How to Put TV Shows on Your iPod

Sync your purchased TV shows to your iPod.

Your iPod is not only able to store and organize your favorite music and videos, but it may also play TV shows, depending on your iPod's model. iPods that are 5G and newer as well as the iPod Touch have TV show playback capability. You can add shows to your iPod by synchronizing the media player to your iTunes program. Television shows are available for purchase in the iTunes Store, and as of 2010 cost $1.99 to $2.99 per episode. Once added, you can find your TV shows in the video section of your iPod's library.

Instructions

1. Open iTunes on your computer.

2. Plug the iPod's USB cable into the bottom of the iPod and the USB port on your computer.

3. Click the "iPod" tab located under the "Devices" section in the iTunes sidebar.

4. Click the "TV Shows" tab in the main iTunes window, and check the box next to "Sync TV Shows."

5. Select "All TV shows" or "Selected TV shows." For the latter, check the box next to the TV shows you wish to add.

6. Click the "Apply" button in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window to save the changes. Disconnect the iPod once the "iPod sync is complete" message in iTunes appears.

References

• Apple Support: Syncing Videos to iPod
• "iPod & iTunes For Dummies"; Tony Bove; 2008
• Apple Support: iPod Touch User Guide