TV shows purchased through iTunes on PC delayed in showing up on Apple TV.

I've been searching for a couple of days trying to find someone with a similiar problem (and, hopefully, an explanation). Unfortunately, I must not be using the right keywords because I can't believe that my problem is really unique.
This is a problem that I've had off and on since I purchased my ATV about six months ago, but it's been noticeable more frequently over the last couple of weeks. When I purchase a TV episode using iTunes on my PC, the episode sometimes appears immediately in the "Purchased" list on my ATV--but not always. Sometimes there is a delay before it appears there--the 9/1 (purchased on 9/2) episode of Breaking Bad just showed up in the list today (the 9/8 episode, downloaded on my PC on 9/9 still hasn't showed up). An episode of another show that I purchased this afternoon does not appear yet. I can access these my directly accessing my iTunes library by clicking on the "Computer" icon--and this is immediate--so it isnt' the end of the world. It is, however, frustrating. . . and seemingly random.
This is probably a separate problem, but I'm mentioning it just in case it might be related. When I turn on the ATV unit, about 90% of the time it does not recognize that "Home Sharing" is turned on in iTunes on my PC (and, yes, it is open). Sometimes I get this going my going to my PC and turning Home Sharing off, and then back on; other times, I need to restart the ATV unit. Getting Home Sharing recognized doesn't resolve the problem of the missing TV episodes, though.
As I write this, I realize that I must sound like a complete idiot when it comes to technology. That really isn't the case. While I really have like the ATV when it works as it should, my opinion of it has really been tainted by how glitchy it seems to be.

Thanks, Winston C, I've actually tried everything you suggested. I'm thinking now that the Home Sharing problem likely is related to Bonjour--I've seen several people mention this with similar (but not identical) problems. The solution that seems to work for some people is to uninstall and reinstall Bonjour. Frankly, I don't want to go through the trouble given that the iOS 7 release is imminent.
One thing that I haven't tried is resetting the ATV to factory settings. I'll give that whirl.
Thanks for your advice!

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Thanks, Winston C, I've actually tried everything you suggested. I'm thinking now that the Home Sharing problem likely is related to Bonjour--I've seen several people mention this with similar (but not identical) problems. The solution that seems to work for some people is to uninstall and reinstall Bonjour. Frankly, I don't want to go through the trouble given that the iOS 7 release is imminent.
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