Not automatically downloading tv shows

My itunes doesn't automatically download purchased tv shows and now for some reason it won't even let me get to the standard definition version so I can manually download my tv shows. Can anyone help?

Hello, laurenjackson15/
Automatic Downloads are limited to Music, Apps, and Books at this time. You can access prior purchases by accessing the Purchased section under Quick Links of the iTunes Store. From there, you can select the TV shows that you wish to download. In the bottom right corner of that section, you will see an option that is selected by default called Download HD When Available. If you deselect the option, the SD versions will present themselves and should be able to be downloaded. Any media downloaded in High Definition will show that version unless the setting is modified.
I have included an article below that walks you through the downloading past purchase process.
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
Hope that helps,
Jason H.

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