Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  CHOPRA NAVEEN K.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
12/19/2012
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TIVO INC [TIVO]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2160 GOLD STREET
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
CFO
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

ALVISO, CA 95002
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 200,161 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 04/21/2007 03/21/2017 Common Stock (2) 2,500 $ 6.18 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 07/23/2010 06/22/2017 Common Stock (3) 30,976 $ 7.49 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) 04/26/2008 03/26/2018 Common Stock (2) 17,165 $ 8.94 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 07/23/2010 06/22/2017 Common Stock (3) 29,024 $ 7.49 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) 04/26/2008 03/26/2018 Common Stock (2) 17,835 $ 8.94 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CHOPRA NAVEEN K.
2160 GOLD STREET
ALVISO, CA 95002
      CFO  

Signatures

By: Attorney-in-fact Sheryl Andersen For: Naveen Kumar Chopra 12/28/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) This is comprised of 16,665 unvested Restricted Stock Units granted on 2/17/09 that will vest on 2/17/2013; 50,000 unvested Restricted Stock Units granted on 12/1/2009 that will vest on 12/1/2013; 29,996 unvested Restricted Stock Awards granted on 3/26/2010 of which 14,998 shares will vest on 3/26/2013 and 3/26/2014; 36,000 unvested Restricted Stock Awards granted on 2/22/2011 of which 12,000 will vest on 3/15/2013, 9/15/2013 and 3/15/2014; 67,500 unvested Restricted Stock Awards granted on 4/3/2012 of which 13,500 will vest on 3/15/2013, 9/15/2013, 3/15/2014, 9/15/14 and 3/15/2015
(2) This option is fully vested.
(3) This option vests in 48 equal monthly installments.

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