1. A method for generating a display of an interactive media guide based on user history, the method comprising: retrieving a viewing history that includes a list of media assets previously accessed by a user; comparing the viewing history with a plurality of media assets; in response to determining that a first media asset of the plurality of media assets is not included in the viewing history, generating for display, using control circuitry, a first user interface element associated with the first media asset not previously accessed by the user; identifying, using control circuitry, a second media asset that is related to one of the media assets in the list of media assets previously accessed by the user included in the viewing history; and generating for display, using control circuitry, a second user interface element associated with the second media asset, wherein a first display property of the first user interface element is different from a corresponding second display property of the second user interface element.