1. A method for determining a media rating, the method comprising: receiving a media rating associated with a first media program and metadata associated with the first media program; storing the metadata and the media rating associated with the first media program in a local database; receiving a second media program absent a media rating; determining metadata associated with the second media program absent the media rating; searching the local database based on the metadata associated with the second media program absent the media rating; matching the metadata associated with the second media program absent the media rating to the metadata associated with the first media program; and applying the media rating associated with the first media program to the second media program absent the media rating.