Hello Chele. Thanks for the suggestion. When scheduling your dvr recordings you should be able to choose between only new and all showings as well as the channels that the show is on. In some cases, the broadcaster will not tell us if the show is a rerun or not. This means that the show in question may not show up as a rerun and the dvr will treat it as a new show. Conflicts are usually an issue when too many programs are scheduled to record at the same time or someone has decided to watch tv while all tuners in the box is set to record. This will make the box prompt that error and let you decide how you wish to proceed. -Allan, Cox Support Forums Moderator