Who hasn’t been there – you have not set up your DVR to record a certain show and now you lose the episode aired the previous night! Don’t panic if you do not have the episode saved on your DirecTV DVR, there are some ways to find that elusive episode.
Check Channel Streaming Options
Most channels have now made it possible for you to watch the shows right on their website or application without having to pay for anything. Access your DirecTV or channel package to check whether the latest episode has been aired. There is often a way to watch shows that have been missed; through channels such as HBO, Showtime, and Starz, networks like ABC and NBC, Fox, and CBS among others, the programs can be watched the following day online.
Network Apps
Look at the TV network’s app on your phone, tablet, or streaming device. For instance, open the CBS, ABC, or TLC app and check out the show you missed. Current episodes are typically available for streaming as soon as the show airs, usually the next day.
TV Channel Websites
Go to the website of the local TV channels such as CBS. com, Fox. com or NBC. com on your computer. The “Full Episodes” links contain free streams of the latest episodes of the presented shows. You can stream them directly if you use your DirecTV username and password to log in.
Check On-Demand Options
Besides websites and apps, DirecTV itself offers a line-up of more than 20,000 On Demand titles that can be watched for free.
Browse DirecTV On Demand
If any episodes were aired recently, check the network and the channel On Demand to find them using your DirecTV box. There is also an On Demand menu option available through the DirecTV application for phones and tablets. On-Demand is what you need in case you have forgotten to record something.
Explore Genres and Networks
In this case, dividing On Demand offerings by network, channel or genre makes it quite easy to home into the particular show that was missed. It means you can scan professionally through HBO, Comedy Central, ABC, Food Network, and other network lists to check what you missed while recording.
Take Advantage of Streaming Add-ons
Furthermore, most of DirecTV’s subscribers also have multiple channel options that are additional to the main package which gives them more streaming abilities.
HBO Max Integration
Did you miss Barry on HBO? However, if you are an HBO Max subscriber through DirecTY then no problem. HBO series episodes are easily available for binge-watching on the HBO Max app or website. All you do is log in with your main DirecTV account and type in the show you want to watch.
Starz App Retro Replay
For anything more than On Demand, the Starz add-on provides the Starz app. Starz gets old shows out for binge-watching through a tool known as “Retro Replay”.
Upgrade to DirecTV DVR Extras
However, not all packages offer such features, and some of the additional options include unlimited recording and Genie DVR.
Genie Cloud DVR
If your account has the Genie Cloud DVR, well you’re in luck because you have full access to the huge database of recorded shows across all the TVs which is perfect if you forget to record a show in one room, another might have recorded it.
Unlimited Recordings
With a luxury package such as the Business Extra package subscribers can make as many recordings as they want on any of the above-mentioned devices. Fortunately for these accounts, it is impossible to run out of space to capture each episode as it unfolds. Thus, privacy does not lead to missing the show with unlimited space.
Therefore, if ever you also did not record your favorite program once again, you can just easily avail of these DirecTV subscriber features and secrets to locate and watch the episode with less trouble. You wait and watch, young man!