Different iTunes Accounts and Transferring Purchases from Apple TV

I'm having difficulty transferring purchases made on the Apple TV to the Synced iTunes. Here are the details:
- This is the case with Purchased TV Shows and Purchased Movies.
- Purchases made on Apple TV, with iTunes Account #1 (Mine) DO NOT transfer to the Synced iTunes on the iMac.
- Purchases made on Apple TV, with iTunes Account #2 (Wife) DO transfer to Synced iTunes on the iMac automatically.
- I have tried all combinations of Authorizing and De-authorizing Account #1 and Account #2 on the Synced iMac, both individually and combined.
- Music, Movies, and TV Shows authorized to Account #1 (Mine) DO transfer from Synced iTunes to the Apple TV when Account #1 is Authorized on the Synced iTunes.
- Both Accounts were Authorized on the iMac iTunes when the initial sync happened.
Any thoughts or experiences about why only one set of purchases transfers back to the Synced iTunes from the Apple TV? My next action will likely be to Re-Sync the Apple TV to another computer (MacBook Pro or G5) with both accounts authorized on the different machine to see what happens. I'll take suggestions before spending the time syncing.
Thanks!
Erik

Ian:
A good thought, however It didn't work with either Account #1, Account #2, or No Accounts logged into the store.
I think the next step will be total re-connect of the Apple TV and the iMac. Items purchased on Account #2 that did sync to transfer back to the iMac should be safe as we have the files in the iTunes Library. Hopefully we'll get the rest of the items purchased on Account #1.
Thanks
Erik

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