IPad Home Sharing Sorting Issues

Hey all,
I've finally got around to configuring my server and iPad to run Home Sharing so tha I can stream TV shows to my iPad.
Simple enough.
I do have one issue however.
Any TV shows that I have ripped from DVD to my iTunes library will not sort by episode on the iPad in Home Sharing. They sort alphabetically. In iTunes they are sorted by episode.
The shows that I have purchased via iTunes DO sort by episode in Home Sharing.
Is there some magic setting that I can change to sort all of my ripped TV Shows in Home Sharing by episode? I've looked at the info for both ripped and iTunes purchased TV shows, and I cannot see any difference that would cause them to sort differently.
Any help is appreciated.

I have this same issue. The discussion here https://discussions.apple.com/message/16395204#16395204 indicates that it may have something to do with the information under the "Sorting" tab when you get info on the indiviual shows (⌘+i).
I am going to give it a try tonight as this has been driving me mad! Trying to watch THe Walking Dead on my iPad (since no one else int he house wants or should watch it) has been insane.

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