diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs b/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
index 074dba7c58..784057b32e 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Api/LiveTv/LiveTvService.cs
@@ -146,6 +146,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.LiveTv
         /// <value>The fields.</value>
         [ApiMember(Name = "Fields", Description = "Optional. Specify additional fields of information to return in the output. This allows multiple, comma delimeted. Options: Budget, Chapters, CriticRatingSummary, DateCreated, Genres, HomePageUrl, IndexOptions, MediaStreams, Overview, ParentId, Path, People, ProviderIds, PrimaryImageAspectRatio, Revenue, SortName, Studios, Taglines", IsRequired = false, DataType = "string", ParameterType = "query", Verb = "GET", AllowMultiple = true)]
         public string Fields { get; set; }
+
+        public bool EnableTotalRecordCount { get; set; }
+
+        public GetRecordings()
+        {
+            EnableTotalRecordCount = true;
+        }
     }
 
     [Route("/LiveTv/Recordings/Groups", "GET", Summary = "Gets live tv recording groups")]
@@ -898,7 +905,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Api.LiveTv
                 Limit = request.Limit,
                 Status = request.Status,
                 SeriesTimerId = request.SeriesTimerId,
-                IsInProgress = request.IsInProgress
+                IsInProgress = request.IsInProgress,
+                EnableTotalRecordCount = request.EnableTotalRecordCount
 
             }, options, CancellationToken.None).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingQuery.cs b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingQuery.cs
index 0cf9976025..923d303f80 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingQuery.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Model/LiveTv/RecordingQuery.cs
@@ -70,5 +70,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Model.LiveTv
         public bool? EnableImages { get; set; }
         public int? ImageTypeLimit { get; set; }
         public ImageType[] EnableImageTypes { get; set; }
+
+        public bool EnableTotalRecordCount { get; set; }
+
+        public RecordingQuery()
+        {
+            EnableTotalRecordCount = true;
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index 29c4a43d38..95ed2aac1a 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -896,6 +896,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 
             var topFolder = await GetInternalLiveTvFolder(cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
+            if (query.SortBy.Length == 0)
+            {
+                // Unless something else was specified, order by start date to take advantage of a specialized index
+                query.SortBy = new[] { ItemSortBy.StartDate };
+            }
+
             var internalQuery = new InternalItemsQuery(user)
             {
                 IncludeItemTypes = new[] { typeof(LiveTvProgram).Name },
@@ -1414,7 +1420,8 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
                 ExcludeLocationTypes = new[] { LocationType.Virtual },
                 Limit = Math.Min(200, query.Limit ?? int.MaxValue),
                 SortBy = new[] { ItemSortBy.DateCreated },
-                SortOrder = SortOrder.Descending
+                SortOrder = SortOrder.Descending,
+                EnableTotalRecordCount = query.EnableTotalRecordCount
             });
         }
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
index ed5a64b8c8..006cb2edf0 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Persistence/SqliteItemRepository.cs
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                                 "create table if not exists ItemValues (ItemId GUID, Type INT, Value TEXT, CleanValue TEXT)",
                                 //"create index if not exists idx_ItemValues on ItemValues(ItemId)",
                                 "create index if not exists idx_ItemValues2 on ItemValues(ItemId,Type)",
-                                "create index if not exists idx_ItemValues3 on ItemValues(ItemId,Type,CleanValue)",
 
                                 "create table if not exists ProviderIds (ItemId GUID, Name TEXT, Value TEXT, PRIMARY KEY (ItemId, Name))",
                                 "create index if not exists Idx_ProviderIds on ProviderIds(ItemId)",
@@ -276,6 +275,9 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
                 "create index if not exists idx_TopParentId on TypedBaseItems(TopParentId)",
                 "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentId on TypedBaseItems(Type,TopParentId)",
 
+                // live tv programs
+                "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentIdStartDate on TypedBaseItems(Type,TopParentId,StartDate)",
+
                 // used by movie suggestions
                 "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentIdGroup on TypedBaseItems(Type,TopParentId,PresentationUniqueKey)",
                 "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentId2 on TypedBaseItems(TopParentId,MediaType,IsVirtualItem)",
@@ -286,8 +288,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Persistence
 
                 // latest items
                 "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentId9 on TypedBaseItems(TopParentId,Type,IsVirtualItem,PresentationUniqueKey,DateCreated)",
+                "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentId8 on TypedBaseItems(TopParentId,IsFolder,IsVirtualItem,PresentationUniqueKey,DateCreated)",
+
+                // resume
                 "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentId7 on TypedBaseItems(TopParentId,MediaType,IsVirtualItem,PresentationUniqueKey)",
-                "create index if not exists idx_TypeTopParentId8 on TypedBaseItems(TopParentId,IsFolder,IsVirtualItem,PresentationUniqueKey)"
+
+                // items by name
+                "create index if not exists idx_ItemValues3 on ItemValues(ItemId,Type,CleanValue)"
                 };
 
             _connection.RunQueries(postQueries, Logger);