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How to check the status of the Internet Archive servers

Category: Problems

If you're having problems streaming videos, it could indicate a problem with the Internet Archive server. The best thing to do is to verify that your device is working by playing a YouTube video. If t...

Overview of the Free TV interface

Category: Using FreeTV

(Click an image to see a larger view in a new tab or window) Large Screen   Small Screen Watching A Video The default Playlist starts with "Default TV Shows" Click on a Category from the Categor...

The video player interface

Category: Using FreeTV

(Click an image to see a larger view in a new tab or window) Large Screen   Small Screen Use the Page Navigation Menu to exit video and visit another page Use the Back button to return to the pr...

How to see your recently watched shows

Category: Using FreeTV

As you watch videos, they are automatically added to your Recently Watched list. This is a history feature so you can easily find the past show titles you've recently watched. The Recently Watched li...

About Free TV

Category: General

Free TV is an app to watch videos featuring a hand-picked list of TV shows and movies from the Internet Archive. All shows are grouped by category. A viewer can select a category, see a list of shows...

Troubleshooting Problems

Category: Problems

Many of the issues you might encounter while using Free TV are possibly related to issues with the Internet Archive servers or their internet connection. Some typical issues that you might encounter i...

Searching for shows

Category: Using FreeTV

You can search for shows in the currently-selected playlist by going to the Search page. Type a query that is at least 3 characters long and click the Go button. Your search query should not start wit...

How to use the Favorites feature

Category: Using FreeTV

The Favorite Shows list is a collection of show titles that you create by manually adding shows to it. By default, Favorite Shows is empty and nothing is added to the list unless you click to add a sh...

How to change playlists

Category: Using FreeTV

When Free TV starts, it loads the default playlist ("Default TV Shows"). Only one playlist can be loaded at a time. To switch to a different playlist, use the Playlist Selector in the upper right corn...

Can't I just view these shows on Internet Archive?

Category: General

Sure. All of the shows here are available to view directly on the Internet Archive. The reason to use Free TV is that it's a hand-picked list of quality content sorted by category in an easy-to-use in...

Some episodes appear out of order. How can I fix this?

Category: Problems

The list of episodes is coming from a playlist hosted on the Internet Archive. The playlist was created by the original uploader and only they can modify the list. We can't fix it on our end or rearra...

I'm having problems streaming a show

Category: Problems

The first thing to do is to find out if the problem is on your end, or if the problem is coming from the server. You can also check Downdetector to see if other people have reported issues with the In...