally, they provide recommendations, in-depth interviews, breaking news, short clips, and smart recaps so you can immerse yourself into the massive pool of TV content. TVGuide's goal is to make the experience of watching TV fun and informative for everyone in the family.

History

TVGuide started out as a weekly magazine that provided program listings. The magazine still exists, and it covers TV-read news, gossip, celebrity interviews, and film reviews. The website is owned by CBS Interactive, and the digital assets are managed by ViacomCBS. This company is behind all the editorial content you see on TVGuide.

Why should you stream on TVGuide?

I love how TVGuide's Watchlist allows you to add your favorite shows, sports teams, celebrities, and movies to help you stay up-to-date with the coverage. Apart from this selection, you can even choose when you want to watch the content and how you want to watch it. TVGuide makes finding TV shows extremely easy. Using the platform, you can get access to news and other content material anywhere at any time.

Availability of Full Episodes

If you're using the TVGuide app, you'll be able to watch full episodes of TV shows along with movies if you're subscribed to any of the following services - Hulu, ABC, HBO Go, CBS, Max Go, iTunes and Crackle. You will also see content updated in real-time which will allow you to stay up-to-date on new content on the website.

Great additional features

You can use the TVGuide to set up alerts so you don't miss any live airing. You can add shows to the watchlist, share what you're watching with your friends on social media platforms, and make use of three handy filters - New Shows, trending, and Watchlist.

Exclusive Content

com - TVGuide.com promises to be your one-stop source for all things television. TVGuide.com is a website that provides viewers with additional content not found on other websites. This content can include exclusive interviews, pre- or post-event coverage, and bits specifically curated for TVGuide.com users. This allows viewers to find reasons to tune into TVGuide.com more often, as they can always find something new and interesting there. From breaking news to feature stories, TVGuide.com has it all and promises to be the ultimate source for everything related to television

Single Account

This is not a groundbreaking feature, but it is a handy one if you do not want to create tons of IDs and want to link all your family members under one umbrella. Similar to Netflix, you can create different accounts for every family member so there is content discretion to good effect.

TVGuide in different countries

TVGuide is owned by Viacom CBS, but it is used all over the world as a verbatim for magazines and other publishing materials. Let's check some out! TV Week: In 1980, the TV Guide merged with a competitor to form TV Week. The logo of TV Guide is similar to that of TVWeek.

New Zealand: A newspaper called TVGuide was first published in New Zealand in 1998 by Fairfax Media. It is currently the largest circulation magazine in New Zealand, and it is published by Fairfax Media.

Canada, Mexico, and Italy have their own versions of the TV Guide known as TV Guides (Mexico) and Guides to TV (Italy). These guides cover the same information.

Design

TVGuide is a website I expected TV.com to be. It has a clean interface and a sleek design, making it one of the best websites in this niche. A proper homepage banner with supporting texts along with well-defined menus and categories make TVGuide one of the best options for TV fans.

Header

The header section blends well with the homepage banner. There's a search bar where you can search for any TVGuide you want. Besides that, you'll find five options- Reviews, Discover, Listings, News, and My Watchlist. Each of these categories has a drop-down menu, which directs you to the inner page. Even if you click on "My Watchlist?", you'll get two options in a drop-down format- log in and watch list.

Hero Section

I love the way the header flows right into the hero section. The dark layer on the banner really helps the texts to stand out. Though there are no sliders highlighting the best shows, I don't have any complaints regarding the layout or look and feel of this particular section.

Body

The body section of the website features four thumbnail images with content from different networks. Each of the thumbnails has a small synopsis under it. If you continue scrolling past the ads, you?ll find the quick links and latest news sections. Under the quick links section, you can access newsletters, TV premiere dates, bachelor recap podcast, and renewed or cancelled options. If you continue scrolling past the ads, you?ll get scoops about different TV shows followed by yet another news section. Finally, you?d find the first sponsored content ad which does not disrupt your experience like the ones on TV.com.

Footer

The footer feels slightly cluttered, but is still better than TV.com. You'll find social media icons at the top followed by options such as "Help?", "Media Kit?", "Copyright Policy?", "About Us?", "Sitemap?", "RSS?" and "Mobile?" right underneath. If you want to download the app, you can use click on the Google Play Store and App Store icon on the right.

Inner Pages

The detailed pages on each inner page are fantastic. There are different banners and color combinations supported by buttons in a similar color scheme. The effort that was put into designing these pages is evident. If you scroll below, you'll find a list of channels which you can click to access.

Content

TVGuide has a more expansive library than TV.com primarily because there are Viacom channels in there too. You can find the most buzzing shows on the network with series from companies such as Netflix, USA, Vudu, iTunes, Google Play, Hulu, HBO, Viacom, and CBS to name a few. Thus, you can find popular series such as the ?Big Bang Theory?, ?Seinfeld?, ?Stranger Things?, ?Frontline?, ?Modern Family?, ?Survivor?, ?Locke & Key?, ?The Bachelor?, ?Grey?s Anatomy?, ?Chicago Fire? and ?This is Us?.

Desktop/Mobile experience

I streamed TVGuide on the mobile website and it was a good experience. I felt tempted to download the app, but that was one of the best decisions because navigating on the app feels so much better. You can find everything so easily and there's no hassle in linking your streaming service when you're using an app.

Plans & Pricing

TVGuide is a free service, but you can't stream full episodes and content on the platform unless you link your account. Thus, the full episodes aren't free.

Suggestions I have for TVGuide

After reading a few reviews, it seems that people don't really like short trailers and a website filled with ads. Furthermore, many have claimed that the guides are inaccurate. If this is the case, then the team should look into it. Another suggestion I would make is to please add a feedback option or help column which users can make use of.

Conclusion

If you're a fan of watching TV content and enjoy news, gossip, trailers, and other materials, then TVGuide is definitely the website you should follow in the United States. It offers great coverage of the entertainment industry, especially theshows which are available on their platform.