Problems With Hulu Live TV app on Apple TV

Let me preface this by saying I have tried restarting the app, updating the app, removing and reinstalling the app, and making sure Apple TV is fully updated. I have also spent hours on the phone with Hulu support and their conclusion is that the source of the problems is Apple TV and that Apple has acknowledged this. I think they just don't know what is going wrong and are pointing fingers, but I figured I'd turn here for help.

1. When I switch to a Hulu Live TV channel, the program sometimes (often) starts playing the video for the first 10-15 seconds without audio. Note this is not a sync issue where the audio and video are out of sync. The video is simply silent until there's a slight buffering and the audio kicks in. Sometimes if I rewind 10-20 seconds, the audio will kick in then. Note that if I change channels through the iPhone or iPad app, or through the web interface (Windows 11), this does not happen. Only on Apple TV.
2. The second issue is that programs record randomly to the DVR. Some programs were recorded once and then the recording setting was turned off, others were never set to record but record anyway. It is usually the same program that records over and over - Episode 4 of show ABC. I delete the recordings and a few days later they are back again. I turn recording on and back off again to try and reset the off-setting, and they still show up. Note, these programs appear in my DVR when viewed through the iPhone/iPad app or through the Windows web interface.
3. The third issue is when playing back recorded programs in the DVR, sometimes the video will stop playing, though the audio continues. The video simply freezes up and the audio continues. Sometimes if I remove and reinstall the Hulu App, the program will continue playing, but not always. This usually happens at the same place in the recording each time I try to play it back. This does not happen in the iPhone/iPad app or when using the Windows browser.

I've been in IT for over 30 years. My instinct is that there's a problem with the Hulu app for Apple TV, but as I said above, Hulu claims that Apple has acknowledged there is a problem with Apple TV. I have many other apps installed on my Apple TV and none of them experience the same streaming problems, though none have DVR features.

This is also happening on 3 different Apple TV devices, all with an updated tvOS and current versions of the apps. I have tried removing and reinstalling the app on each device as well as restarting the Apple TV devices. The only thing I haven't tried yet is resetting the Apple TV devices to factory settings. I am reticent to do this because I'll have to download a dozen plus apps again, provide login credentials and set preferences all over again.

Thanks for reading through all this. I am hoping you can shed some light on these issues. If not, my next step is to contact Apple support directly, as Hulu Support has thrown in the towel.

FuskieBP