How to Download TV Shows Using iTunes

"DREW NOAH: So, now, I'm going to talk about how you can download TV shows in the iTunes store. And personally, I think there are a lot cooler options for TV shows than movies. So, first off, to get to it, I'm just going to go to the iTunes store link right here on the left and to TV Shows. You see, it looks--it's black and it looks really similar to the movies section but this is the TV Shows section and let me just see--you can sort it by genre. We got like a cover flow of some new stuff. We've got top TV episodes over here, some more--just links right here at the 'Currently On', comedy, drama. This is stuff that's in midseason. First season picks, classic football games, all sorts of stuff, even some free episodes which is nice. We've also got which I think is useful is by network right here. So, if you know what channel it's on, you can easily just find it. Let's see what's on ABC. Also, real quick down here, top TV seasons and those. So, it's loading; you can see it up here. We'll just give it a second. And what I like about TV shows is that you can buy single episodes which you can't really do if you're getting like a DVD of TV shows. So, if you know there's a single episode you want, you can do that. Let's see. I'll just click on Lost. This is what TV shows will look like. Of course, they look different. This is made specifically for Lost. And you got some descriptions and customer reviews. And this is actually the upcoming season. Usually you'll see all the episodes right here and right now these are free which is nice. We got a recap in eight minutes. Let's go ahead and get that so I can show it to you. You look over here while I sign in again. Okay. Thank you. And you can see, I started downloading and it appears right here in my little download bar. Of course, it's going to take a lot longer because it's video not music. Put it back of the iTunes store. I'm just going to go back by clicking right there. Go back to--one more time. So, let me just show you a whole season of something. Actually, this isn't a whole season. This is what they call--something you can buy a season pass to. So, this is another really cool thing about the TV section is I can download episodes from TV shows that are currently in their season. So, this is currently season 2 and I can buy all the past episodes for $1.99 and that by the way is pretty much the standard price for every TV show. Each episode is $1.99 or I could buy the season pass right here for $20 and save a little bit if I want all episodes. But you see, since it's in the middle of the season, whenever a new episode comes out, it will be added and it will automatically download because I bought the season pass. So, that's really cool 'cause you don't have to wait for the--you'll have to wait for DVDs if you want it like that because they won't come out till the season's over but you can get it as the season is going on with the season pass option. And this is what it looks like when it is a whole season. You got some descriptions, just like always, customer reviews. But you'll see this 'Buy Season' option and this is pretty cheap for all these episodes you'll see but this is an entire season of a show, 14 episodes and you got descriptions and $1.99 each, just like always. And you even got ratings right here, TV ratings. And if you're actually--when you buy an episode, of course, you would just click and just like before, I'm getting this error message, which I leave on in case I click on--and I don't want to actually buy it. But that's buying TV shows. Okay. Error message. That's how you buy TV shows in the iTunes Store. And like I said, I like it because you can buy single episodes which you can't do on DVD but just like movies, you gotta remember these are restricted to only your computer and your iPod and they're also just like regular iTunes music. They do have DRM (Digital Rights Managements) which means they're only allowed on five computers and only with your password. So, think about that but TV shows in the iTunes store is pretty cool, I think. So, I mentioned that when you buy a movie or a TV show that it's locked to your computer and I just realized that that's not quite true if you buy an Apple TV which is this product right here. So, keep that in mind. If you're buying from the iTunes store and you don't have Apple TV, you'll only be able to look at it in your iTunes and on your iPod. To view it on your TV, you would need to buy the Apple TV."