diff --git a/program/admin.py b/program/admin.py
index b840d03b0f85c1ebb0172ca42521115ce34b93f0..444f90b3d4fb80af59f7a71d1cca5cf590aa23d4 100644
--- a/program/admin.py
+++ b/program/admin.py
@@ -7,6 +7,47 @@ from forms import MusicFocusForm
 from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta
 
 
+class ActivityFilter(admin.SimpleListFilter):
+    title = _("Activity")
+
+    def lookups(self, request, model_admin):
+        return (
+            ('yes', _("active")),
+            ('no', _("inactive"))
+        )
+
+    def queryset(self, request, queryset):
+        if self.parameter_name == 'has_timeslots':  # active/inactive ProgramSlots
+            if self.value() == 'yes':
+                return queryset.filter(until__gt=datetime.now()).distinct()
+            if self.value() == 'no':
+                return queryset.filter(until__lt=datetime.now()).distinct()
+
+        if self.parameter_name == 'has_programslots_timeslots':  # active/inactive Shows
+            if self.value() == 'yes':
+                return queryset.filter(programslots__until__gt=datetime.now()).distinct()
+            if self.value() == 'no':
+                return queryset.filter(programslots__until__lt=datetime.now()).distinct()
+
+        if self.parameter_name == 'has_shows_programslots_timeslots':  # active/inactive Hosts
+            if self.value() == 'yes':
+                return queryset.filter(shows__programslots__until__gt=datetime.now()).distinct()
+            if self.value() == 'no':
+                return queryset.filter(shows__programslots__until__lt=datetime.now()).distinct()
+
+
+class ActiveProgramSlotsFilter(ActivityFilter):
+    parameter_name = 'has_timeslots'
+
+
+class ActiveShowsFilter(ActivityFilter):
+    parameter_name = 'has_programslots_timeslots'
+
+
+class ActiveHostsFilter(ActivityFilter):
+    parameter_name = 'has_shows_programslots_timeslots'
+
+
 class BroadcastFormatAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     list_display = ('format', 'admin_color', 'enabled')
     prepopulated_fields = {'slug': ('format',)}
@@ -29,8 +70,8 @@ class ShowTopicAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
 
 
 class HostAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
-    list_display = ('name', 'is_active')
-    list_filter = ('is_active', 'is_always_visible')
+    list_display = ('name',)
+    list_filter = (ActiveHostsFilter, 'is_always_visible',)
 
 
 class NoteAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
@@ -73,7 +114,7 @@ class ProgramSlotAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     inlines = (TimeSlotInline,)
     fields = (('rrule', 'byweekday'), ('dstart', 'tstart', 'tend'), 'until', 'is_repetition', 'automation_id')
     list_display = ('get_show_name', 'byweekday', 'rrule', 'tstart', 'tend', 'until')
-    list_filter = ('is_active', 'byweekday', 'rrule', 'is_repetition')
+    list_filter = (ActiveProgramSlotsFilter, 'byweekday', 'rrule', 'is_repetition')
     ordering = ('byweekday', 'dstart')
     save_on_top = True
     search_fields = ('show__name',)
@@ -85,7 +126,7 @@ class ProgramSlotAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
         if renewed == 1:
             message = _("1 program slot was renewed until %s") % until
         else:
-            message = _("%s program slots were renewed until %s") % until
+            message = _("%s program slots were renewed until %s") % (renewed, until)
         self.message_user(request, message)
     renew.short_description = _("Renew selected program slots")
 
@@ -103,8 +144,8 @@ class ProgramSlotInline(admin.TabularInline):
 class ShowAdmin(admin.ModelAdmin):
     filter_horizontal = ('hosts', 'owners', 'musicfocus', 'showinformation', 'showtopic')
     inlines = (ProgramSlotInline,)
-    list_display = ('name', 'short_description', 'is_active')
-    list_filter = ('is_active', 'broadcastformat', 'showinformation', 'showtopic', 'musicfocus')
+    list_display = ('name', 'short_description')
+    list_filter = (ActiveShowsFilter, 'broadcastformat', 'showinformation', 'showtopic', 'musicfocus')
     ordering = ('slug',)
     prepopulated_fields = {'slug': ('name',)}
     search_fields = ('name', 'short_description', 'description')
diff --git a/program/management/commands/update_hosts.py b/program/management/commands/update_hosts.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 3cb143bd0290f14be209482d09d280ecd36487ee..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/program/management/commands/update_hosts.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
-
-from program.models import Host
-
-
-class Command(NoArgsCommand):
-    help = 'update host by setting is_active'
-
-    def handle_noargs(self, **options):
-        activated = 0
-        deactivated = 0
-
-        for host in Host.objects.all():
-            active_shows = 0
-            for show in host.shows.all():
-                if show.is_active:
-                    active_shows += 1
-                else:
-                    active_shows -= 1
-
-            host.is_active = active_shows > 0
-            host.save()
-
-            if host.is_active:
-                activated += 1
-            else:
-                deactivated += 1
-
-        print "%s hosts activated, %s hosts de-activated " % (activated, deactivated)
diff --git a/program/management/commands/update_programslots.py b/program/management/commands/update_programslots.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f7ec90a5e38963cc810f622e92f06f197a65162..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/program/management/commands/update_programslots.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
-
-from program.models import ProgramSlot
-
-from datetime import datetime
-
-
-class Command(NoArgsCommand):
-    help = 'update programslots by setting is_active'
-
-    def handle_noargs(self, **options):
-        deactivated = ProgramSlot.objects.filter(until__lt=datetime.now()).update(is_active=False)
-        activated = ProgramSlot.objects.filter(until__gt=datetime.now()).update(is_active=True)
-
-        print "%s program slots activated, %s program slots de-activated" % (activated, deactivated)
diff --git a/program/management/commands/update_shows.py b/program/management/commands/update_shows.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 0dafb8837cb47a44bb6aff5f75e8398cc64c1f28..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/program/management/commands/update_shows.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-from django.core.management.base import NoArgsCommand
-
-from program.models import Show
-
-from datetime import datetime
-
-
-class Command(NoArgsCommand):
-    help = 'update shows by setting is_active'
-
-    def handle_noargs(self, **options):
-        deactivated = Show.objects.exclude(id=1).filter(programslots__until__lt=datetime.now()).update(is_active=False)
-        activated = Show.objects.exclude(id=1).filter(programslots__until__gt=datetime.now()).distinct().update(is_active=True)
-
-        print "%s shows activated, %s shows de-activated" % (activated, deactivated)
diff --git a/program/migrations/0009_host_remove_is_active.py b/program/migrations/0009_host_remove_is_active.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f6647f04428ae3bbf55a7373e4d3e2b1f47b78d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/program/migrations/0009_host_remove_is_active.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('program', '0008_show_remove_automation_id'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='host',
+            name='is_active',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/program/migrations/0010_show_remove_is_active.py b/program/migrations/0010_show_remove_is_active.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..543bdc1d54958b2a0aba648a40f9d5612f57e47e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/program/migrations/0010_show_remove_is_active.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('program', '0009_host_remove_is_active'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='show',
+            name='is_active',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/program/migrations/0011_programslot_remove_is_active.py b/program/migrations/0011_programslot_remove_is_active.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f73a01ee3e92eb4c9a4ebb9332a63d1d080785ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/program/migrations/0011_programslot_remove_is_active.py
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from django.db import migrations
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('program', '0010_show_remove_is_active'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.RemoveField(
+            model_name='programslot',
+            name='is_active',
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/program/models.py b/program/models.py
index b11d1802715d41928857297e070d996a8ca310f9..8f6a65b610fd4de7e778440fab86a14e76b0b8df 100644
--- a/program/models.py
+++ b/program/models.py
@@ -211,7 +211,6 @@ class MusicFocus(models.Model):
 class Host(models.Model):
     name = models.CharField(_("Name"), max_length=128)
     is_always_visible = models.BooleanField(_("Is always visible"), default=False)
-    is_active = models.BooleanField(_("Is active"), default=True, editable=False)
     email = models.EmailField(_("E-Mail"), blank=True)
     website = models.URLField(_("Website"), blank=True)
 
@@ -243,7 +242,6 @@ class Show(models.Model):
     description = tinymce_models.HTMLField(_("Description"), blank=True, null=True)
     email = models.EmailField(_("E-Mail"), blank=True, null=True)
     website = models.URLField(_("Website"), blank=True, null=True)
-    is_active = models.BooleanField(_("Is active"), default=True, editable=False)
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, editable=False)
     last_updated = models.DateTimeField(auto_now=True, editable=False)
 
@@ -306,7 +304,6 @@ class ProgramSlot(models.Model):
     tstart = models.TimeField(_("Start time"))
     tend = models.TimeField(_("End time"))
     until = models.DateField(_("Last date"))
-    is_active = models.BooleanField(_("Is active"), default=True, editable=False)
     is_repetition = models.BooleanField(_("Is repetition"), default=False)
     automation_id = models.IntegerField(_("Automation ID"), blank=True, null=True, choices=get_automation_id_choices())
     created = models.DateTimeField(auto_now_add=True, editable=False)
@@ -351,9 +348,6 @@ class ProgramSlot(models.Model):
         else:
             old = False
 
-        self.is_active = self.until > date.today()
-        self.show.is_active = self.until > date.today()
-
         super(ProgramSlot, self).save(*args, **kwargs)
 
         if self.rrule.freq == 0:
diff --git a/program/templates/host_detail.html b/program/templates/host_detail.html
index 73182d67709152849056e7d98691fc26ff416636..87a4c12d79696e2ed1cd2c54872e8a17a100010b 100644
--- a/program/templates/host_detail.html
+++ b/program/templates/host_detail.html
@@ -10,12 +10,7 @@
     <div id="shows">
         <div id="shows-title">Sendungen</div>
         {% for show in host.shows.all %}
-            {% if show.is_active %}
-                <div class="show {{ show.broadcastformat.slug }}"><a
-                        href="{% url "show-detail" show.slug %}">{{ show }}</a></div>
-            {% else %}
-                <div class="show {{ show.broadcastformat.slug }}">{{ show }}</div>
-            {% endif %}
+            <div class="show {{ show.broadcastformat.slug }}">{{ show }}</div>
         {% endfor %}
     </div>
 
diff --git a/program/templates/show_detail.html b/program/templates/show_detail.html
index 47d20a1a139c93beae92a45a2a2e57216be80f56..9fb9fb0c420a42b0b14092a1ee5907a764b0eee9 100644
--- a/program/templates/show_detail.html
+++ b/program/templates/show_detail.html
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@
             {% if show.id != 1 %}
                 <p id="programslots">
                     {% for slot in show.programslots.all %}
-                        {% if slot.is_active %}
-                            <span class="programslot">{{ slot }}</span><br/>
-                        {% endif %}
+                        <span class="programslot">{{ slot }}</span><br/>
                     {% endfor %}
                 </p>
             {% endif %}
diff --git a/program/templates/show_list.html b/program/templates/show_list.html
index 62594e92cd65a0c3a4a63c4e05fc70f056d61a70..96ea497581e6610fa93cc0e00b96ea81669497b8 100644
--- a/program/templates/show_list.html
+++ b/program/templates/show_list.html
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@
                     <h3 class="show-title"><a href="{% url "show-detail" show.slug %}">{{ show.name }}</a></h3>
                     <ul class="show-programslots">
                         {% for programslot in show.programslots.all %}
-                            {% if programslot.is_active %}
-                                <li class="show-programslot">{{ programslot }}</li>
-                            {% endif %}
+                            <li class="show-programslot">{{ programslot }}</li>
                         {% endfor %}
                     </ul>
                     <p class="show-description">{{ show.short_description }}</p>
diff --git a/program/views.py b/program/views.py
index cfebbd1ba44e3202af62aa1a6fa3fd516e88eaf0..94164b68f2a034cd4a65669df6b019b6fbff9c64 100644
--- a/program/views.py
+++ b/program/views.py
@@ -15,19 +15,19 @@ from program.utils import tofirstdayinisoweek
 
 class HostListView(ListView):
     context_object_name = 'host_list'
-    queryset = Host.objects.filter(Q(is_active=True) | Q(is_always_visible=True)).distinct()
+    queryset = Host.objects.filter(is_always_visible=True).distinct()
     template_name = 'host_list.html'
 
 
 class HostDetailView(DetailView):
     context_object_name = 'host'
-    queryset = Host.objects.filter(Q(is_active=True) | Q(is_always_visible=True)).distinct()
+    queryset = Host.objects.filter(is_always_visible=True).distinct()
     template_name = 'host_detail.html'
 
 
 class ShowListView(ListView):
     context_object_name = 'show_list'
-    queryset = Show.objects.filter(is_active=True).exclude(id=1).distinct()
+    queryset = Show.objects.exclude(id=1).distinct()
     template_name = 'show_list.html'
 
     def get_queryset(self):