SHOWTIME Subscription through Apple TV+

Season 3, episode 5 is supposed to become available this Sunday at 10 pm ET (or shortly after if there are unforeseen delays.). Earlier episodes should be available. If you have the Apple TV app Channel Showtime subscription, and if you have issues with episode availability, then contact the Apple Media Services staff for assistance.

Try accessing through the channel page, instead of Up Next.

Try to set the app/content provider back to “Showtime tv channel” on the show’s Details page, under the How to Watch heading.

To verify the active status of your subscription, See your subscriptions overview - Apple.

Today it asked me to download the Showtime app.

Either your settings got set differently, or you tried to access a Showtime program that isn’t available in the tv channel Showtime (not yet or not anymore, or numbered differently). That may be a timing issue or an availability issue. We can’t verify any of that if you don’t mention the program and episode.

The tv channel subscriptions are generally not exchangeable with the separate content provider app. So, you were not supposed to be able to sign in nor restore a purchase. The currently one exception to that, is that tv channel Paramount+ allows for validation and use outside the Apple TV app (but not reverse). Which type of subscription you choose, that is up to you.