Whatever happened to TVGuide?

For those old enough to remember when TVs came encased in big wooden cases, weighed 200#, and a 27″ television was considered a “home theater”, you probably remember that every American home either had a subscription to, or regularly picked up a weekly copy of TVGuide.

Now, in the digital age with 200+ channels and on-screen guides, the ubiquitous magazine of the 60′s, 70′s and 80′s has seemingly disappeared without a trace.

This week, I’m trying an experiment which entails falling back to basic cable which — in my case — doesn’t seem to include an on-screen guide, so I’ve spent the last two days scouring 12 different grocery, book, and other stores to no avail.

In the digital world, I’m just as guilty as the next guy for forgetting about TVGuide, but can it possibly be that a true television landmark publication has disappeared from the face of the planet without so much as a whimper?