When performing a dataset search using the UISearchBar the search results are successfully displayed in the UITableViewController UITableView . However, scrolling through the results, the UITableView lines are apparently displayed under the UINavigationBar and the simulator status bar.

This is obviously not the look I am going to make. Ideally, I would like the UISearchBar act as the UITableView header with all the search results contained under the buttons in the UISearchBar , but my attempts were unsuccessful.
The following is a storyboard setting for the corresponding UITableViewController and its UITableView properties.

Below is the relevant code that I use to configure UISearchController and UISearchBar .
BallotTunesSearchTableViewController.h
@interface BallotTunesSearchTableViewController : UITableViewController <UISearchControllerDelegate, UISearchResultsUpdating, UISearchBarDelegate>
BallotTunesSearchTableViewController.m
- (void)viewDidLoad { [super viewDidLoad]; self.appDelegate = [[UIApplication sharedApplication] delegate]; // Initialize the search controller self.searchController = [[UISearchController alloc] initWithSearchResultsController:nil]; self.searchController.searchResultsUpdater = self; self.searchController.dimsBackgroundDuringPresentation = NO; // Setup the search bar self.searchController.searchBar.delegate = self; self.searchController.searchBar.scopeButtonTitles = [NSMutableArray arrayWithObjects:SongScopeName, ArtistScopeName, AlbumScopeName, nil]; self.tableView.tableHeaderView = self.searchController.searchBar; }
Refresh . Note that the UITableViewController is built into the UINavigationController , and when setting the transparency from UINavigationBar to NO , the UISearchBar hides the view along with the UINavigationBar .

Also note that I do not implement the UISearchBar on the Storyboard (however, I can take this route if I cannot get my current setup to work).