My Apple TV sync computer's hard drive failed.

I had a PC syncing with my Apple TV. The hard drive was failing but I was able to get all of my iTunes content to an external hard drive prior to it biting the dust. I have replaced that PC with a Macbook (Snow Leopard 10.6.2 and iTunes 9.0.3) and all my Music, Movies, Podcasts, Pictures have been transferred from the external drive to the iTunes library of my new Macbook.
There is one small problem and that is that without really understanding the consequences, I made a purchase of an entire TV season (of Entourage) directly on the Apple TV while I was in-between computers. The problem is that I have not actually set up the Macbook to sync with the Apple TV yet and the "official" sync device is the dead computer.
If I understand this correctly, I'm going to be losing that TV season aren't I? Is there any other possibility???
If I just use the Macbook as the "stream" computer, then I will never be backing up any future Apple TV purchases, but if I make my Macbook the new "sync device" I lose the entire season of the Entourage program. Is this really a lose - lose situation??? Is there any way to save the TV season I purchased???
Thanks in advance

any content that was purchased on the appletv will not be lost when you connect to the new itunes library.
it is only synced content from itunes that is removed.

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1. Plug in your iPhone. Sync it with the computer.
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