Thanks AvsGunnar , but I did eventually find it, and yes, it's the one on Ebony TV. It's just weird that it couldn't even be found when searched directly. And that I remembered the name of the show, was an accomplishment, also recalling what exact channel it was on, not so often.
Since I would always see it in the Live Guide, I didn't notice what channel it was. And since I wanted to continue viewing on my desktop, since there is no Live Guide, I assumed, as most of the time it will, show me what shows I'm currently viewing, or find by entering the title in the Search. But neither feature was working as they should... I've never had an issue with a show I'm watching in real time, not showing up on my computer, in the currently watching category
Yeah, it can be a bit confusing at times when these features either don't work or they have a change in their previous behavior.
Basically though, if you are watching something on LiveTV that has a dedicated channel (ie. According to Jim ch. 827) then you can perform a Search for it both on the device and online Roku Channel and it will appear in the Results. (as well as under your Continue Watching).
If you are watching a show on a LiveTV channel that plays different series on it (not a dedicated channel to a particular show), then it will only show up on the device Search results when it is actually playing/airing. It is a bit confusing why it also wouldn't have similar behavior similar for the online Roku Channel but that is Roku for you. Just have to roll with the punches and be grateful they even provide a Search feature for their users. 🙂
They really need to get going with providing an EPG guide for their online Roku Channel as well since many of the other free channels like Pluto, Plex, and Xumo already do. This would certainly help with the ability to find content quickly and keep people on the Roku Channel rather than leaving frustrated with a sub-par experience.
Online Roku Channel is great if you already know what you want to watch. But browsing for content is really lacking in the user experience department.
Yeah, I know it can be a royal pain, especially searching or just scrolling through channels. It's really exasperating when I click on a channel to see what a movie or show might be like, and instead, it's as if I clicked the star button, and suddenly it opens up at the beginning of the show or movie, which also screws up being able to quickly hit the back button, to go back to what I was watching! I feel like I just stepped into quicksand!
And the fact that it would keep us in the mode we are in, such as Favorites, once we stop on a channel, to see something, we are forced to go back to the beginning to continue scrolling. And while I usually can go back via going the Recents list, sometimes it will leave the show I had just been watching, OFF the list, so I have to go searching for it, trying to remember the channel, and sometimes the name...
I do appreciate having so many options all in one general device, as I can also get to my paid channels, & even YouTube, directly from the app.
