How to set up a Season Pass™ recording
(and never miss a show you love!)
A Season Pass recording keeps track of a show that is part of a series. Set one up, and the TiVo® service will make sure to record the show every week–even if the day or time changes. You can even tell your TiVo DVR how many episodes to keep and if it should record reruns.
Scheduling a Season Pass recording
Once you find a show to record, you can easily schedule a Season Pass.
- Hide the steps
After selecting a show to record, select “Get a Season Pass” on the Program Information screen.
If you like, select “Options” to customize your Season Pass recording. Use the arrow keys on your remote to adjust each option as needed. Want to keep all episodes in the series? Select “All” from the “Keep at Most” choices. Want to skip re-runs? Set “First Run Only” as the “Show Type.”
Your Season Pass recording is scheduled!
Note: A show’s title may appear in more than one folder, even though there is only one recording of the show. For example, you might have an auto-recording WishList search for an actor who also appears in a series, and you have a Season Pass for that series. Each episode of the series will appear in two folders—one for the WishList search and one for the Season Pass recording. If you delete the show in one folder, the title also disappears from the other.
Managing your Season Pass recordings
When you have multiple recordings scheduled for the same time, the TiVo service uses the “Season Pass Manager” to decide which show to record. If you don’t change the priorities, shows are prioritized in the order in which you set them up. If you want to change the priority order:
- Show the steps
Press the TiVo button to reach TiVo Central, then select ‘Find Programs & Downloads’ > ‘Season Pass Manager.’
Highlight a show, then press the RIGHT arrow to highlight the arrows to the right of the title. Use the UP/DOWN arrows to move the selected title up or down in the list. The higher a show appears in the list, the higher its priority.
Watching and recording more than one show at a time
With all the great stuff out there to record with your Season Passes, it's a good thing the TiVo DVR is a fabulous multitasker! With all TiVo DVRs, you can always watch a show from your Now Playing List while recording another show at the same time. And with dual-tuner TiVo DVRs (Series 2 DT, Series 3, and TiVo HD), you can:
- Record two shows at once, while watching a third show from your Now Playing List
- Record one show while watching live TV
Need more help?
- Support article: How do I create a Season Pass recording?
- Support article: My program was not recorded or was deleted early.
- Support article: What if there is a special episode of a program for which I have a Season Pass?
- Support article: Can I record two shows at the same time?
- Support article: Can I view one channel while simultaneously recording another?
