# DVR Channel Group & Search **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** livetv-dvr\ **Created:** [November 27, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-channel-group-search/337923 "2018-11-27T15:54:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![K20Evo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/k20evo/32/107590_2.png) [@K20Evo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/K20Evo)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2018, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-channel-group-search/337923/1 "2018-11-27T15:54:27Z")
I know this might not apply to everyone, however on my DVR I have 250 channels. Whilst the full grid layout for Plex is brilliant, trying to identify the channel by and icon when scrolling through the list is a bit tedious. It’d be great if we could group channels so can do things like filter out Sport, Movies, Kids TV or whatever group you want. On top of that, being able to search for a channel by free text would be awesome too and really speed things up. Even better would be searching the EPG for a show by name ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2021, 11:14pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-channel-group-search/337923/2 "2021-08-06T23:14:45Z")
2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@DVR Program Guide Discover By Channel Group or Favorites List](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dvr-program-guide-discover-by-channel-group-or-favorites-list/183424): > > Currently I can use the Program Guide to discover movies on a specific channel. I would love the option to create a “channel group” or “favorites list” of multiple channels, and then be able to discover movies/shows on all channels within that grouping. I would also like the option to name the grouping, for example Sports {660,661,664} or Movies {600,601,602}. Right now I need to use the discover movies by channel search 10 times on 10 specific channels. While this works great, and I really app…