Google search will soon add live TV listings

From the Google Search blog:

Last year we launched video actions in Search to help viewers find direct options to watch the shows they are looking for on programmer and distributors mobile apps and sites or stores like Google Play.

Today, I’m excited to announce that, coming soon, Google Search will have live TV listings. So now when you’re looking for The Big Bang Theory, we’ll not only show you the apps and sites where you can find the latest episode, but also show which channel you can turn your tv to later in the evening or week to catch it live.

This is a solid step in the right direction. Personally, I’d love to see an all-in-one guide, with links to imDB or Rotten Tomatoes ratings, and notifications for when a show is on your specific cable/Apple TV/Amazon Video setup.

One service I used to use is LocateTV, which (until it shutdown recently) let me build a list of movies I want to watch and notified me when the movie was on my cable system. This was also a step in the right direction, hate to see it go. I’d love to see something better emerge from the ashes.

And how about a Siri API to drive it all.

Siri, let me know when Horace and Pete is available on Netflix

That is something I really need to know.