Strangely, I'm now living in the Canadian city which is the birthplace of actor, Raymond Burr. I can view on-demand episodes of Ironside on my 19 inch monitor right here. Just as interestingly, I can blog about these facts and the result is, in theory, visible from any location on the planet which has the Internet. I can even let you see it too.
If you're not in the US, try loading Hotspot Shield first. The program allows you to VPN to a US-based IP. It is easy to start and stop and a whole lot easier than messing around with permanent configuration on your computer. You only need to run it when you need to appear to be in the United States.