Sync TV shows between your Windows computer and iPhone, iPad or iPod
You can sync all or a selection of your TV shows on your Windows computer to your iPhone, iPad or iPod. If you have a classic iPod, it must be video-capable. You must have the Apple TV app installed on your Windows computer.
See Intro to syncing your Windows computer and Apple devices.
Sync TV programmes to your device
Connect your Apple device to your Windows computer.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable.
In the Apple Devices app on your Windows computer, select the device in the sidebar.
If you connect your device to your Windows computer using a USB or USB-C cable and don’t see the device in the sidebar, see If your iPhone, iPad or iPod doesn’t appear in the sidebar.
Select TV Shows in the sidebar.
Select the “Sync TV programmes onto [device name]” tickbox to turn on syncing of your TV programmes.
With the tickbox selected, syncing is set to transfer all your TV programmes to your device.
Note: If you don’t see the TV shows that you want to sync, check that you have downloaded them as Most Compatible HD or SD in the Apple TV app on your Windows computer. See Change Playback settings in the Apple TV app on Windows.
To sync a selection of TV shows, select the “Automatically include” tickbox, then use the menus to choose either the number of newest, newest unwatched or oldest unwatched TV shows. Then choose to include all shows or selected shows from the episodes menu.
Depending on whether you want to sync individual TV shows or not, select or deselect the tickbox for the show.
Select TV Shows or Playlists to see your content organised by that category.
When you’re ready to sync, click Apply.
You can choose to sync your Windows computer and your device automatically whenever you connect them. See Turn automatic syncing on or off.
Before disconnecting your device from your Windows computer, click the Eject button in the sidebar.
Remove automatically synced TV shows from your Apple device
To remove a TV show from just your device while keeping it on your Windows computer, follow these steps:
Connect your Apple device to your Windows computer.
You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable.
In the Apple Devices app on your Windows computer, select your device in the sidebar, then select TV Shows in the sidebar.
In the TV Show list, deselect the tickbox of the TV shows you want to remove.
Sync your Windows computer with the device.
WARNING: If you delete an automatically synced item from your Windows computer, the deleted item is removed from your device the next time you sync.
Before disconnecting your device from your Windows computer, click the Eject button in the sidebar.