Embodiments of the present invention provide users with suggested content that is preloaded on a media player. The suggested content is selected based on playback data from individuals and groups in a social network or playback data from anonymous users, or explicit suggestions from peers of the user in the social network, such as friends or family. The user may set aside space on their media player, such as a DVR or PC hard drive. A service then populates this space with suggested content. For example, the user may elect to populate this space with shows that their friends are watching, automatically. In addition, embodiments of the present invention allow users to track and create recommendations of content and to automatically schedule recording of showings of this content. The user may automatically record everything suggested, or require the user make selections. The present invention also provides for automatic selections, based on content type, time of day, or a random pattern. Finally, a user may acknowledge that they have watched a show suggested by their friends and automatically or manually send feedback about that show.