Itunes plays tv shows in movie category

I recently brought a new ipod nano (3rd generation) Ive managed to download videos succesfully on to my itunes, however whenever I download a tv show onto my itunes it automatically gets saved into the movies category and no matter what I try it won't move into the tv shows category, How do i fix this? Thanx fpor your help!!!!

Try this. On the tv show listed in the Movies Category, right click on the listed show and select Get Info. On the window that opens up, click on the Video Tab and select TV Show from the Video Kind drop down list (by default it is always set to movie). Changing the Video Kind will move your TV Show over to the TV Shows category listing.

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Congratulations on your new computer! Also, thank you for the details of the issue you are experiencing with your purchased movies.
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http://support.apple.com/kb/PH12491
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