Yes I think it's the locals I have, or more particularly my guide that is screwed up. I went looking for the season finale next week and it was being SKIPPED. So I unskipped it and I expect it to record correctly next week. Why it was skipped, I have no idea. It probably thought the news and the game show were the original showing and so it didn't want to record it over again.
That is how I set it up. I never changed that timer even after I turned on PTAT.
Yes, that is an option, but I haven't tried that yet.
It looks like I can sub to Hulu and watch the missed episodes using their free trial. Is it unethical to unsub again before I get charged?