TV Show Episodes on iTunes Missing from Apple TV

I've got Apple TV 2.0 and iTunes 7.6.1. Apple TV is set for automatic sync.
I bought six episodes of a TV show two days ago, but only the first two episodes appear in the list of shows. If I expand Apple TV in the devices list and look at TV Shows, it shows those first two episodes as being on the Apple TV.
Now, I've watched both episodes and I'd like to watch the 3rd, but I can't figure out how to get to it. Apple TV seems to be syncing fine with my Mac (it shows up as syncing every so often in iTunes). How can I view more episodes of this show?

Whether iTunes has synced all six episodes to your Apple TV or is planning on streaming them, all six episodes should appear on your TV. (When iTunes is running on your Mac, otherwise +only synced+ items appear on your Apple TV.) Do you have "Show only the synced items on my Apple TV" selected in iTunes, under the Summary tab?
Although I don't have a definitive answer, what I'd try is:
1) Quit and restart iTunes. Ensure that your Apple TV can see iTunes, perhaps by downloading some podcast to your Mac and verifying that you can see it on your Apple TV.
2) In iTunes, switch to Custom Sync and then go to the TV Shows tab and sync All Episodes of just that one show. Remember to press the Sync button.
3) Try restarting the Apple TV by holding both the Menu and Down arrow buttons for several seconds (six?).
4) Try playing the troublesome episodes in iTunes. Ensure that they're marked as Not New (right click the episodes and select "Mark as Not New" from the context menu).
Good luck!
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