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An interactive program guide system is provided. The program guide system has a logically flat navigator menu structure made up of program guide categories and selectable program guide options. Program guide categories correspond to fairly broad groups of program guide features. Selectable program g

An interactive program guide system is provided. The program guide system has a logically flat navigator menu structure made up of program guide categories and selectable program guide options. Program guide categories correspond to fairly broad groups of program guide features. Selectable program guide options correspond to more specific program guide features. Each program guide category has associated selectable program guide options. Program guide categories may be displayed in a row across the top of the display screen. Selectable program guide options may be displayed in the same column as the program guide category with which they are associated. A highlight region may be positioned on one of the selectable program guide options. The selectable program guide options may be scrolled using a pair of vertical cursors. Pressing a horizontal cursor while the highlight region is on one of the selectable program guide options causes a new program guide category and associated column of selectable program guide options to be displayed in place of the originally displayed program guide category and associated selectable program guide options.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An interactive program guide, comprising:control circuitry that:simultaneously displays a line of program guide categories and only a single perpendicular line of program guide options, such that one end of the perpendicular line of program guide options is at least par

[ What is claimed is:] [1.]1. An interactive program guide, comprising:control circuitry that:simultaneously displays a line of program guide categories and only a single perpendicular line of program guide options, such that one end of the perpendicular line of program guide options is at least partially aligned with a given one of the displayed program guide categories with which the program guide options are associated;replaces at least some of the displayed program guide categories and program guide options with new program guide categories and program guide options by shifting the new program guide categories and program guide options into position in place of the displayed program guide categories and program guide options; anddisplays program guide listings for a plurality of television programs in accordance with one of the program guide options selected by a user of the interactive program guide.