The TV Zone

You can’t say HBO isn’t trying to support its fascinating new weeknightly shrink drama “In Treatment” with a variety of viewing options. But you can say it’s mind-boggling trying to figure them out.

In addition to each night’s new half-hour 9:30 p.m. episode on the main HBO channel -- Gabriel Byrne’s psychiatrist sees Melissa George on Monday, Blair Underwood [above with Byrne in HBO photo] on Tuesday, Mia Wasikowska on Wednesday, Josh Charles and Embeth Davidtz on Thursday, and Dianne Wiest as his own therapist on Friday -- the series repeats the previous week’s episode/session as a 9 p.m. lead-in. Then HBO repeats the pair at 11 and 11:30 p.m. that night.

Meanwhile, the HBO Signature digital channel runs a day behind for laggards. For instance, Tuesday’s Underwood episodes encore Wednesday at 8 and 8:30 p.m. on HBO Signature.

Then comes the weekend. HBO2 repeats the entire week’s new episodes Saturday 10 p.m.-12:30 a.m. The main HBO channel runs the same mini-marathon Sunday 6:30-9 p.m.

HBO Signature runs an entire week’s episodes, too, on Sunday nights at 9. Except those are three weeks behind. So immediately after the main HBO channel compiles Week Five this Sunday (March 2), you can flip to HBO Signature to watch Week Two.

And don’t forget: The main HBO airings are simulcast on HBO HD and HBO Latino, the latter in Spanish.

P.S.: HBO On Demand viewers can watch any episode from all previous five weeks any time they want.

P.P.S.: Did we mention the two-minute recaps at HBO's web site?

Hope this helps. But I doubt it.