Recommending media programs based on media program popularity

摘要

A computer-implemented method includes receiving information expressing a user's interest in one or more media programs, obtaining information indicative of popularity for a plurality of media programs responsive to the received information by individuals other than the user, and transmitting one or more recommendations of media programs for display to the user, from the plurality of media programs that relate to the received information.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
receiving, at a computer system, information that indicates interest by a user in one or more media programs; obtaining information that indicates popularity for a plurality of media programs that are responsive to the received information, and identifying a host series to which at least one of the plurality of media programs corresponds, the host series representing a group of multiple media program episodes that cover a common topic; identifying one or more other media programs that are not episodes of the host series based at least in part on the identification of the host series, a level of relevance of the one or more other media programs to the host series, and the information that indicates interest, by the user, in particular ones of the media programs; and generating and providing, for presentation to the user, a recommendation of the identified one or more other media programs.