diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs
index 0e211937fd..afbce87a9f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/Library/UserDataManager.cs
@@ -170,22 +170,18 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.Library
                         return value;
                     }
                 }
+            }
 
-                if (keys.Count > 0)
+            if (keys.Count > 0)
+            {
+                return new UserItemData
                 {
-                    var key = keys[0];
-                    var cacheKey = GetCacheKey(userId, key);
-                    var userdata = new UserItemData
-                    {
-                        UserId = userId,
-                        Key = key
-                    };
-                    _userData[cacheKey] = userdata;
-                    return userdata;
-                }
-
-                return null;
+                    UserId = userId,
+                    Key = keys[0]
+                };
             }
+
+            return null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
index a35a7c9405..bbdc4ab0d6 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/LiveTv/LiveTvManager.cs
@@ -939,9 +939,15 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
                 IsMovie = query.IsMovie,
                 IsSports = query.IsSports,
                 IsKids = query.IsKids,
-                EnableTotalRecordCount = query.EnableTotalRecordCount
+                EnableTotalRecordCount = query.EnableTotalRecordCount,
+                SortBy = new[] { ItemSortBy.StartDate }
             };
 
+            if (query.Limit.HasValue)
+            {
+                internalQuery.Limit = Math.Max(query.Limit.Value * 5, 300);
+            }
+
             if (query.HasAired.HasValue)
             {
                 if (query.HasAired.Value)
@@ -958,15 +964,10 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
 
             var programList = programs.ToList();
 
-            var genres = programList.SelectMany(i => i.Genres)
-                .Where(i => !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(i))
-                .DistinctNames()
-                .Select(i => _libraryManager.GetGenre(i))
-                .DistinctBy(i => i.Id)
-                .ToDictionary(i => i.Name, StringComparer.OrdinalIgnoreCase);
+            var factorChannelWatchCount = (query.IsAiring ?? false) || (query.IsKids ?? false) || (query.IsSports ?? false) || (query.IsMovie ?? false);
 
             programs = programList.OrderBy(i => i.HasImage(ImageType.Primary) ? 0 : 1)
-                .ThenByDescending(i => GetRecommendationScore(i, user.Id, genres))
+                .ThenByDescending(i => GetRecommendationScore(i, user.Id, factorChannelWatchCount))
                 .ThenBy(i => i.StartDate);
 
             if (query.Limit.HasValue)
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
             return result;
         }
 
-        private int GetRecommendationScore(LiveTvProgram program, Guid userId, Dictionary<string, Genre> genres)
+        private int GetRecommendationScore(LiveTvProgram program, Guid userId, bool factorChannelWatchCount)
         {
             var score = 0;
 
@@ -1036,41 +1037,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.LiveTv
                 score += 3;
             }
 
-            score += GetGenreScore(program.Genres, userId, genres);
-
-            return score;
-        }
-
-        private int GetGenreScore(IEnumerable<string> programGenres, Guid userId, Dictionary<string, Genre> genres)
-        {
-            return programGenres.Select(i =>
+            if (factorChannelWatchCount)
             {
-                var score = 0;
-
-                Genre genre;
-
-                if (genres.TryGetValue(i, out genre))
-                {
-                    var genreUserdata = _userDataManager.GetUserData(userId, genre);
-
-                    if (genreUserdata.Likes ?? false)
-                    {
-                        score++;
-                    }
-                    else if (!(genreUserdata.Likes ?? true))
-                    {
-                        score--;
-                    }
-
-                    if (genreUserdata.IsFavorite)
-                    {
-                        score += 2;
-                    }
-                }
-
-                return score;
+                score += channelUserdata.PlayCount;
+            }
 
-            }).Sum();
+            return score;
         }
 
         private async Task AddRecordingInfo(IEnumerable<Tuple<BaseItemDto, string, string>> programs, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs
index dc61dcda8e..706e9c8ed1 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.ServerApplication/MainStartup.cs
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             {
                 Task.WaitAll(task);
 
-                task = InstallVcredistIfNeeded(_appHost, _logger);
+                task = InstallVcredist2013IfNeeded(_appHost, _logger);
                 Task.WaitAll(task);
 
                 task = InstallFrameworkV46IfNeeded(_logger);
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             }
         }
 
-        private static async Task InstallVcredistIfNeeded(ApplicationHost appHost, ILogger logger)
+        private static async Task InstallVcredist2013IfNeeded(ApplicationHost appHost, ILogger logger)
         {
             try
             {
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
 
             try
             {
-                await InstallVcredist().ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await InstallVcredist2013().ConfigureAwait(false);
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -701,13 +701,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             }
         }
 
-        private async static Task InstallVcredist()
+        private async static Task InstallVcredist2013()
         {
             var httpClient = _appHost.HttpClient;
 
             var tmp = await httpClient.GetTempFile(new HttpRequestOptions
             {
-                Url = GetVcredistUrl(),
+                Url = GetVcredist2013Url(),
                 Progress = new Progress<double>()
 
             }).ConfigureAwait(false);
@@ -733,7 +733,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.ServerApplication
             }
         }
 
-        private static string GetVcredistUrl()
+        private static string GetVcredist2013Url()
         {
             if (Environment.Is64BitProcess)
             {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/PackageCreator.cs b/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/PackageCreator.cs
index d8de98abe2..883c029145 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/PackageCreator.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.WebDashboard/Api/PackageCreator.cs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.WebDashboard.Api
                         }
                         var mainFile = File.ReadAllText(GetDashboardResourcePath("index.html"));
 
-                        html = ReplaceFirst(mainFile, "<div class=\"mainAnimatedPage hide\"></div>", "<div class=\"mainAnimatedPage hide\">" + html + "</div>");
+                        html = ReplaceFirst(mainFile, "<div class=\"mainAnimatedPages skinBody\"></div>", "<div class=\"mainAnimatedPages skinBody hide\">" + html + "</div>");
                     }
 
                     if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(localizationCulture))