The new Auto Hop capability for the Hopper allows customers to skip all commercials for most recorded primetime HD programs shown on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC when viewed the day after airing. Dish Network viewers can watch a show with the Auto Hop option commercial-free starting at 1 a.m. EST, after a show has been recorded to the Hopper’s PrimeTime Anytime library. Auto Hop does not work on live broadcasts.

   Dish launched the Hopper HD DVR system in mid-March, giving viewers the ability to record up to six shows at once while playing back HD content in up to four rooms.