Just read this post over on the PVR Blog. Seems like TiVo is fixing what I considered to be sloppy design.
See, if I set TiVo to record something and for whatever reason the network stated the show didn’t actually end until 9:01pm, then TiVo didn’t stop recording until 9:01:59pm. Pretty cool eh? WAIT! It just happens to be Thursday night and I record Survivor: Guatemala from 8pm-9pm, CSI: from 9pm-10pm, and Without a Trace from 10pm-11pm.
In the example above, since “Survivor” went past the 9pm start time of CSI:, CSI: wouldn’t record and I’d miss the episode. That’s probably not the best example since all those shows are on the same channel.
So, looks like TiVo fixing that little problem and will give priority based on what show is higher in the Season Pass list.