1. A method of receiving a programming stream related to an unscheduled event, the method comprising: (a) monitoring, by a computer, a data stream, the data stream comprising at least a summary of closed caption information corresponding to a plurality of programming channels; (b) analyzing, by the computer, the closed captioning information contained in the data stream to determine an occurrence of an unscheduled event from the content of the closed captioning information; (c) in response to the determination of the occurrence of the unscheduled event, automatically utilizing the closed captioning information to identify a programming stream related to the unscheduled event; and (d) initiating receipt of the programming stream.