Question about EweTube TV, CNN, HBO and Bill Maher

[Botch]

I'll bet that thread title wasn't on your '26 Bingo card!
Bill Maher's weekly political/comedy show is sponsored by HBO, but is broadcast by CNN for free (and also available on EweTube proper, usually). I have EweTube TV, and use its "cloud DVR" for everything (so I can skip commercials). Instead of watching his show in four separate posts (sometimes with commercials I can't skip) I just record it on EweTube TV, and watch it that weekend.
Until three weeks ago. On Saturday his show was shown on my ETTV library, but it had a small Lock icon in the corner, and I couldn't access it unless I signed up for HBO. I thought, "Oh crap, now that's happening", and same story one week ago. BUT, tonight, Maher's show showed up again, and I can play it; the shows from the last two weeks are still "locked".
This makes no sense to me; anyone else notice this, and maybe know why it happened?

 

[AndySTL]

My guess is that it’s “recording” the episodes that are broadcast on both CNN and HBO. It’s letting you view the ones that were broadcast on CNN but not the ones on HBO.

 

[Haywood]

I love Bill Maher, but I only get the clips that are generally available on YouTube. I'm trying to keep the number of subscriptions down.

 

[Botch]

The plot thickens.
The episode a week ago appeared on my “YT TV” DVR, playable with no lock on it, unlike the previous two episodes, still locked.
This weekend’s episode appeared on the DVR, but again with a lock on it. BUT, I noticed it IS on regular EweTube, just not on EweTube TV. It’s divided into 4 clips (opening monologue, guest interview, panel discussion, and final monologue) but the commercials aren’t included so a fair trade.
But, but, but, now tonight this weekend’s episode IS on my DVR, with no lock (the episodes from 3 and 4 weekends ago are still locked, but they’re on regular EweTube ). Probably just some technicians somewhere who clicked on the wrong boxes, I dunno.
Death To Commercials.