Mavericks run tv as independent second screen

I suspect the problem is with the extra monitor setup (dvi to hdmi out to tv) from my imac
I am able to drag pled home theatre from my iMac screen across to my tv screen.
desktop 1 and 2 appear on my iMac .. desktop 3 appears on my tv.
so it appears that my mac is running in an extended desktop mode rather than two independent screens.
does anyone know the settings in mavericks to run my second screen (dvi to hdmi out) as a second independent screen instead of an extended additional desktop to my iMac?
going into settings - display - arrangement only seems to position my tv screen in relation to my iMac screen. it has nothing to do with actually assigning my tv to be an independent second screen.

to answer my own question: it was just a matter of right clicking on the icon of the program in the dock and selecting the desktop i wanted to assign it too. Found it by luck.

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