Cannot save "Release Date" field in iTunes/Windows 12.4.0.119

UPDATE: June 3, 2016

I see that there's a new release of iTunes for both Windows and OS X (version number 12.4.1.6 for both).

The Windows version does not have a fix for the "release date" field but the OS X version does! Once again showing how poor Apple is with testing and fixing their software! They managed to get one OS fixed but not the other 😟.

There is a workaround for the Windows version if you have a Mac too! You can "import" a TV show episode from the Windows system to your Mac, set the release date on the Mac and then copy it back to the Windows system. Not exactly a viable workaround for most but if you happen to have both platforms it may work until Apple gets their act together and starts to test their software before releasing it to their customers.

Larry.

Thanks for letting us know, Larry! I've been checking occasionally, but wouldn't have again for another few days likely. This will get me back on track quicker!

I have had the same issues except with editing PDF’s in Windows 10 + iTunes 12. Once upon a time you could edit both the release date and publication year. It helped keep things ordered. Now you can only edit the year if it was set previous to iTunes 12. Otherwise any new imports (except those bought from iTunes Store) will not show the “year” field.

I called Apple Support to discuss the problem. I was put on hold for a while and then he came back with some standardized nonsense like “the software is working as intended” and offered nothing more.

I just don’t get them. It’s always two steps forward and one step back.

I am running iTunes 12.4.2.4 on a PC with Windows 7 I cannot add or change the Release Date. This is especially annoying because Apple TV uses the Release Date as a sort field when displaying TV shows.

I'm having the same problem with podcasts, really messes with the order of podcasts in the queue, iTunes is currently version 12.4.2.4 and it's still not been fixed. Can this be fixed already? Or just remove the option if it's not going to be fixed.

Just updating since Apple won't fix it but it's now October and there have been a few updates to iTunes but this issue still hasn't been fixed.

I've been having this issue too. I have a bunch of podcasts that I like to keep organized with release dates, but somewhere along the uprgades iTunes erased all of the release date edits I set for those podcasts and now I can't edit them. This is most annoying, as I like to follow up podcasts in release order.

I had this issue when adding TV shows from the library (non-iTunes purchased, DVD rips from my collection).

Just an update to anyone following this. I was in contact with an apple associate today asking about the problem. He said "apple is currently aware of the problem, and it has been fixed on the mac version and they have plans to release a fix soon." Although he didn't give me a date or version that this fix would come on it is at least more promising then some of the other things people have posted here.

you loose. It is now Aug. 2017 and it STILL isn't fixed.