Changes to Amazon TV Season Pass

[KenHurd]

About TV Season Pass

With TV Season Pass, you can purchase the entire season of a TV show at one low price.

TV Season Pass gives you the option to buy the entire season of a currently airing TV show up-front with your 1-Click payment method.

When you order a TV Season Pass, any episodes of the show that have already been broadcast are immediately available to watch from your video library. New episodes become available as soon as possible after their original network air date (usually the following day). We'll send you an e-mail notification to let you know when they've been added to your video library.

You own each episode and can stream or download it on any compatible device. For more information about ways to watch, go to Amazon Instant Video Compatible Devices.

You can start a TV Season Pass when browsing Amazon Instant Video on your computer's web browser. For shows with TV Season Pass available, the purchasing options on the detail page include the price to order the full season. TV Season Passes charge to your 1-Click payment method when you click Buy.

Note: Some TV seasons still have the option to purchase a TV Pass that charges episodes to you one-at-a-time. If you purchase one of these older passes or already have one active on your account, episodes will continue to be charged and delivered to you in the same way until the end of the scheduled season. You can view and manage these passes from the Passes and Pre-orders page in Your Account.

Now, instead of purchasing a season pass and paying for each episode as it becomes available (usually $2.84 per episode with a 5% discount), Amazon is charging a set price for the entire season upfront. I've noticed that some of the prices on the standard 22 episode seasons are a bit cheaper (currently prices range from 29.99 to 49.99) with this option, since normally they would cost around $62 over the year, but I wonder how this would affect newer shows, especially ones that get canceled after a few episodes, or shows that don't get picked up for a full 22 episode season.