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If you take broadcasting shows from sources another than the iTunes Store for activity on your iOS device, whatever of that activity haw be frustrated by a fault that inexplicably missorts shows and episodes. Luckily, the mend is simple, if a lowercase illogical.

In the above screenshot from the iPod app on an iPhone 4 streaming iOS 4.2.1, digit shows are traded on the left, Fringe and The Office, the latter display heptad episodes. However, production downbound into The Office reveals threesome episodes of that show, threesome of Caprica, and only only one of Fringe. A alteration of this difficulty haw also create an “unknown” broadcasting exhibit with only only one or more shows and episodes within. Annoyingly, this crapper hap modify if shows are correct tagged.

Tagging broadcasting shows is finished in iTunes finished the Get Info (Command + I) talking incase low the Video tab, where show, season, program ID, and program sort crapper be edited. Unfortunately, modify if each and every that aggregation is correct, and displays aright in iTunes, it ease strength not impact correct on an iOS device. I’ve seen this difficulty on an iPhone, an iPod touch, and an iPad, but funnily never on an Apple TV 2.

The resolution is to go to the “Info” journalism where the “Name” of the program is found, and low “Artist” start the show’s name. It makes no sense, but it works. As crapper be seen above, the program sort is also entered low “Track Number.” Previously, shows that were aright classified strength hit episodes traded alphabetically unless sequential with the Track Number. Apparently, that was immobile in iOS 4. Hopefully, the this fault module presently be fixed, too, but until then this workaround solves the difficulty of missorted broadcasting shows.