1. A method for presenting search results in a media guidance application, the method comprising: receiving, from a user, a search expression; transmitting, to a database that lists keywords and attribute types for those keywords, a request for a type of attribute associated with the search expression, wherein the request includes the search expression; receiving, in response to the request, the type of attribute associated with the search expression; determining, based on the type of attribute received in response to the request, a first attribute of a first media asset; determining, based on the type of attribute received in response to the request, a second attribute, different than the first attribute, of a second media asset; performing a search of media assets that are scheduled for transmission to a plurality of users based on the search expression; determining a time interval that corresponds to a time period that includes a largest number of media assets that are found based on the search; and identifying a first plurality of media assets that are scheduled for transmission to the plurality of users during the time interval; generating for display a second plurality of media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets that are scheduled for transmission to the plurality of users during the time interval; and visually distinguishing a first portion of the second plurality of media asset identifiers, corresponding to the first plurality of media assets identified based on the search expression, from a second portion of the second plurality of a media asset identifiers corresponding to media assets not identified based on the search expression, wherein a first media asset identifier in the first portion is visually distinguished from a second media asset identifier in the first portion based on a determination that (1) the first attribute of the first media asset corresponds to the first media asset identifier and (2) the second attribute, different from the first attribute, of the second media asset corresponds to the second media asset identifier.