Pretty much every television network offers a way to watch full streaming episodes of popular TV shows these days. But you need to jump through a series of hoops and a dozen websites to find each show you're looking for. While companies like MeeVee, and Veoh have created streamlined interfaces for finding your favorite programs online, I have to say, I'm pretty impressed with TV Guide's new Online Video Guide.

TV Guide has been beta testing its new video guide for months, and the video directory goes live today. The front page features a list of popular shows and a column showing programs you may have missed last night. You can also search or browse for shows. If you were busy watching Prison Break and missed Chuck, TV Guide can help. Of course, so can NBC.com, but I really like the idea of having one place to go, not one for each network.

And unlike VeohTV, TV Guide's directory takes you directly to network websites to watch the video. In other words, you're exposed to every banner ad the network wants you to see and there's absolutely no reason for the networks to get upset and sue anyone.

[via lost remote]